The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-09-30
DUTY or DEMOCRATS.

This week will conclude one of the
bitterest campaigns ever Waged in
Georgia. Neighbor has been arrayed
against neighbor and friend against
friend. All of the opponents of demo-
cratic rule in Georgia have united in a
desperate effort to defeat the party.
Led by Hon. SeabOrn Wright, who was
never democrat, and who is not now
populist, that party has joined with
the great army of the disgruntled and
is making desperate stand in
Georgia. We say desperate because
no party with hope of success ever
goes outside of its own ranks for a can
didate, Another indication Of desper-
alton Is t the TACT that it has been prac-
ideally deserted by Hon. Tom Watson
during the campaign. True he
is on the stump in Georgia now, but
for the past few weeks, when the bat
tie ragged, Mr.. Watson was out west
unfusing the fusion agreements that
had been entered into between silver
men of all parties, For these reasons
The NEWS is convinced that the popu-
list hope IN Georgia is a forlorn one,
What good reason can any democrat
give for opposing the demo-
cratic party in Georgia? The admin
istration has proven competent and
Just and fair to all. THE News can
not justly be accused OF partisanship
for Mr.. Atkinson, but we can see no
sense in deserving the democratic ship
because of objections to part of officers
or crew, We love the good old craft
that has brought us safely through
sunshine and through storm from re-
construction until now, and personal
likes and dislikes will never lead US to
a union with her enemies in an effort
to drive her upon the rocks of defeat.
Now a word as to- prohibition. II
the election Of any man meantrigid pro
hibtion THE News would be strongly
tempted to join in the efforts to raise
the moral standard in Georgia. But
: what more. can pOpulist do for pro
hibition as governor than a democratic
executive? The governor does moi
make laws. The legislature enacts the
laws and the governor only approves
or disapproyes of them.
So far as the circular sent out will
reference to the Duncan rape case i,
concerned, like a great many Other
democrats we think it wore than :
blunder, even crime. Mr.. Atkinson
has repudiated it, however, and say.
it was prepared and circulated without
his knowledge, In the absence of evi
dence to the contrary his statement
will be accepted. Mr.. Clay is not
from party standpoint, any
candidates personal representative
He represents the democratic party
and while his plumbers hurt the party
they ought not to be charged up to the
party's candidates who disapprove d
such methods.
Besides all this, why should Terrell
county, known of all menas demo.
cratic county, in this year of democrat.
ic success bring up the tail end Of the
procession with a sickly majority of a
hundred or so? Let us take our place
where we belong-in the front rank OF
certain democratic counties.
If every democrat in this county
will lay aside personal prejudice and
personal dislike, and go to The polls on
October eth determined to do his ful
duty by his party, instead of puny
one hundred and thirty majority fol
the state ticket it will go up into tn,
hundreds,
Let every democrat stand by tn,
party.
VOTE for the amendment to the con.
stltution to make the office of the stat,
school commissioner elective by tn,
people. The people should pass on al
their public officials.