The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-23
GODWlN'S METHODS.

The De Vane Letter and Other
Matters.
Max ton Scottish Chief. ..~.
Our neighbor, the Fairmont
Messenger, in an editorial last
week makes a charge against
some Of the county papers which
so far as we have seen, is not
justified. 1t says: I'VE can but
deplore the injection of person
alities into the campaign con-
gressional] ,regretting that some
of our esteemed contemporaries,
whether justified by the plea of
county pride or not, should have
seen fit to make unprovoked at
tacks upon Mr.. Goodwin.
Will our neighbor be a little
more explicit and say which of
it's contemporaries and in what
the ''unprovoked attack" con-
sists? We have seen nothing of
that character in any other Of
the county papers that will COM
pare with the articles the Mes
senger sent out on the same page
with this charge against itsbreth-
rem. with which it seems to JUS
tify it's turning away from its
countyman, who is much better
fitted for the position to es-
pouse the cause Of the man who
after four years trial is not able
to show results. AS for the Chief,
we emphatically deny the charge.
We have said that Mr.. Goodwin
betrayed his party pledges, and
the records show it. We ex-
pressed regret that he contended
with the widow Of the man who,
above all others, assisted him to
the nomination for the place he
has occupied for over three years
and a half, for Is per cent. Of the
price of his life, and the court
records show it. We have charged
him with deceiving many of his
constituents as to his influence in
Cor gress, causing them to believe
by his claims through the kind
ness Of the press, and his literary
bureau, for which the people have
paid, that he was doing great
things for his district, when he
had done practically nothing, and
the records show it. We have
charged him with trying to use
the Farmers Union to continue
himself in Congress, and the COL
umns of the Messenger and the
Robesonian show it.
We now charge him with using
the money the people have. paid
him, to ridicule and belittle Sen
ator Clark, one of his opponents
for the congressional nomination,
by having a ridiculous communi-
cation printed as an ADVERTISE
ment, that bore the name of a
man who had greatly wronged
Mr.. Clark, and who was the bene.
ficiary of his mercy. In making
this charge in the way of ear.
marks or internal evidence, we
ask the editor of the Messenger
who has so recently enlisted ir
. his service, to refer to the Viii
mington Star Of Sunday, the 29tt
, Of May. He will note in the syn
, opsis of new advertisements: "A
, card-H. L. Goodwin. Let hin
| now search through the papel
and if he finds a card with Mr.
Godwin's name to if, he will d,
more than anybody else has beef
: able to do. but he will find sour
t rilous article bearing the name o
: one De Vane. who had greatl
t wronged Mr.. Clark. in which
e communicationMr. Goodwin, whom
;. we charge with paying for it's in
a sertion, is referred to as ''tha
e little cuss, Goodwin" We Civ
n the above earmarks pointing t.
J. the truth of the charge, and
It he denies it will prove it ou
: right.
n Now, if the Messenger is reall
s as it intimates, going to supper
man who has been tried an
found wanting in party fealty;
man who has spent his time
deceiving his constituents; wi
contended with the estate of h
Id benefactor for one-fourth of tt
is money paid for the taking of h
lie life by the railroad company;wl
~ ~ claims influence that he does n
on possess and works that he h;
mot done; who pays for the abu