The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-26
SENATOR OvERMAN.
The People of the State VIII NOs
be SO Blind to Their Own Inter.
ests as 10 FaiH TO Re-elec4 Kim.

be SO Blind to Their own Inter
ests as 10 Faii TO Re-elec4 EEiln.
Warrington Messenger.
Not long ago the Concord Trio |
une ;stfered to pay five dollars foi |
every good reason offered why |
Senator Overman should not b, |
reelected. That offer is still |
standing. but We have not hearo |
of that paper having to pay out
II single five dollar bill on its offer
or that any one had attempted t.
secure the prize. v Inv this il
so is perfectly patent. No ont
can advance any reason for tbr
Senator's retirement. There is
one man in the State who thinks
he should have the place, but ht
does not even dare to openly con
tend for the place or claim thai
lhe State would be benefited bN
substituting him for the present
Senator. We believe that b
would ad nit, if he gave a SINGER
opinion and would put am bitio'
and settishness aside, that th.
State would be doing a very fool
ish thing were it TO put Senate
OVerman aside to be replaced b.,
ahy other man in the State, him
self included. We connot Sc,
how any man in the State car
favor the supplanting at thi,
time of Senator Overman by any
other man. Has any one got an!
fault to find with Mr.. Overma
since he has been Senator? Ca1
any one point to a single act o.
his which has made him unwor
thy of the high office to which be
has been called by the people OF
his State? Can any one give
good reason why he should b
Supplanted at this time by som,
one else? Can any man VIII,
may ask the next Legislature
! to choose himself in Mr..
Overman's place give any
! other reason for its doint
so than the one that he wants
the honor and the salary of the
Office? We have heard of no mai
: yet mentioned for the place wht
would have taken the high posi-
tiOn in his first term that Mr.
Overman has and most certainly
, not one of them could go to the
Senate and at the beginning oi
his term take the stand that Sen
, atOr OVerman would after six
years service in the Senate. ",
do not believe the people of NDrtl
Carolina are gOingtO be SO foolish
are going to pursue So Suicida! {.
course politically as to retire Mi
: Overman, in other words TO II at
) fy the personal vanity or p0lis.-
} cal am bitiOn of anyman, 10 MA
t ter how popular the latter may
be or how acceptabIy he may
nave filled some other office
| The people know Mr.. Overmal
] and they recognize the promi.
r nence he has given his State il
$ national affairs and we feel SURF
e that they will demand his re-elet
D tion. Some papers in the Stat,
il say that in order to secure hi
re election the friends of Senate
{ Overman have work before them
:. We canuUt believe it. We do Nc
( believe our people are SO, bin
e to their own interests and to tn
,e enviable reputation the State ha
N established through the high p
is sition Senator Overman ha
re taken in the Senate and in tt
,r council of statesmen of the vi
is ion. His friends must see to
thatin the choice of candidate
be for the Legislature men repr
ed senting the will of the people a
20 chosen instead of the strikers
at some opposing candidate. Tn
u is all that is necessary.