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Be sure ar.'l Ofk fcr "Sir:;. -..,: h -.m'.v.r.", s--r-n," ar.:l Uc no other R r m fs-r. . . t M iTi III OR MONEY &?flJ5D. ft W iIhhm W : The Man and The Principles t'i ' t S ate University; was admitted to That Guide Kim. ; the bar Jn lg87 I At eighteen he became editor of by cap.ey J. hunter. .! the Scotland Neck Democrat, ar.d On Jane 16, 18S1, in the Farmer its circulation increased three hun and Mechanic, published in Raleigh ' dred per cent in twelve months, bythejate lamented Randolph A. His editorials showed a firmness of Shotwell, the subject of this sketch, conviction, a soundness of judge then a student at Wake Forest Col- mentand a grasp of the Democratic lege, was referred to as J faith far beyond his years, "a young man who bids fair to hold j At twenty one he located at Rox a prominent position in his native boro in Person County to practice State." j law. The people among whom he I was at college with this young cast his lot were of the best type, man and present at the exercises industrious, thrifty, kind, cultured, which prompted these prophetic It was here that he met and married . . mmsMS MlMi VC wyxyy y .y yyXiffi?-- , fl ' :;r y n-' PI G iCVCl William ' ft words. Thejr have been fulfilled. Miss Musette Satterfield, who has He has been heard from, first as since made a reputation as one of teacher, then editor, lawyer, Ct.-n- the most charming and popular grrcssnian and Governor of his native hostesses the Governor's Manson State, mccassively, and yet he i. ever had. only forty five years of age, in the j Success came slowly, as it does to prime and vigor of mental, moral, most young men at the bar, but to and ph.vsicial manhood, with the him it . came surely. People were promise of many more years of use-. attracted by his earnestness, indus fulness to the people who so early . try, determination and capacity, recognized his ability and leader-; His habits yere regular, his work ship. thorough. After four years he was Why has-he moved so far and enjoying a lucrative practice. He r pioiy along the perilous pathway grew steadily in his profession and of success? What chart and com- ! in the esteem of the people, who be pass have guided him through the ' gan to mark him for leadership, tempestuous political seas which He always took a keen interest in have swept over North Carolina ia politics. At twenty-four he became tbe last twenty, years? The follow-; chairman of his party in Person ing will in a measure answer theso Countv, and, under his leadership, questions: j for the first time in ten years, it YOUTH AND EARLY MANHOOD. William Walton Kitchin was barn the district composed of Granville at Scotland Neck in Halifax County, ' and Person but was defeated by a October 9, 1866, the second of a : f usion of p0pulists and Republicans. i'amily of nine sons and two daugh- i ters. His father was Wm Ik Kitch-j CONGRESSIONAL CAREER it Capt "Puck" Kitchin a gal-j T . 4 ,, j . , i In 1896 he was nominated for Con !ant Confederate soldier, a member j . . ,.. . of Congress and a forceful figure in the politic: His mot 1 h r, bef. ?r marriage, wps Mari. Ariingtar; noted for her beauty end accomplishments vi-as prepared for college at Hil! Academy, at which he He Vine fler- ;vard3 taught; graduated at Wake Forest, in 1884; studied law under 15 THE BEST IN THE WORLD because it is made of the purest and best in gredients, because it contains more healing, strengthening and up building material than any other Emulsion, and because it is a perfect product of a scientific ally perfect process. Doctors the world over recognize 5 fc-J H S i e a a V S i I s 1 r as fc Standard prepa ration of Cod Liver Oil. ALL DRUGGISTS 11-22 arcoi 1 .liCHlH the late Judge John Manning at the Walton Kitchin , went Democratic. In 1892 he was I nominated for the State Senate from gress in me rutn uistncc againsc Hon. Thos. Settle, the most bril-J liant Republican campaigner in the State, before whom Judge A. W. Graham and the late A. H. A. Wil liams had successfully gone down to defeat. The task of defeating Set tle was difficult and especially so, as the Republicans and Populists in their fusion had allotted that Dis trict to the Republicans. No man who heard their joint canvass will ever forget their memorable debates. Kitchin was triumphantly elected and was tiie only successful Demo crat on either the Congressional or State ticket. Since then he has known no defeat. His election in the largest and most prosperous Congressional district in the State gave courage and hope to the party in its darkest hour. He kept the lamp of Democracy burning bright ly until the dawn of the new day. For twelve years, and until he vol untarily retired to become Governor, he held this important position with out Democratic opposition. In every political crisis in the last twenty years he has been found in the forefront lighting the battles of Democracy. He took a leading part in the White Supremacy and Suf frage Amendment campaigns. Be fore the suffrage amendment was ratified by the people it was attack ed in Congress and he defended it in a speech of such wisdom and power that it not only profoundly impress ed Congress, but was circulated throughout the State as a campaign document to the extent of 85,000 y yft x I! shaping public opinion for that im portant measure. In Congress he took an active part in the debates and became first Democratic merr.ber of the Commit tee on Naval Affairs, one of the most important committes. He served on the Congressional Cam paign Committee of- his party for ten years. He made notable speeches on the Money Question, the Philip pines, the Trusts, the Southern Rail way Subsidy, Reciprocity and many other important questions. In the Congressional debate his political views were fully and fearlessly ex pressed, and his record is one of con sistent devotion to thv? principles of progressive Democracy which is but a new name for true Democracy. Long before the election of Senators by direct vote of the people became popular, he was voting for it in Con gress. For years he has favored primary elections for the nomination of candidates and the publicity of campaign contributions. Anong the things he has favored are the income tax, reciprocity, the ten hour law for factories and mills, the licensing of foreign corporations to do busi ness in this State, with revocation for violation of our laws, the placing of light and power companies under the Corporation Commission as the railroads are now under it. requiring railroads to draw mileage on the trains as formerly, guaranty of bank deposits, good roads, drainage, etc. He has been a leader of political thought, but always fc-.ithful to the platform pledges and traditions of his party. PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDED HIJL He has stood against special privi lege, whether in form of subsidy or a protective tariff, whether it was favoritism for Ids' own section or that of another. He opposed a ship subsidy, and in the same spirit he opposed a fast mail subsidy for the Southern Railway, which had 3G0 miles of its road in his Congressional District. His position is clearly shown by this little extract from his speech in Cojigress on April 6, 1906, against this subsidy: "For myself, I fail to see how any appropriation, otherwise wrong, can be made right 1 Decause or us coming our way (Applause.) Jf it is right, to sup - port it by such an argument tends to discredit it, as it is an appeal to sel fishness and not to judgement." When the public interests required Federal appropriations for his Dis trict he claimed them with a zeal of success surpassed by non?. He never hesitated to oppose any appropria tion wdiich the public interests did not justify. He never sought a tem porary advantage by bantering the principles of his party or the biith right of the people. He has tried to win on the righteousness of las cause, and never upon iniquitous precedents. He has opposed a pro tective tariff on principle, just as his party opposes it. He has been able to sec clearly that protection never put a dollar in any man's pocket that was not taken out of some other man's pocket. He believes that the true end of Government, is the estab lishment of justice among men, and not to aid the greedy few in preying upon the unsuspecting many. During his whole pt.biic career he has consistently opposed the oppres sion exercised by private industrial monopolies, common'y called trusts, and advocated the enforcement of the civil and criminal statues against them, thus incurring their perma nent hostility. He has stood for the strict regulation of the natural mo nopolies, such as railroads, and fcr the destructi-m of the unnatural in dustrial monopolies. On May '31, 1900 and February 6, 1803, he made speeches in Congress against trusts and to this day ins attitude of hostil ity has never changed. In the hall of Congress and on the hustings, in his inaugural address as Governor, in a special message to the Legisla ture of 1909, ia the lait campaign, and in his message to the last Legis lature he urged the adoption of stringent mtasureigaiiist trusts. ADMINISTRATION AS GOVERNOR. The convent ion at Charlotte, which nominated him for Governor, sat night and day for nearly a week and sixty-one ballots were taken before a nomination. The loyalty and de termination of his friends, represent ing their people, surpassed anything ever witnessed in the political rnnals of the State. Those wh.) knew hirn supported him most loyally. He went into offke a free man, without a pledge or a promise to any one. He was bound only by the pledges of the party which elected him and these he has religiously kept. He has been the Governor of all the people and there has been no "'power behind the throne." A contest of this kind always en genders bitterness of long standing and this has been no exception. He incurred the hostility of a number of men prominent in the politics of the State and they have not been anxious to herald the success of his adminis tration. It is probable that no Gov ernor ever went into office in the State with so many to watch his eve ry action, to misconstrue his motives and discredit his administration. In his campaign for nomination his ene mies pictured him as a wilil, radical agitator, who would plunge the State in endless turmoil and confu sion. Since his actions as Goveinor have proved such prediction to be wholly false, there are those who seek to create the falie impression that since he has not fulfilled their prophesy of evil, that he has done nothing. Some have charged him with having neglect of pledges and violation of principles, but in every instance when the light of truth ws turned on, these charges have, proved to be fabrications of fancy if not the fruitage of malice. The stern facts furnish a crushing answer. His messages to the Legislature have been thoroughly progressive and genuinely Democratic, his last general message having been de clared the most progressive message ever sent to a Southern legislature. They have shown study and research and their recommendations have been specific and serviceable. No Governor of this State has ever h?.d so many recommendations enacted into law. During his administration ts Gov ernor tho State has enjoyed peace with prosperity and progress. In education and public health, in agri culture and manufacture, in good roads and drainage, and in ether lines there ha3 been marvelous prog ress which exceeds that made in any like period in the history of the :ate. Annual expenditures for public education have increased $750,000; for public health from $4,000 to .$26,000; railroads have in- creased 250 miles; bank capital hv increased $1,800,000 and bank re- sources over $15,000,000. Thirteen hundred miles of good roads hae been built, and over 604,000 acres ," aWtUap lcU'" ,iave c,jme un,:er our linage laws. The State institu i i .i i i tions anu aepartment were never mere successfully conducted. A mr-gnificent State building to cent $2o0,000 is being erected in the city of Raleigh, wAich supplies an imper ative need recognized for many years. As State School for the Feeble Minded has been established at Kinston, which will not only prove a great blessing from a humanita rian standpoint, but its economic value will be incalculable. As a result, but not to the extent, of his recommendation, the State law against trusts has been greatly stiengthened. Contrary to his recomr r. endation s t h e Leg itdature re pealed all the anti-trust lav and en acted a new law effective from Ju'y 1, 1911, embodying many, but omit ting the most sweeping rc commenda tions made by him. To his firm and nis special message to the isis!::- ture on the subject is probably due the enactment into law of the t-'p- cific demand of th9Demo;;rat.i-; plat- form that "conspirnc'.cs by prot-ptc- tive puvctiajcrs , put (ovi: r keep down the pries of article -; pi o-iuced by the labor of others notru be lie met the eoncerird tiie railroad interests ior v.n ;ncrease oi passenger rutes wito a urm cian s in behalf ot th public ; .: 1 the pres ent reduced rates were There was no bluster, mighty interests had match. They saw they with a man from whom expect no rpeciil faw.e eon linued. t.-at tlio.-e : tet t iieir i.ad o deal they could ,. b--t who would deal justly with th-.M;i and t;e j people whom they serve, an-1 the j many private cars which hu-.lgaLh-erc d in Raleigh glided, a way on fheir j sveras courses witn o; poin'ed but wiser o vnrs. ; Twice in his administrc' i.-n have j old repudiated North Caroihij. IovaU i been given to State? with a view tuj torcing their compronri. or settle ment: In both imtantvs he hunl'ed the su!'j'-t with such firmness and tact thutr the scheme was frustrated 1 and at the time he won instead of lost ii ion is. 1 Neariy $3,500,000 of refunding bonds were successfully placed with-j out an extra ses-ion of the iegisla-1 turo, at a time when great States and cities could not sell their bonds j at pur on account oi hnancial ae-pre-sion. This was accomplished by an appeal to the patriotism of 'the bankers and other citizens of the State. His contest with Mr. Settle and his speech in Congres? established K 1 Ze. .-4 fr iS 1 HeMelou:s Cake cv r)irT,r tvom Royal Grape his reputation as a debater. Hia speech defending the national plat form in the State Convention of 11)02 proves his political wisdom and cour age in the midst of turmoil and doubt Every campaign for twenty years has shown him to be a worthy a-lvocite of Democratic principles. Since he bee jme Governor he has added to his fame as an orator and j s-plc-ndid creed: brought honor to the State. In his ' "I bdi-jvo (!), f, i. a spirit of uid introduction of the President at '; verbal rigl.t that bind:; together t!.r Wilmington, in his welcome to the ' g iod (kcrls :.';d worth.y ".it r i i. is National Farmers' Congress at Iial-1 of the world, that ia.-piivs noble eigh and in his great address to the conduct; ai.d virtuous livir.!- t-mootr j National Teachers' Assembly at Pos- j ton whenever and wherever lie h.-.s appeared great audiences have been thrilled by hi:; eloquence and lifted to higher idea!.-'. CHAItAOTEl:.- The man who has done I hoe things hrs a commanding presence, an affa ble address, a gracious manner; lie is an orator of the first order, a lo gician of rare ability, a bebat?r ' great power; but h;s real strongU; and the hold which he has upon to f - ,. . . ,, . to any of these, nor yet to all of them combined, but to his chartf'- . , . . ter, which rises above all and toj which thf s-j rj.ro gifts are bnt e:r-; bellishments. They are but the e- hides ly which the character of the j man has reached and made itsim-j press mrm'the public. He has c-u-, -' served and eu'livated tiiegif ts wh'rh nature be-.tv. d uo:i him, but he has done more, he ha built, a chi.r-act- r v. hioii '-. an example and insir-.tlon to yo:i;ig mon ev.-ry-wheiv. lb- has .-h-nvn ilo-iii v,-h;. ruth, honor, hs ne-ty, indu-try. j courage and pa'icnee .; n d for j ma:i moulded loffchir in o'k. ClirLtian life. lie hate-! d:vc ;o-i j a- vl f-nurn;-. sonh: :rv:-in; is frank ' I a-.-i stni?gh( forward in his dealings i .viilj iiKiividu'd- r.nd the public. He is o siatetoiRM rati er than a p.niti c'ltn i nd calls to his aid no politicrl He wiiclds iw ot SllCK, !i d the man lias not yet ap-!i ut who.m ''big stick" he Ho is punctual with his pearcd cringe.?, ... fvfe-i fith eating and adjacent 'Vf . - comain :yr$f& ,m"ate- 1 -3a Ana we nave J' i'li'-i'A -uuu wiwu Jiiii 'Vi&dt$'$ Wtf croos irivir-e a mere XMLWf viaaGuan, alone. 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