The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-11

been fiddling with the law. Since they
were indicted Captain Carter, who was
connected with them in their alleged
questionable transactions, has served
out his term and is now free man.
THE Alabama legislature, which
meets in quadrennial session next
January, will elect successors to both
Senators Morgan and Pettus. Sena-
tor Morgan is 81 years old and Sena-
tor Pettus 81. On the Osler theory
they ought long ago to have been as
phyxiated, But they are still so Wig
orous that in all human probability
the people of Alabama will send them
back to the senate.
CONGRESSMAN HOWARD of the
eighth district has returned from a i
trip to the Philippines, and is said
now to be an advocate of expansion
and President RooseveIt's foreign pol
icy. AS the Macon Telegraph says,
"a democratic congressman who goes
off on a republican iunket is liable to
return with his democracy on crook
ed"
THAT was fine tribute the Banks
county grand jury paid Judge Dick
Russell when it called upon ''every
voter in the county to support his
candidacy for governor" The truth
is, Dick Russell is one of natures
noblemen, and wherever he is known
he has the esteem and admiration of
the people.
The city council of Augusta has
passed an ordinance against Migrants.
Augusta is the home of Representative
Calvin, of vagrant law fame. The
new vagrant law is quite an improve
ment over the Calvin law, however,
and there is no reason why Augusta
could not get relief under it.
Mr.. RICHARD OLNEY, Of former
President Cleveland's cabinet, recently
gave out a prOnunciamentO against
government regulation of freight rates,
and the Savannah Press notes that he
is "a regularly retained railway cOun-
sellor at an annual salary wad as big
as an elephants leg"
Mr.. w. r. HEARST is a candidate
for mayor of New York on a munich
pal ownership platform. He will make
about such race as he did for the
nomination for the presidency. We
do not mean, either, that he wouldn't
have done better than the man who
was nominated.
THE dispatches announce that at the
convention of the democrats Of Massa-
chusetts there were no contests for
any of the places on the state ticket.
Why should there have been? 1t is,
not often that fellow puts up a fight
for the privilege of being the corpse
at a funeral.
HONORS have fallen thick and fast
upon NJ. White since his victory over
the japanese at Portsmouth. Not on
ly has the emperor created him a
count, but has called him to be chan
cellor of the cabinet That gives
White the second place in the empire.
THE barbecue that will be given to
the army of Smiths that will gather in
Macon on Smith Day, October 28th,
during the fair. will be a monster.
The contest for prizes for the tallest,
shortest and other sorts of Smiths will
be spirited.
WHITFIELD county remains in the
prohibition ranks by thousand ma
jority But we gather from the Dali
ton Citizen that Whitfield county is
not as dry as it votes.
HERE'S tainted money in wad for
you, John d. Rockefeller has given
ten million dollars in cool cash to the
General Educational Board.
AN Arkansas man has a bunch of
feathers growing on his chin, and the
Rome Tribune thinks he must be a
great old rooster.
THE Atlanta Journal has turned its
mud machine on Albert Howell. Al |
bert is not running for governor.
CAP'N DICKY HOBSON, hero, is run
ming for congress again over in Ala
bama.
Now, all together for that union
passenger station.
GEORGIA will stand by her Bacon.
SPEND your money at home.