The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-07

Give a New Board Chance to
Straighten Out Affairs Some
Things the Old Board Should
Explain.
| To the Editor of The Robesonian
With all the attempts at ex-
PLANTATION which ex-Sheritf Nc
Leod and the old board of COM
missioners have made, they do
not appear to attempt to explain
why it was that eX-Sheriff Nc |
Leod only paid over to the treas
urer of Robson county the sum
OF $431. so on account Of B and C
taxes for the year 1906, when
Sheriff Mcneil has paid over
from the same source for the
year 1907 the sum of $2,697. .26,
making a difference of nearly
81, 10000 paid over bySheriff Nc
Neill more than paid by ex-Sheriff
Mcleod. This IS a startling rev.
elation, and it certainly needs
explanation from somewhere.
We have seen no explanation
Of the action of the old board of
commissioners in allowing ex-
Sheriff Mcleod $1.20 costs on
each land sale for taxes where
the lands were bid in by the
county, when they refused to
allow Sheriff McNeill but 70 cents
for the same services. AS there
are large number of these sales,
this difference of so cents for
each sale makes quite difference
during the several years that
eX-Sheriff Mcleod was allowed
these costs.
We have tried to be fair to the
old board Of commissioners but
they certainly have been guilty
either of great ignorance or great
carelessness in handling the
affairs of the county, and if the
errors which they have made
have been caused either by ig-
2 norance or carelessness. they
, should get out and let a new
, board come in. We would GER
| tainly like to hear some good OBJ
lection made to either one of the
parties who is in the race for the
? new board. Each one of them is
| a most successful farmer and
some Of them have large expe-
rience in other business affairs.
5 The five members of the new
: board which we see are now in
the race are Jno. Archie Currie,
of Blue Springs; Alex. McKen-
zie, of Burnt Swamp; w. S. Cobb,
Lumber Bridge; Geo. L. Thomp-
, son, Back Swamp, and W. Fl.
Mcclellan, Thompson's. None of
f these men have ever been in
S politics, and they have nothing
Il at stake except to work for the
O good of the county. They are
Il not seeking the office, but their
: friends, the good Democrats of
: Robson county, have insisted
4 on their getting into the race.
h They need not charge that these
r men belong to any Lumberton
y ring, or that they have any axe
: to grind. There is not a single
= one of them from Lumberton,
! and they have no political strings
V tied to them.
O Another question which we
h certainly would like for the old
: board to answer is this:
o Why is it that the old board,
e some of whom have held the
y office for eight CT ten years, are
e so anxious for it again? If it
:, causes them so much trouble and
|. worry, and if they are not vel
l. paid for it, why do they still
u want to hang on to it? AS q
it rule it is mighty poor business
: to give an Office of this kind to g
n man who is very anxious to have
It it. In the past it has been nee.
e essary rather to force the office
IS Of county commissioner on the
10 good business men of the county
ID and this is the first instance, 81
'e far as we can remember, wher
e an old board has made a scramble
ID for the place again. These are
le matters which the tax payers
at should we'll consider. Some O.
It the friends OF the old board are
lr trying to make it appear tha
II some personal attack is beins
ID made on the old board, and tina
ID the old board needs vindication
at This is a very foolish view t.
IS take of the matter. l have ab
le solutely nothing against an.
s. member of the old board per
b. sonally, but as a Democrat, look
OF ing out for the best interest 0
st the Democratic party, I am alb
It tnlutely sure that it is best t
RS Nominate a new board of coin
10 missioners this time, giving tn
at new crowd chance to straighteI
T. out the affairs of the county, an
no then if they do not do it bette
a. than the old board, it will b
ir plenty of time to put the boar
IL back in again.
Yours truly
7 Pou,loo5 NJ q Cant . zoos