The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-29
LEARNING HIM.

Object lessons are great institutions. /
You tell a man that you propose to /
knock him down, but he does not get /
the full impression of your argument |
till he measures his length on the sod.
Up north they have for these many |
wears been hectoring the people down |
south" about their treatment of the ne
gro. Within the past few days both
New York city and Akron, Ohio, have
INDUCED themselves in object lessons,
and the people of these cities showed
that when their anger was aroused by
the negro. that they went at him in
the same style which they had hith-
erto condemned.
Worse than this. In the south when
a crime has been committed only the
criminal and his aids are chased down.
In New York and Ohio the white mobs
got after every negro in sight. Peace
able negroes, men and women, were
hauled off the street cars, assaulted at
their places of business and chased up
and down the streets like "coons."
Then. too. the people who told about
the affairs called them Triggers, and
the northern papers failed to rebuke
this. though when Senator Tillman
uses his dreadful word there goes up
a distressing wall from all over the
north
These northern outrages seem to in
dictate that the south ought TO send
missionaries up there.
THERE is no telling to what extent
the imperialist policy of the admins
tration is going to increase the pension
rolls. Already the applications for
pensions on account of the Spanish
war are more in number than the men
who saw actual fighting service in that
war The war in the Philippines will
furnish, probably. twice as many more,
and even that will not end it. y vote
for Mckinley will be vote in favor OF
still increasing this colossal eXpendi-
ture. SAYS the Savannah News.
GEORGIA'S healthy increase in
property values in the last year is
subject for congratulation. A gain of
$20,0O0,OO0 in the returns is evidence
of growing prosperity, and it appears
to be pretty we'll distributed through
out the state. AS a result of the in
crease the state tax rate has been re-
duced from So. 36 to $500 on the thOus-
and.
WE are to still continue in the AFRO
gance of latter day christianity, deny
ing that Christ meant peace on earth
in all His sublime teachings, says the
Waynesboro True Citizen. The pres
ent plan is to carry the doctrine TO the
heather with Maxim guns and Krupp
artillery, and write the peace we give
him in his own blood.
In the fstic argument between Rob
erJ Fitzslmmons and Tom Sharkey Fri
day night the former beat the latter
into insensibility in less than two
rounds. FitzsimmoLs is the marvel
of the ropeSl arena, and is justly known
as the greatest boxer of the world. 1t
is now up TO Jetfries, and he must fight
or huke
THE Dawson merchants have pre-
pared for the fall trade by putting in
unusually large stocks, and it is safe
to say that no town in southwest Geor-
gia will offer greater attractions in the
way of well selected merchandise and
low prices.
ANOTHER man, O. E. Powers, has
committed suicide at Valdosta. Judging
from the number of people who volun-
tarily quit this mundane sphere in that
town Valdosta must be good place to
die at.
MIR. WOOLEY, the cold water candi-
date for president. is going to have a
little fun all by himself. He will tour
the country in special train and make
speeches from the rear platform.
Hon. TBOS. E. WATSON states that
he is for Bryan and Stevenson. Mr.
Watson is out of politics as a warm
number, and is making fame and fort
une as lawyer and author.
TowNE is queer fellow, according
to the Norfolk Landmark. He came
down rather than take the chances Of ]
going up.
The Savannah News notes that loot