The Dawson journal., 1883-04-05
TIMELF WORDS.

BY the iDscu,able deaee Of an alla ise
Providence the state of Georgia to-day
mourns the loss Of her 90 rlor. The .a-
mented Stephens, honorel in life. almost
adored in death sleeps now with his
father.
The convention to meet in Atlanta on
the tenth Of this month, is to select a sulta-
bic man for his successor. In fact, the,
are virtually 10 choose the governor OF ,his
proud commonwealth; for the voice of that
convention viii tecome the voice Of The
state Thenit bthoovcs them, as tue pa
triots: to look calmly and dispaesionately
upon the situation; to view it in all it, con
tingencies to lay aside e5elr thing ike
personal preferences, on personal pyeiasjice,
and to look solely to jhe interos. Of Gcor-
gia They should become parlisans for no
man; they should not become 'hauach-
men" for any ciiqne or clan. Because a
man-good and true it may be-is offered
by a particular section, or urged upon them
by special faction-is no reason that
such man should be made tt c5vornor
OF Georgia. Georgia has good. true and
tried men all over her territory, whom
Georgians would delight to honor. and any
one Of whom would make WORTHY .
capable governor. In fact, this number
SO great, that to select a few from the
manys would even seem uukind. But f3,
several years the democracy Of Georgia
have not been so united and SO connected
by brothelly love and affection as was their
custom in former days. Sections have
urged upon the people of the whole STATE,
their men in preference to all other men.
Not because, forsooth, others were not well
qualified, but simply because the men,
were theirs by location. Individuals are
too prone to disregard the wishes Of Others.
when these wishes conflict with their own
preference. To rise above see. ionalisin. o
take broad, liberal and expansive views of
the general situation, to look solely to the
common good, is the work Of the Chtis-
tian. the schoiar and the statesman. To
such a duty, the delegates soon to meet in
Atlanta, are called by the people Of Geol
gia. 'Iis no mean thing to be chosen to
position at once SO arduols and 50 ~ spon-
sible. Then they shou!a see to ii. that
they are not misled by the fittery of Office
seekers, or by the intrignes of designing
politicians 'Tis true they viii meet on
every hand, the plant tools Of asy ir.ny
candidates, loud dnthe praises of their favor
ties, and insulting in no moderate degree.
when their choice is not regarded. The.
viii find the political demagoGue on every
corner, surro mded by his parasites, Urging
and even forcing, were it possible. his
candidacy upon the people. But 70 these,
they should give no heed, but simply allow
them to become entangled and DESTROYED
in the meslies Of their own blind fanati-
cisin.
The condition IF Georgia, morally, fnan-
cialy or politically c}rsidcred, was never
improved BIZ such characters as these: bv
men, who have axes to grind and are ever
on the watch for The stone.
Let the interes. of the entire people, the
complete harnoay Of the democratic par
ty, that great buiwra of civil and political
liberty in Georgia. move every delegate to
thatconventi0n to select from the many
worthy sons Of Georgia, the a.test man
for the present emergency, without regard
to the wheediings Of the faction, or thds
ranpantd dictation of The blatant demagogue.
When they shall have don this, the good
and true Of every order, viii shout amen
and 9menl and the wloe state from q G
moGptoins 70 tbe sea, a. il reverberatos tas
sound, will cry yet louder still, "Wen dyle
good and faithful servant"