The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
CAPTAIN PURSES SCHEME.


all the competition they want More
people would mean more cotton and
consequently cheaper cotton, IN tne
opinion of the society.
Capt. D. G. Purse of Savannah, pres
ident of the Interstate Sugar Cane
Growers Association, in an address
before the agricultural society OF
Efingham county at Guyton recently
showed his opposition to the same
scheme in the following language;
"The spirit of commercialism behind
every scheme for promoting lmmlgra-
ton in these days does not inquire 30
much into the quality OF the Immigrant
as to the number that can De secured
and herein lies the danger Ia every
Legislative provision looking TO the
encouragement of Immigration 10
Georgia or any other part OF the
country"
The utterance of Captain Purse con-
tains truth and common sense, and
later in the address he cinches the
matter by remarking;
off we look without, we must still
turn our eyes to the oVer-croWoeo
of Europe to make successful
auv immigration scheme unless IN
the providence of God, we rise to the
MAGNITUDE of the occasion and look TO
the family, the only sure and safe
source for adding to and doubling the
nouulstion of Georgia. it may De
slower than drawing population from
without, bat the character of the I'M
migrant will be purer and develop
prander citizenship. The state IN that
case will need no immigration bureau,
for active agents, unsalarled ana
often unappreciated, will be dong the
work in every happy household"
Captain Purses immigration scheme
is the best yet proposed, and The News
wishes to add it's cordial endorsement
Georgia men and women are the
highest type of citizenry, and are so
far superior to any foreign element
which might be brought in that the
captains idea is at once apparent
Let the work of forming native i'm
migration clubs in Georgia proceed.
PRESS dispatches announce the TACT
that Judge Parker has requested that
the leaders of New York democracy to
urge VIM. r. Hearst to make the race
for governor of the state. The same
crowd who so recently villiied him Tor
aspiring to the presidency are now
willing to aid him as gubernatorlal
nominee. Such suggestion discloses
the shameful misrepresentation made
of Mr.. Hearst and is proof sufficient OF
his re cognized ability and worth.
THIS familiar item is going the
rounds of the press: "The democratic
congressional campaign committee has
no funds" A distinguished citizen OF
Dawson knows how it is, himself.
When he was IN charge of this branch
of the party campaign two years ago
he was badly hampered by lack OF
the slnews of war, and had it not been
for the liberal contributions OF w. Il.
Hearst the democrats could not have
been in the fight at all.
IN speaking of Judge Parker's
speech of acceptance Mr.. Bryan's
paper. The CJmmoner, editCrially
says among other things: Judge
Parker's condemnation of the presi'
dents disregard for constitutional linn
itation is strong and clear, and his
analysis of the powers of the co-ordi-
nate branches OF the government are
sound and statesmanslike."
THE friends in Dawson of Hon. Fon'
dren Mitchell will be glad TO know
that he has been chosen to again rep
resent Thomas county in the leglsla-
ture. MIR. Mitchell, who is one OF the
ablest and most popular young demo-
Gratis in Georgia, is a prospective can
dldate for speaker of the next house of
representatives, and there are many
who believe that if he enters the race
he will pluck the prize.
Tom WATSON is just now receiving
more advice and criticism than any
other citizen of the United States. No
matter how much we may differ with
Mr.. Watson. it must be admitted that
he is possessed of much more sense
and more personal and political hon
esty than some OF his mahgners.
THE Edison News, by Mr.. Andy NJ.
Lane, has made its appearance, and
the first number is newsy and at
tractive paper. Edison is one of the
hustling and enterprising new towns
that have sprung up throughout this
prosperous and favored section.
MANY of the newspapers that either
bolted or sulked in the two last nation
in hni