The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-09
Six Reasons Why We Should
Support Goodwin for Re-Nom-
nation for Congress.

To the Editor of The Robesonian;
l. He bears the marks of be-
ing a sober, decent gentleman.
2. He first won the nominal
ton by clean methods, and has
sought denomination by the same
means. If he appears as ''po-
iitical accident" the same could
be said of Senator Simmons,
Abraham Lincoln and Grover
Cleveland.
3. From the time of his cleo
ton, he has studied the needs of
our district, and has brought the
claims of our soils, streams and
nighwaysin touch with the means
Of improvement in the hands of
the National government. At the
same time he has carefully look
ed after those incidental and in
dividual rights connected with |
appropriations forpublicimprove-
ments, cheaper transportation
and accommodating mail service.
A. The lower House Of Con-
gress is composed of nearly four
hundred members; though SUBJ
ject to the review of the Senate
its range of legislation is per-
haps the most intricate and ex-
tensive of any body in the world.
In no other department of our
government does experience and
length of service count so much.
BY established custom the right
to vote is almost the only privi-
lege of new members. Mr.. Cod
win has served in that body four
years; what he has done is the
best means of Judging his in
fuence. He has schemes which
embrace years of work, and no
new man can handle them as he
is doing. Shall we jeopardize
the drainage of large areas. the
deepening of our rivers, the ex-
animation and survey of our soils,
the general sympathy Of the Ma
tional government, all to crafty
the wishes Of persons to whom
we owe little or nothing. Shall
we swap something we know for
that we have never tried to &C
back four years to do it?
5. The hope of our party tt
become masters of the govern
ment is the brightest in years
there is a widespread movement
to reward the men who hav,
brought about this confidence b,
returning them to their forme
seats; this is the more needful a
we look for many new member
of our party. In such an hou
shall office zeal take the place O
patriotism Should sections
strife deafen our ears to the need
of the Nation :?
6. MIR. Goodwin is our count
man. We are not speaking G
his home or place of birth. B,
since we have had a man in Coz
gress when before did the mel
women and children of ever
county so fully feel that they hs
representative at Washington
as since the election of Hannib
L. Goodwin? His name glid
along the improved road, tril
into the school houses, follow
burrows of the experiment farr
and now with compass in han
is wading the mire, crossing tt
tussocks and untwisting the ia
giles Of the swamps. But he
not a native of the county
Neither is Governor Kitchin, a
the next Democratic Preside
may hail from elsewhere. Wit
IN the past thirty years the cou
tvs population has more tn
doubled and her wealth is ma
times as much. The men a
women who have come amo
as, deserve much of the cred
these have had their share
building our railroads, improvi
our farms, furnishing money
our factories, filling our schoe
and in adding cheer to our HON
Not native of the county
the same plea could be made
many men to reject his preach
boycott his merchant, quit
DOCTOR, or to spurn the wife
mis- bosom.
But can we not give our no
county man compliment
voter Men of observation KIN
what misunderstanding, dis