The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-23
REPLIES TO TRADUCERs.
MIR. Locke Craig Issues Statement
Declaring That Statements 10 the
Effect That EEss Candidacy is
Based on the Support of Certain
interests are Infamous ISLANDERS.


FOR the Democratic nomination
for Governor, has made the FOL |
lowing statement, which was
published in several State pa
pers on the goth:
Two edlto ials hava iu st e n
called to my attention, one from
the Madison Herald, edited by
c. O Mc.Michael, from which L
take the following paragraph:
1--WE had hoped that Craig
would accep Kitchin's challenge
and stump the State with him
as he ought 10 have done, be-
ctuse it is not d fight as to which
man shall have. the honor but 1t
is 9 fight as to whether the wing
of the Democratic party led by
The Charlotte Observer and
backed by the Southern Railway.
the American Tobacco Company
and other special interests and
calling themselves conservatives
shall control the politics of the
party or whether the people that
stand f0l tue people and with the
people against the wrongs and
eacrOachmentS of these special
interests shall still continue to
administer the affairs OF North
Carolina. This is the SIGHT and
no man dares to deny it. You
take the backing of these special
interests from Craig's candi-
dacy and he weuld withdraw to-
morrow. In fact, We are salts
fed that if he had not been as
sured that he would receive the
solid support of this he would
not have entered the race
The other editorial appeared
! in The Mecksville Courier, edited
BY w. K. Clement, and is as fol-
lows:
Nv. w. Kitcbin stands for
the common good Of the people.
Locke Craig stands for the good
of the railroads and other cor
poraLions that Swindle the people.
Which one do you want for Gov
ernor?'
The charges made against
me in both of these editorials are
infamous SANDERS, uttered and
pu blished with the design to dc
me the greatest wrong that car
be done to a man who Vaules his
integrity of character. The idea
that nv candidacy is based upor
assurance of support or any hope
Of support by any special inter
est, or that / stand for these
against the people is too degrad
ing to be replied to except by
indignant denunciation of it,
falsity- This is sample Of thu
charges that for some time hay,
been secretly circulated agains
ne, bpt until now, so far as
8 know, have not been publicl.
: made. It is an attempt to injur
, me for the benefit of another b,
q vile and groundless accusations
For many years I have bee
before the public. The peopl
know my life. I defy any &C
cuser to produce the slightes
evidence of nay disloyalty to prir
ciples for which 1 have Away
stood or for any completely O
}, my part with the American TC
4 bacco Company, the Souther
S Railway Company or any othe
o special interest. Until this can
d paign no such accusation ha
: ever been uttered even by RI
n publicans. With confidence
o appeal to the just judgment {
the Democrats of North Carolin;
= I am the candidate Of no tactic
: and no wing of the Denocrati
! party. Hundreds of the best an
d most patriotic men of the Stat
e urged ne to become a candidat
for Governor. Some of them ar
men whom our people kAoW an
e love. They told nae that the
l. thought that the Democra
e ic party would coRfer upon %
+ the great honor in recognition {
I long years of service. / becam
e a candidate for this and for TIL
- alone. l am steadfast Ia the col
l. yiction that the people will NJ
: tolerate SUCH politics but wi
~ treat me with justice.
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