The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-04-20
partment of the Government.
Especial to The Caucasian. }

" dSnineLOu. u. I=s <ipEla 10 1874
The discussion in the Democratic
House of Representatives on the Can
adian reciprocity bill was opened by
Congressman Kitchin Of North Car
olina, who is member of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means. His
speech was not so much a discussion
of the merits of the question from
an economic standpoint as a politi-
; cal speech for home consumption and
general campaign use.
AS a partisan effort, it has been
admitted even by his political oppon-
ents, to have been a success, and in
some respects brilliant. His speech,
as discussed and commented upon
by the Washington papers, is an
alyZed to be a political effort, the
sum and substance of which was
| charging the Republicans with hy
pocrisy, decit, humbuggery, and 9th
er sins Of omission and commission,
and one which was designed to bring
forth applause and laughter more
than thought.
/ The Other Side of Reciprocity.
Mr.. Asher c. Kinds, of Maine, who
| is serving his first term as Repuh-
lican Congressman, but who has fer
more than fifteen years been the par
/ liamentary advisor Of the Speaker Of
| the House Of Representatives, replie1
to Mr.. Kitchin, making the first
speech in opposition to the reciprocity
! hill Mr. g. Spooph iS Opo IA
is worth reading and studying b.
students and statesmen. 1t is a most
thoughtful discussion of the econom-
| ic phases of the reciprocity PROPOSE
ton, and presents so many salient
facts, elucidated by strong and con-
vincing logic, that it has attracted the
attention of the whole country. His
none of the fiery oratorical demon
strations of a political stump speech,
as was Mr.. Kitchin's, yet was one
that demanded the closest attention,
and upon it's conclusion he was sur
rounded by his political friends and
warmly congratulated.
i 1t was thought that the reciprocity
tomorrow, but this evening it is said
that it will not reach vote before
Friday or Saturday. It will, of
course, pass the House, and it now
looks as if it would also pass the
Senate by close vote.
The Senatorial Campaign i'm North
:! Carolina.
The most interesting part of Con-
gresham Kitchin's speech to North
Carolinians will be that part in which
he delivered some caustic structures
on the inconsistencies of Senator Sim
mons.
Mr.. Kitchin read from several
speeches which Mr.. Simmons has
J made on the tariff question since he
has been in the Senate, and also
i, from speeches which he delivered to
: the voters of North Carolina when
} he was Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee, and from
these speeches Mr. Kitchin showed
, that Mr.. Simmons has now complete
ly reversed the position which he
formerly held.
, Mr.. Kitchin pretended that he v@s
greatly surprised at this sudden re-
versal of position of Senator from
, North Carolina, without any reason
, or explanation having been given for
so great a change on question sc
fundamental from Democratic
standpoint. II Mr.. Kitchin had re-
membered how flippantly Mr.. Sim
mons shifted his position on the ship
subsidy bill with the simple explana,
tion that he found his vote was un-
popular, he might be able to under
stand a sudden shift OF the part Oh
Mr.. Simmons on any question with
scant explanation or without any ex-
PLANTATION.
Is There q Simmons and Aycock
> Deal?
In this connection, an interesting
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