The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-01-10
EAT 'EM UP.

doubt. Some say that Smith Will eat
Howell alive, others declare with
equal positiveness that Howell Will
completely annihilate Smith. Direful
predictions, terrible threats and pof-
tentious declarations are abundant
evidence.
There is really no telling what's GO
ing to happen. 1t may be that the on
coming torrent of hot air from the
spouting aspirants will send the old
Chattahoochee seething and sizzling
down to put to shame the balmy gulf
stream. 1t is possible that the thun-
derous defamation, defamation and
dissertation will start in motion de-
stroving series of seismic jars. We
Just can't tell.
This much we do know: that tomor-
row morning we will read in some of
the papers how Smith destroyed How
ell tooth and toenail, and in other
papers how Howell literally devoured
Smith. Yes, indeed they viii tell us
all about it-and more, too.
IN brownsville the local electric
light plant has been bought by the
city, and the newspapers OF the state
are having a great deal to say about
our neighbor "going into the public
ownership business" The municipal
Government Of Dawson Jailed a
light plant ten years ago, and last
month took on another public utility
by buying the waterworks system.
The light plant has never been mon
ey-making investment, but it is hoped
when it is consolidated VIA the water
system a better showing will be made |
AT the recent meeting of the Georgia
division of the Southern Cotton Asso-
citation Mr.. Harvie Jordan, the presl-
dent of the association, warned it
against permitting politics to enter it !
in any form whatever, and MIR. Bran
don of Coweta offered a resolution,
which was adopted, that each farmer
make enough food supplies for his
family and stock. The warning and
the resolution should meet with the
unanimous approval of the associa-
ton.
WE see it stated that Editor Howell
of Cuthbert will soon begin the publ
cation of newspaper in Shellman.
He will continue to run the Cuthbert
Leader. Our thriving little neighbor
is to be congratulated that so delight
full gentleman and good a neWspa-
per man as Editor Howell is the one
who is to launch a journalistic enter
prise there. He will deserve all that
the business men of the town do for
him.
MR.. LYMAN j. GAGE, President
Cleveland's secretary of the treasury
and a leading dnancier of the United
States, Joins Mr.. Jacob Schitf, one OF
the best-known bankers of Wall street,
in the warning that unless congress
provides for more elastic currency
the country will suffer the most disas-
trous panic ever known. Time will
We. bring them all around to William
j. Bryan.
HON. HoKE SMITH is going to do
some more campaigning in southwest
Georgia, and will visit this immediate
section during January. He has APP
pointments to speak at FIT. Gaines on
the oath inst, at Cuthbert on the 10Th,
and at Georgetown on the 9th. This
section of Georgia is missionary
ground, and none of the candidates
can lay claim to it as yet.
IT is authoritatively stated that
your Uncle Holly Estill's announce
ment will be forthcoming on next Mon
day, the 18th inst. 1t is further said
that it will not contain more than %
lines of typewriter matter. We have
always looked upon him as strong.
level-headed man, and now there is
not the least doubt of it.
THE announcement is made that
Speaker Cannon is going to shave OF
twenty-four democrats from the house
standing committees and give their
places to the extra republicans. There
are sixty-four more republicans in the
DreSant houSe than there were in the
last, and that party has sixty-four
per cent of the membership.
HON. CRAWFORD WHEATLEY of
Sumter is going 10 run for congress
over in the third district. Crawl. is
quite live wire, but that doesn't
mean at all that he is likely to be
decorated with seat in Washington.
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