The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-26

service with the Fifty eighth Con-
gress, l2years ago. William retired
six years ago and became Governor
served his term Of four years and
made the race for the Senate against
Simmons, but was defeated Claude
has remained steadily in Congress
and has developed with the years.
HAS A TASTE FOR TARIFF.
He was soon recognized as young
man of more than ordinary ability,
a gifted speaker and a hard worker,
who did not hesitate to tackle the
most intricate problems He has a
taste for the tariff and was one of
Champ Clark's lieutenauts in the
days wh~n the Democrats were in
hopeless minority and there seemed
little chance of ever getting the
tariff revised downward. And
Kitchin was one of those who thun-
dered continually against the dicta-
torship of Speaker Cannon and was
entitled to rejoice at his overthrow.
When the Payne-Aldrich bill was
introduced, at the beginning of the
Taft administration, Kitchin was
found to be one of the best-equipped
men on the Democratic side. He
knew lot about the tariff, enter
tanned very decided views and was
consulted by Clark and Underwood.
His chance came in in the closing
debate on the Republican bill, when
he gave Serene Payne and Speaker
Cannon, the Dalzells and the For
neys scoring they did not forget.
While some other Democrats were
willing to bargain and "get what
they could" in the way of protec-
tion for their own districts, Kitchin
scorned all compromise, took stand
in favor of tariff for revenue only
and denounced all those who were
dealing with the enemy"
RAISED ENEMIES IN DISTRICT.
He raised up some enemies for
! himself in his own district, for he
| opposed the tariff On lumber, which
many of his own people strongly
| favored. From that time on he has
been one Of the most trusted lieu
tenants of Underwood. and while he
did not shine so conspicuously in the
d -bate over the Underwood-Sim
mons bill as did some others, be was
one of those who did the hard work
on that measure and probably got
less credit than he deserved.
! When Underwood retires he Will
be the ranking member of the COM
mittee, and both by service and his
>oundness on the tariff is regarded
as we'll equipped for the leadership.
| He is thorough Underwood man.
but at the same time firm adner-
ent to the Wilson policies. He has
stood by the administration consist
-ntly and his friends are sure he can
be depended upon to stand by the
| Presi dent.
NEVER BELIEVED IN T. R.
Mr.. Kitchin has strong likes and
dIs|ikes and doesn't mind saying
right out in meeting" what he
thinks. He never believed in Mr.
Roosevelt, and back in April, 1904,
attacked him in a speech that went
the rounds of the country. General
Charles HI Grosvenor had made a
speech eulogizing President Roose-
yelt as the worthy successor of Nc
iKinley. Kitchin showed where
Grosvenor had described Roosevelt
When Governor of New York as a
brilliant, cratic and curious sort Of
man," and be described Roosevelt's
filing of McKinley's place as 1.-The
anthill taking the place Of the noun
ain, the OWLS screech taking the
olace of the tomb's symphonies
the minnow taking the place OF
the whale" He raked upRoose
velt's denunciation Of jefferson
> Davis as an arbitrator, his re
/. mark in book that throughout the
4 Southern character there ran ;
4 streak of coarse and brutal barbar
i~m,'' and yet in one of his book
| Conolel Roosevelt deliberate l.
teaches and advocates lynching TO
l the stealing of rag-tail Texa
I pony
il He laughed at the Republican,
I who, as he said, allowed the Presi
\ lent to treat them as if they were
Il herd of CATTLE" and said MI
I Roosevelt looked upon Congress a
= "his great RANCH" with the Reput
/ licans as his ''round-ups." He rea
II from Roosevelt's "American Ideals
NJ quotation denouncing Geners
/ Grosvenor as "a champion of fo,
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