The Washburn leader., 1916-11-03
Democrats Not In
Political Harmony
Representative Kjtchiu Think
There Will be a New Men
ace When War is Over,
OPPOSE BIG ARMY 4 NAVY.
One Representative not Proud
of Mess Presented, Ia the
Country

Washington, D. c., Oct. 2S.-
Leading Democrats in Congress
are not in harmony with Pres
ident Wilson and his policies.
On August Is, 1916, while the
conference report on the naval
bill was being considered BY
the House, Representative Claude
Kitchin, Democratic floor 'eader
and chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, said: l wish
l had time to 60 further into
details as the enormity of this
outrageous, insane program. In
my judgment when order is re-
stored in Europe it will be Il
fresh menace to- the peace and
humanity Of the world. 1t con-
demns our pretensions to inter
national arbitrations, and a
world peace as hypocrisy and
mockery,''
In "a letter to c. l.. Coon, of
Winston, N. c., in November,
1915, Mr.. Kitchin said: 81 shall
OPPOSE the big army and navy
program with all the earnest
ness and power l rpssess. In
the first place, practically all the
Republicans will vote for it. In
the second place although
know that the convictions Of
fourtifths Of the Democrats are
opposed to it, many Of them,
fear, a large majority, will fling
Faway their convictions on this
question to please the President
and lido his will. N''~-
lin a senate speech on June 9,
1914, Senator Tillman had this
to say about the repeal Of the
law permitting American vessels
to pass free Of toll charges
through the Panama Canal! at
is startling and almost ludicrous,
this proposition, and l regret
that it becomes necessary to
repudiate the Democratic plat
form which is plain, explicit and
easily understood. It cannot
be vindicated and prosperity
will condemn it,
Speaker Clark said in the
House, on March 81, 1914, re-
garding the repeal Of free tolls:
"'The amazing requests Of the
President for the repeal, like
the peace Of God, passeth all
understanding"
Senator Vardaman, of Missi-
ssiHpi, on June 10, 1915, discus
sing the ship purchase bill in
the Senate, said: lit is mis-
taken policy, wrong in morals
and pernicious in principle"
Senator Overman in a speech
in the Senate on August 6, 1916,
said: 1'The proposed child labor
legislation should be submitted
to the States in the form Of a
constitutional amendment. It
is to put state. under duress
and compel it to do that which
some States have done in order
to have uniformity"
Postmaster General Burleson
issued an order, in which he had
the Endorsement of Secretary
McAdoo, directing ppstmasters
in small towns to collect checks
without exchange charges from
state banks not members Of the
Reserve system. Democratic
Leader Kitchin, said regarding
this: eff the order stands North
Carolina will go Republican by
25OOO. This is the most revolu-
tionary and unjustified order
ever issued by any department.
of this Government.
Representative Fitzgerald, de-
mocratic chairman of the com
mittee on Appropriations, had
this to say in the House, April 4,
1914: Whenever I think of the
horrible mess that I shall be
called upon to present to the
country OH behalf Of the Demo-
cratic party | am tempted to
quit my place. They. seem to
take it to be a huge joke not to,
obey their platform.
Theo. Tobias was brought be-
fore the board Of Insanity lasts
Saturday and taken to the
Jamestown hospital on the after
nom train III.