The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-06-16
Give Us a New Deck" and an
Honest Ceal-Colwin Back to
Congress.

F1OneSt LealDl OWN Back to
Congress.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Much is being said through the
press in the sixth district con-
corning the candidates for Con-
gress. 1t is to be regretted that |
Robson has candidate at this
time. We should all be pleased to
support MIN, however. when we,
from past observations, feel that
to support Robeson's candidate
at this time we do 80 in the face
of our better judgment. We are
for Mr.. Goodwin, and when | say
we, that means the laboring
classes generally, men that get
out and turn something up"
and not the fellow thatsits around
and waits for something to turn
up".
We have no personal feeling
against Mr.. McKinnon. He is
one of Robeson's foremost citi-
zens; he has the honor of being
the father" of the canteloupe
industry in our county. This in
dustry is quite too young to be
separated from a fathers care
for four years. Let's keep Major
McKinnon in the county and per-
haps he will be the happy faith
err of some other great industry
for old Robson.
We note in The Robesonian an
itemized statement" of what
Mr.. Goodwin has and has not ac-
complished. We should like for
TheRobesonian to publish a similar
account of what some of his pre-
decessors have done. We desire
to send him back and give him
further. chance, We are satisfied
with what he has done so far,
and feel sure that he will accom-
plish more within the next four
years than any other man we
might send.
Now let's review what Mr.. Nc
Kinnon has done tor the farmer,
without having graced congress-
ional halls. The most Of US, if
not all, remember a lengthy ar.
tiole appearing in The Robson.
ian about year ago of which
Mr.. McKinnon was the father
we will omit HAPPY" advising
the farmers what to do in the
way of reducing cotton acreage.
He brought forth a lot of Stats
tics showing up the situation in
a very bad light, stating how
much cotton was on hand, ano
how much would be carried int
the new year and what the ulti.
mate result would be. We fur.
Their remember that within {
short time, perhaps ten days
the price OF cotton advanced anc
it has never been as low since
we don't think, as at the time hi
made the statement. We hav.
been told by farmers that upol
the strength of said article they
engaged cotton for future deliv
cry, and we all know the result
Mr.. McKinnon was president o
the Cotton Growers Association
and the people relied upon hi
knowledge of the situation
There is an old adage, "A fool
advice is better than none' ;how
ever, in this instance, none
would have been preferable. w
have known Mr.. Mckinnon TO
a long time (by reputation) ant
our entire knowledge of him ha
been as a man extensively en-
gagged in the cotton trade. Tn
Majors note of warning was dis
cussed land has since been cuss
ed by farmers with faces long
but, sad to say, they were des
tined to have to stretch som
more-when they had to delive
cotton at from 81 to lib cents
when cotton was worth on tn
open market from 12-a to IA
cents. Some farmers had to pa
double to get a shave on accour
of the unusual length, while ot]
ers could not shave at all on a
count of the dry grins".
seems that some people kno
just about as much about VIII
kind of men we need in Congre
as Mr.. Mckinnon did about Il
cotton situation; however, we +
member something about an Q
saying, "A wolf in sleeps clot
ing.
Everything Mr.. McKinnon h
'ventured into has been a hov
ing success with one exceptio
He was made president OF t