The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-08-15

to a severe test; Having to resist
the appeals of lawyer of so much
refinery, ability, reputation, and
standing, besides, the moneyed
backing of the Morgan syndicate.
Yet your courts remained true as
steel, and the majesty of the law is
still respected.)
Since this time, the Hon. Hoke
has been "divinely" called to run
for Governor as the peoples candi
date AS such he is decidedly
against railroads, and especially
railroads owned by foreigners, and
wants to force them to become res
idents, or else sell their property
at whatever price somebody in the
state is able to give, and is willing
to give.
In other words, he feels that he
is "divinely" called to have the
railroad property of foreigners in
this state confiscated. No doubt
he thinks it right and in accord
with good morals for the people of
the Empire State of the South to
rise up in their might, and capture,
as spoils of war, the property of
persons who happen not to reside in
this state.
True, the constitution and laws
the State of Georgia, and of the
United States are somewhat in the
way, sand ordinarily, the courts
might prefer to still enforce the
laws, and doubtless would, unless
the Hon. Hoke is elected Governor.
Then he would have authority as
well as reputation and influence,
and if it should be his desire to
override the laws he is in position
to do so, even the laws of Uncle Sam,
and will have authority and the
military force of Georgia to help
him to plumber the property of
people found in this state, unless
the owner happens to live here.
South Carolina started out to de-
clare the laws of Uncle Sam void
and of no effect one time during the
day of Andrew Jackson. Read how
she came out.)
BY the way, the Hon. Hoke pro-
poses to carry on the same plans
about DISTINGUISHING the nogro
Very few of we people in Georgia
are in favor of the negroes having
a right to vote; but most of us have
some regard for the constitution
and laws of Uncle Sam. In fact the
whole South had a lesson on this
subject, and experienced the humil-
iating situation of having to vote
with Federal bayonet pointing at
them. Georgia is a great state, but
it can't successfully buck against
Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam says we
shan't disfranchise the negro be-
cause he is negro.
If Hoke Smith is honestly in favor
of the disfranchisement bill why
did he and his organ allow his
friends to kill that indentical bill in
the present Legislature without
raising their voices? 1t proves
conclusively that he is hypocrite,
and that he is simply using that
plank as a bait to catch succors and
did not care to loose his bait.
Further on this subject. The
Hon. Hoke is a Sabbath School
teacher and joins the good mothers
in teaching that it is wrong to sell
whiskey, but then these laws nor
rules we're not intended to control
the Hon. Hoke. He can sell whis-
key at the Piedmont bar, not only
during the week when authorized
to do so by his licens, but on Sun
day as well, when the law forbids
it. But what is the law, if it comes
in the way of the Hon. Hoke? Salah.
If it is sinful to sell liquor this is
all atoned for in a private deal be-
tween him and the Almighty by
giving certain Of the profits for the
purpose of purchasing school books
for the poor children of Atlanta.
Private deals seems to be his
speciality.
The Hon. Hoke is against the ne