The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-30
CRAIG FOR GOVERNOR.
The Logical and Ideal Candid ate
and the Democratic Party
Would Make no Mistake In Sc
Ieciing Him as It's Standard

Ieclin9 Him as It's Standard
Bearer.
server.
To the Editorials an eastern
Democrat who has not forgotten
the many years of magnificent
service rendered the Democracy
of North Carolina by LocksCraig,
[ desire to give expression to my
views in support of his candida
cy. [ have no unkind word for
any of the other aspirauts, as I
believe they are gentlemen of
high character and worthy of the
confidence of the people of North
Carolina. Too often ia the ad-
vocacy of a political favorite's
cause, in the heat of excitement,
We say things, which after rehec-
tion, we deeply deplore. I do
not believe Mr.. Kitchin, Mr..
Horne or Mr.. Craig expects OF
desires his friends to bssmirch
the character of his opponent
and the man that does it is too
contemplate to belong to the
Democratic party.
No man is worthy to be Gov
ernor of North. Carolina, who
would secure this high Office by
insinuations, innuendos or min
imizing the virtues of his adver
saries.
We need ne demagSgue as Gov
ernor of this great State. And
that man whose candidacy is
based upon an appeal to the pas
sions and prejudices of the igno
rant, whose object is to array
class against class, poverty
against property, whose purpose
is to inspire opposition and antag'
onism in the minds of the voters
against the organization of their
party, such a man is public
enemy.
[ believe Locke Craig is the log
ical candidate for Governor. ]
believe be is an ideal candidate
and that the Democratic party
would make no mistake
in selecting him as its stand
ard-bearer.
He is competent. he is deserv
ing and he comes from a section
of the State that deserves recog-
milton.
Conceding that sectional con-
siderations should count in the
selection of the chief executive
of the State, I contend from this
standpoint the choice of the
mountain Democracy should be
nominated. Not but once since
the war has the Democratic par
'ty gone west of the Fifth Con-
presSiOnal district for it's Gov
ernor and then the honor was
conferred on Vance, who at that
time resided in Mecklenbure
county. The fact is that moi
since the war has this sectioI
from which Crai1 comes beer
honored with the nomination
More than this every candidate
for this high office from western
North Carolina since the war, ex
cept Vance, that has received an.
substantial support has been
resident oil, the Fifth district. L
it unreasonable to urge that tina
great section Of North Carolin
that lies west of the Fifth dis
trict be entitled to recognition
the hands of the Democratic pal
ty once every thirty years?l kno'
in former years it has been th
|. precedent Of the party to altenat
between the east and the west
the selection of the nominee fl
. Governor. The tendency of r.
cent years is to confine tie part
as near the dividing line as pos
sible, and if this tendency be IL
checked, eastern and westel
North Carolina will not be reco
nized, but our gubernatorial tiE
Der from these sections will ha
to move to the Fifth district t
fore they will be eligible for pa
ty honOrs.
If sectional considerations a
IL to division for the party to o
serve is the desire for the par
to observe is the geographical
q vision-eastern, central and we
J ern North Carolina. Accord
. to this division Craig is the MT
available candidate. Eight yes
. ago Aycock was nominated FRI
the east, four years ago cent
! North Carolina was honored
the nomination of our pres
Governor, R. B. Glenn. Westt
North Carolina now asks