The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-12-07


good county Changing would be the
b St way. Then when a road is worked
it could be put in good condition with
out having to move the camp frequently
The grasd jury 'of Macon county, after
relating the fact that the county convicts
are hired out at from two to four dollars
per month, had the following in regard
to this matter in their recent present
ments:
We are strong advocates of a county
Changing, the establishment OF which,
IN our opinion, would be a guarantee of
good roads, and were it not for the fact
that the contract alluded to binds the
county for twelve months, we would IN
these presentments ask that chaingang
for the county be established.
With view to accomplish this at the
expiration of said lease, we would ask
that the county judge make no renewal
of the lease or other contract until the
sentiment of the people can be further
expressed through the grand juries OF
succeeding terms.
Terrell county sends oft enough con-
victs to make a good sized camp in
few months. When such camp is
once organized it requires little money to
keep it going. By having county
changing the farmers are relieved from
road working, and in few years the
roads in the country will all be in good
condition.
As before stated in these columns, Col
onel Jesse W. Walters, of Dougherty,
will be a candidate for the United States
attorneyship of this district. There can
be no possible harsh criticism of Colonel
Walters in connection with his aspira-
tioDs unless it be said by some people
he made few snollygosters by his elo-
uuence and sarcasm in his democratic
zeal. THE NEWS hastens to the rescue
of the Colonel by assuring the public
that he thought he was doing the very
best thing he could do. He is bright
man and worthy one, and we would be
glad to see his ambition hOnored.
WHY not have an extra session OF con-
grass? The democratic party is in pow
er because it stands for lower taxes, and
the party is directly commissioned to
proceed with retrenchment. The ques-
ton is, shall we proceed in 1898, '94 or
SO? THE News says proceed at once.
The Countrywide whole country is
grooming with tax burdens and wants
the work to begin. On with it,
THE statesmen at Atlanta are begin
ming to feel little pinched for time I'M
der the fifty day limit of the legislative
session, and bill has been introduced
to take Sundays out of the count. Con-
siderng how fresh the constitutional
provision is, there is wonderful amount
of tinkering with it. The Legislature
will find it to be good policy not to
project with the constitution.
A FELLOW in Macon took dose of
medicine from his sweetheart's hands
just Gin fun and in an hour was near
er deaths door than he ever wants to be
again. He went down so close to the
shadows and had such a disagreeable
time of it that he will probably want to
be transmitted when the sands have run
out.
Mr.. HARRISON is trying at this late
day to rescue his administration as
much as he can from future criticism.
The specials give it out that he is labor
ing with uncommon zeal towards re-
trenchment.
CONGRESS met Monday. Speaker
Crisp called the house to order at noon,
a short prayer was said, and then the
old fight between democrats and repub-
licans began anew.
DIR. SCOTT, the venerable father-in-
law of President Harrison, died at the
white house one day last week. Dr.
Scott was ninety-three years old.
WE need cotton factory When the
democrats take forty per cent. tariff
from cotton ma ,hinery imported into
this country we shall have it,
THE Chicago papers were filled with