The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-04

without any proof to sustain them.
In circular letter over his own sig
nature he has seen fit to bring MS
own record as solicitor into compar-
ison with his own predecessors
and gives. to his own official acts
and conduct the most unstlnteo
and fulsome praise and immodestly
boasts of a record 'unsurpassed'
Filled with his own self-importance he
has made the discovery that he mas
been a better and more efficient sollcl-
tor than the brilliant Guerry' better
and more efficient than the brainy ana
versatile Griggs or the able and vlgl-
liant Sheffield. 1t would be more be-
coming in Mr.. Irwin to let the people
Judge and let them bestow upon MIN
this high praise if des erved
0Besides this, Mr.. Irwinsb boasts that
he has convicted about IS per cent.
of all cases tried" since he has been
solicitor, but gives no figures. The
certified statements of the clerks OF
the superior courts from each county
in the circuit, now in my possession
show that from the beginning OF Mr..
TWINS term of Office up to the time OF
issuing of his first remarkable clrcu-
lar. l. 1872 criminal cases have been dis
nosed of, OF these 401 plead guilty,
249 were mol pressed and quashed, 24'
ACQUITTED, and only 225 convicted by
Mr.. Irwin. These figures show that
$50 per cent. plead guilty, 22+ percent
mol pressed and quashed, - per cent
ACQUITTED, and only 20 per cent. were
convicted. If those who plead guilty
are added TO those convicted by trial
it only makes 554 per cent. OF those
actually tried only IS per cent. were
convicted How does he get his 8 per
cent? He is either poor at figures OF
careless whit the facts.
Mr.. Irwin also states that | have
held Office continually for the last
twelve years. Here are the facts: In
1890 | was elected member OF the
, board of trustees OF the Dawson Pub
lie Schools, position that pays moth
ing whatever, and in 1896 was elected
chairman. Surely Mr.. Irwin does not
, call this an Office. In 1888, without APP
plying. l was appointed solicitor OF the
county court. and in 1895, without ask
ing for it. was appointed judge OF the
i same court. In 1898, l resigned this
position and for the first time in my
/ life became a candidate for ANY office,
, and was elected a representative from
nv county. The duties of this Office
. expired last December. Still Mr.. IT.
win saws that | held Office continually
for the last twelve years and am no"
holding one Office while running tol
another.
Mr.. Irwin signs the statement anc
sends it broadcast that my kinstolh
and hold every Office in Terrell coun
tv except zone or two" There are 81
county officers in Terrell county and 2
of these are;not related tome either by
blood or by marriage, and the other
are related by marriage only These
are facts which Mr.. Irwin could have
learned by simply asking any repu
table citizen of Terrell county. Why
this desire to misrepresent and mis-
lead?
entered this race with the fixed
purpose of conducting it upon a high
plain, free from personal abuse ant
SANDER, and to this purpose have ad
hered, [ shall not traduce the person
al and professional character of any
one. nor shall l resort to the unworthy
means of attempting to array one
county or one section against another
But conscious of my own integrity anC
relying upon such merit as l may pos
sess | shall submit my claims to the
unbiased Judgment of an upright anc
intelligent people. Very especially,
j. A. LANG.