The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-08-18
CAPT. MNLL|AMS BL|STERS THE LAWMAKERS
Gives Them Hypodermc Injection of Salt and Pepper For
Their Treatment of Confederate Veterans

oreeting and christian salutatiOn
Mr.. HENDERSON of Irwin succeeded
IN getting an appropriation of $10,-
600 merely as an experiment against
black root, worms, bugs and insects
generally. Confederate veterans,
their widows and orphans are not
known IN said experiment.
Mr. Reid of Campbell wanted
S23O,0E of near beer tax merely to
supporS the states conwicts. No
veteran or widow of a veteran has
any part in said appropriation
Qufle a number of appropriations
we're very successfully passed by our
Georeia lawmakers cot whom the
gods should feel prOud), but the con
federate soldier, his widow and Or
pham will not soon forget you.
Please be so kind as to place this in
your hat or scrapboOk
MI Hall of Bibb created a new
office, the name of which is audit
or, whose salary shall be $1,000,
together with three assistants at q
salary of $500 each, these -four
pets to get annually $8,400l No
veteran or widow of "a veteran is
known by Mr.. Hail $4,000 is ap-
propriated to carry these provisions
into effect. Bully for Joe Hill Hall
of the good old county of Bibb. How
cOnsiderate of Hall tO create jobs for
the pets at the expense of the tax
payers Of Georgia! Won't these foo I
pets have a most glorious camp-meet-
ing time riding in Pullman sleepeExs
visiting the springs and summer anG
winter resorts.
wv no is here SO TUdle that would
not be a Roman? Who is here SO
vile as would not love his country
If any speak; for him have offend
ed None, Brutus, none! Then
none have | offended!
Yes, the solOns can make appro-
prlatlOms for corporations and other
things which need no state aid. but
when ii comes to aiding those who
really need and deserve help the
'SANiAo EhbN IL II Tic col az 1lAS a cat
bovine of the masculine persuasion
whose bHllOwings would frighten a
nerd of 2bisOns upon the western
prairies.
Let all you solons who have mis-
represented the people OF Georgia
who have legislated hardships upon
the poor people of the Empire State
Ol the South, be just as calm and Sc
rene as possible, as | shall speak
a few words to you in truth and so
Derness; so be very quiet in order
mat you may hear and understand,
II Is now that we march against the
Peruy1an army. Yes, my bleeding
country, it is now l tremble for you,
"hen our solons disregard the will
of the people, '''yoX pOpuli, vox Die,
Ignore the voice of the people who
nave spoken and said by an over
"helmtng majority that every battle
scared veteran and the widows OF
veterans, who were the power behind
the throne from 81 to '65, cannot
get even a crum from Dfvese's table.
Yes, the veteran and widow are rel
esated to the rear, changed front to
the rear. "Oh shame, where is thy
bluSh1''
Then comes Mr.. Anderson, like
Mr.. Alexander and the other boys
VINO hate the confederate veteran
and widow so badly, and has 800
copies printed, merely for the infor-
nation of the members of the GeOr-
ga legislature. | now rise to a
pint of order or a quart of per-
Sonal privilege, and ask: Are the
georgia legislators a set of igno-
Iaml? Every fifteen-year-old white
boy or girl knows how the election
went on the pension question, and
there was nothing in the world for
Jhe legislature to have done but to
ratify the wishes of the people.
only this and nothing more. Are the
SoIons more ignorant than our chill
dren?
In conclusion l most respectfully
call upon every confederate veteran,
widow and orphan, sons and daugh-
ters of veterans and the U. D. C's.
all over Georgia to see to it that
every member of the Georgia legis-
lature who went back on your
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters
is relegated to the rear, and the I'M
tathomable sea of oblivion. Let's
bury him so deep that he will never
again disgrace the people he misrep-
resented and outraged. He may have
been Alexander of DeKalb, or Au-
derson, the Earl of Chatham, but the
people will only know him and his
kind hereafter as Dennis. Respect
fully, T. A. M'WILLIAMS,
Commander Camp No. 404 U. c. V.
Dawson, Ga, r. F. D. No. 5.
P. S.-Papers friendly and in SYM
pathy with the old veterans will
please rnnVy