The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-26
Yeomans Issues Warning.


Yeomans Issues Warning.
Hon. NJ. j. Yeomans chairman Of
the state democratic executive COM
mittee has issued a statement to the
democratic voters of Georgia. in which
he tells of the dangers confronting
the democracy in Georgia, and urging
that a full vote be polled, Unless the
democratic electors get a majority OF
all the votes polled it may be neces-
sary for an extra session of the legis-
lature in order to elect electors, and
as there are republican electors, popu-
list electors and prihibition electors,
in addition to the democratic electors,
it will take a big democratic vote 10
secure the necessary majority.
He says Thomas E. Watson, the
populist candidate, is Cling to poll
large vote, as will his electors in the
state of Georgia; nearly all the ne
groes in the state will vote for ROose-
welt. and the followers of Swallow are
sure to cast a few votes for him and
his electoral TICKET.
In the last national election McKin
ley got $4,000 votes in Georgia, while
Bryan got only $4,000. Chairman Yeo-
mans wants a bigger vote this year
He wants a majority of 100000 If pos
sibIe. and ever since the state escction
closed he has been devoting himself
to work for Parker and Davis.
The situation, as Mr.. Yeomans
views it, is indeed very grave, and he
saws unless the democrats show more
interest on November Sth the party
will have serious trouble in this state,
for if the electors do not get major
ity of all the votes cast, the legisla-
ture must be called in special session
to select electors.
The Local Tax Amendment Passed
The local tax amendment for schools
was carried in the recent state elec-
ton by over 10000 majority. The
massage CT this amendment marks
new era in public education. In the
mast we have looked entirely to the
general treasury for support OF our
common schools. The progressive
county or district must needs wall
mon the backward community. the
towns AMI cities having the right OF
voting a supplementary tax were ad-
vancing faster than the country dis
tricts adjoining them. The amendment
gives euuQ, rights to all communities
They may continue to support thelr
schools on what the state pays or they
NAV levy a 10 to 25 cents tax on the
hundred dollars to increase the term,
improve the teaching force and the
school building.
do no. believe there will be any
sudden Widespread change from the
nresent system. 1t has taken forty
wears to PIT local taxation for schoois
in one hundred towns and cities IN
Georgia Notwithstanding the universal
success 90 these local systems.
will doubtless take ten years more 10
complete the work in the towns. we
NAV expect few districts to impose
q tax as early as the law will permit
others will follow; soon a whole com
munity will vote the tax.
Within twenty years l look Tor TO-
cal tax for school purposes to be the
rule in ali the progressive sections OF
the state The people have too long
the suppor: of their schools TO make
sudden change; but it behooVes all
lovers Of the young to continue the
AGITATION for local support, education
heing a civic duty. believe we should
drive home these three propositions.
First-It is the duty Of every parent
to see that his child attends schooi-
second-It is the duty Of every
communitg to provide proper educa'
+ional facilities for its young
Third; is the duty OF he state
10 provide higher educational instr
tutions for the youth of the state
! s. STEWART, of State UnlVer-
sity.
It bodies no good to pocketoooks
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