The Dawson journal., 1883-03-15
THE GUBERNATORlAL SIT
UATION.

mentioned for this distinguished
station are Boynton, Bacon, Nc
Daniel, Simmons, Blount, Walsh
Crawford, Cook, Lester, Smith
and a score or more of others
While it is not pretended that
all OF these have openly avowed
themselves as candidates, enough
Is known to justify one in arriv-
ing at the conclusion that they all,
are secretly cherishing hope,
however small, Of baingmado gov
ernor. Some OF these have once
entered the race and, then, with
drawn III the interest of "party
harmony, which, Of course, is
readily recognized as a species Of
strategy not uncommon in the
tactics of the willy politician.
Nor do we mean to irnpnte
TO any Of The above worthy
gentlemen q motive that is
sinister or improper, for we be-
lleye that man may indulge this
ambition without being suspected
Of something little or mean. To
wish to become governor of SO
great state as Georgia, is an am
bltlon at once lofty and laudible,
and we shall not fall out with any
man who is competent, for desir-
ing to fill this important trust; but
we do sonog hat prefer that can
dor which seeks to obtain the
office by letting the people know
squarely and frankly that the
candidate is in earnest and means
to get it if he can Then, so far
as the JOURNAL may be concern
ed, the race is narrowed down be-
tween two men, Major A. O. Ba-
con and Senator James S. Boyn-
ton. AS for the claims of Mr..
Bacon upon The people Of Geor-
gia they are well founded. He
has served his party well. lie
made the people of his state
most efficient legislator for twelve
long years, and at the end Of this
term of service he retired from
office with naught, SO far as we
know, against his official record
Mr.. Bacon Is also a man Of fine
ability, sufficient, at least, to dis
chalge tie duties OF the office to
which he now aspires, and We
doubt not that he is honest and
capable IN all other respects; but,
IN our Judgement, the very fact
that he has once been before the
people of his state as
candidate for this Office and
been defeated, renders his
success absolutely impracticable.
1t Is very certain that Mr.. Bacon
was not the choice of the people
of Georgia a few months ago, and
We know of no reason, as yet, why
they should have changed their
opinions. It is said, however, by
the friends Of Mr. Bacon, that he
was not defeated that he with
drew from the race before the con
vention before the vote terminal
ed This is all true, but it was
3nly when Mr.. Bacon discovered
Tor The first time his own real
weakness before that body, and to
retire was but the act of discre-
tion in order to prevent more
palpable and fragrant exposure of
that weakness. We have no OBJ
lection to Mr.. Bacon as man,
nor do we doubt, as already stated,
his capacity to fill the office with
credit to the state; but the people
Of Georgia have already passed
upon his case, and, therefore, it
seems 70 US worse than Jolly for
him to persist in the race. But
even granting, for the sake of
argument, that Mr.. Bacon's chan
ees for the govarnorship were
equal to those Of other men in the
state, and, still, we should not
support him; for the reason that
we prefer Senator James S. Boyn-
ton the now acting governor. Mr..
Boynton We believe to be eminently
qualified to fill the high station
which, by virtue of the constitu-
ton, he already occupies. While
ne is plain, unpretending, self
made man, and, possibly, without
50 much of the finish and polish
of the scholar, he is, nevertheless
possessed of a strong and vigor-
Gus mind, and, already. has madt