The Dawson journal., 1883-03-29
A STRONG ENDORSEMENT.

Inasmach as we have published i
the Boynton-Bullock letters, over
which Tie friends of Mr.. Bacon
have sought to make so much cap
ital, we think it but fair to pre-
sent, also, the other side OF the 1
picture Therefore we publish,
below, what the citizens of Griffin .
and Spauldiug county, assembled .
in mass meeting, have to say in .
regard to Mr. Boynton and his
political course:
I'VE, the people of Spalding county
lbeing the neighhors, friend. and immedi- /
ate constituents of Hon James S. Boyn- /
ton, in mass meeting assembled, do hereby
heartily ndorse and adopt the following
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, Hon. James s. Boynton has /
long lived in our midst AMI is personally
and intimately known to all Of us, and
whereas, his ability entities him to a fore
most rank among the leading men of our
state, being lawyer Of The highest legal
judgment and whereas, as lawyer citizen
and friend we have long known him to be
a gentleman of strict integrity, uusuilied
character and of true and devoted friend
ship, a man upon whose word and fidelity
all can implicitly rely; and, whereas, the
lamentable death Of the great Stephens
makes him necessarily a candidate for the
Office of governor of Georgia,
Therefore. Be it resolved, first whilst
we do not in any sense disparage the lucr-
its of any other gentleman who has been
named for this high Office and believing
that either OF them would make good ex-
ecutive for our commonwealth. we do.
nevertheless, know that BY tie elevation of
our fellow citizen, James s. 30, ,nton, to
the highest office Ia Georgia, cur state will
secure a governor who, fer ability, admin
istratIye talents and strict ana devoted ad-
herence to honesty, and to principle viii
well illustrate the true manhood OF our
people, and reflect honor upon our govern
ment.
Resolved 9nd, That whilst we deprecate
that species Of partisan politics which VIII
allow political opponents to undcrmind the
party standing Of such men as Governor
boynton by unfair criticism OF acts which
the condition Of affairs Of fifteen years ago
made proper, and to the best interests Of
! his people that we, his friends and neigh
bors, do assert that in the recently pub
lished letters Of Governor Boynton TO Gov
! ernor r. B. Bullock there is contained
nothing new to us, and that he applied to
Governor Bullock for the position OF Judge
of the Flint circuit. at the earnest request
Of his people, and in response to the gener-
a. expressed wish of the bar of this circuit
and good citizens of this community, who
were directly interested in fair and hon
est administration of the law, and who
were well satisfied of his constsncy to his
people, and of his answering devotion to
the principles Of the democratic party.
Governor Boynton has lived among us
before, during and since the war, and as
his countymen and Reighbors we do sol
emnly assert that at no time and in no
campaign has he failed to 'be in the front
ranks of those who wore battling for the
principles Of honest government as repre-
sented by the organized democracy, nor 60
We forget that true as he was in the armies
of the confederate states he was equally
true and valiant in his four days devotion
to our party at the polls when Governor
Bullock was candidate for governor
against General Gordan, nor has his demo
cracy ever been questioned by any body
who knew him, and these publications. are
only an effort of his opponents to mis-
lead those who 90 not know him
Resolved 3rd, That we know the cir
cumstances Of his accepting the position Of
what was known as freedmen's bureau
agent. The facts were these Some per
son was required to accept this position
and the selection Of an agent was allowed
to our people. We assembled in mass
meeting and requested our fellow citizens,
James 5, Boyn!on, to accept the place for
our benefit, and he was willing to serve his
people in this as in all other emergencies.
although much against his will and to his
personal disadvantage, and by his personal
sacrifice saved this community much
trouble"