The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-11
MONDAY, JANAURY II, 1909.
UNCALLED FOR AND KID
DISH.

The last issue Of The Scottish |
Chief gave words Of commenda- !
ton Of it's Christmas number. !
Among them was the following
from the Maxton correspondent
of The Robesonian, which was
credited to the 'Robesonian:"
1.-The Christmas number of the
Scottish Chief is out and is very
attractive and interesting to both
young and old. Maxton may well
be proud of its Chief and Chief
tain"
I'm Mondays edition of The
Robesonian we are reminded
that the opinion of the CORES
pendent does not coincide with
the editors idea of our enterprise
in the following words, which
also reminds us that about this
time last year the same editor
was declaring that never a whine
would come from that source
whatever happened:
1--WE must remind The Scottish
Chief to distinguish between the
utterances of this paper and its
correspondence. ~"
Which is something of a curl
osity as showing the workings
of some peoples mind and also
as an illustration of the fact that
some people never get too old to
quit being kiddish. Beloved, you
ought to know that the opinion
expressed by a correspondent
may or may not coincide with
the opinion held by the editor of
the paper. What the correspon-
dent wrote in the item referred
to had nothing to do with what
we were trying to impress on
your mind: namely, that an eX-
preston of opinion by a corres%
nondent should not be attributed
10 the editor, and vice versa. Our
excellent Maxton correspondent
deserves and should have been
given credit in the first instance
for the very just commentator
of the Christmas number of The
Chief, and aside from the opin.
ion expressed it would have beer
just us wrong to take something
from any other part of the pa
per and credit it to the MaXtor
correspondent, for instance, as t.
credit something from the Max
ton correspondent to the editor
Since the matter is taken so t
heart and our reference is twist
ed so far from what was mean
we do not mind saying that tn,
Christmas number of The Chic
did very great credit to it's editor
And by way of parenthesis w,
remark further that it woult
have done him credit in othe
ways if he had been generou
enough to acknowledge the court
= esy extended by The Robesonia
in loaning the cuts used in tina
issue of the court house and tn
Confederate monument.
Which reminds US that abou
this time last year the same ed
tor was declaring that never
whine would come from thu
source whatever happened" B
which we presume The Chic
has reference to comment mad
in this paper about that paper
winnings because the count
printing was awarded last yea
to this paper, coupled with tn
assurance that if it submitte
bids in competition and obtaine
the printing this paper woul
never utter a whine about
And now, bless your soul, OF
contemporary is so dissapointe
because we have not even r
motely referred to it, only prin
ing it as a news item, that
twists a courteous reminder,
inference, into a whine abe
y something we care absolutel
N nothing. Guess again. Since tn
contracts were awarded we ha'
not given the matter a moment
consideration and should new
have referred to it but for tn
entirely uncalled for thrus
The Chief and The Rob
sonian submitted bids for tt
county printing and The Chi
gas given the contracts on 10,
RS bids than this paper subm
ed. That's all there is to it al
there ever will be to it so f
Nthis paper is concerned. MOI
yer, we think the commissio
and road supervisors d
int in awarding the contract
e Chief on a lower bid. The