The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-17

years ago; but all that he has done
has been TO make speeches and run
for another Office. MIR Kitchin de-
nounces the railways; be denouncss
freight rate discrimination: but he
does nothing TO remedy the condi-
ton.
Mr.. Lockhart said that ne consid-
cred Mr.. Kitchin a nice, pleasant gen
tleman, and was willing to agree that
was just as true Of Judge Clark and
Senator Simmons; but the time has
come. he said, for the people to Be-
iect man who can do things for the
State, rather than choose a man be-
cause OF his personality. / contend
he said. that public officers are the
hirelings Of the people and should
attend to the interest of the people
Judge Clark will do this
kitchin Has Never Attempted to
Burst a Trust.
In the last place said Mr.. Lock-
hart, one great issue is that of the
trusts and Judge Clark Is not an en-
envy to big business. He is glad to
opposed to permitting any business,
by reason of it's wealth or power, to
! plumber or rob the people Great
corporations can do great harm. They
can crush competition, lower prices
of the raw material and raise the
cost of the finished; and hence they
are to be properly controlled
Mr I bor + tol 1L
American Tobacco Company, and for
a little while he handled that corpo-
ration without gloves. Then he re-
ferred to the position of Governor
! kitChin. 'Kitchin is the great self
announced trust-buster, who has
nVer even attempted to bust trust
If chosen as United States Senator,
he will bust just as many trusts as
he has busted during the past four
years
/ 4 Confession.
"Mr. Lockhart then said that he
had a confession to make Four
years ago Mr.. Kitchin came to
WadesbOro and opened the campaign,
and in that speech Mr.. Kitchin said :
ELECT me Governor, and | will put
the trust officials behind prison bars
and in stripes" Mr.. Lockhart said ::
L believed him. | knew that he
had failed to do any thing while he
was in Congress; but he had told me
that he could be made Governor he
would be an Independent and active
Governor. l trusted him and sup
ported him. 1 spent money for car
riages, hired a brass band, paid for
the printing of the tickets, and |
worked for him. 1t is true he offer
ed to repay me; but | wouldn't let
him and told him, that I did not
want the money; but l did want him
to be a man for the people of North
Carolina, and fulfill his promises to
the people.
The first suspicion of Mr. Kitch-
in came to me when the convention
was in Charlotte four years ago, and
then it was that Mr.. Reuben D. Reid
of Rockingham County came to me
in the Selwyn Hotel and said that he
was afraid that we were making a
mistake and that Kitchin was in the
hands of the American Tobacco Com
pany. His closest friends were the
; close friends of that big corporation
They were apparently backing him.
Kitchin Wanted to Go Slow.
Still, l believed in Kitchin Then
, as the deadlock continued, Mr.. Reid
came to me again and begged me to
{ withdraw my influence from Mr.
Kitchin, but still 1 believed in him
= and I still thought he was all right
until l, as the Senator from Arson
County, introduced the bill known as
the Lockhart antitrust bill. / was
not its author. 1t was drawn by
Reuben D. Reid, of Rockingham
: County. l was told by William Wal
} ton Kitchin that the people of North
, Carolina did not want any antitrust
legislation, and that the people OF
Rockingham County had defeated
Reuben D. Reid because of his in
t terest in that legislation.
"'Mr. Kitchin said to me, Go slow
, the people don't want anything
t done" I went out from his Office
| disguised and undone, and my conf
| dence in w W. Kitchin was gone,
| and gone forever, and I am opposed
/ to nominating that kind of man for
, the exalted Office of United States
| Senator
/ Mr.. Lockhart impressed them as
= one who was sure of his ground, and
r when he said that he would gladly
!, face Governor Kitchin on the plat
| form anywhere, and at any time and
= repeat the charges, there was heavy
applause"