The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-08-02

er than did Sully. lie mas greater re-
cuperating and staying qualities.
When Sully was dethroned he lacked
strength to climb back again.
ON the first page of The News is
printed splendid likeness of Hon. X.
B. Russell, the eminent jurist OF the
Western circuit, who has announced
that in October he will resign from the
bench and begin an active canvass for
the governorship. Judge Russell is
native Georgian Of much ability and
wide popularity, and one of the best
stump speakers that ever enthused an
audience, and will be a very live
wire in the campaign.
Governor Douglass has confessed
why he doesn't want to again be cleo
! ted chief magistrate of Massachusetts.
He says it might mean his election as
president and that he and his wife are
alarmed at such prospect. 1t is an
astonishing fact that any American
should dodge the presidency, but 1T is
still more remarkable that any woman
should look with dread at the pros
pect of being the first lady of the land.
THE Macon Telegraph is OF the
opinion that the political campaign
now Fostering the people is entirely
premature. 1t says all this feverish
agitation is likely to interfere with
that calm and steady attention to bus
mess which the average voter finds
necessary to maintain himself respect
ably in the world.
The New York Times says that if it
had been a white man instead OF a
negro that saved the statue of Freder-
lex the Great from being blown up,
the Emperor would have sent him a
gold watch instead of silver one,
which sounds just about as absurd as
some other opinions Of that paper re-
garding the negro.
THE government fiscal year ended
on June Both with deficit in the treas
ury amounting to S24, 800, 900. To fill
the hole without increasing taxation
! is a problem the administration will
J find it difficult to solve. A re-enact-
ment of the stamp tax may again be
! forced upon the business of the cOun-
try.
THE railroad commission of GeOr-
! gia has saved the people of the state
nearly a million dOllars-to be exact,
5000, O0O-a year in freight rates. Yet
this is the body Citizen Smith says he
will summarily kick out of office
should he become governor.
Now Atlanta proposes to give you
divorce while you wait. The Hon.
Bob Blackburn has introduced bill
which, if passed, will give Fulton
county six terms of the superior court
annually, and make it possible to OBJ
tain a divorce in five months.
Mr.. CONVICTION of Colquitt has in
troduced in the Legislature a state
prohibition bill. And there will be no
occasion for surprise if it passes.
There is no doubt that large major
ity of the white people of Georgia are
against the liquor traffic.
A READER asks, "What is a con-
structive recess?' Well, we are
somewhat in doubt on this point our
selves, but as near as we can come at
it, we would say it is an inductixe ex-
! cess expres. ed in dollars and cents.
Mr.. CARNEGIE has founded libra
nv for negroes in Philadelphia and the
| Washington Post is unkind enough
to suggest that publications on chick
en- raising should be given promi-
nent shelf in it.
JAPAN says that the war has cost
her $l,0OO,OOO a day. We wonder
whether this estimate was made after
the announcement that Japan expected
Russia to pay the bill.
THIS raising of lemons to sixty
cents a dozen seem to be direct con-
spiracy against the temperance adj
vocates. 1t really comes cheaper to
drink juleps.
ANYHOW, the agricultural depart
ment money makers can't be classed
with the silk stocking fellows. Cotton
stocking seemed to appeal to their
taste.
A MAN out in Kansas has estab-
lished free lodging house for the
unimployed idle. Such things are