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1 i Advertising Rates a m On Application. J hi One Dollar and Fifty cents the Year. L Established 1807. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Cents. VOL. XXXIX NO. 27 LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY MAY 25, 1908. WHOLE NO. 2358 ROBESONIAN Krementz 14K Gold Filled Collar Buttons. Have you been having trouble with the wear of your Collar Buttons ? If so come around and let us sell you a Krementz 14K Gold Filled. Positive ly the Best Gold Filled Button made. Style Wanted. Jewelry Store. WHY SIMMONS IS FORCRIAG Any Boylin's Screen Doors, Screen Windows, Packed 1-2 Doz to Bundle. Packed 1 Doz to Bundle. Cotton Hoes, Fruit Jars, Jar Rubbers, Fishing Tackle. We Will Appreciate Receiving Your Orders. N. J acobi Hardware Company, 5-25 Wilmington, N. C THE NATIONAL BANK, Fayetteville, N. C. it EVERYBODY REGARDS A DOLLAR As well worth making. Has it occurred to you that after you have made it, ii foolish not to take care of it in the best possible manner? Deposited In the National Banltot Fayetteville, your cash is far safer than if you kept it yourself. Fire cannot destroy our vaults and they otfer very little temptation to burglars. The latter gentry know it is much easier and safer to rob a store, office or home where money is known to be kept. Make your cash sate by depositing it with this bank. W. A. VANSTOKY, Pkesidfnt. E. H. WILLIAMSON, JOHN ELLIOTT. JNO. H. CULBRETH. HUNTER G. SMITH, H. McD. ROBINSON, W. E. K1NDLEY. A. R. McEACHERN, W. H. SIKES, C. J. COOPER, 6-21-lm S. W. COOPER, Active V. Pres. T. M. SHAW. Assistant Cashier McMILLAN, Cashier. Vice-Presidents , H DIRECTORS: J. VANCE McGOUGAN, W. A. VANSTORY, E. II. WILLIAMSON, A. L. SHAW, H. L. COOK, W. J. JOHNSON, JNO. R. TOLAR, JOHN ELLIOT, JOHN A. OATES, S. W. COOPER, W. L. HOLT, W. McLAUCHLIN, T. B. UPCHUCRH. The Most Skilful Player Cannot produce really fine music from a poor Piano. The purchase of such an instrument is a mistake, the selling of one is worse. When You Select a Piano Here we are always glad to have you bring an expert player with you. Thtn the tone and volume of our pianos aie brought out in all their beauty. Then the quality of our instruments is proven better than any attempt at description we might make. Eagle Furniture and Carpet Co. Ltmibertoti, N. C. A EMiaMe "BamiS Is one which outs the Interests of its Depositors above the Interests of its Officers and Stockholders. Conservative and Safe Management is more Important than Biy Dividends. It has been the Policy of this Bank to follow these Ideals. Our President and Cashier borrow no money of the bank. We require the same security of every one who bor rows from us. Not a Dollar Lost by Bad Loans in our Existence of Eleven Years. Is it to Youi Interest to Deal With Such a Bank? Open an Account with us and be Convinced. The Bank of Lumberton, Ltimberton, N. C. A. W. McLEAN, President, A. K. WHITE, Vke-I'res. TIIOS. J OFFICERS! R. D. CALDWELL, Vice-Pres. C. B. TOWNSEND, Cashier, MOORE, Ass't Cashier. Your Money Grows ! If You Deposit it in our Savings Bank. We pay 4 Per Cent. Interest, Compounded every Three Months, on any sum from 25 Cents Upward. Now is the Time to begin to save, and opening an ac count with our Bank is the Best Way to begin the Sav ings Habit. If you are our customer, we lend you money when you need it. Your money when Deposited with us, is payable on Demand. If you have no account with us, call or write us for furth er particulars about our methods. Robeson County Loan and Trust Company, (Bank of Lumberton Building,) LUMBERTON, N. C. A. W. McLean, President. Stephen Mclntyre, Vice-President. C. II. Morrow Cashier. READ ROBESOMAN BUSINESS BUILDERS. No Man in North Carolina Has Rendered the Democratic Par ty More Unselfish, More Un ceasing and More Effective Service Than Mr. Craig." Senator F. M. Simmons has written the following open letter to Hon. Cameron Morrison, of Mecklenburg, touching the gub ernatorial contest and giving the reasons that actuated him in sup porting Hon. Locke Craig for the nomination for Governor: United States Senate, Washington, D. C, May 19th. 1908, Hon. Cameron Morrison, Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Dear Mr. Morrison: Your esteemed favor of the 16th received. Not only you, but other friends in North Carolina have advised me by letter and in per sonal conversation that in certain sections of the State some of the friends of Mr. Kitchin seemed more eager to make a point against me than against Mr. Craig or for Mr. Kitchin. The same is true I am told with respect to ex-Governor Aycock. I am also advised that the bitter ness of the assaults upon us in some sections is without a par allel in the campaign history of the State. No one should be deceived as to the cause of this sudden out break against the ex-Governor and myself. It is not on account of Mr. Kitchin, or of Mr. Craig. It is not because we are support ing the one or opposing the other. I know that it is the pretext, but it is a mere pretext. The real cause ought to be apparent to ev eryone. There is a certain ele ment in the State which has long desired to get a lick, not only at the ex-Governor and myself, but at others who have stood with us in some great movements that have made history in North Car olina in recent years, and our po sition in the Gubernational con test has given them an opportuni ty to deal the blow they have long been so anxious to deliver. In short, the present outbreak of bitterness and resentment to wards us is instigated by influ ences entirely disconnected from the Gubernatorial contest and in spired by a selfish desire to weaken our influence and posi tion in North Carolina. Speaking for myself and of my self, I have no fears. What I have done I have done as a matter of conscience, and the consequences must take care of themselves. I make no apologies. My life is an open book. No man can hurt me by telling the truth, and I have lived long enough not to fear a lie. Early in the present Guberna torial contest I declared myself for Mr. Craig for Governor. In declaring myself for Mr. Craig and advocating his nomination I am simply exercising the right of preference which every other Democrat in the State possesses. I am not simple enough to be lieve and I do not think the peo ple of North Carolina will be lieve that the outcry now being raised against me in North Caro lina on the part of some is because I have seen fit to exercise this unquestiona able right. Men do not work themselves in a frenzy of passion and hate, nor do they seek to arouse these feelings in otfiers for such reasons, and I ask the people of North Carolina to look for the real reasons for these as saults upon me and answer whether they approve the motive and purpose of this attempt to undermine and weaken me in the esteem and regard of the vo ters of a party and State to whose services I have given the best years of my life. If, as you say in your letter, in view of these assaults, the people of North Carolina are interested in knowing my rea sons for declaring myself for Mr. Crag, I have no objections what ever to giving them. I am supporting Mr. Craig's candidacy for Governor, first, because I believe him to be emi nently fitted for that exalted po sition, both in respect to ability, attainments and equipment. In tellectually he is entitled to rank with the ablest of our public men. In character, in courage and in moral stamina he is the peer of any man in the State. I am for Mr. Craig for Gov ernor, secondly, because I know him to be interested upon the right side of every question now . . . engaging the attention oi our people affecting the material, ed ucational, and moral betterment of the State. The best educa tional speech I have ever heard fell from his lips and he trav eled three humdred miles to make it. His interest in every question affecting the material prosperity of the State I know to be profound, and surely few if any, have done more to advance the cause of real temperance in North Carolina than he has. A more patriotic, a more loyal, and a more unselfish man, I have never known. In his thinking, in his doing, and in his purposes and motives, he is as pure as a good woman but in every fibre of his being there is the courage of the lion and the strength of the oak. I do not believe any man can come as close to him as I have come in the great battles that have been fought in North Caro lina since 1892 without appreci ating his great worth and feeling for him a sincere admiration I am for Mr. Craig thirdly.because he is a Democrat among Demo crats, a Democrat whose services are always at the beck and call of his party ;a Democrat without sel fishness; a Democrat who is ready to serve his party at any cost and at any sacrifice, with or without reward. I know whereof I speak and I speak with deliberation and with justice to others when I say that begining with 1892, when I first became chairman of the Democratic Executive Com mittee, no man in North Carolina has rendered the Democratic party more unselfish, more un ceasing ana more ettf etive ser vice than Mr. Craig. During the six campaigns made under my Chairmanship his services have always been at the command of the party and in each cam paign he has gone from moun tain to seashore, anywhere and everywhere he was ordered to go, always at his own expense. In unrl in tnt still o-ron tor ! anQ Was hind him, consider what he has done for Democracy in the try ing struggles of recent years and consider what we have done." These are the facts, the things and the conditions, which cause me to stand for Mr. Craig in this fight. If any man shall say I ought to hold my tongue, I point him as my answer to the unjust, the untrue, and the ungenerous assaults which are being made by some upon this faithful and loyal champion of Democracy, and to the abuse and slanders of myself so rampant today in certain sections of North Caro lina. Surely I have the right to defend myself, and surely it is my duty, having special knowl edge of the facts gained as Chairman to see that a faithful party worker is not denied credit for his work or stigmatised with disloyalty. Very truly yours, F. M. Simmons. A LIE DENOUNCED. RIGHT OF A CITIZEN. An Old Confederate Soldier and Preacher Denounces as a Lie the Report That He is Preach ing Social Equality. To the Editor of The Robesoliian. Dear sir, Will you allow me space in your columns to set a false rumor right? I was sent here the first of last November as pastor of two Croatan Indian churches. This, of course, is only a home mission work and for nearly seven months I have preached faithfully to them "Christ and Him crucified". But for the last few days I have heard from several that some one was circulating a report that I wss preaching social equality. This I denounce as a malicious, black lie, and the party or par ties who circulated it and all who j have reiterated it know it is a lie. I am an old Confederate soldier who served the whole four years in the 24th N. C. Regt., Ransom's Brigade; was Gen. ' Matt. W. Ransom's foot scout, oaisrn. and m the still ereater nao -apLUiCU m nuguo!, campaign for the adoption of the ' l863 while on a scout and was amendment, he was our mainstay in far western North Carolina where the real battle had to be fought and won. He was then, as he is now, the acknowledged leader of the Democrats of the trans-mountain section of the State. The fact that the amend ment was at first unpopular with Democrats of that section; the fact that in many counties our friends were in open revolt against this great measure, did not daunt him. When the forces of opposition were strongest and looked almost irresistible he threw himself into the fight with an energy and a courage which inspired faith and stem med the tide, and I say now as I have said hundreds of times be fore, that to him more than any other man was due the fact that in the end that section of North Carolina gave its support to this great measure of relief to the State and salvation to the East. In the light of tnis record, to question this man's Democracy seems incredible; to say the least it is not creditable to those who knowing the fact do it. I am for Locke Craig lastly, be cause his splendid record of ser vice to the Democratic party, stretching through nearly a quarter of a century, revealing a fitness and brilliancy equal to that or any man in our ranks, has absolutely had no reward nor recognition. The section of the state trom which he comes was once the enemy's country in a political sense, and no man did more to redeem it than he. He is its favorite son. Every county in the Congressional Dist rict in which he resides has held its con- j vention and he has carried them j solidly except one, and carried that solidly except one-fifth of one vote. He has also carried solid ly nearly every county adjoining his District. Was there ever more comciusive evidence tnan this of the love and confidence of a people for a man? What other man has been thus complimented in our history where there was a serious contest for the office he sought? For many years his section of the State has come to the general convention of our party claiming first place on the ticket, but never before have they been so united for any man. They come now and say "we have not had a Governor for nearly half a century, here is our favorite son, we stand solidly be- kept prisoner 14 days and was with the last prisoners that were exchanged. I was promoted on the battle field from a private to second lieutenant. I was carried off the batte-field near Drewer's Bluff, on June 16, 1864, with thirteen bleeding wounds upon my person. Futhermore, I am 64 years old and have never had one minute's business in court in my life; and more than all, I am a Democrat of the first water; and in conclusion allow me to say the dirty contemptible scoun drel or scoundrels that are back biting me are not worthy to as sociate with the Croatan Indians I am preaching to, and they can take this medicine or they can find me at Elrod six days in the week. I can't say I really like any thing like this, but no one will tell me where they hear the re ports, and I feel like I should re sort to some means to vindicate my good name and irreproach able character. 1 want to love everybody and do everybody good; that has been the sole ob ject of my life these thirty years I have been in the ministry ; and I stand ready to forgive the poor liar and backbiter whenever he or they come and confess their faults, and pray God's blessing upon them. They have circum scribed my usefulness in this 1 community. j Sincerely yours for, truth, j G. W. Stancill. Elrod, N. C, May 22, 1908. Ex-Governor Aycock Replies to Criticism of His Advocacy of Locke Craig's Nomination. In introducing Mr. Locke Craig, Democratic candidate for Governor, to an audience at Goldsboro last Thursday night, Gov. Aycock took occasion to an swer some of the criticisms that have been made of his action in advocating the nomination of Mr. Craig. In this connection he said: ' 'I am about to commit another imprudent act. I am about to present to you the speaker of the occasion and to endorse his candi dacy for Governor. "I am aware that many of my friends in this county and else where in North Carolina have criticised my writing a letter in behalf of the candidacy of the speaker who is to address us to-1 night, and have said that it was unwise in me to do so; that it would hurt me in the future. When was I ever wise? When did I ever stop to count the cost if the interest of the Democratic party and the State of North Carolina were involved? When have I ever hesitated to serve a friend even if it did cost me something to serve him? I thank God that the wisdom to take care of myself has been denied me, if thereby I may haply serve my btate the better and prove my self more loyal to my friends, After all, was it not this want of wisdom on my part which made me the unanimous nominee of the party in 1900? For certain am I that this was the chief vir tue which I had, if any I possess ed, and certainly when I was mak ing the canvass in 1900 and seek ing to disfranchise the nergo it never occurred to me that I was likewise disfranchising myself. Have we come to the time when, because a man has once held high office he shall be regarded as a fiing apart too high and mighty to take pot luck with the people; who has so many honors that it is dishonorable in him to serve his State further in a private capacity, and so many friends that he cannot serve any one of them without offending the rest? Surely this is a theory of govern ment which does not belong to genuine Democracy. A man gains no rights by having held high station, nor does he lose any. He is neither the better nor the worse for having held the position, and his influence, if he have any, is due, not to the position which he has held, but to the service which he has done and the character to which he has attained. Shall any man be denied this right? What is it that makes it proper for presi dents of banks and lawyers and merchants to espouse the cause of Mr. Kitchin and write letters in his behalf, and makes it little short of criminal for another who is today but a private citizen, to support Craig? Shall a Congress man, while still holding his of fice, be permitted to urge the people to vote for him for Gov ernor, and it be made an offence for one who has once been Gov ernor and is now a private citi zen, to urge the nomination of another equally worthy and with each one of them can truly say that that importance came from service to the Democratic party in fighting the common enemy, and not in at tacking the Democratic organiza tion nor its leaders. It has been the effort of each of these four gentlemen to keep the Democra tic party united, growing strong er year by year, and not to sepa rate it into factions and weaken it by abuse unmerited and un true. If they have had axes to grind they have used them when ! ground so as to slaughter Repub licanism and not Democracy. "Speaking for myself alone, I can say with truthfulness that I never made a political speech nor did other work for the Demo cratic party in consideration of what the effect might be on my own political fortunes. I think I may say the same thing for Senator Simmons, Governor Glenn and Locke Craig. "It has been charged by the supporters of Mr. Kitchin that I am supporting Mr. Craig because of an agreement between him, Senator Simmons and myself that Senator Simmons is to resign and Governor Craig is to appoint me to the United States Senate. I have seen the day when my ap pointment to the United States Senate or my election thereto would have been a great delight to the Democracy of this county. I believe even now with all the bitter things which have been said about me by the advocates of Mr. Kitchin, that if I were a can didate, even against Mr. Kitchin, I should have the cordial support of every Democrat in the county; but I am not a candidate for the Senate and have never been. I have never entered into any agreement with any man to for ward my own political prefer ment. This charge when analyz ed easily falls to the ground. In the first place, those who know Senator Simmons are perfectly aware that he is not likely to die and has no intention of resign ing. In the next place, the can didate whom 1 shall shortly pre sent to you would not, for the sake of the high office to which he aspires, enter into an agree ment to appoint any particular man to office. In the next place, if he would agree to appoint me to the office or any one else to my knowledge, I could not my self support him, for the offices belong to the people, and to them alone." PROFESSIONAL CARDS W. H. KIN LAW, Attorney-at Law LUMBERTON. N. C. All business promptly transacted. i-n;tf R. C. Lawrence, Proctor. Stephen Mclntyre, .lames 1). Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor, Attorneys anil Counselors at Law. ! LUMBERTON, N. ('. j l'ractice in State and Federal Courts. Prompt attention j;iveii to all business. LEON. T. COOK, A'l THUNKY AT Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. Ollice in First National Hank Building. T. A. McNeill, T. A. McNeill, Jr. McNeill & McNEili, Attorneys at Lav.-. LUMBRTON, N. C. Will practice in all the Courts. Busi ness attended to promptly. WADE WISHART, Attorney at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. Prompt attention given to all business. Of lice over Bank of Lumberton. tf-l D. P. SHAW, Attorney at Law. LUMBERTON, N. C. All business entrusted to hint prompt ly attended to. Ollice in Shaw building. N. A. McLean, A. W. McLean. McLEAN & McLEAN, Attorneys at Law, LUMBERTON, N. C. Offices on 2nd floor of Bank of Lum berton Building, Rooms 1, 2, 3, anil 4. Prompt attention given to all business. more service? That appears to be the doctrine that is openly avowed; to which, as a man be Senator Overman's Good Work. Washington Correspondence Charlotte' OW'rvt-r. Senator Overman, as a member of the Senate committee on pub lic buildings and grounds, has done good work for his State. He has succeeded in holding in the omnibus bill every item for North Carolina as it came from the House, and in addition secur ed the following: $00,000 for a public building at Wilson, the amount being previously provided for in a special bill introduced by Senator Simmons; increases as follows: From $115,000 to $140, 000 for a building at Salisbury; from $110,000 to $10,000 lor a building at Washington; from $280,000 to $350,000 for a customs house at Wilmington, and the following amounts to purchase sites for buildings to be erected in the near future: $10,000 at Greenville; $10,000 at Hickory; $10,000 at Monroe, and $7,500 at CHAS. B. SKIPPER, ATTOKNKY-AT-l.AW, LUMBERTON, N. C. All business entrusted to hint wil receive prompt and careful attention. Office in First National Bank Build ing over Post Office. E. M. BRITT, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office upstairs in Argus Building. All business promptly transacted. E. J. BRITT, ATTOKN EY-AT-LAW, LUMBERTON, N. C. Office over Pope's Drug Store. STOCK REMEDIES. Every bottle of Dr. Edmond's Colic and Lung Fever Cure is Guaranteed for colic, gravel, pneumonia, stomach and lung disorders. Also a blood prurifier. DR. W. O. EDMUND, 3-21 Lumberton. N. C. J. M. LILLY, M. D. Practice limited to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. 113 Green St. Fayetteville, N. C. 4-16-tf Dr. Thomas C. Johnson, Physician and Surgeon. Lumberton, N. C. Office over McMillan's Drug Store. Calls answered Promptly day or night. Home at residence of Prof. J. R. Poole 4-27-tf. DR. N. A. THOMPSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LUMBERTON, - - N. C. Office at Hospital. Phone No. 41. Down town office over McMillan's Drug Store. Calls promptly answered night or day, in town or in the country. DR. R. T. ALLEN, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, - - N. C. Office over Dr. McMillan's Drug Store. lieving in the equality of all the Oxford. These increases added people, I will never assent. j to the original sum make a to "I claim no more rights thanjtal of $957,500. The North belong to every Democrat, and I ; Carolina delegation according to JOHNSON POSSIBILITIES. A Table Which Shows Why the Minnesotan's Candidacy Ap peals to Reason. Mobile Herald. Tabulate the Johnson expecta tions and possibilities and we have: votes needed in addition to the South, 83. wealth and population has secur ed more for the State than any other State will get. Minnesota 11 North Dakota 4 South Dakota 4 Montana 3 Washington 5 Nebraska 8 Minos 27 New York 39 New Jersey 12 Delaware 3 Total 116 It is not surprising that the Democracy of the nation, eager to win, and considering all these things, turns its eyes more and more toward the son of the Swedish immigrant. will not, through fear of injury to myself, forego that liberty of speech without which republics cannot exist. It is not worth the j consideration of the people that j A Large Sycamore. advocates of the nomination of c,rrespn,lem'e ofTne R"Uw)nian- any candidate should feel called j Miss Lula Thompson is visiting upon to attack the supporters of i her uncle, Mr. Ed Thompson, any other candidate. The re-j Mr. Frank Holcomb and his sponsibility for this sort of thing : sister, Miss Mary, are visiting must rest somewhere. It is cer-1 their sisters,MesdamesMiller and tain that the people do not natur-! Thomson. ally make warfare on private j Mr. Joe Miller and Miss Alice citizens, and when we find such j Scott were out riding Sunday a condition existing we may be j evening; guess they had a nice sure that the fault rests with the ! time. candidate and not with the peo j In Thompson township, at what pie. j is known as the Samuel Thompson "Something was said last night i old place, now owned by Mr. Ed in the address delivered in this ; Thompson, is a sycamore tree the hall about the 'Big Four.' Of, trunk of which measured twenty course the speaker disclaimed j one feet around, and one of the any intention of attack upon the branches is sixty feet long. The four gentlemen referred to, but tree has been there a hundred . t . fri If i. -w tne term itseii is oiiensive, ana j and twenty-two years, it was certainly was never originated by plowed up by his uncle Jackie DR. JOHN KNOX, JR., Phy&iclan and Surgeon, Lumberton, N. C. Office at MeLean-Rozier Drug Store. 1-2-08 J. A. MacKETHAN, M. D., MacKathan Building. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat a Specialty. 1-13 a friend of any of the four. If these four gentlemen referred to ever attained sufficient impor- I tance to be thus characterized, Ihompson when a boy. It was the first one known on this side of big Pee Dee. Raynham, N. C. May 20, 190? Offic. E. G. SIPHER, ELECTRICIAN, Lumberton, N. C. in Shaw Building. Phone N'o. 11R. 1-6 DR. R. F. GRAHAM, DENTIST, LUMBERTON, X. C. Office over Bank of Luniberton. Rooms No 7 and 8. 1-20-08 DR. J. C. McKENZIE, Physician and Surgeon, ORRUM, - - N. C. 3-9-tf THE LUMBERTON PRESSING CLUB. A Hospital for Your Clothing. We Clean, Press and Repair. Ladles Fabrics a specialty. R. T. MUSSELW H ITE, Mj?r. 1-23-tf