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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
WATCH THE LINEUP.
It's the Fight of the People Against
Ring Rule.

1t was known that in Hon. HOke
Smiths first campaign it was the
fight of the people against the po-
litical machinery which had held the
politics of Georgia in hand for many
years to dish out according to ring
methods. The people won victory
which showed the politicians under
so deep that it was thought it would
take them many years to wake up
and get into action again. However,
such was not the case. In the last
election, relying too much on the
strength which we felt was shown
in the preceding campaign, we were
not sufficiently vigilant and active.
and the old ring rule" again came
into power To aid them in placing
Governor Brown in office even traffic
on the railroads of the State was
stopped long enough to permit rail-
road men who were for Brown 10
vote. This was something that had
never before occurred within the
recollection OF the present genera
ton. In the last fight we were de-
feated, but not whipped. The peo-
pie know what is being done; we
are awake to the necessity of polling
our full strength and again saying
that "RING RULE" no longer con
trolls Georgia.
Mr.. j. R. Smith of Atlanta, who
has charge of Brown Headquarters
in the Kimball House, the old RING
HEADQUARTERS" is proclaiming
that every former governor of Geor-
gia except one is supporting Govern
or Brown for reelection" Watch
the line up, Mr.. Voter. These form
er governors have had their pie;
there is no more coming to them,
not even a say so, when Hoke Smith
goes into office, for he is the PEG
PIES CANDIDATE. and not the
CANDIDATE OF THE RING, and it
is natural that they desire some rec
ognitiOn, which they can only hope
for from "RING RULE" The peo-
pie and not the ring put Hoke
Smith into office first, and the ring"
put him out, and now it is the peo-
pies turn to put him back again.
The eX-gOvernOrs We're not for Hoke
Smith before; they are not for him
now; they were not expected to be
with him, and there is nothing new
or startling in Mr.. J. r. Smiths
statement except that he publicly
calls the attention of the people to
the lineup.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

| regret that they are being made,
for it necessitates the Union becom-
ing more careful. 1t means more
work.
"The idea is too absurd for any
man to entertain that the election of
any man for governor, even in as
great state as Georgia, has any
thing TO do with the price of cotton.
The attempts simply minimize the
work of the Farmers Union, and
place thorns in the paths of the
farmers who are trying to help
themselves by cooperation and edu-
cation.
AS Representative Elder of Oco-
nee county said in a recent inter-
view: AS we'll credit Governor Bull
lock with the 27-cent cotton of re-
construction days as attempt to cred
it any governor anywhere in the
south with the 16-cent cotton of to-
day
81 regret to see the politicians
trying to make campaign thunder out
of the farmers own efforts. I would
prefer to see them direct their eff
forts into another channel and let
the Farmers Union manage it's own
affairs"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
PRES CABANISS OF FARMERS Union
RAPS POLITICIANS FOR ABSURDITY
President
Plans and Work of the Election of No
Man as Governor Resulted in Cent Cotton

In assuming the leadership of the
Georgia disvision of the, Farmers
Union | realize that l am handi-
capped at the start, as the result of
political agitation. believe that
the claims Of politicians that any ad-
mtnistration has been responsible
for, or even contributed largely to
the present condition among the
farmers is calculated to do irrepara-
Bile damage to the usefulness of the
Farmers Union.
The Union has sought to teach
the farmers that only through their
own efforts can, they hope to suc-
coed, yet the politicians come along
and declare they-and not the farm
ers themselves-are responsible for
Such talk, especially
when it is published in our weekly
newspapers, is calculated to make
some farmers believe that their eff
forts have had nothing to do with
conditions, and that by voting right.
as the politicians say, they can cease
efforts in all other directions
fortunately the rank and file of
the farmers is today too sensible to
believe any such absurd claims, but
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
BANKER WALKER FOR SMITH.
Believes He Will Protect Every In
terest in Georgia

Col. John D. Walker of Sparta,
president and financial agent of SO
banks, in an interview given out Fri.
day declares that he is actively sup
porting Hoke Smith for governor of
Georgia. Here is what Colonel Wal
ker had to say:
"Hoke Smith is, in my opinion,
one of the greatest statesmen Geor-
gia has produced. He is construct
i've, not destructive. He is a devel-
oper He believes in building up and
not tearing down. He is not in ia
vOr of leaving we'll enough alone,
provided he believes we'll enough is
not as well as the people of Georgia
are entitled to. He stands for a
square deal, railroads included, but
he believes in the railroads bearing
their just proportion of the taxes,
and his record as governor demon
strates cOnclusively that he is a
friend of the people, yet not an en-
envy of organized capital His cleo
ton on August 23rd to the govern
orship of Georgia ought to be well
coined by all of the fair-minded peO-
pie of the state, for his defeat after
serving only one term and doing a
greater work than any governor in
Tecent years was due to a misunder-
standing OF the man and his princi-
pies, and belief that he had done
two members of the railroad COM
mission a grave injustice, which the
legislature and the courts have since
held was justifiable under the law
was an injustice which should be
remedied.
1T is hardly worth while to say
that the report that his election
would tend to curtail loans of south
ern banks is absurd, for it seems to
me that anyone would realize that
this was a campaign fabrication. for
the purpose of hurting his candidacy.
l dare say that northern and eastern
capitalists are hardly aware of who
are the candidates for governor of
Georgia at the present time, and GER
tainly no such information as that
you refer to has been heard of by
me at any time. | do not believe
that there is a thing in this report,
and it is no easier today to borrow
money than it was when HOke Smith
was governor, for northern banks and
eastern capitalists don't lend money
based on who fills the governors
chair, but on the security that is Of
fered for the loan asked for, and any
good southern bank can get all the
money they need for their customers.
and particularly the farmers, if the
bank is in good shape and offers the
right kind of collateral. If I thought
for moment that the election of
Governor Smith would result In the
lending power of any Georgia bank
being diminished in any way would
be opposed to him
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
PRESERVE REGISTRATION LAW
Safeguard of the Ballot Box and the
Nenal Voter an Issue of
the Campaign.


We call especial attention to an
editorial in the Atlanta Journal of
the 18th inst, which shows how fare
ical is Governor Browns recommen-
dalton that the registration law be
so changed as to bring the date for
closing the registration to 80 days
before the, election. AS shown by
this editorial, such change would be
equivalent to complete repeal of
such law. AS everyone knows, the
primary election in Georgia amounts
to the real election. Now the state
primary must, according to law, be
held sixty days before the election
Suppose the registration law should
be so changed as to allow registra-
ton until within thirty days before
the election. Is it not at once ap-
parent that men from every state
in the union could come to Georgia
and register and cast their votes in
the primary, which constitutes the
real election? Is it not plain that
minor, q man who has not done
his duty by his state by paying his
taxes, a man who does not live even
in America, could register and cast
his vote in the primary election?
Could not every man with the lack
in principal, and there are plenty of
them, register in a half dozen dis
tricts in his own county, or in half
dozen counties, and when election
day comes, that is the primary, cast
his ballot in all these places? The
registration must always be purged
of illegalities or irregularities. How
can this be done if the primary is
held two months or more before the
real election and the registration is
not closed for such purging until 80
days ahead of such election?
Now, here is but 'one evidence of
our present Governors idea of max
ing laws. He has exhibited MANY
other vagaries.
One of the finest works of Mr.
Smiths administration was the Gre
alton of the registration law which
Governor Brown now seeks to re-
peal. Ihere are in every town and
IN every rural district a certain num-
Der of voters who are unfit in al
most any sense for casting a ballot
They think nothing of the meaning
of it; frequently know nothing of the
intent of a ballot. They care moth
ing for the future of the state. pa
triotism being an unknown quantity
of their nature.
Just such voters are very largely
eliminated by our excellent system Of
registration, in that they never think
of the ballot until the excitement of
the approaching election is on. and
then they become interested in the
possibility of pulling" all the can
didates, and the last candidate
pulled" on the day of election Sc
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
Truth Crushed viii Rise Again.

The gubernatorial campaign i
drawing to a close. One week from
today the fight will have been end
ed. Che daily press will proclaim ID
the world in box car letters thal
Truth crushed to earth will rs
again.; )" HOKE SMITH has been
nominated as Governor of Georgia.
the people have again placed thel1
representative at the helm of thu
good old ship of State; only bona
tide citizens of Georgia voted in th9
primary of August 23rd, and the peo1
pie of this State say that Hoke SmitaI
shall be Governor"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
SMITH FOR THE INCOME TAX
Would Make Capitalists and Money
Lenders Pay Their Part, and Not
the Man With the Dog.

Mr.. Smith advocates an income
tax, which would force the man with
the big income, the man most able,
to pay his part of the taxes of the
state which enables him to accumu-
late his wealth, and which makes
it less possible for this class to evade
taxes in divers ways, as at present.
AS taxes are now paid the heavy
burden falls on the poor man, on
the mediocre, the men who have
their little all in house furniture.
an humble home, few COWS, horses
hogs, personal property, and real es-
tate, none of which can be placed
out of the view of the tax gatherer
The capitalist, the money lender, the
stock holder, the bond holder, all of
whom can hide much of their wealth,
are the ones most able to pay, vet
who escape with the payment of a
comparatively small proportion of
/ the taxes of the state To catch
these the income tax law is intended
and Mr.. Smith, himself a wealthy
man, is an earnest advocate of such
law. Mr.. Brown has not turned
hand to place it on the statute
books, but he signed the DOG LAW
which taxes the dogs of every poor
man IN the state. Thus more tax
is added to the poor man
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
What Gov. Browns Admins.
Has Done, Has Failed to ~ '
and Seeks to Do

Governor Joseph NJ. Rrou
twice recommended in bis No. "a
and still urges, a bond issue Of f' sas
O0t with which to meet cnrr ~, SoVe
penses, despite the fact that III tSu' g
pie are paying in, taxes nao 'ae leo
and a half million dollars t w
He refused to buy the Was+ 1dr
Atlantic terminal yards in tb 1l L all
OF Chattanooga. although div sqg1
by the legislature to do 50 h., ,eCle
commended another tract siv re-
out, utterly unsuited to the NJ Iliel
He promised to reduce tayoa pos
instead continues to call for - ~
issue as the only way he can sna OOa
for meeting the expenses of tbe " S.5s
He promised to cut off "nnn ".aa
sary offices, :" but has not emf o ,,4.9VssI
On the contrary, his Prison Gu ~
sion has increased from three - "
the number of inspectors ), r " "
chief business seems to he to NY ny
over the State at the expense If ~
people and talk politics. l11
On the request of a former
vict lessee he sent troops to Looko-l
Mountain coal mines to QueII ~ "
legged riot, and when the troo.
reached the scene they found N
rioters" with their wives and oS1
dren playing on musical instrnmo.l
and singing songs, simply refncin1
to work in the mines. Stin N
miners were bundled into a car o15
awed by the bayonets of the sts1
which should have protected tbar
equally with their employer tbs,
were driven from the mines and hi,
Tennessee for trying to enforce tba,
rights in a dispute about tbs,
wages.
AS Governor of the State cbargoi
with the responsibility of guardns
her good name and credit. he qa,l
broadcast to the world the renat
that Georgia faced deficit of near,
a million dollars, when the Stat
Treasurer, Hon Pope Brown. sboVsi
that his department could go INF
liquidation and come out two millfm
dollars ahead. Surely the Treasure
knew, for the gloomy predictions /
Governor Brown and his special an
ditor have never come to pass,
But lest it be said that GoverDa
Brown is being despoiled of hi
laurels it should be stated that h
signed the Dog Tax on the 18th b
August, 1909, and though the yar
dogs and rabbit dogs have contrib
uted their share to fill the genera
Golfers the Governor is still for
bond issue of 100000 to meet cur
rent expenses.
Such is the record of Browns ad
ministration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

cures the vote. These are shut ol
now largely, and rightly should bs
1t is entirely possible for every mad
to place his name on the regisua
ton list, and but few real citizens
will fail to do this. Every man can
Go this when he pays his state and
county taxes, which every one had
to do. The county papers and It'd
daily city papers always call atten1
ton to the necessity to registeI
Should good man fail it is his faul1
and not that of the law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
ABSURD CLAIMS.
Mr.. Cabaniss ExpIodes One of Them.

Mr.. Cabaniss Explodes One of Them.
The claims of some of the Joe
Brown supporters are so absurd
they are beneath notice.
The idea is too absurd for any
man to entertain the belief that the
election of any man for governor,
even in as great a state as Georgia.
has anything to do with the price of
cotton. The attempts to create this
impression among the farmers sim
ply minimize the work of the Farm
ers' Union, and place thorns in the
paths of the farmers who are trv-
ing to- help themselves by co-opera-
ton and education.
EMMETT CABANISS.
President of the Farmers Union -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

-oke Smith tells you what he ex-
poets to do-you know what to ex-
"ect when he is elected Governor.
Governor Brown does not say what
N'e mans are. for he sees the LAND
SIInE and it is useless to plan, so
far as the gubernatorial chair is con-
cerned.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

What was that ZONE SYSTEM"
business Joe Brown had in his head
when he was on the Railroad Com
mission? Down in this section it
takes money to ride on railroads and
the lower the fare the better we like
it, Joe voted against reducing the
fare and proposed a Zone System. -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

The excursion train from Eufaula
to Dawson was polled Friday night,
and Hoke Smith had 60 votes and
Joe Brown SO. The poll was taken
by DR.. J. H. Lewis of Dawson, Ca,
and Mr. w. o. Mcdonald of Cuth-
bert, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

If your mind is not already made
up as to whom you will support for
Governor compare the record of
achievements under the Hoke Smith
administration with the do nothing
policy of Joe Brown.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Governor Brown in his 'ProgLes
sive Prosperity" letter claims 'nss
he voted for a reduction of pasSensS'
fares while on the Railroad Colnln'
sion. The minutes of the conllus !.
sion show that he voted against /
reduction.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Joe Brown cotton buyers did not
pay "a cents for the first bale of
Terrell county cotton, but a Hoke
Smith man bought it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Joe Brown opposed the income tax.
The poor man has no income, and
this tax would not affect him, but
he approved the dog tax.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Georgians will proclaim to tis
world on August 23rd that outsiders
no longer vote in her elections ana
that the imported vote that placeal
Joe Brown in the gubernatorlaI
chair at the last primary is no lonsal
to be feared, and the choice OF tlsI
people of this State again prevails
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Joe Brown wants bond issue of
100000 to help pay the state debts,
yet Hoke Smith left plenty of money
in the Treasury. and Holya Smith
says a bond issue is not necessary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17
CITIES AND NOT COUNTRY ELECTED GOV. BROWN
THE WOOL HAT BOYS.
Mr.. Smith Wants Their Votes, as
Well as Those of the
Overall Boys.

In answer to a letter from B. R.
James of Elton, Ga, in which he
stated that it had been reported that
the former governor did not want
the support of the wooI-hat boys or
the overall men, Mr.. Smith sent the
following reply:
July 16, 1910.-Mr. b. r. James,
Elton. Ga-My Dear Sir: I hear
that some one has charged me with
not wanting the support of the wool
hat boys or overall men. This is
the most ridiculous charge that could
possibly be made against me-
when I began practicing law l
had a little Office in the Peters build
ing l slept in it and started with
ont funds or backing. My first
friends were the wOrkingmen of At
lanta. They gave me my first small!
fees. They have been my loyal
friends ever since. and nobody can
say that I ever refused
to stand by them. In the country
my first fees were small fees from
the smaller class of farmers.
Since my practice became larger
and more lucrative I have never
failed to devote part of my income
and time to the work that I thought
would better conditions among the
masses of the people. the men whom
you call the wool-hat and the overall
men.
Il am glad saw your letter.
There is nothing that would grieve
me more than to lose the apprecia-
ton of the men who make their liv-
ing by honest labor Sincerely
yours, HOKE SMITH"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Be sure you read the RhOo"I +
OF TWO ADMINISTRATIONS. u
is on this page of The News
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Hoke Smith paid all demands
made on the State Treasury WnllsI
he was Governor, and left lars9
surplus in cash on hand at the cIO,S
of his administration, notwithStanul
ing the fact that the revenue IroH
all liquor licenses was cut off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Joe Brown sent troops to Loo4UeI
mountain on J. w. English d
call.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Any Hoke Smith supporter sas
tell why he is for Hoke. Can ~
Joe Brown supporter tell why 10
for Brown?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Joe Brown signed the bill making
all poor men pay tax on their yard
and rabbit dogs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Ask some Joe Brown man H
Governor Brown raised the PREY
cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Joe Brown did not vote to reuu'
passenger rates.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Does Progressive Prosperity" of
Browns administration mean not
sending the officers elected by the
people their commissions of office?
As Governor Browns record does not
disclose anything that he has done
it looks like he should have had time
to attend to these minor matters of
detail connected with his duties as
Chief Executive. The number of
Justices of the Peace elected by the
people who have not been promptly
commissioned is appalling.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-08-17

Joe Brown did nothing to raise Z
price of cotton.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-10
Spokane Distributing Point.

Spokane, Feb. 10.-Notice has been
received by Postmaster w. P. Edris,
of Spokane, from the third assistant
postmaster general at Washington,
D. c., confirming the establishment
of postal distributing station in the
Spokane office for the postoffice of
the state of Washington for postal
cards, stamped envelopes and news
paper wrappers. A car of samples
for the new branch is now en- route.
The date of the opening of the new
office will be regulated by the abil-
ity of the government to complete
the preliminary details. The order
is the first of it's kind ever issued
for a western city and is an expert
ment for the postal district west of
the Rocky mountains, and means that
postoffices of this state, large and
small, will receive their supplies
through the local office instead of
from Washington. The plan has been
under consideration since December 1
and was recommended by Congress
man Miles Poindexter of Spokane and
Postmaster Edris.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-10
WILL PAY PENALTY
FOR CRIMES

Richmond, Va, Feb. 10.-Unless
Governor Mann sees fit to interfere,
Howard Little, the sextuple murder
er of Buchanan county, will die in
the electrical chair in the state peni-
tertiary here tomorrow morning. The
condemned man has abandoned all
hope of receiving respite. He is
chiefly concerned about the DISPOSE
ton of his body. He wants to be
buried at his old home in Mcdowell
county, West Virginia, and has re-
ceived assurance that the small
amount of money he has left will be
used to carry out his wish.
The crime for which Little is to
pay the death penalty was probably
the most fiendish in the criminal rec
ords of Virginia. For the purpose
of robbery he wiped out an entire
family of six persons and then sought
to conceal the crime by burning the
bodies of his victims.
The scene of the tragedy was the
little town of Hurley, in Buchanan
county The victims were Aunt
Betty" Justis, an aged woman who
was generally supposed to keep a
large sum of money about her, her
son-in-law, George Meadows, his wife
and their three children.
On the morning of September %
last neighbors discovered Meadows
mutilated body lying in the yard OF
his destroyed home. Two bullet holes
through the body and a CHASTITY
wound in the neck, which almost sew
cred the head from the body, gave
the discoveries their first evidence of
the extent of the tragedy.
A search of the ruins of the house
disclosed the sickening spectacle. The
blackened masses of half burned
flesh and charred bones of the two
women and three children were found
beneath the debris, each body bear
ing evidence of murder committed
before the house was destroyed by
fire.
Bloodhounds were rushed to the
scene and a posse started at once in
pursuit of the murderer. Many
signs pointed to Howard Little as the
murderer and within week after
the tragedy he was taken into GUS
tody. Titles wife confessed to
having washed his bloody clothing
the day after the murders. She
stated, also, that he had left their
home about dark the night of the
tragedy and returned the next morn
ing with his clothes all bloody and
torn, and said he would kill her if
she told anything about his condi
ton 1t was ascertained that he
had borrowed a 80 caliber revolver
a few days before the crime was
committed, and returned it the fol-
lowing Wednesday with two cham
bers empty. The body of George