The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-02-24
Claude KitChin, Democrat


pers throughout the country are
commencing Republican Leader
Mann for suppo' ting the president
and condemning Democratic Leader
Kitchin are both standing where
they stood when the people cleo ed
them to office. and the president
hes changed. President Wilson
himself admits he has changed. Is
it st 'ange that Observation-Disclosures
should stand by him when he advoc-
ates Republican doctorine? Wilson
was ei-c'e in company with K,tchin
aud in two important questions at
least he has gone over to the other
side. and is keeping company with
Mar VIII, should Mann rGn away?
In the presidential campaign the
Republicans advocated t,e creation
of a tariff coumi>si n, and TIE Dem
ocrats had Just att..l she'd one Pres
idtnt Wilson wa IT. n OPP osed 10 a
ta i'll commits .rr., :.1,t' is l,,u N
favor Of orc Representative Nj.
Wa an1 is n favor % or. Z p;. -
ans nave ;.lNa.s Favored c+iai~s.i-
izatioc. and DIN crates NV alwa.-
co-tcSed Il. Du- en- 10 llEation VIII
teFke the .nss-st XII 4 Of forxar.t
ST. q i ''ngress sdcp the presl
i-'.t's plans for military prepared
ness
Ti1a men WI az cy.-i.iisg II,
k.tchiyi for Standing a1y Gua pglr 81!
pies CT his 10, ~ his oWr or u-pes
have none %: he Own Th-4
wis 70 carry favor with pow err
tsat is al w. t. 4 e>ident
nis.1.1 ~ {. b. x fiji, .:,;t-s f II,
parry they hal,4u nm as such.
tNf,ei. he claimed The power 20 anro-
ra,r he p nci.iles Ct :he lat tnat
elected him and rSpudiate the plat
form on wt1ic'. he was eiect~d, they
{ i;eti Sucn rights - q corral 'ary
e. b; claim IS i-adersiiD winch they
f4t core ded Tney STAN! ready to
ac;e: IN: thing the pra~io-ns may
do aid 70 denounce any who do not
obey as soon as he issues orders, and
they do it only because he has power
that they hope will he used III their
inte, e~ts and fear VII be used to
their hurt.
But we are glad 70 know that the
official leader of ;he Democrats Of
the house is not a man OF kaleido-
scopic principles. Six months ago
we did not know him. Now we do
and we know no man in politics who
is better Democrat Or a more marty
man. He has already shown that no
influence can swerve himfromthedis-
charge of his duty and no power can
drive him. We belive the majority
of the Democrats Of the house will
stand by him on both issues concern
ing which he is not in accord with
the president. We know that if the
Democrats in congse ss do not stand
by him they will desert, not from a
sense of duty, but through subservi
ence to power.
When man is elected to congress
he should give his attentions tn pub-
tic questions-not to pubic c,amor.
He is elected for only two years, and
II he does not represent his people
| as they wish they can replace him
WIN annther VIII, d rs Il candi
date Is honest and his constituents
are intelligent. they know what he
represents when they elect him
When they have elected him. he
sho'i'd 90 without Looking to the
right Or the left St aipht forward in
the path that his party pledges on
his own pledges had marked out for
| his feet.
Ever i man Woud viald - nor,-
o'af "n' :" 'an o. judge i,
IT. 4-,.'-t- t. = as, .ft.->,,s.
be- ".en bop .i-r ns,inioa on,i .s,pu At
e'anr A d"zen h>s al pc lie
IN c'"s q If .usard could
make 'f't. = ..olt. c...,,d 5 NJ =. ste J.
cal Tie hvsts- la ca4~e.i by IN
ar III Elron-- has qua h. mann
ac1ure :. @ arms .nt ar1niyn!rtrs,
the oppn tuti V 10 prtu#r~ f.r t,-
ture pr"fiTs Incl EN- ally in inc..as
hg The cost Of government, re
p' ctec'ed classes see chance 70.
securing higher duties. The taillta-
ry classes see the opportunity fo~
more Rapid promotion; al.d We fe-,
iserte1t', safe j., saying i, at !;..
m s. g'gal'i,. lphby thar e~.z. ri q
TO iaiiueucs Congress by working on