The Dawson journal., 1883-04-19
Running for Office.
Bill Arp On Defense OF
Characters.


explain, when he was accused of i'm
prophet es that happened a long
time a5,,, bal II | was 4 candidate for
a high Office aud somebody began to
pick al me, l would just say, You
90 to thunder" or words to that
effect. The people of Georgia have
known Governor Bugnton AMI Major
Bacon for twenty odd years, and have
honored them and been proud of
them and they can be fooled about
ther characters now. Character is
not made bv the day nor the year,
bat ten or twenty years always SET
ties down what a man really is, es-
prcinlly if war comes alcag in the
meantime. Character is rated by
the people just Ike merchants are ra-
ted hv the commercial agencies. Ii
is not down in books with figures
aud letters aid the like, but it is
down in brain and heart and memory.
The people weigh public man just
ike they weigh nabor. They do
It unconsciously and without method,
and ut 40 particular time, but they
do it. In fact it does itself Some
n&bors make big show for awhile,
and put their best foot forward and
captivate the settlement, but by and
by their true character comes out
and everybody knows it. Even the
niggers know it, Just so it is with
public men. Bovnton, and Bacon,
and Mcdaniel have been tried, and
have got their rating Their charac-
ters are established, and the people
are proud OF them, and it is TOO late,
too late, 10 get up a bill of ipdict-
mint now
Either Of them will make good
governor, and there is 10 use IN their
overzyalous friends getting upan un-
saemly wrGngle The people don't
wan'ti it, and they won't indorse it.
They don't care anything about the
asking Bullock for Office OF taking a
fee in the Brunswick railroad or any
other nonsense, they have THEN
choice between the candidates, but
il don't come from the like OF that
or anything Just now trumpet up
and tumhied np for the
occasion, but it CONES from ten
or fifteen or twenty year, knowledge
of their conduct, Their reputation for
truth, and candor, and capacity, an
unselhshness, and patriotism. Man
Is not like mule. They say mule
can behave himself for ten years, aud
then sudIenly kick your dayhghts
out without any proyocation, but d
man won't 10 that A man don't
learn new tricks after forty years old
4 and | retkep our candidates are all
OF that. There IS nothing against
any OF EN- that I ever heard OF.
They all like themselves pretty we'll,
Bat that is inst human They want
Il their share Of what's going, but as
john Brannon says they always leave
one bite for the calf. never heard
but one thing against Mcdaniel, and
that was his soldiers said he never
could say "Iall back" in time when
the Yankees were crowGing EN- and
II everybody else was reteating. He
could say forward and charge and
the like of tha very well but re
treat and fall back seemed to stick in
his throat, aud one time he ha liked
to have jerile, h!s head OH before he
could tell 'em TO get away from there.
N That would be mighty bad in the
commander incbiaf Of the army and
navy If we had to have another little
n war; but | reckon we won't soon.
and so we can risk him. The state
Is safe and the people are all calm
and serene, for il the con. .ention
can't agree on either OF these horses
that are booked for the race, there
are plenty of good nags tied ont 10
the swinging limbs Pat Walsh. and
Pni Cook, and Smith and Sinmons.
aud Crawford and Jackson are not
dead yet, and | hope they will take
good care OF themselves, for Gcornia
wants a good reserve corp in rhe
rear. Let EN- keep out Of DANGER
and never ride on he bullgiae. You
see 1 was waiting for the train tue
otAer day to 60 up TO Joe Browns
IRON nine, and wheI it came along
u Mr.. Whitehead, the conductor, and
Mr.. Caln. the engineer, very politely
invited Mr.. Callahan and myself to
rl"e on the engine and he give me
the post of honor which was the post
"i uangef, night next to the boiler,
ana Moilitt, the fireman opened the
trap door AMI shoveled in more coal,
1hd as we moved oil, said, now Mr.
Whitehead, if this old Bee!z, hub
olows up | would be the first man
hi''ei,' and shore enough had hard
Sald Ii, when ''bang" went the Oil
oo'ler like clap of thunder in a
clear SKY, and the steam come a bule-
lis' an. me and MI Callahan Iii AIT
CaAe Llme to faint nor hollpr, nor
J"np' but we just tumbled out head
.'femost down steep bank, and
pc gong on our all-fuurs and MI
Chtiauan he weighs $50 pounds and
1'l al over me two or three times
""G sept gong, and we never stop
pea until the ieuce stopped us, for
ne soea'n was 80 lick we coul lent
wee anything aud after Mr. Callahan
otoAe the fence down be gallopped
%" 'n hls hind legs ahoat city yards,
.7' 7'hlug back he eJa;ghteuel uo
'''"' falmmed, hood aud murthar.
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