The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-02-27

cines sold in this state inspected. Snch
a law is not needed, and would effect
no good. There are too many people
who have assumed the guardianship OF
the public. There would be nothing
in such a law except job for two or
three men.
ALBANY has the novel experience
of surplus on hand from her carnival
and street fair, and doesn't know what
to do with it. Those who have engl-
! neered similar enterprises in Macon
and Atlanta can doubtless give our
! neighbor some pointers as to how 10
get rid of the troublesome lucre'
WITH the approach Of the new adj
ministration the republican bosses OF
the south are gathering in Washing
ton to look after the interests OF their
followers. Boss Buck of Georgia has
been on the ground several days hav-
inc heart to heart talks with Senator
Hanna and the president.
TT is reported from Atlanta that
Seab Wright will be a candidate Tor
the democratic nomination for govern
or. If true, he will make it interest
ing for the other boys whom the gu
bernatorial insect promises to lead
into trouble He is man of admitted
honesty and ability.
CONGRESSMAN LENTZ stirred up the
republicans again the other day by
telling some unpleasant truths about
the campaign in the Philippines.
There is nothing that makes the aver
age republican madden than to have
official rottenness and rascality eX-
posed.
GENERAL FRED GRANT was jumped
over 8O4 captains, PIT majors, SO lieu
tenant colonies and II colonies OF the
regular army by the president recent
ly in making appointments under the
new army bill. Sometimes it pays to
be son of yodr father.
HENRY NJ. TELLER of Colorado ana
Henry G.. Turner of Georgia have been
presented by an early bird for the dem
ocratic presidential nomination in 1914. |
Time must have been hanging heavily
upon the hands of the fellow who did
it.
In a recent leading editorial the Ma
con Telegraph refers to Congressman |
j. NJ. Griggs as "the member from the |
second district, the best since the days |
of Sunset Cox" High praise, indeed,
but we'll deserved, says the Triton Ca
zette.
DEWEY's physician has advised
against his appearing at public dinners
The Atlanta Journal, doubtless having
that Savannah visit in mind, says prob
ably Dewey can't refrain from eating
too much chicken salad and things.
THE Valdosta Times says the repub-
licans continue to pension every ''yan-
kee" who saw military parade during
the war, and the democrats are appar-
emily afraid of being tried for treason
if they make kick against it. H..
ANENT the talk of gubernatorial
candidates, an exchange remarks that
there is time for further chat. 1t is
true. Some fellow who has not yet
been thought of may live in the Peach
tree street house.
THE daily newspapers are having |
some trouble in opening up the guber-
material campaign. The aspiring states
man who launches his boom this early |
will be hazed when the peoples turn
comes.
NOWADAYS when woman goes into |
a drug store out west the druggist
looks closely to see whether she brings
a prescription or Ratchet
DOM JOE HALL, famous as tlibus- !
ter and able lawyer, woke up Uue uenl-
zens of Dooly county yesterday with a |
rafting speech at Vienna.
THE Atlanta street car franchise is
always loaded. Mayor Minis was the
last one to trife with it, and he was
removed badly wounded.
GOVERNOR GAMBLER has been in a
"Brunswick stew. IT h o m a sville
Times.
But he added flavor to it,
USUALLY the chief end of an Office !
holder is to find places at the pie coun-
ter for his relatives first and next his
personal friends.
NORTHERN potatoes at forty cents a
peck is one of the things that rob even