The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-10-05

Brown for governor, and that they
had been deprived of the right to
participate in the proceedings of the
convention, but that the way they
had been treated was nothing to
compare with the way the $4,000
composing the majority had been
! treated by those who ruled the con-
vention.
He said that the majority had al
ways been granted the right to rule
until that convention met, when that
right was taken away from them
and one man power set up. He was
rather caustic in his remarks con-
corning the convention.
Charged Deal With Whisky Interests
He charged that there was a trade
! by which whisky is to be put back
into the cities of Georgia under the
Smith administration, and told his
audience that the whisky fight would
bob up, and that they might be pre-
pared for it, for it was coming.
This statement, he said, was made
on no less authority than J. r. Smith,
Governor Browns campaign mana
ger, who said that representative
of the whiskey interests had ap-
preached him and asked what could
be promised them for the support of
the whiskey people for Governor
Brown. He told them there was
| nothing doing" and an agreement
was then made with the opposition
The Green Letter.
He took up the Hoke Smith letter
10 Groom of
ernOr Smith says he did not sign,
but that it was written by one of
the clerks in his office. Mr.. Watson
exhibited this letter and several he
/ himself had received from Mr.. Smith,
and asked all who would do do, es-
pecially Smith men, to come forward
and compare the signatures and then
say if they would vote for man
who had not only practiced decep-
ton, but had lied about it.
He CHARGED Judge Hines with de-
ceiving WatsOn's friends into the be-
lief that he favored the election of
Smith, when Hines well-knew that
Watson was occupying neutral atti-
tude toward Smith and Brown, and
read letter that Hines had sent out
to all of the subscribers to Watson's
papers. Somebody must have
stolen my mailing list for this pur-
pose,' he said, and added that any
one who would do such thing
would steal the gold from a nigger's
tooth.
He charged that the nomination
of Mr.. Smith was obtained by the
use of money and whiskey, and that
for that and other reasons he had
given no voter was bound by it. He
said the people had time to vindi-
cate the law in the October election
| by casting their ballot for Joseph NJ.
Brown, saying: Let the office seek
the man just one time. If elected
he will serve"
He said that the primary was lille
| gal, and that the voters should re-
deem old Georgia. "Be a man, take
off the shaCkles and vote for the
man of your choice" --
He denounced the present regis
tration law as fraud, and declared
that under, it's operation 100000.
white men in Georgia have been dis
franchised and 10000 negroes,
enough to hold the balance of pow
er in any election, enfranchised. Mr..
| Watson said he favored the repeal
of the present Georgia election laws,
and the passage by the legislature
in spite of the fifteenth amendment,
which he declared was not legally
put in the federal constitution, of a
! law that none but white men shall
vote in this state. A white face and
| a tax, receipt, he said, should be all
that is needed to entitle a man to
vote.
He produced a letter from Wash
ingtOn purporting to give the reason
of Hoke Smiths resignation as Sec
rotary of the Interior. The letter.
he said, could not be read in the
presence of ladies, and he invited
those who cared to do so to come
to the stand and read it,
Smith Invited Him Back.
Watson read a very cordial letter
from Smith, written during the lat
ters first campaign, expressing high
regard for him and urging him to
return to the democratic party, say
ing he was needed by the people,
and that he should be on the stump.
Mr.. Watson concluded by saying
that he had offered himself to the
common people as their lawyer be-
fore the bar of public opinion, and is
/ hencefOrth going to see that they are
not despoiled by fraud and decep-
! ton being practiced upon them by
! designing politicians 81 have not
/ had much to do with politics the
past several years. he declared. but
from now on / will be strictly on
! the job. "
1t was nearly shutdown when Mr..
| Watson concluded his speech, and
he held the attention of the large
I audience from the time he began
until he closed
Excellent order prevailed through
! out the address, there being only one
or two slight Interruptions.
The Guest of DIR. Kenyon.
While in Dawson Mr.. Watson was