The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-06-13
MIKE ON "THER GUNNER" RACE.
BY MR.. DO LITTLE.
Dawson, Ca, June ii, 1906.

BY MR.. DO LITTLE.
Dawson, Ca, June IL, 1906.
mike, vat is dat vat l hear so
much aboud der gunner racer"
"Well, Jake, you know a man nam
ed Mr.. How-well, a nam named Mr.
Hulk Smit, one name Mr.. Rassul, an,
some luther ones want ter regerlate all
Georgy, just like Georgy amt ben
rererlate all Their time, an ther best
regerlate state in Their cunthry. Yep,
that's titan Their peepuls is jest stand
in round formin' clubs at night, a
gittin' mad, talkin' with Their mouths
and a cuttin' Their fool. Yep, thet' S
it. One saws we mus save Their cunthry
from Their soreheads, raypublicends,
pops an things; Their uther says we
mus kill Their rings, ther railroads
an niggers. Yep, that's it. | speck,
Jake, thar amt nuthin' to ther hol-
lerin' but lob fer Their Teller what S
runnin'. That's it, I'm shore"
"But, Mike, vat is dat vat 1 see en-
der pavper aloud stampede der peepuls
las week."
"Humph, Jake. [ speck some Their
Mr.. Hulk Smit fellers think the
crowd volts hOllerin' is hOOpin' too
loud for Mr.. How-well, so some NV
them gifts up an yells out, Look out,
boys, yer bout ter get yer tail IN er
crack. Keep yer eyes skinned. We're
Their intelleck Nv Their gang. In fact,
we represent Their peepuls. We II
watch while yer pray-then yer hol-
Ter loud, but don't yer stampede like
err herd er cattle" Yer know, they
mean if yer vote for Mr.. HOw-well
then yer done stampede. Then them
fellers pat Their boys on Their back,
wink Their eyes an says to 'em, we
don't want no Office, an amt runnin'
fer none.
go way, Mike! We're is der a
man vat amt hankerin' fer der udder
feller's Officer"
That's it, Jake, I'm shore"
"Well den, Mike, vat aloud der rail-
roads?"
'Now, Jake, that is plank en- a
statesmun's hatfOrm.
"How's dot, MikeY
eyer see, eff er man talks er bout
what ther peepuls understand then
he's err politishener, but eff he talks
err bout somethin' what nobody under
STAINS then he's err statesman. When
Mr.. Hulk Smit spake he spake 80
minnits about railroad divi- dens.
"Vell, Mike, l guess ven Mr.. Hulk
Smit don'd divi nit der railroad der
railroad divi nit i'm. He's a states
nun, alrite."
Then Mr.. Hulk Smit says to Their
peepuls, Look out, boys, yer bein'
plundered by Their railroads an ther
politisheners. Yer see, he's been
with both NV 'em so long an mixed
up with Their plunderin' that he ain t
fergittin' his habet, an he's now praC-
tisin' on ther peepuls. Jake, yer ever
been plundered by Their railroads an
politisheners?'
"Now, den, Mike, yO're Operatin'
on me ignerance. Dot make me mad. "
"Humpk. Yer would get mad,
shore, eff yer ketch on ter Their nlge
beesiness. Mr.. HOw-well says ther
nigers is er gittin' bow-legged goin'
| ter school so es ter larn ter read an
vote, an tibet Mr.. Hulk Smit is er
stirrin' up Their black mess en- er white
mans cunthry. Then some citizen Nv
the county rose up an says in the pay
per, Hole on, thar; don't yer behave
Their politishener. Jes' stan whar yer
is till we gifts Their statesman here, an,
| then yer'll git endfermashun. Yer'll
git ct en- wads. An yer shore will,
Jake! Some says when the franchise
law happens ter be then Their niger
can't vote. Ter be shore, he can't
vote in Their primary now, but then ne
can't vote shore"
Now, Mike, dot vas some more Nv
dot statesman beesness, ain'd lt?'
well, yer see, Mr.. Hulk Smit says
we'll kape ther primary an cut the9
niger out; then we'll git Their franchise
| law an cut 'em out. Then we've Sho
got 'eln. But, yer see, if Their primary
has already cut 'em out the franchise
| law won't do 'em no wus, bat will Jes'
drap back an operate on ther igneI-
ent white mon an kape i'm out Their
primary. Yer see?"
well, yer know dot politiShener
vas not fer dot law vat knock out der
white mon"
"Nope, but ther Statesman is alrite.
An he says Their franchise law will
put cummitty in every county what
will ak yer questions and hear yer
read Their copstertushun."
"Vill dot be der Mr.. Hulk Smit
gunner cummitty, Mike?"
"NOpe: Their cummitty don't want no
Office. But then, the cummltty will
regerlate Their readin' all rite, an fix
ther readin' niger, too, fer Mr.. Hulk
Smit says, says he, that well give
Their Latin an Their constertushun to
Their niger to read, an Their easy read
in to Their white mon. That'll fix
um."
but, Mike, vot aloud dis: eff a
cummit.v some time forged an Civ
der Latin to der white mon, an Their
easy readin' to ther niger?"
Now, Jake, yer a-talkin' about
rings, an l amt got ter that yit."
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