The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-18
MIR. RIVES GIVES HIS VIEWS
ON DELEGATES TO BALTIMORE

Editor Dawson News: Fifty-two
years since democrats met in Balti-
more: Secessionist, unionist, pro-
slavery and abolitionist; each more
intent on having his own way than
in preserving party unity and per-
petuating the party's lease on power.
The result was foreseen and predict
ed by the real few patriots there.
Now meeting on this historic spot
men who deserve the name of demo-
Gratis want the error of SO years since
remedied. To do this Georgia should
by her selection Of delegates from
constructive party men who have
never bowed the knee to Baal'' lead
the way.
Watson has given timely warning
of his intentions to go there if the
convention shall be foolish enough
to send him to vent his spleen
against Bryan. Now, as he has been
the "Quantrell to Georgia democra-
cy' as Bryan has been the John
Brown to national democracy why
should either of them go to Balti-
more? AS John Brown only brought
contumely on the respectable abOli-
tionists of the Chas. Sumner type so
has Bryan brought the same to the
democracy of this generation. Never
supporting the party on national is
sues, save when he was candidate,
believing in all the centralizing doc
trines and the fake money ideas of
the republican party he fOrsook the
party of his convictions to bring as
the wooden horse" did disaster and
disgrace to democracy. And Wat
son! To what good cause and to
what candidate of democracy in
Georgia has he ever allied himself
save to crafty his spleen on democ-
racy as a whole or on the particular
taking spite for the time being?
He was "as the viper in the path"
for both Brown and Smith; he sup
ported Smith because he thought he
could crafty his spleen against those
like PCldleton, who had exposed
him; he supported Brown because
Smith would not at his behest dis
grace Georgia by pardoning red
handed murderer of woman. Re-
pudiating his moral obligation which
every honorable man holds as sacred
to support the nominee of the pri-
mary in which he votes he brought
the touch of treachery, or tried to
do so, and was forestalled by
Browns manhood, by bringing out
Brown as an Independent candidate
against the nominee and advising
and swinging his following into this
support
The two wings of Georgia democ-
racy should do for Watson what the
federals and confederates would
have done to Quantrell had they
caught him-hung him to the most
convenient tree. And the conserva-
tive will miss an opportune moment
Of furnishing the rope if they do not
repudiate him on May 20, 1912.
Here is ticket that will be voted
for by at least one delegate to the
convention, though he is not bound
to this, but is open to suggestions
from conservative men from all Sec
tions of the state. He knows three
of the men personally knows them
to be democrats without prefix or
suffix, and that they will work for
the choice of Georgia so long as
there is a chance of his nomination;
he knows that they have not abused
any candidate large enough to lead
democracy; knows that in their
hands the success Of the nominee
will dwarf all else, and they realize
that if Underwood should be for the
good of democracy laid aside that
some conservative man who can get
the support of the men who believe
in Wilson and believe that Wilson as
secretary of state in the next demo-
cratic administration will prove what
Blaine was to the Harrison admins
tratiOn. The fourth man this dele
gate doesn't need to know PERSONAL
ly, for wherever the doings of dem
ocrats have been known he is known
Here are the men: Thomas w. 10y
less of Richmond county, Charles R.
Pendleton of Bibb, E. B. Bush of
Miller, and w. G. Brantley Send
these four men from the state at
large and men of like st, ucture from
the districts end Georgia will have
done he. pant to win III November.
ANDREW p. RIVES