The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-16

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Answered BY r. C. Taylor
Member of Congressional Exc
cutive Committee of Harnett
County. Who Knows the Facts.
Mr.. EDITOR:
I notice from letter and press
CLIPPINGS that they say MI. God
win has no influence in Congress
and has been unable to accomp-
lish anything for the relief of his
people. Did anyone ever stop to
think who are preferring these
charges and why? The charges
are being made by those who
want Mr.. Godwin's job and they !,
want the job for the purpose of
drawing the 800 per year.
N wv do not desire to. get into
any controversy through the press
or otherwise, but to my own
knowledge | know that the state
ments being circulated are abso-
lutely false; there is no founda-
ton for them whatever.
noticed a statement the other
day to the effect that he had been
unable to pass but two little pen
sion bills. This statement is false
because a good many bills have
been introduced by Mr.. Goodwin
for the relief of the people of his
district that have been enacted
into laws and are today upon the
statute books. Now when they
~ eound preferring charges why
cont you ask them to compare
his record with any of his prede-
c,ssors? Why don't you ask
Item to state wherein any of his
opponents are better qualified to
render better services inCongress
during the coming four years
than Mr.. Goodwin has rendered
for his people during his services
in Congress? Consider the four
candidates against him and state
wherein any one of them could
do more than he has done. Nov
am in favor of keeping the re-
cords straight; they say he has
passed but two bills. let us see
about that. Isn't it a well-known
fact to the people of his district
that he passed bills appropriate
ing 100000 for a custom house
at Wilmington: for an additional
appropriation of $40, 900 for the
public building at Fayetteville
for SIS, 900 to purchase a site for
a public building at Lumberton
for hundreds of thousands of dol.
lars for the lowerCapeFear river,
and many bills for surveys look
ing to the improvement Of such
rivers as theShallotte, the North.
east and theElizabeth river, while
other bills are yet pending To-
the improvement of Lumber an(
other rivers. Isn't it of common
knowledge that he has passed /;
bill through the House adopting
for the first time the long-agitat
ed Upper Cape Fear project AM
secured enough money to begi1
the work ?Don't the people know
that he rallied to the relief of tn
flood sufferers and had the Wa
Department to make a thorougl
investigation of the destitute con
dition of the people and secur
enough money to purchase cor
and supplies to be used by tn
farmers in planting and feedin
stock during the cultivation {
the next crop?
| am member of the congress!
ional executive committee Of tn
sixth district and have watche
with much pleasure the remark
able and successful record of M
Goodwin in Congress and l cha
ienge anyone to show wherein
has not done all that could ha,
been done, he being a memb'
of the minority party in theHous
1 challenge anyone to sh o
wherein his record has been su
passed by any one of his pred
cessors. Now | want the crit
of Mr.. Goodwin to come up al
answer this challenge, if tn,
are able to do so, or shut up.
could go on and show thousan
of things Mr.. Goodwin has do
for the relief of the people, b
space will not permit in she
article like this. Every farm
and labOring man in the six
distlic It knows that he has cha
pioned their cause and if
truth was known Mr.. Goodwin
bel 1g fought strenuously tod
because his opponents and t
friends of his opponents KIN
that he iS hv for tho e+ronr