The Dawson journal., 1883-10-04
MIR. Blount and Mr.. Hanson.
Atlanta Constitution.

The editors of the Constitution
favored the appointment of Mr..
.. L. Hanson as one of the capitol
commissioners. We went before
the Governor and asked for his
appointment We regret now
that ne was not appointed, for he
would have made q most excellent
commissioner.
But we fail to see where there
is any important principle involy-
ed IN the failure of the Governor
to appoint Mr. Hanson. That he
had thought of doing so, is not to
be denied. But the senator from
Mr.. Hanson's district and two of
the representatives from his coun-
ty, for reasons doubtless sufficient
to themselves, asked the Govern
OF OF not to make the appointment
The Governor thereupon selected
another man that he believed
equally as capable as Mr.. Hanson.
and who had the full and earnest
Endorsements of the delegation
from his county. Had the Gov
ernor been led by this local oppo-
sltlon to Mr.. Hanson to the ap-
polntment of a man he knew to be
inferior to Mr.. Hanson in qualifica
tons, then he would have commit
ed wrong on the public. Had
the alternative of Mr.. Hanson's
appointment been a corrupt or in
ethclent man, the public at large
would have been concerned. But
is said that this alternative, who
we understand to be Mr.. Miller, of
Houston, was in the opinion of
the Governor quite as efficient and
capable as any man whose name
was considered and was without
local opposition. He, therefore,
determined on his appointment.
AS to Mr.. Blount, the case is
still simpler. AS we understand
it, Mr.; Hanson had openly express
ed his determination to oppose
Mr.. Blount's reelection to con-
gress. Mr.. Blount certainly had
the right therefore to oppose Mr..
Hanson's appointment as commits
sioner. Mr.. Hanson in turn has the
perfect right to redouble his oppo-
sition to Mr.. Blount. Butwe can
not see in what the issue rises to
more than a personal matter be-
tween Mr.. Hanson and Blount.
Ii the friends Of Mr.. Hanson
wish to make a public question
out of what is now simply a mat
ter of personal difference between
two estimable gentlemen, they
must deal with Mr.. Blount's rec
ord as congressman or as a pub
lie man. Otherwise they can only
hope to rally the personal friends
OF Mr.. Hanson, to take a personal
difference between himself and Mr..
Blount.
Judged by his record as a pub
lie man, Mr.. Blount will, we be-
leve, prove invincible. We have
watched his career closely, and
have never seen him fall short of
his duty. Experienced, able, con-
scientious and incorruptible, he
stands in the very front ranks of
the national Legislature, feared by
lobbyists and jobbers, respected
by patriots and beloved by his fell
low representatives. The loss of
his services would, in our opinion
be calamity to Georgia. If we
lived in his district we should GER
tainly cast our vote to sustain him,
just as we gave our influence to
Mr.. Hanson when his name was
before the Governor. And if the
Telegraph and Messenger makes
good its threat to beat Mr.. Blount
and drive him out of public life,
we shall regret it-iust as we re-
gret that Governor Mcdaniel fail
ed to give the state the services of
Mr.. Hanson on the capitol COM
mission.