The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-02-28
THE CAMPAIGN ISSUES.

There is not aught that can De Sald
against the Coweta gentlemen's dlstin
guished opponent, General Clement A..
Evans, who will lead the party to Il glo-
rious victory this year, This gallant old
christian warrior and statesman has jus
made a tour of The southern part of the
state which was nothing less than a CON
tinuous ovation. The demonstrations OF
the peoples love for one who has always
been true to their best interests, one
who has given a long and useful life to
their service, have alarmed Mr.. Atkin-
sons supporters, and, realizing the DIES
perateness of their cause, they have begun
to fight the best they can, and have out
lined the issues, if their plan of action
can be dignified as such, upon which the
campaign will be fought. Some of them
have even so far forgot themselves as to
sneeringly refer to General Evans as
minister of the gospel. Especially
is this true of the only
prominent daily paper in Georgia
which has espoused the cause of Mr..
Atkinson. General Evans, it is true, has
for long number of years preached the
gospel TO the poor in almost every
chulch circuit in Georgia, and h S life as
preacher has been an honored and useful
one. The ability to preach a good ser
mon, nor the fact that a man has lived
christian life, does not argue incapacity
to comprehend and defend the rights OF
the people. 1t is also said that such It
man as General Evans should hold alooi
from the polluting influences of politics.
Can it be that Offices of public trust are
so corrupt that they contamInate good
men? If not, why should not good men
hold office?
Another objection that Mr.. Atkinson's
supporters seem to have to General EV
ans is his age-which is sixty years.
Far be it from US to inveigh against
young and vigorous manhood. The
News is of that heft itself. "But,p IS
as one of our able exchanges says, ''let2 S
be just and recognize the merit of man
hood at any age; and let us see what
were the ages (when the work was donel
of the men who have left the creates
impress upon the recent history of the
civilized world. Gladstone, the great
leader of the liberal party in England,
now in the zenith of his power is eigh
ty-fve years old this year. Bismarck, the
greatest German statesman, ana one of
the greatest IN the world, is seyenty-nine.
The greatest soldier of modern times was
Won Molkte, the Prussian field marshal.
He was seventy-odd when he drove the
sons of the men who fought with Napo
leon into Paris and bagged the whole
lot. The fame of Sedan and the fall of
Paris will live with the ages" Here III
Georgia Alexander h. Stevens was in
augurated governor of the state in his
seventy first yea. 1t is well-known to
thinking people that the average man
does not reach the maximum of his
m entail power until he is sixty years d,
and the talk that General Evans is too
old to be govern II at sixty is nothing bu5
childish chatter. Val
Again, some of the supporters
of Mr. Atkinson do not want
General Evans to be governor
because he was confederate soldier
referring to his candidacy as one of
sentiment" God forbid the day when
a man is disqualified from holding office
in Georgia because he faced the eaemy
and death to defend our homes and fire
sides. 1t was a long and bitter struggle,
and may the time never come when the
people will forget the trials and hard
ships Of those days and scorn the senti
ment that clusters like a halo Of glory
about the memories of the lost cause.
Be it said to Gensral Evans honor that
he did not shrink from duty during the
days which tried mems souls.
Another objection urged against Gen
eral Evans is that he is not ''practical
politician, which seems t. be Mr.. At |
kinson's chief accommodation. The |
fact that General Evans is not politi-
clan is one of the strongest reasons why
the people are supporting his candidacy
SO heartily and so unanimously. They |
want man for governor who will study |
their interests aud not his own-one who |
will not use his office to further his po-
litical interests. The people are getting
tired of these practical politicians"
such as Mr. AtkInson's friends