The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-07
MIR. N. J. Page Gives a Chal-
lenge or so and States a Ru-

Ienge or so and States a Ru-
NOR.
To the Editor of The Robessnian:
want to say through the col
umns of your paper that the ar
ticle in the last issue of your
paper signed by Mr.. E. Fisher
meets my approval and not only
mine but it speaks the sentiment
of this section of Robeson coun-
ty. They want the old commits
sioners reelected because they
have absolute confidence in their
integrity and ability and believe
that no set of men could give our
county a better administration
than they can.
| have noticed that almost all
of the articles published in your
paper against the old board of
commissioners are not signed by
those who wrote them. 1t is a
duty you owe to the commission
ers to publish the names of the
writer's. Let the accusers stand
face to face with the men they
accuse and let the people judge
who is to be believed. These
articles, Mr.. Editor, sound much
alike and the impression is gen.
eral that a few parties are pre-
pairing these articles and having
them published with some other
signatures than that of the writer.
We challenge you, Mr.. Editor, to
deny these charges. | have heard
that it is also a fact that certain
articles favorable to the old board
of commissioners offered you for
publication have been held up by
you until a reply to them could
be prepared and published with
these articles. | futher challenge
you to name the writer's of these
unsigned articles and if the mem
bers of the board of county COM
missioners cannot show as good
or a better record than the men
who accuse them | will support
the ticket you name and use my
influence for it in White House
township. Now let the people
have the whole truth and if you
do, D. P. Shaw, Marshal Shep-
herd, and the old board of COM
missioners will be nominated by
a large majority. Get out from
behind your cover and fight in
the open like an honest man.
God deliver me from hypocrits
and false swearers, for their por-
ton is the bottomless pit.
N. ]. Page.
Fairmont, n: c., R F. D. No.
1, Sept. 2, 1908.
[Amen, and again we say,
amen. God deliver US. Friend
you write like a man devoid Of
understanding, as one who has
, no appreciation of the eterna
= = fitness of things. Everybody wht
= knows anything about it at al
y knows that the editor Of this pa
: perhas neverbeen behindany GOV
, er;that is too ridiculous.Agains a
! calm statement of facts which
we have presented, this writer
. and others come along and say
they believe so andso and 'itisre
:, ported" .Wearein no wise respon.
sible for the views of our cores
: pondents, and we neither know
u u nor care whether the men WhC
! have handed articles to us will
u a the request to publish and with
= hold their names-we know M
more about whether they were
: written by the men by whom the,
u were handed in, we say, than w
! know whether you, Mr.. Page
u wrote the article you handed in
!. Suppose some man were to chal
> lenge US to say whether yo1
t wrote the above article or if
were written by certain par
L ties" and you consented to sigl
' your name to it. We assume tina
, = you wrote it, just as we assum
~ y that all the other article
= were written by the men VIII
are responsible for them. An
T the statement that we hav
: held up articles favorable to tn
T commissioners until we coul
: publish a reply at the same tim
q is not true if it is meant tha
i that was the reason they did no
: appear earlier. You can hea
e anything. Why don't you te
y where and from whom you hear
U it? The trouble with you, an
- many others, Mr.. Page, is tha
!. ~ you do not Appreciate fairnes
= when it is shown you. If Tn
> Robesonian had absolutely refuS
!; ed to publish your article and otl
ers of like nature it could nc
~ have incurred more unjus
l9 9 charges than have been brough
u against it. The commissioner
W know that they can find out VIII
III has written every article tn;
has appeared in this pape
IL Abuse them all you like; it is +
II concern of ours; but your "cha
y lenge'' to US to publish thei
&c &c names is rather foolish-Ed
~ ~ tor.
as row was ever started, and