The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-29
Gov. KITCHENS OPENING SPEECH
WAS ON SEN. SIMMONS RECORD
Charles That Simmons Out OF Harmony With His Party
and Has Refused to Stand the Platorm-He Charzed
That the Senator Was Lined Up With Lorimer for the
Lumber Trust and Nearly Always Voted With the Trusts
Challenges Simmons for Joint Debate.


Demand recognition In all legislation
pertaining 10 their ind Istry and OBJ
tain full justice for each OF our
members
Mr.. Hines no doubt expects TO
have committee at our next con-
yentIon with suitable machinery 10
help rs write Democratic platform
lie went on 10 gay that when his
committee got 10 Washington - per
cent Of the Congressman were In IA
vor Of free lumb Der. His committee
mittce evidently convinced them that
they were wrong. and that the peo-
pie they represented did not know
what they wanted. He further stat
ed:
Gentlemen. your association
must do It's part In the future In as
sisting in placing such men (refer-
ring to the late Mr.. Cushman, a most
pronounced high protectionist) In
public Office and further keeping
them there az long as possible
You must admire the bold, frank
! manner In which he proposed TO the
/
who stood by them. He further de-
clared:
:" In the past lumbermen have
not shown the gratitude they should
have shown to these men in Con-
| gress who have stood by the interests
of the lumber industry. At this time
| your committee earnestly calls your
/
| the future you will show in substan-
| tial manner your appreciation to
such public men as do your industry
| justice. We should be in the hands
| of sufficient of our friends in Con-
! Cress and in the Senate as will in
sure safe, sane, and equitable treat
ment with all other industries.
Gentlemen, as no pickpocket ever
proclaimed to his victim his pur-
pose, SO no seeker of special advan-
tages under the law, no pillager of
the great masses under protection
ever avowed his real purpose. The
good words of sanity, safety, equity,
| fair treatment, and justice, are used
to conceal the true motive and de-
apathy while graft is legalized, and
the pockets of the people are plum
dered. Mr.. Hines declared that the
great army of workers in the saw
mills could ultimately be influenced
to work and vote for their employ
ers' friends. His whole speech is a
typical, blood avowal of Republican
doctrine and method, demanding in
the name of safe, sane and equitable
treatment, the right to plumber for
his interests and urging that graft
tude be shown in substantial manner
to those who help them. My country
men, thus, while the great multitude
are bearing the burdens, every spe-
diligent in efforts to fill the people s
cial interest of the country will be
Congress with men upon whom the
special interests think they can rely
THE Southern Lumber Journal
a protective paper, edited by a ma
tional Republican who was mem
Der Of Mr.. Hines Washington com
mittee, had an editorial on Senator
Simmons. which was sent to saw
pealing TO them to 'shuck their coats
mill men throughout the State ap-
and stand by Senator Simmons be-
cause he stood by them. A lumber
man over here at Hartford wrote let.
tiers throughout the State appealing
to saw-mill men to stand by Senator
Simmons because he stood by them
And those who think that the tariff
on lumber really enables them tC
charge their customers an extra
price feel under obligations to him
If their thoughts are correct they
= ought to, for he made a fearful sac
= rifice when he violated his platform
Ocompel the consumers of lumber
| throughout the Republic to pay trib
2 ute to the great lumber companies
5 many Of whom bought at trifie ths
, standing timber of the people. HI
2 not only violated the platform which
= he helped to make, but he broad
+ casted the State with speeches tt
| convince the people that his violation
= of his party'sN mandate was JUST
= fable, and this violation of his plat
form is used as reason for his re
= turn to the Senate. Special interest
f may want one who is bold enough Il
= do so, but the great masses wan
r those who will never violate plat
= forms or repudiate party principle
= in the interest of special classes. II
a his Charlotte speech in September
= 1913, he had excellent opportunit.
@ of repudiating the platform if he in
D | tended to do it, as he discussed tn
e wood pulp and paper trust, advocat
f ing a repeal of the tariff on thei
4 products as is demanded in the same
sentence of our platform which de
: mands repeal Of the tariff on lum
Der. | may have let some state
s ment of his escape me, but the frs
expression of his which / have fount
D indicating that he was out of har
. | with his Mat form is fol,