The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-02-12
as TO JOINT DEBATES.


are contending that there Is no neces-
sity for joint debates between the gu
bernatorial candidates. This is prob
oblv true. Joint debates have little II
anv effect on the result of a politlcal
race: but if the voters desire to near
from the gubernatorial asplrants' anu
the latter are not ayerse 10 meeting
each other in discussion before the
people, joint debates are all right
There is no harm in them.
Mr.. GUERRY put in last week cam
paigning in south Georgia, ana maze
| sneecbes in a number of counties. AL
| waycross he Unexpectedly got into a
Joint debate with Legislator Toomer'
who will doubtless be careful mere
after how he deports himself In the
nresence of a visiting gubernatorlai
candidate.
CAPTAIN RICHMOND PEARSON HOB
CON of Merrimac tame has allowed his
ambition to run away with his better
Judgment in deciding TO oppose Con-
gresham Bankhead OF Alabama 1or
recollection. His chances FIR success
are not one in q thousand
A DECIDEDLY unwelcome paper was
received in Washington the other day.
It. came from Hawaii. and was signed
by 372 lepers who desire relief at the
hards of congress. The paper was
gotten away and out of sight as quick
~ as pc sible.
THE new legislative appropriation
bill, pending in the house. creates 46o
new officers aud increases salaries N
266 other offices. The republican
party is certainly good to the feeders
at the public crib.
TaE Darien Gazette thinks it ought
to be peniteL tiary otfense to call a
man a colonel when he is not colonel.
That would necessitate considerable
enlargement of the convict camps.
THE Blakely Reporter prints this
truth: IF country editor publishes
all the copy sent him he would be 10
Jail one-half of the time and in the
hospital the other half"
NONE of the gubernatOrial candl-
dates have promised to reduce taxes
next wear, thu Oglethorpe Echo thinks
they are profting by the experience
of predecessors.
BY cooperative plan two million
are to be supplied with
daily dinners at two pence each. They
will at least be free from the dangers
Of over-eaLiug.
THE Knoxville Journal, disclaiming
any intention to reflect on the gentle
men or the fish, suggests Grover
Cleveland for fish commissioner.
MANY of our exchanges contain an
nouncements of candidates for the leg
islature and county offices. The early
bird has no monopoly now.
WARNER HILL claims one hundred
and twenty counties for Mr.. Terrell.
That's pretty good for the campaign to
be so young.
Up To date the Boer war has cost
England 100000 men: several milli0n
dollars, aud diminulion of her bump
of egotism.
WHEN those three governors meet
in Savannah they should beware OF The
kind Of "chicken salad" Dewey ran
afoul of.
SAMPSON has been retired from the
navy. de snould follow this up by re-
ring as far as possible from public
notice.
ATLANTA'S new city directory gives
il a population of l35, 735. The won
der is it didn't claim double that num-
Der.
WANTED in Dawson: Cotton fac
tory, new public school building, new
opera house. more residences.
WARNING to Romans. Ii you don't
want to get jabbed with d pirchfork
don monkey with Ben Tillman.
THE farmer who raises his hog and
hominy is Independent, to say the
least.
MIR. TERRELL has gotten in his first