The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-27

The money for their time must be
furnished from somewhere. Wheth-
er it comes from one or more railroad
companies or whether it comes from
the Chicago Liquor Dealers AssOcia-
ton l am not able to say. 1t may
come from all combined but these
are the forces which represent the
effort to violate the party precedent
which would give a governor a second
term without opposition.
Roasted the Newspapers.
At times Governor Smith turned
fiercely on his newspaper critics.
The Macon Telegraph and the Au-
gusta Chronicle were especially OBJ
jects of his wrath, but he admitted
that there were others. He claimed
that everything he said was misrepre-
scented by the miniOns of the liquor
men, the L. and n. railroad, grafters
and men who had lost their free
passes, and machine politicians.
In his remarks on the personal ap
pearance of Joe Brown the speaker
adopted a suave method, and man
aged to get the criticism out, though
denying that he was attempting to
make a sighting remark.
They say l have criticised Joe
Browns personal appearance, de
clared the governor. THAT amt
true. | criticise him for not person
ally appearing. l just want you to
see him"
The firing" of Railroad Commits
sioner Joe Brown was defended, and
the mysterious letter was declared
to be a threat. He attacked Joe
Brown for having, as the speaker
alleged, lined up with the republi-
cans, leaving the governor in doubt
as to his democracy.
Did Not Bear" Cotton.
He denied having 'beared" the
cotton market, but said that in
moment of rapture over the fact
that the cotton crop was short in the
west he had declared that Georgia
would raise nearly two million bales
and that big prices would be obtain
| ed. He complained because the
papers left out his prediction about
high prices, yet put in his remark
about the two million bales.
Not Responsible for the Panic.
In discussing the money panic the
governor said: mo legislation pass
ed last summer and nothing done by
the administration could have in any
way contributed to the panic, which
originated in New York city. The re-
cent panic originated as the result
of what is now known as high fl
nance" The governor referred to
the corruption of big insurance COM
panies, the copper bubble, the reck-
| less speculation which led big trust
. companies into trouble, the m1scon-
duct of other bank men in which mill
| lions upon millions were lost in
gambling and speculation, and which
resulted in the tieing up of over
billion dollars. WAS it strange,
he asked that the private investors
lost confidence and were unwilling to
trust longer their money to any cor
poration lest that corporation should
be managed by men of the class on
whom the light had already been
, turned?"
At the close of his address Govern
or Smith took a vote of the audience,
and asked everybody who favored
him. including ladies and children,
to rise, and the audience generally
responded. He SAID lie would not
embarrass the Brown people by ask
ing them to stand, as there were so
few of them.
The governor left on the $3.50
O'Clock Central train for Fort Valley,
where he spoke next day. His visit
here was a very satisfactory one to
his followers. 1t stimulated and en-
Unused them, and they promised him
that the county would be found in his
column again after the battle of the
ballots on June 4th.
| DeWitcs Little Early Risers are
J small safe sure and gentle little