The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-11-30
FACTIONS RAISING THE FUSS.
"NO DEFICITo CRY SCHEME TO DE-
FEAT ADMINISTRATIONS PLANS.
Politics shows UP at the Capital and oO-
stAcles Are Being Placed ia Govern
OF Gamblers Path That He
May Not Fulhn His



ATLANTA, GA.-The political as
pect of the agitation of the condi-
tion of the states fiscal affairs
showed itself prominently today. To
those who take more than a superf>
cisl view of things that happen IN the
shadow of the state capitol it has been
apparent from the outset that there
was a good deal of politics in the fuss
over the condition of the state treas
ury.
The cry for lower taxes, as it came
up from the masses of the people, was
snuine enough, but when this cry
) truck the capitol it got mixed up
with political schemes, and becoming
nus entangled tax reform is regarded
some quarters more as political
b!ndgeon than as a real p2nace2 for
the over burdened people Of the state
Lower taxes was a cardinal issue in
he democratic campaign. Governor
CanQfer came into office with this
UIedge to the people, and so far as has
been inshis power he has been trying
t. carry it out honestly.
The first move made toward this end
was The agitation of the alleged treas
ury deficit. The word alleged is
used becaused there is wide division
of opinion as to what a treasury deficit
really is. The agitation of this point
gave the opposition forces something
to rally around. They Immediately
took up the cryROf "nO dencit," and
under the guise OF devotion to the com
mon schools and old soldiers they
have been straiEing every nerve to
combat the deficit plea made by the
new administration. OF course, there
are many ranged on this side of the
fiscal question who are not in the least
sctIAted by factiOnal politics, but that
IL has been faCtiOnal issue by the an.
Ii adminiStrationists few Of the polit-
lea leaders will deny.
Al this has been kept pretty well in
the background until today, when
friends of the administration, who
have all along declared that so far as
they are concerned tax reform was sim
ply keeping the faith of the campaign,
openly charged that the opposition
had sprung mine under their feet.
If you nave any doubt about there
being faCtional politiot in this thing"
said one n the administration side,
"just look at today's developments.
Here you see ex-Gov. Atkinson prepar,
ing an elaborate review of the situa>
ton, bOlstering the idea that there is no
deficit in the treasury, and, therefore,
no necessity tor reducing the school
fund and pension appropriations, and
sending it out over the state for pub
hcation; then you see the Thrasher
resolution introduced and passed in the
senate providing for joint committee
TO go behind the report of the state
treasurer. Next c mes the Ellis reso
hutton today, and along with the an
nODncsment that the tax reform bill,
which was to be the chief work Of the
session, is TO be deferred until next
year while commission pOtters away
on it during the summer vacation.
The object is to prevent the enactment
OF any reform at this session, while
plans may be mature for manipu-
lstion at the next.
There are many gooO members
here who do not see 1t, but | can tell
that there are deep-laid schemes back
OF all this, and the schemes are not
Matched far from the shadows of the