The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
TELLS SMITH TO REMAIN TRUE
TO HIS FRIENDS, AND GIVES
SLATON A SWIPE.
SAYS. HUDSON WORST OF ALL

If Smith Goes Up Brown Is Only Tim
Der Left, and His Policies Don't
Suit. The Tartest Thing Yet in
the Political Row Is by Senator
From This District.
Senator Emmett R. Shaw rips the
lid off with resounding letter ITO
the Folks at Home in the last issue
of his paper, the Blade and Bludg-
con-
Mr.. Shaw has for years been one Of
Hoke Smiths most ardent supporters,
has worked for and with him and
campaigned in his behalf. But he
has evidently come to the parting of
the ways with the governor in the
latters ambition to become United
States senator. Here are some things
from Senator Shaw's letter to the
homefolks:
Last year we went to the ballot
box and elected us a governor.
He asked the people of Georgia
for the job, and by about 1000 ma
jority they decided to take him under
his profession of faith for the term
of two years.
He is contracted with the sover-
eign people of this state to be gov
ernor two years. To go to the Unit
ed States senate would violate his
part of this contract and would not
please the majority Of the people of
Georgia, is your senator's belief.
You will remember that this pa
per and this editor, your senator,
begged the people to enter this con-
tract. We did it in the best of faith.
We wanted to help complete our
work for the people that had been
promised. We didn't have a fair
chance in 1906 and 1907, and we
wanted, after the panic had gone,
after the clouds of political discon-
tent among our ranks had subsidized,
to try it again. Now, if Hoke Smith
were to surrender the governorship
who would take care of his measures
and promises to the people? Who
will guide the ship of legislation?
VINO Will 4ululA InS pAOAlSV0 A49uV w
you?
IF John M. SIaton were elected
governor would he do it? If Tom
Hudson were in the seat of governor
could you count on Tom? Who could
be depended on, who has a shadow
OF a chance to win after Hoke had
tossed away for ambitions sake the
gOvernorship?
Gentlemen, will you stand for
turning over of the victory we have
fought so hard for to our enemies?
Would you be willing to sacrifice our
State government to those who have
always been opposed to us? Are you
willing to take Jack Slaton, of the
royal family of Grants. to govern
you and use the veto power for the
interests of Georgia after your legis-
Iature had enacted laws which you
are for and for which l have fought
IN the lines of Hoke Smith that we
might have?
I have nothing personal against
SIaton. He is one of the most affable
fellows the world ever knew. But
he belongs to a different political
ScnooI. HIS popularity is on account
OF barbecues and melon cuttings,
pleasant smiles and handshakes. He
mas been in the legislature for about
an eighth of a century, and can't
point to single law he has enacted
or helped to enact in behalf of the
impoverished masses. Not a single
page of the code of Georgia will show
footprints upon them for the people.
shall we send Hoke Smith to Wash
lngton and take him?
How about Tom Hudson? He
was appointed to Office by Joe Terrell
and lobe Stevens, and his support of
Hoke Smith is only for the governor
snip, and his failure to support Ter
reII is the most ungrateful thing that
politicians ever saw, and it is talked
commonly about the capitol and the
hlmball. Even robbers and burglars
and safeblowers have been possessed
Oh gratitude, but-here is man who