The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-02-08
1T LOOKS THAT WAY.


Georgia. The Savannahian confeSses
that recent political events have put
the Joke on him, in that the ''enemy'
have captured his candidate for the
presidency of the senate, Mr.. West,
since the withdrawal of Mr.. Steed be-
cause of the fierce attacks upon that
faction of the party which was alleged
to be supporting him.
1t was generally understood and be-
lieved throughout the state that Mr..
Osborne's letters were written in the
interest of and with the consent and
approval of Mr.. West, and the public
was not at all prepared for his half
way reDudiation of them about the
time of the withdrawal of his most
formidable opponent. 1t is evidently
the intention of Mr.. Osborne to- keep
this impression on the minds OF the
people while he contributes further to
the gaiety of the situation and gives
the candidate from Lowndes taste of
real strenuous politics, for in the
course of his last letter he says
''All this time | have been under
the impression that Mr.. West was
cognizant of and approved the
general plan of attack which nad
the the retirement of Steed as its
ultimate aim Never
mind. No matter what West says,
we were playing the game together.
[ was to chunk the apples out of
the tree West was to stand Dn-
derneath with his apron out and
catch them as they fell. The game
was played as planned, and the
apron is full. What matters 1T,
anyway, if West denies | rocked
the tree and that he prOtited there
by? Having performed the task
assigned me / am utterly at loss
to understand Vests mOtives in
signing his recent interview"
To au unpreiudiced mind 1T looks
like what Mr.. Osborne says is true,
and in Justice to both himself and his
friends Mr.. West should make a full
explanation of the whole affair. Per-
haps he will do this when he answers
those pointed questions that have been
asked him by his late reputed man
ager
In the meantime developments will
be awaited with interest.
THE child labor bill that was de-
feated in the last Legislature was a
measure in the interest of the physical,
mental and moral welfare of the great
army of little children who work in
the cotton factories. But the prOtec-
ton of these innocent and helpless
little ones would perhaps have affect
ed the dividends of the cotton mills,
and the powerful lobby which Mr..
Gordon of Columbus says did not eX-
ist did its work so well that the dollar
again won over humanity.
WITH their customary modesty the
Japs put their losses in the fighting OF
the last few days at five thousand and
the Russian loss at ten thousand,
while their forces engaged were only
half those OF the enemy. 1t is the
opinion of Uncle Sidney Lewis of the
Sparta Ishmaelite that ''there never
was a more boastful, consequential OF
mendacious lot of heather since
Goliath performed in front of the camp
of Israel.
The Albany Herald notes that Con
gresham Griggs was in evidence wher
the river and harbor bill was being
considered, and succeeded in getting
, $40, 600 for Flint river in the bill. This
was one of the few cases in which the
committee gave the entire amount
recommended by the engineers.
THE New York Sun proves to its
own satisfaction that President ROose.
Welt and the republicans who favor
regulation of railroad rates have
Topped over to democracy, rather
than that the democrats have Topped
over the republicans.
THE NEWS remarked week age
that of the candidates for the presi-
dency of the senate Mr.. Steed was
not the closest one to the corporations,
and suggested that developments
would prove it. The proof has come
E sooner than we expected it.
The marriage life of Mr.. and Mrs
George w. Dunville of YanktOn, s.
D., has been one grand, sweet song o.
twenty triplets. Mrs. Dunville
is 81 years old and her husband 43, sc
it is possible that there may be other
stanzas of three.
Tom WATSON and Richmond p
! HobsOn were orators at the cotton
convention. According to the New