The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-08-03

then believed that be vas ar honest
and earnest opponent OF trusts and
monopoly.
Shortly after the Governors inaug-
uration. Ar. @ X. NlmockA. of Fay
etteville, then q member OF the State
Senate. and ! went 10 see him about
the situation in regard TO an anti
trust Law. 1t vas rather difficult 20
get him TO talk about the subject at
all, he kept going on on some other
subject and We kept coming back TO
that. Finally. he said that there had
been too much agitation IN the State
against big business concerns and
that what was needed at this time was
| rest, and that he hoped that moth
| ing would be done. that a prominent
gentleman OF Durham, whom he
| named had told him that II Law was
passed which reached the American
Tobacco Company, everything that he
had in Durham would be for sale at
soc. on the dollar and added: Now
/ boys, that just shows you what the
level-headed, thinking people OF the
State think about this sort OF matter.
/ The people OF the State don't want
anything done" He went on to state
! the defeat of Mr.. Reid, OF Rocking
ham, who had made a fight for an ef-
fectiye antitrust law in 1907, and
had been beaten for reelection show
ed this. We disagreed with him and
he asked why We thought they want
, ed anything done. I replied that the
platform demanded it, and went on
: to say that the fact of his nomination
l showed conclusively that the people
3 did demand such legislation, since he
4 had made his whole fight on that is
[ sue. He said: "Oh, no, there was
e not any issue in my campaign; the
people thoroughly understood that; |
n was nominated purely on my person
e ality." There was long converse
= ton, and it would be impossible to
G give all of the details. The substance
e of il was. that he didn't want any
n thing done.
VI Mr.. Nimocks and l, who had both
l. supported him, were greatly surprised
and greatly disappointed. He sent
d no message on the subject to the
d Generally Assembly until the 10th o.
Le February, after a large delegation
Le had come down, urging the enact
ment of some effective measure, anC
10 hung around Raleigh for some time
If When he did, his message was hllet
ic with platitudes and general1tles Wnlci
Ia were we'll enough in themselves, blu
,r no pointed recommendation for an,
hn
&c server next day stated that his mes
of sage favored the Manning substitute
no which substitute meant nothing. Dur
va ing the debate it was frequently stat
w ed by the advocates of the Manning
II Blow-Bassett substitute that the GOV
1v ernor desired adoption of the subst
" tute and was opposed to the ol
o. which we who desired effective legl'
nv lation were urging. Mr.. Kltchln neVe
id denied any of these statements an
M permitted the use Of his name Q
o. those who stated in the debate thf
thew were authorized to speak Il
him in the fight to protect the trust
'in His entire attitude and course fro
~ the beginning to the end Of the Gel
~ eral Assembly were such as
~. strengthen them and of those who d
-" Tended the trusts and weaken the p
sition of those who opposed them.
lat 'i'ion -
he Any one who was in Raleigh dur1I
not that session knows that the matt
or was general and common talk arou1
o. the city, and that we who support
,on him on account of the campaign tn
100 he made were greatly disappo1nte
, and in fact, were subjected to
not large amount of banter about havl1
on been taken in and sold as we had.
nor You are at liberty to make any u
nty of this you may see fit.
and Very truly,
sed JAMES A. LOChhA01 {.