The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-26
TOUCHES THEM UP TARTLY
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR AS
VIEWED BY SENATOR SHAW.
Hot After the Man Who Leads the
Little LOng-Haired Bull Around
at the Agricultural Train.

Under the head of "a Politica,
Mess in Georgia Senator Shaw pays
his respects to the gubernatorial can
didates in the current issue of the
Blade and Bludgeon, which says:
Yes, yes; we are in the middle OF
another great big campaign in Geor-
gia for the governorship. We have
done took and elected our govern
or to the senate, and every job at
the capitol is threatened with va
grancy until this goVernorship BUSH
ness is settled. Nobody who has a
job but what is now contemplating
throwing it down and taking after
the governorship. Such a race and
such a mess you have possibly never
witnessed as you shall witness now.
The whole thing could have been
avoided, but Hoke had to go to the
senate, and while he hasn't gone and
may not go for quite while the
boys have heard him say that some
time between now and December he
is likely to go, and all are eagerly
awaiting chance at the red chair.
Tom Fielder is mentioned for this
job. We do hope Thomas will run.
We couldn't hit her in the last race
because it would have hurt our own
dear Hoke for governor, but we want
chance to jump on this rascal S
frame. Give us a chance, Thomas,
and we will take your hide.
Then, there is Richard Russell of
the court of appeals, who is done
gone at it. Judge Dick is not ex-
pecting the office, we guess, but as
his friends naturally expect him to
run for everything, and as Judge
Dick does not believe in disappoint-
ing the folks, why, he took out at
once.
Then, there is poor old Uncle Pope
Brown. Hoke got his job the first
time, and has now forsaken every
thing and everybody in Georgia.; and
now Uncle Pope is being deceived by
some folks, and will get butchered
before the people. Too bad Too
bad!
Then, there is our friend, Roscoe
Luke, at T'ville, who is threatened
with speed in this race. His friends
have told him to Shoot, Luke, or
give up the gum" and he has shot
her, 81 IA
There is also your Uncle Joe Hill
Hall, who is threatening to run for
governor man who often gets
wrong, from my viewpoint, but a
man who, if he could be elected,
would be as sure-enough-indivi
governor, with no strings on him,
as ever held the chair.
There is Uncle William Wright
our able comptroller general, who
would like to expose a great wal
record and who is a good man, who
would get run over if he announces
Then, there is the clever, hand
shaking Hudson, who,- with his ap-
poIntees over the country, wants to
take leap at it. We do hope and
trust that T. G. will try it. We want
this man who leads the little long
haired bull around at the agricult-
ural train ends over Georgia to 20
out before the folks. We want him
I to explain to the farmers of Georgia
how he is their friend, and how he
advocated the guano tag tax when
Shaw and others were opposed to
taxing the farmers of Georgia a
quarter of million dollars year.
We want him to show how loyal he
has been to Hoke Smith, and how
he has turned his back on the manu-
facturers of his political self-Uncle
lobe and Joe Terrell. We want him
to show how much gratitude he has
got and let the people measure him
with a 36-inch yardstick. We want
the people to say whether they be-
lieve patriotism can reside upon the
ground where gratitude has forsak-
en- it. Come on, Thomas G. We want
your hide, old sport You see what
they done" to your political pappy,
Uncle lobe, don't you, bud? Well,
that is nothing to what will be done
to you
Then, there is Little joe" We
have no comments to make on him
further than to say if you give him
the seat he will not resign it and
will not pardon the Striplings who
walk up to your window at night
and shoot you down. He may see
fit to write you a card later.
When this thing winds up for the
race, when all have entered upon the
political race track, you may not
have left a single state official at
your capitol to attend to your bust
ness. We tried to save this situation,
but we just couldn't do it, These
politicians would not hear us at all.
But yet the people have a strong and
impressive voice, and it is up to you
to emphasize it we'll at the ballot
box and do your full duty at the
proper time,
DIDN'T KNOW JOHN DOE.