The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-23
Yours truly,


sional race, which appear under
the names Of his clackers; if, we !
say, the Messenger gives its sup !
port to this man and turns from |
it's own countyman. who is capa-
BILE, and who has been courteous
to all opponents only because the
Chief has made unwarranted at
tacks" on Mr.. Goodwin then, in
that event, it may come back
home and foul it's nest, for we
have not done so. We owe du-
ty to the people and have 80 far
performed it.
Since the above was
put in type we find the following
direct proof in Wednesdays Star
which sets at rest forever any con-
tention by Mr.. Godwin's friends
of that gentlemans methods of
deceiving the people or that he
cares one cent for the re putation
of his competitors. Here is a
man, ]. D. DeVane. who had
wronged Senator Clark, which
that gentleman had let pass be-
cause Of the supplication of De
Vane, a proved migrate. Herr
is another man who had
been honored above his deserts
by the people of Bladen and 9TH
er counties of theSixth Congress-
ional District, whose friends,
through his posing, have been
claiming that theChief which was
on to his methods has been 'abus-
ing him by statement Of some
of the milder facts which might
have been known to all if they
would but open their eyes. while
Mr.. Goodwin was conducting an
honorable campaign above per-
sonalities, actually procuring and
paying for a scurrilous attack up
on a man like Senator Clark, with
the hope that it might go out
where Mr.. Clark is not known
as the estimate of his own peo-
pie. There you have the meth
DDS of the man who having been
misrepresenting the people for
two terms, asplres to con tinue.
Mr.. Clark is not the only oppon-
ent of Mr.. Goodwin who has been
the victim of this kind of an at
tack. If the Fairmont Messen-
ger charges as other papers do
for political communications, the
attack on Major McKinnon in
last week issue by the manStone
who was so careful to advertise
his official connection with the
Farmers Union, the peoples
money no doubt paid for that.
Whom the Gods would de-
stroy they first make mad" AT
! ter this revelation Of Mr.. Goo
wins methods, which so plainly
show his bomb-proof attacks ur-
on his competitors, if there is a
man left in Robson or Bladen
counties, who will advocate the
denomination of Goodwin, the rea-
son is plain, ''Ephriam is wed.
ded" If not welded-''to his
idols, let him alone" Here is
the Wilmington Stars state
ment:
The DeVane Letter."
An explanation to recent con-
gressional publication.
| THE State has recently beer
so besieged with numerous in.
quiries as to the why and where.
fores" Of a recent paid advertise.
ment appearing in it's column:
} over the name of ]. D. DeVane
making reflections upon Hon. O.
L. Clark, of Clarkton, in his as
: pirations for Congressional hon.
ors, that although the publication
was clearly marked as an adver
! tisement in the first instance, i
: feels that both to relieve the pa
t per of a burdensome correspon
2 dence and in justice to Mr.. Clark
} it should make the following ex
f PLANTATION.
= The communication was orig
inally sent to the paper by MI
y DeVane from East Arcadia, bu
t was so clearly beyond the pro
d prieties, so manifestly vicious i
a its attack upon a fellow county
n man, that it was returned to tn
o writer with the information tina
IS we were publishing no matter i
e advocacy of the Congressions
is candidates except as advertise
70 ments, not for the revenue tia
IT such a policy produced, but in OF
IS der that the papers column
'e might rot be burdened with sue