The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-07-12
PASTE THIS IN YOUR HAT.
Plain and Timely Talk From a South
Georgia Contemporary.
From the ValdoSta Timas

FROM the Naldosta Times.
The Atlanta Constitution prints the
following anu credits it to "a weekly ex-
change"
UNLESS south Georgia has more rec
ognition in the next state election. dem
ocrats in that section will kick out of
the traces
With this paragraph as text the Eley-
EN- Able read this section quite lecture
sweetened with little taffy. We do not
know where the Constitution found the
quoted paragraph. If by 'lkicking out
of the traces the writer meantto say that
south Georgia democrats would bolt
from the party he does this section an
injustice. South Georgia democrats did
not "kick out'' when carpetbaggers ruled
the day. They did not 'kick OUT when
in1ependentism swept north Georgia.
I They did not 'kick OUT when Living
ston had spear in the flank of the north
Georgia democracy and when the Consti-
tuition was standing on its head not know
ing which way to tumble. They did not
''kick OUT later when the third party
rose to power in two thirds of the north
Georgia counties. They stood by the
party and were first to overthrow the
third party guse known as Ocalaism in
the Eleventh, and then later TO complete
ly rOut the enemy thus driven from am
bush
But the Times has joined the kickers
about the way south Georgia has been
treated in the matter of distributing the
offices, and we propose keep on kicking
inside the party Of course.
The Constitution says "a few" in south
Georgia are kicking because they are not
allowed to "carry the banner and act as
drum majors to the political band" The
south Georgia press are a unit in de-
manding fair play in this matter, and so
far as we know not one editor among
them is an applicant for an Office. But
there are able and worthy gentleman in
south Georgia who are wiling to fill
some of the Offices, state and federal, and
a sheer is the ennnnra onrannt thnv nat
from the Constitution They are con-
spoken of as "a few who
want to be "drum majors"
But the Constitution says we are really
a very nice people-we always stand by
the party, and ought to continue to do
so: that in the matter of the offices each
section must take care Of itself; tha6 If
south Georgia gets nothing she must not
complain, and she will not except in the
case of ''a few" who v ant 'drum ma
jors' in the procession.
Thus it has always been. As long as
we are quiet and vote right the political
octopus with headquarters in Atlanta
pats us on the back and says, ''gcod
boy" But if we presume to ask for an
office or Two for our section we are lee
tured about our duty to the party, ana
those among us who are re0ellous
enough to kick are pointed at rs "a few
who want to be drum majors"
It is hinted that it is our own fault II
we do not get something for our share,
and they congratulate themselves ON their
ssget there" and 'stay there" QUALITIES.
But Messrs. Turner Lester and Russell
have found, as the people have also, that
it is an uneven fight with both senators
(from north Geogia) against them.
The Constitution may attempt to put
this matter aside with a wave of the
hand, but it will find that there is very
widespread and growing feeling through
ont that section of the state south OF
Macon and between the Savannah and
Chattahoochee to resist the manifest
purpose Of the political machine to ig-
more them.
South Georgia will not N AXE the tight
by kicking out of the party traces, but
she expects to be heard in the prim aries,
as she will get help from fair minded
people in north Georgia who are not fond
of machine rule in party politics.
The Constitutions faculty of resortlng
IN ridicule when 1T cannot MAINTAIN 1t
self in fair debate will not serve it's pur-
pose in this case. South Georgia propos-
es to look out for her interests IN 5he
future.
Paste this in your hat.
Growing Minister.
The Macon county Citizen speaks very