The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-06-20

obtained from nome people, 10 JUS
mess at home.
LAST week was homecoming
week" in Kentucky, and 800, 600 peo-
pie whose hearts beat true to their ma
tive land returned to the mother state
and the scenes of childhood for a few
days visit.
THE sun shines bright in the old Ken
lucky home,
IT'S summer the darkies are gay;
| The corn tops are ripe, and the meadows
are in bloom.
While the birds make music every day"
1t was a great week in Kentucky,
and the loyalty displayed by Kentuck-
ians is an inspiration to the grand
sisterhood of states.
JUDGE SHEFFIELD uses three col
umns of newspaper space to tell why
Randolph court was not held, and to
answer some criticisms of the Cuth-
bert Leader which Editor Howell says
were not criticisms. Judge Sheffield
is one of the most conscientious and
until Providence laid the hand of af-
Fiction heavily upon him was one OF
the most industrious men who ever
presided over the courts of this Cir
cult. He has the kindly sympathy of
all the people who he has served so
| long and so well.
CONTROLLER METZ of New York IS
rapidly coming to the front as maker
of epigrams, and has already achiev-
ed a place high up in that line. One
of his latest is this: "These so-called
reformers make me tired. A reformer
is only politician with a pain in his
stomach. | have learned that much
since January l. have also learned
that public Office is a cinch-a rotten
cinch.
THE republican leaders of the house
of representatives are deeply stirred
by grave constitutional doubts about
the senate amendments to the railroad
rate bill applying to express COM
panies, private car lines, sleeping
cars and Standard oil pipe lines.
The gray-haired guards of the house
must now curb the headstrOng gray
wolves of the senate. It's a great
game these republicans are playing.
THOSE bondholders and coupon
clippers, the Georgia weekly editors,
will meet in convention in Hartwell
next month. From there they will
take a trip of ten days, and revel in
the delights of the Sapphire Coun-
try of North Carolina. The weekly
editor has the capacity and the means
to enjoy all of the good things of
life.
THE defeat of Hon. Pleasant A. Sto-
vail for the state senate is not only a
loss to his district, but to all of Geor-
gia. There is not cleaner man in
public life than Pleasant Stovall,
and his ability is unquestioned. He
was a victim of factional politics.
Mr.. G. c. MATTHEWS, associate
editor of the Macon Telegraph, died
Saturday He was a genial, whole
souled gentleman, and clear, concise
writer of great force. His death is a
distinct loss to journalism.
will no1obrato ho,. 10
year with the greatest agriculture
and live stock fair ever held in Geor
gia. Premiums have been put withir
the reach of every man, woman anC
child in the state.
THE Albany Herald thinks if Lee
county doesn't 90 for Russell for gov,
ernor it will be the most ungratefu
and unsentimental community or
earth. Judge Dick has named his
new baby boy Lee County Russell.
SAVANNAH has just had one oil
those "clean elections" that so de-
light Augusta. The sum of 100000
was spent by the rival factions, and
the man with the vote was in clover.
IT is said that the bill to provide
for a lieutenant governor of Georgia
will be pushed in the legislature this
summer. Just what use we have for
him hasn't been divulged.
IN the meantime JudUe Parlxer re-
mains perfectly quiet. The Columbus
Ledger thinks it possible that he
hasn't time between his daily swims
to talk politics.
THE Griffin News notes that Willie.
the Reformed Mercenary, had his
block knocked off almost as neatly as
did Newt, the Unreformed.
THE Shellman Sun shines brightly
these days. 1t is one of the very best