The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

emg OF MUSIC III haicIsh Il a1Ha' AAS"N'
a. II is the seat now occupied by r.
- simmons that the Governor Is
.ner he took for his text the record
~ simmons In the Senate and pro-
,.aded TO show why he thought Sim
-rons should be separated from the
.t. counter. The Governor stated
nat simmons vas out OF harmony
18th his party and has refused to
..ard on the Democratic platform.
lie charged that while the Demo
cratic platform had declared for free
humber that Simmons had voted with
roriner for tariff on lumber 10 salts
~ the special interests. He stated
that 2 big lumber magazine carried a
f,rl mage picture Of Simmons. also a
Fglf page picture Of Mr.. Kinds. the
man who put Lorimer over. The
Governor further stated that out or
forty-three roll call votes in the Sen
a,e nineteen times did Simmons vote
against the Democratic platform. In
losing his speech Governor Kitchin
said that if Senator Simmons did not
think he had told the facts that he
VAS ready to meet Simmons in joint
debate and would let Simmons name
the date and places for joint discus
sion.
Following is a fuller account of
Governor Kitchin's speech as printed
in Saturday mornings News and OBJ
server:
The preliminary over Governor
Kitchin went into the discussion or
the record of Senator Simmons. That
record entities him to ask for another
or denies il, Mr. Kitchin SAID and he
admitted that the issue to thoughtful
men is this: Why should not Sena-
tor Simmons be reelected? Length
of service is an asset in ones favor
when that service has been devoted
10 the interest of the people and the
strengthening of the peoples faith in
the party creed 1t is liability when
he has supported measures against
the masses, encouraged the principles
of the enemy, and weakened the peo-
pies regard for the party's faith.
"Our party in the last few years
has been growing in the confidence
of the people. In control OF the
House of Representatives it has made
a glorious record and laid the fOun-
dation for national success. Under
these conditions the party has need
ed the devotion, the ability, and the
energy of it's leaders in maintaining
the great principles on which 1t is
founded-the principles which are its
life and souI-the principles which
endear it to the people. A senior
Senator from a stalwart Democratic
State has had splendid opportunity
of entrenching these principles in the
public mind, and the party had the
right to claim his steady allegiance
and activity in behalf of everp rim
cipIe and every policy 1t has pro-
claimed. A crucial period in the par
tvs history. after long years OF de-
feat, but of constant fidelity, demand
ed firm adherence by party leaders to
the basic party faith to make the rout
of the enemy blessing to the peo-
pie The Democrats of North Caro-
lima expected our senior Senator to
uphold Democratic policies and pro-
duce arguments for the party, not
against it, which would be used by
Democratic journals in support or
Democratic doctrines and which
could not be used by hostile papers
against Democratic positions. The
Democracy expected him to be pow
erful exponent of Democratic faith,
to maintain the policies and plat
forms Of his party on the great issue
of the tariff with such logic and
force as would inspire Democratic so
that all would approve and none be
required to answer him, and confound
Republicans so that all would wish to
but none could answer him.
North Carolina expected him to
maintain positions which would in
vigorate and fortify the party and
lowed him, would have led it to de-
struction. Disappointment has fol-
lowed these expectations.
With all due respect and courtesy
and with the least necessary severity
it is a duty, not to be avoided, and
which | undertake, to defend Demo-
cratic positions from his assaults
assaults which have created dissen-
sion in the party. My purpose is to
again unity the Democracy upon its
fundamental principles as pursued by
Its wisest leaders and promulgated
in its platforms.
l shall show the people evidence
OF our senior Senator's divergence
from Democratic principles, and con-
vince them, if l can, that they should
not follow him in his wanderings
from true Democracy. I shall use no
doubtful facts, but shall confine my
self to his record in Congress, and