The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-06
MEN WHO SHOULD BE
ELECTED.
To the County's Interest to Re-
elect Commissioners-Geo B.
Mcleod for the Senate.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.

To the Editor of The Robesonian.
My attention being called to
printed statements in The Robe
sonian. of June 18th (signed D.
P. McEeachern), bristling with
suggestions, and thinly' yelled
libel, l am Mortified CD The
common declaration, Ignorance
and gross carelessness in their |
different offices, " is impressed by
those etfusions which bear on
their face a selfish object in eff
fort to displace others that the
author may step in their
shoes.
When man cries thief" and
points to the other fellow,
am incredulous and demand
better evidence than his word to
satisfy me. When a Democrat
tries to discredit officers who
have by long years of faithful
service time and again received
the approval of the people of
Robson county, l put on my
thinking cap and try to conclude
what may be the motive. If the
accuser is so anxious to reap the
harvest which others have made
bountiful by hard work and nerve
exhaustion that he would disre-
gard the golden rule, then he is
1 not a safe man to clothe with au-
, thority. A little power would
make him a tyrant. On the
y other hand, if an officer is dere
a lict in his duties, if he is arbitra
U ry, unreasonable, over assertiv'
q or exacting, he has mistaken hi
t calling, and any constituent i
y justified in calling him down, b.
o truthful statement of hi
re acts, without cOncealment of me
le terial facts. The place t.
ii thrash out straw is in the cor
4 vention, when the accredite
le representatives of the people al
IN present. | have so much conf
al dence in the inclination of tt
OF average Robesonian to give
square deal" to every incur
bent or aspirant for favor tn;
n exact justice will result. TIL
>, might not suit the fellow who
Ri determined to rule or ruin, as
ur might be relegated to the minol
.u- ty,as he deserves.
,ly Turn the rascals out" h
De been a political bluff for so ma
lpt years that it is like a false fl
5al alarm. The accusation, m;
De feasance in Office" by one ha
no ing desire for the Office is r
ef- likely to call out the fire depa
len ment or seriously imperil t
er- election of such officers.
ma Mr.. R. D. Caldwell, of La
Us, berton, has said of the prese
ecu board of county commissions
Il am of the opinion that
IL county in the State of North G.
noI DINA has a better or more capa
Dry board of commissioners than R
nus eson county has at this til
Each member of the board is
US. man of strictly moral, uprii
character, good judgment {
discretion, ability and capacity
''' manage financial affairs succe
fully" They should by all me
be reelected and the county c
lar- suits its own interest in so dol
ana AS, sheriff, the State furnis
MS no more sublime example of
TO- very, courage and self-sacri
attn than found in Geo. B. McLe
ONE For him no night was too d
u 10 nor the risk too hazardous
SUI the wintry blast too cold or
Ver' ting to chill his enthusiasm
'Cer- impede his leap to duty; no
anu ger ever too great to hold
emu and his assistants back wi
duty pointed the way. He
ooLn faithfully performed every d,
o. paid over every dollar due
10 10 county and State, save for 1
i@o@' for which he holds receipts.
'ilUa' board of audit and finance
an'a found he is due the county
T. lie 1906 a balance Of $521; his 81
'IiC0- ment shows he ows the CO..
NY more money. A joint commi
~ d. from the board of county
re- missioners and the board Of
/ anu dit and finance is now chez
G"iii7 the accounts, and their FIND
Jncle will close tho nos++or
'0U VI What more could we ask?
lo.iie' honor to you, Brother Mel
lour we will rally to your support
send you to represent Rot
~ III county in the Senate of the
"iie1 General Assembly of North
leted. olino
+bre GEO. WARWIC