The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-06-04
CONGRESSMAN GOODWIN.
A Former Robesonian Writes of
His Work and Influence and
Why He Should be Returned

to Congress. r
Editor of The Robesonian.
My Dear Sir, There is posi- \
lively not one among the many l
absent sons of the good old coun-
ty who feels a deeper interest in
the present and future welfare
Of the county than the one who
is now beginning a letter to you.
am justly proud of the grand
old county where | was born and -.
raised, and my love for the home .
Of my youth is the same yester- :
day, today and forever. In all = :,
my Wanderings | am never
ashamed to tell the folks where
| was born and raised, that Scotch
blood flows freely in my veins,
and no proud new environment
can ever disturb the circulation !
of this blood. | find myself writ
ing to you now out of a high I
sense Of duty as a citizen, and
former resident Of the county.
| wish to tell my fellow citizens
E of Robson through the columns
Of your paper something which
they perhaps already know, but |
6 do not appreciate as much as
they might when all the lights
are turned on.
| speak dispassionately and eX
cathedra when | tell my fellow
citizens of Robson that in the
f personality Of Hon. H. L. Cod
win we have now in the Congress
IS Of the United States one Of the
h best and most influential Repre-
l. sentatives we have ever sent
e from this district, and it is our
% duty to send him back again by
n acclimation. All Of his Demo-
J. cratic predecessors were great
u and good men and were faithful
~ to their constituency, and we are
willing to honor them again in
: the dispensatiOn Of the fullness
~ Of time. But their nantes have
fallen gracefully upon a good
man, and let us keep him there
TT from several considerations. In
IS the LIST place, we people Of the
of Southland make a fearful mis-
take in changing our Congress
men so often. Just as soon as
they are initiated and take the
or first and second degree we dom
~ raise them to sublimer heights
)r, but say to them, Come home
Ter and let us trot in a freshman
," we don't want junior or senior
re; up there, butwe wanta fresh Of
OIL 'newish' and all college and uni
= versity men know what this
means. You bet you never catch
Il the States north Of Mason anC
DiXOn'S line falling into this
r error. They keep a man in Con
gress long enough to learn al
the ropes and thus occupya posi-
a ton to render their respective
sections positive good. A few
weeks ago the writer went t,
e Washington on a special mission
and remained several days. Tn,
lAu object of this trip was the fac
no that Mr.. Goodwin had introduce,
Ipt a bill in Congress to purchas
the site Of old Fort Fisher an
establish there a National Par
to perpetuate the history of tn
battles fought in the last year O
the great Civil war. Throug
the powerful influence of Nh
he Goodwin the writer was granite
Nc hearing before the entire con
D. mittee on military affairs, some
thing unusual in the history {
Congress. After the hearings b.
yer fore this committee the write
lUe mingled freely with Congress
nth men from other States, ar
x when reference was made to tt
bill and the object of our missic
the following was the statemel
. which fell from the lips of me
from other States: THE bill
RI q in safe hands, for Mr.. Godwi
,cu in his quiet and unassuming wa
- is successful in looking after Il
'0O' affairs Of his constituents"
Fellow citizens, | am proud
our Congressman, and the We
fact that he secured for an O
Confederate soldier an unusu
honor proves that he has pow
ana and influence in the Congress
to the United States. And this
1ng, not all, for the Hon. H. L. &c
ors win secured for US an audien
EEI with the President on Frida
something else which is out
the usual line.
~ When he is not in the Hou