Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-06-01

The office Of solicitor in the administration of the criminal
law though performing different duties is as vital to the public
vigorously prosecuted before jury will convict unless the
the best talent He gets the lawyer
naree from broad experience and has had successful
Gilbert Russell important position of solicit
desire set forth plainly the facts touching his fitness and
intended personal reference reflection the character
and integrity of either Of the gentlemen who oppose him for the
nomination Russell making his campaign first t
office second the service and devotion he has
blessings benefits the the
people and to forever make the Democratic the dominating
party in North Carolina.
Mr.. Russell born in the back woods of Montgomery
County back in the days when the people knew the full meaning
Few boys the late Seventies and early Eighties had ghost of
chance life and of that period has sawart
hood afe and enduring leadership The 10y who has money
and education and opportunity urged him and enters
chosen profession without the handicap OF school debt
deserves special credit for getting along But the boy who,
without literary training and without pull has found his
own chance despite handcaps and made good demonstrates
disputable evidence possessing character
present status of social and religious development
substance SO that we could abstract
all the contributions which have been made by the boys who
had chance but who succeeded despite the chance would
have nothing left but confusion chaos Gilbert did
not have chance but he had character burning
ambition that would let him in penury obscuiy The
way to success and usefulness long and tedious but he would
not give His life farm boy and then
railroad shops and at lumber plants and again hand
and then tenant farmer and later small land owner has led
him through all the hard experiences Of life and in reality made
him of that nnumerable multitude peo
pie who have woedor all they have and hearaches
dscouragements that the fortunate understand
True sympathy founded in similarity of Mr. Russell
knows how truly sympahize with the multuds their
and disapponments their failures and sorrows and truly
rejoice with them in their joys ambitions ideals
Soon Scotland County created Russell, though
tenant farmer had shown such devotion duty such traits
character and sound judgment personal and public matters that
he Register county urged on by
desire usefulness he afterwards became student
Trinity College where he studied Law Prof S. Modeca
completion his returned LauTnburg
with deeper interest in the education of the children of the
masses and merely those Who send
their children private school He always maintained that
every child entitled education He became
Superintendent Public Schools Scotland County
though the position practically at that time
nsnd constant service to the task of improving
public schools Scotland County Under his administration
signal progress quickened In
adequate inefficient schools consolidated special districts
the time in the county and with and from
public schools be found in other such county
today of the Laurnburg District which includes
Lanburg outside the Since he became
plans have been completed and bonds sold for the
strcton of the High School building costing approximately $780,
000 and with its completion Laurnburg will have splendid
school facilities any three times its size In the
performance his duties School Trustee he freely
consulting the the children uncompromisingy
for what he believed to be the best policies.
IL years have law partner
Prior that time he associated with Mr. H Gibson
believe know him The motives impulses
his life pure unsesh His sobriety
illness and hatred for profanity known by all who
known him. Every moral from the time of his youth
this good time his hearty support The
of Prohibition in the Eighties by 3d. majority changed into
everlasting and etetyong victory in 1908 by the consistent
sobriety personal Gilbert
He has been superintendent of of the Sunday Schools in East