The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

Not since it was reared some ten
wears ago has Robson county's tenn
nile of Justice in Lumberton held such
p crowd as gathered there Saturday
eager to hear message from the
lips of North Cardinals Governor,
Hon. Thomas w. Beckett. Chairs
and benches were brought in to sup
plement the regular seating capacity
of the court room, and every avail
able inch of standing room was oc-
cnpied besides, in both main audi
torium and gallery. There must have
been two thousand people in the
room.
It was the sort of eager throng that
inspires a speaker to do his best, and
nobly did the Governor rise to the
occasion. The hearts Of his hearers
burned within them as he told with
e'onuence of the heroism and suffer-
ipos Of the French people, as he pic
Eured the barbarous deeds of the Ger
mans, as he told of the German am
bition of world domination, and as ne
gave conclusive reasons why the Unit
ed States could not stay out OF the
awful conflict with safety or SELF
respect.
The people expected great speech
from the Governor and they heard
great speech. Dull indeed must be
the metal from which he did not
strike some fire of resolve to bear
cheerfully any and every hardship
and make every sacrifice to win the
war for righteousness and humanity
As a prophet who should interpret
to them the confusing manifold
voices that cry to them in this time
of storm of stress the people hung
upon the words of the Governor Q:
their State and for an hour and hal
while he spoke there was scarcely
movement save of applause at SOM
striking utterance, and even from tn
ranks of those who had to stan
throughout the address there were no
half a dozen who stirred from tn
room.
Coming at the invitation Of Cam
Willis H. Pope to deliver the annus
address on the anniversary OF tf
birth of Robt. E. Lee, the Governe
said the best way to praise Lee, tf
knightliest Christian soldier the wor
q example and do as he would do, al
4 his whole life declared that in tin
like this he would lay his all on tt
81 altar of his country. "Today the n
81 ton is calling upon every man, WON;
# and child to give all, if need be,
save the world from the grip of a
tocracy", said the Governor, and t
man who is not willing to give
life and all that he has in this "gres
est, grandest and most righteo
v cause any nation ever fought for
the history of the world" he decla1
has lived too long already. He III
ed the purchase Of War Savings
Thrift stamps, the campaign to S
which is one of the most imports
movements in connection with
war. Invest money in the war
your hearts will be in it, and 'all
furies of hell cannot defeat the III
ed hearts and minds of 10000,
American people"
A greater message than the fam
"Hold Robson and save the Sta
the Governor said he brought, and t
was, "Let Robson advance and
humanity
Declaring that to be fit to h
t eternal life we must be willing
[ sacrifice our very all, the pleasl
and the property of today upon
altar Of greater tomorrow, the I
ernor said there is not yellow ST.
in all North Carolina, and the )
will dc it's duty, as it always has
its duty in every CRISIS.
The government has gone a
raising an army in the fairest
squarest way an army was ever
ed in the history of the world,
Governor said, and the man who
derstands the selective draft law
does not endorse it is not a
American, he is not willing to {
his end of the log. On the next
the emphasis is going to be lal
the selective feature, end there
not be left loafer in the State.
who have not been supporting
wives, goods-box whittlers, drug
loafers, poolroom aristocracy an
coca-cola gentry will all be take
He told how the United