The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-27

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The Robesonian was more ia
miliar with conditions it would I
know, etc. Well, let's take a
look:
He says that after the exit of
the Fusion party there was a
heavy debt on the county, the
cost of building the new JAIL"
etc. In The Robesonian Of
October II, 1902, we find it
stated that ex-Sheriff Mcleod
answered charges made by Col,
S. A. Edmund by showing that
the Fusionists left the county
81, 400 in debt and "shows that
by December LIST 1902, the
time of year the present admins
tration came into power in 1893,
the $13, 800 due the Bank of Lum-
berton will have been paid and
money enough left to run the
county next year,. This state
ment of the amount of that in
debtedness is confirmed in an edl-
torial in the issue Of October %,
when Mr.. A. P. McAllister was
editor. In The Robesonian Of
December 5, 1902, we find: 1--WE
were glad to learn from several
of the present board of county
commissioners that when the old
board turned over the affairs of
the county it was practically out
of debt"
Take another look: In an edi-
torial in The Robesonian of Octo-
Der 20, 1903, Mr.. McAllister
states that eff the affairs of the
county could be properly admin
istered last year when the valua-
ton of property was about lit
looks like 100 per cent, but that
is perhaps a mistake; the figures
are not plain lower than now,
there will be more money in he
treasury this year than is neces-
sary for current expences" AT
: the time that statement was
made Mr.. McEachern and Mr.. J.
w. Carter were both members OF
= the board of commissioners; theil
+ names were mentioned in con.
Y nection with some action by the
= board of commissioners on the
e very next page of the same pa
s per.
g We ask Mr.. McEachern to den.
g this if he can: Did not Mr. ]
V M. Buie, of Red Springs, former.
d ly register of deeds, publish il
o The Robesonian, when you ant
J. Mr.. Carter first became member
" of the board of commissioners,
y signed and sworn statement t
d the effect that the county wa
i then out of debt? If you canno
% answer that statement i
At tR8. egative and cannot den
If the truth of the statements in Tn
id Robesonian which we have citeC
n what becomes of your claim
re about the heavy debt legacy?
to The only claim Mr.. McEacher
Us makes that comes anywhere nes
o, having any weight is that the
he build the Jail, but the taxes hay
OF increased year by year, and SIM
IN the county was entirely out
to debt before the Jail was ordere
as built in October, 1903, it does n
1y appear that that explains all tt
US present debt, and Mr.. McEachel
n does not even claim that it doe
'e. We say the texes have increase
e. AS shown by report made
i'll Messrs. A. Nash and A. T. Pa
u mele to the commissioners
'ct September, 1906, the county ful
n for current expenses was $2e
r. $1,000; for 1907 this same fun
an was $31, 789. 46, an increase
at So, 28O. 37;and yet the county nc
he owes $14, 500 and has not a d.
Ter lar to run on except as it is be
he rowed.
ng Talk about what the board
q" audit and finance has sper
nd Why, bless your soul, Mr.. N
ras Eachern, it would not have be
K. necessary to spend a cent /
not the investigation if the comm
es- sioners had kept proper track
De- things and had made settlemel
the with ex-Sheriff Mcleod as
me law provides. Besides, the ire
18th urer OF the county, the cour
ate superintendent of public instr
1ho ton and the chairman of
lea road board have all made sta
all ments to the effect that the COZ
the ty has saved money by the W.
hat of the board. And the comm
ion sioners themselves went to
expense in June of this year
the employ an accountant to assist
the making statement of accou
by that the law says should h
cen been settled in January and \