The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-26
North Carolinian De-
picts Awful Injustice
of Tariff Measure.
TURNS ATTENTION
TO ''CANNONISM'
He Accuses Insurgents of Hy.
pocrisy in Masquerading Be-
fore Constituents for Sake
Of Reelection While Sc
cretly Aiding Speaker in
Carrying Out Will.

Washington, D. c., February 20
Representative Claude Kitchin, OF
North Carolina, made general assault
on the new tariff bill under license OF
general debate on the post-otfice ap-
propriation bill in the House today
Telling a number OF stories of stary-
fny children and OF workingmen ap-
pealing for food In the large cities.
Mr.. Kitchin concluded each tale with
the statement: "And all this under the
A1drich- Payne bili. which no one on
the Republican side has the courage to
defend. Mr. Kitchin declared the bill
was we'll named the "All-Rich Pain
bill"--a blessing to all the rich and
pain to the hungry people OF the coun-
try.
Reading from newspaper clippings
of distress among working people and
of large profits earned by the steel
trust. Mr.. Kitchin declared that at
the very time the steel trust was
earning such great profits men who
helped to make them were taking
their little children from school to
assist in the support of their families.
Farmer Not Beucfitcd.
4 lively exchange OF words took
place between Mr.. Kitchin and Repre-
sentative Gardner, of Massachusetts,,
over the prices of food products. Read
ing from testimony of Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson that meat pro-
ducts of the American farm were being
sold in Europe cheaper than In this
country, Mr.. kitchin said:
1T is not true that the farmer has
benefited by the high prices Prices
for farm products were higher IN 1873,
under the Cleveland administration.
than ever before and statistics SHOW
that"
turning his attention to Cannon
ism" Mr Kitchin. in dramatic manner.
described y(aat he termed plot to
assassinate Mr.. Cannon Tor the goou
of the &c. o. p Peal after peal OF
laughter was Joined in by Democrat $
and Republicans alike as Mr.. kitchiI'
suggested the humanity of decapitat-
ing the Speaker speedily II he was
chosen tor decapitation. a.,
llitchin read from New York news
paper a description of their allege'
desire to get rid of the Speaker In or
/ der TO save themselves in the mex
Speaker Cannon occugied a chair OF
the Republican side. smile playin;
4 over his tace much of the time ~:
| politica, assassination was being dis
| cussed BY Mr. kitchin.
| IN order to keep your own head:
| YOU Will have to lop off the head o.
| Your speaker" continued Mr.. kltchin
| chiding the insurgents" and the
I .uear-insursents
Charges Hypocrisy.
! -rhen in mimic tones, the North Car
1 Gilman charged with hypocrisy pos'
Who opposed the Speaker. They wer
4 really not against Mr.. Cannon. he In
sisted. but they were masqueraolns
4 befora their constituents in order 7
obtain reelection. Mr.. Cannon. y
said. was but carrying out the VII
+ of tie majority. and the 'near-insur
gents" in tact, We're acting with MN
..fn numbering Caesar, Brutus prom
Used Rome a better than Caesar
shouted Mr.. llitchin. "But You ,onl;
promise a weaker nlan the Speaker
4 i1e accused the insurgents.
"Tor myself Id rather sec 4 lioi
man iackal in that high place u
this House he declared, in conclud
ing his remarks.