Supplement to The Enterprise
THINGS KITCHIN HAS DONE
(ADVERTISEMENT)
He has kept the faith. He has fought with his party and not
against It. He has rejoiced in its victories and bravely shared
its defeats.
HAS STOOD FOR THE PEOPLE.
He has stood for the people and not the special interests. He
has fought greed and graft and special privilege in every form.
His constant aim has been to lift the burdens from the people and
not to favor a few at the expense of the many.
A SUCCESSFUL WORKER.
At 18 years of age he was successfully editing a Democratic
newspaper. At 24 he was Democratic Chairman of his county
and carried it for his party for the first time in many years.
He has made as many speeches in behalf of Democracy as any
man in the State and more speeches in joint debate against Re
publicans. He has always been in the thickest of the fight for
Democratic principles.
REDEEMED FIFTH DISTRICT.
He redeemed the Fifth District for Democracy by defeating Hon.
Thos. Settle, when every other Democrat on the State and National
ticket went down in defeat. So ably and successfully did he repre
sent his people in Congress that he was re-elected for five suc
cessive terms without Democratic opposition.
HIGH RANK IN CONGRESS.
In Congress he became ranking Democratic member of the
Naval Committee and established a reputation as a ready debater
of conspicuous ability.
RAILWAY FAST MAIL SUBSIDY.
He was a leader in the fight which destroyed the railway fast
mail subsidy, thus saving hundreds of thousands of dollars of the
people's money.
ARMOR PLATE TRUST.
He was a leader in the fight against the armor plate trust
which forced a reduction sometimes of nearly S2OO a ton on armor
plate. This reduction on the armor plate since purchased by the
Government amounts to over $25,000,000 of the people's money
saved.
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF TRUSTS.
He fought the trusts vigorously and urged in speeches of great
power the enforcement by the Federal Government of the criminal
clause of the Sherman Anti-trust Law.
UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION.
As early as ten years ago he was active in the effort to ex
clude undesirable immigrants and helped to pass a restrictive
educational test, which was defeated in the Senate.
THOROUGHLY PROGRESSIVE.
He has always been thoroughly progressive. He favored and
voted for election of United States Senators by the people and for
an income tax long before these measures became as popular as
they now are.
PEARSON-CRAWFORD CONTEST.
He helped to defend the seat of Hon. W. T. Crawford when It
was contested by Hon. Richmond Pearson, and he discharged this
duty to his own credit and the satisfaction of his party associates.
THE CRUMPACKER BILL. ,
He was a leader In the successful fight against the Crumpacker
bill to reduce Southern representation in Congress.
JUSTICE FOR HIS DISTRICT.
During his term his district got more appropriations for public
buildings and more rural free delivery routes than any district in
the State. This was because his district was entitled to them and
not because he had any "pull" with the Republican majority in
Congress.
WHITE SUPREMACY.
With the exception of one paragraph he drew the platform on
which we won the great white supremacy victory (n 1898. When
the methods by which this great victory was won were attacked
in Congress he promptly and successfully defended our people.
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
When our Suffrage Amendment was attacked in Congress it
was he who defended it in a speech of such unanswerable logic
and power that 85,000 copies of it were circulated in this State
by the State Executive Committee to help pass the Amendment in
1900. In addition to this he made many speeches on the stump in
behalf of the Amendment.
BRYAN AND NATIONAL PLATFORM.
In the State Convention of 1902 he was the chief factor in
saving Bryan's Kansas City platform from being repudiated, mak
ing one of the most remarkable and successful convention
speeches ever made in this State. In the State Convention of
1906, in an equally notable speech he aided in the movement
which resulted in the endorsement of Bryan for the Presidency
two years thereafter.
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
In 1908 he was nominated for Governor in one of the most
notable contests the State ever witnessed. By appealing directly
to the people, in whom he has always had the utmost confidence,
he overcame an opposition which many of the oldest politicians
thought invincible.
A PROGRESSIVE ADMINISTRATION.
For nearly four years he has been the Governor of this great
State, faithfully and fearlessly discharging his duties and observ
ing the limitations placed upon him by the Constitution which he
TRUE TO PRINCIPLE.
A Remarkable Career of Achievement and Fidelity to Dujty
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He hates deception and spurns sophistry; he Is frank and straightforward
In his dealings with Individuals and the public. He Is a statesman rather
than a politician, and calls to his aid no political "machine." • • • He
has been true to every pledge and faithful In every relation of life; be Is fair
to his foes and loyal to his friends; he Is just to all men. • • • He has
made right and not expediency the rule of his life. In a speech In Congress
he expressed this splendid creed: \
"I believe there Is a spirit of universal right that binds together the good
deeds and worthy enterprises of the world, and Inspires noble conduct and
virtuous living among men, that resists vice In private and corruption In
public life, that lifts up the fallen ami protects the weak, that cheers the
upright and confounds the wicked, that ereales liberty and destroys tyranny,
that engenders hope, and honor, and sympathy, and love, and teaches all man
kind to reverence the mercy and goodness and wisdom of Almighty Hod."
He has lived the simple life of a democratic citizen, the useful life of a
faithful public aervant, the clean life of a Christian gentleman. EveS his
enemies deny him no title to greatneßH except a failure to usurp functlona
denied him by the Constitution.— CAßlCT J. HUNTEB In The Carolina Democrat.
took an oath to support. He has made more recommendations
to the Legislature than anry Governor the State ever had and more
of them have been enacted into law. His messages have been
thoroughly progressive and his administration rich in achievement.
A partial enumeration is sufficient.
EDUCATION.
He recommended increased expenditures for public education,
the common schools to have the first consideration; and the an
nual expenditures for public education have been increased during
his administration $750,000. This is the greatest annual increase
ever recorded in the history of the State.
WEST CAROLINA TEACHERS' TRAINING SCHOOL.
He recommended the establishment of the West Carolina Teach
ers' Training School, the same not to interfere with the Cullowhee
and Appalachian Training Schools.
FARM-LIFE SCHOOLS.
He recommended the establishment of farm-life schools in order
that life on the farm might become happier and more useful.
SCHOOL FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
In accordance with his recommendation a splendid school for
the feeble-minded has been established at Kinston, which will be
of great economic value to the State and prove a blessing to
humanity.
LABOR.
He recommended that factories be made subject to State in
spection, that proper sanitation and health conditions be required
and that the maximum hours of labor be fixed at 60 hours per
week. Following his recommendation a law was passed fixing
the maximum hours of labor at 60 per week. He has ever been
mindful of the workingman, and in Congress favored reducing the
hours of labor of railroad and other employees.
LEGALIZED PRIMARIES.
He recommended legalized primaries for the nomination of
United States Senators as well as other officers.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
He recommended a liberal increase of appropriations for pen
sions to Confederate Veterans and for the maintenance of the
Soldiers' Home.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
For years he has favored a Federal Income Tax. He recom
mended that the proposed income tax amendment to the Federal
Constitution be ratified, and this was done by the last Legislature.
JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
He recommended the extension and Improvement of our judicial
system, a reduction of challenges in criminal cases and better
criminal and divorce statistics.
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LEGISLATIVE REFORM.
In line with the policy pursued in the progressive States he
recommended various constitutional amendments to relieve the
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Legislature of its great mass of local and special legislation, to
the end that general legislation might have more thorough study
and debate, and that local legislation might be brought closer to
localities affected. ' - . -
STATE BUILDING.
For years there has been recognized a need for a new State
building to provide for the various departments and to care for
the State's valuable documents and other property. Following his
recommendation one was authorized and an elegant fireproof
building, a credit to the State, will soon be completed.
GOOD ROADS.
He recommended legislation for the building of good roads. li>
line with this recommendation much legislation has been enacted
and during his administration about 1,700 miles of good roads
have been built in the §tate, being more than was previously built
in the whole history of the State.
DRAINAGE.
He recommended legislation for the drainage of swamp lands,
legislation in accordance with this recommendation was enacted
and over 800,000 acres of swamp land have been drained, or are
in process of being drained, in his administration.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
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He recommended that the annual appropriation for public health
be increased from $4,000 to $26,500. This was done and the
usefulness of the Department of Public Health has been greatly
multiplied. Yet more than the enttre appropriation has been saved
to the people by reducing the price of antitoxin from $2 to 50 cents
a dose. Who will dare to estimate in dollars the lives and the
heartaches saved by bringing this mysterious elixir of life, this
wonder of the age, in the reach of the poor man. This is but one
of the many ways this department is saving the people money,
and at the same time protecting their lives and increasing their
happiness. It is estimated that the department is saving to the
people annually $125,000 and between 500 to 1,000 human lives.
RAILROAD RATES.
He recommended that every power of the State be exerted to
abolish and prevent discrimination against our cities and towns
in the matter of freight rates.
He also recommended the enactment of legislation requiring
mileage books to be pulled on the trains.
The concerted and powerful effort of the railroads to increase
passenger fares was met by him with such a firm stand in behalf
of the people that the present rates have been preserved without
confusion or strife.
TRUSTS.
He has recommended to the Legislature the most progressive
and drastic anti-trust law ever recommended in this State. As
a result but not to the extent of his recommendations our laws
on the subject have been greatly strengthened. Authority has been
given the Governor to supply special counsel to assist the solicitors
who under the Constitution must prosecute for the State in alt
actions in the Superior Court. Every one violating the statute
is now, in addition to other punishment, liable to a penalty of
SIOO a day, which may be recovered for his own use by any one
suing for same, and for the first time there has been enacted into
law the demand of the Democratic platform that "conspiracies
by prospective purchasers to put down or keep down the price
of articles produced by the labor of others should be made crim
inal." He opposed repealing the old law, but recommended that
it be strengthened and perfected by amendment and the addition
of new provisions.
FIRE INSURANCE.
He made public the fact that the people of this State are grossly
discriminated against in fire insurance rates and in commissions
paid the agents for securing the business. Byway of illustration he
cited the State of New York where, for example, frame dwellings
outside of fire protection have a rate of 30 cents on the hundred
while such dwellings here have a rate of $1 on the hundred dol
lars; and yet the agent there gets 20 per cent for getting the busi
ness and here only 15 per cent. He denounced this and other
unjust practices, and recommended that the Legislature order a
thorough investigation of the subject. A resolution to investigate
passed the House, but was defeated in the Senate through the
determined efforts of the fire insurance interests.
STATE'S CREDIT.
Twice during his administration has the State been threatened
with suits by other States on account of the old fraudulent carpet
bag bonds, which they had received as donations. In each case
he handled the matter so wisely that the effort was fruitless and
the good name and credit of the State did not suffer.
When nearly $3,500,000 of the State's debt had to be refunded
and the new bonds could not be sold in the usual markets, owing
to the financial stringency, he avoided an extra session of the Leg
islature by an appeal to the bankers and other business men of
North Carolina, who promptly responded and saved the credit of
the State by buying the bonds, which were sold to the highest
bidders.
IN SYMPATHY WITH WOODROW WILSON.
His whole character and career has been a protest against boss
rule, machine politics and special privilege. His supreme effort
has been to establish the rule of right and justice among men,
and to accomplish what Woodrow Wilson described as "the desire
to set up an unentangled government, a government that can not
be used for private purposes, eitfter in the field of business or in
the field of politics; a government that will not tolerate the use of
the organization of a great party to serve the personal aims and
ambitions of any individual, and that will not permit legislation
to be employed to further any private interest."
He has met every opportunity and beeif equal to every emerg
ency. What other man forty-six years of age can show greater
achievements? JOHN T. OLIVER.
Reldsville, N. C., August 30,1912.