The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25

August to prove to the people that
he is willing to leave Clay's senator
ship with Clay's people.
He says that he would much pre-
fer defeat than to array friend
against friend and neighbor against
neighbor, and to the people who live
at home and who know his political
record these lines will be amazing.
He hollers for peace, love and pur-
ity, etc. Surely this man has forgot
something. He must have thought
that the recollection of this writer
| had failed him, when he made this
yell. What kind of peace would you
call it to have the democratic COM
mittee of Randolph or Terrell coun-
ty with two to one white men to vote
to refuse a white primary, and march
negroes to the ballot box to carry a
purpose? This is the thing that was
done in Clay county in 1902, and
Mr.. McAllister was the chairman of
the committee.
He is afraid of dividing our peo-
pie, but bless your sweet soul he was
trying to get them too we'll united
in 1902. The black boys two to one
marching to the ballot box with the
whites will possibly look like too
much unity. Mr.. McAllister was
chairman of the committee.
He states that his race will be
made upon his own merits, and he is
not seeking to run on the coat tail
of any one else. l trust that he will
get everything that he merits. |
would not shut any merited thing
away from the gentleman. He has
merited much, and here is hoping
that he will receive it.
He states that if it can be legally
done, and if his friends are willing,
he will agree to refuse the senator
ship if l will enter into an agreement
to do likewise. Do you reckon this
man who is interpreting law don't
know that any man nominated or
elected has the right under the law
to resign from the first minute of his
nomination even at the eleventh hour
of his official life by handing his
resignation in? You will notice that
there are strings to this condition.
He says if his friends are willing
How do | know whether his friends
would be willing or not? I haven't
time to see them all, anyway. l
don't know them. Who will give
bond for these friends willingness?
l don't believe that a man in the
district would want me to accept a
promise like this with him, anyway.
He promised to support me, and has
turned against me, when if | have
sinned | don't know it. I don't be-
lieve the people would expect me to
go into a compact with him after
he has done, or is trying to do, to me
politically what Cain did to Abel;
what Brutus did to Caesar; what
Judas did to Jesus, and what Bene-
dict Arnold done to the country.
If Mr.. McAllister means that he
is willing to leave this matter to Clay
county why didn't he mean it in
April? If he didn't mean it then how
do we know that he means it now?
He was the only fellow that rose up
and caused any disturbance when he
had fair, square chance to go be-
fore the voters of Clay county at the
ballot box and ask to be presented
to the August primary. In conclu-
sion he takes pains to assure the
people that the very purest of mo-
tives prompted him to enter this
race. Why be so assuring about it?
Why should anybody doubt that
man who would refuse to be passed
on by his own people, who raised
row out in the district unnecessarily,
who hollers for peace and tranquility,
love and purity could have had an
impure motive?
In conclusion I only have a few
words to say, and that is: that I will
not accept Clay county's senatorship
against the peoples will. l will not
ask Mr.. McAllister to enter an agree
ment with me on the condition that
his friends would be willing. | make
him no pledge at all, for he promised
to support me, and has flunked me,
but l promise the people of the three
counties that if Clay county doesn't
go for me in August that l will with
in forty-eight hours hand in my resig-
nation. If my friends are not willing
will regret it, but l will be sure to
resign. Respectfully,
EMMETT r. SHAW.
FIT. Gaines, Ca, May "a, 1910.