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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
Election Next Tuesday,

The general election, state and ma
+ionaI will occur on next Tuesday,
November 3rd.
On the democratic ticket appear
the names only of the democratic
nominees for United States senator
for the short and long terms, for
congressman, for state house officers,
for Judges and solicitors of superior
court circuits, for state senator, for
representative, for county officers
and several amendments to the state
constitution as passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature.
In no instances except in the case
of the amendments is it incumbent
upon a voter to designate how he
wishes to vote. For filling the sew
eral offices named on the ticket
only the names of the democratic
nominees appear, and for all of
these all democrats should vote with
out exception. There can be no ex-
cuse for any one who participated in
the primary in the summer to scratch
a single name on the ticket or to vote
for the two men who are opposing
the party nominees for the United
States senate. Messrs. Smith and
Hardwick should receive the full
democratic vote
Four of the proposed constitution
al amendments to be voted on pro-
vide for the creation of new counties,
which do not materially concern the
people generally, and all but one
of the other amendments are local
in their nature; hence, are of no very
general concern. The one exception
in these amendments in which the
people are directly concerned is that
providing for the election of all cOun-
ty officers for the term of four years.
Some opposition has developed to
making this change in the funda-
mental law of the state on the ground
that the people should have the OPP
portunity of passing upon their coun-
ty officers every two years, and that
if the amendment is carried it will be
practically impossible to get rid of an
undesirable official inside of four
years.
Bear in MIND that the election will
occur on Tuesday of next week, and
let democrats go to the polls and
vote the straight ticket.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
SHOULD BUY AN AID.

From the ThomasvilIe Press.
The newspapers are the most i'm
posed upon set in existence today.
Every charitable institution, every
that boosts a community or individ-
that boasts a community or individ-
ual are at all times scrambling for
free space, which is the stock in trade
of an impoverished local paper, and
IF the printer man refuses to con-
tribute his space free he is looked
upon as a man unworthy of the stint
ed little patronage the business
world is forced to give him in order
to get before the buying public. The
average man would be amazed to
know to what an extent the prosper
Gus business concerns of this country
are trying to carry this buy-a-bale
move in the direction of getting free
advertising space from the newspa-
pers of the country Our mail is load
ed daily with circulars and personal
letters from these firms containing
valuable advertising for their bust
ness requesting us to print it free to
help the cause. The Press has about
arrived at the conclusion that none
of these firms are offering to buy cot
ton at ten cents pound purely from
a patriotic stand, but are doing 1t
solely to advance their own interests
through free advertising that is
worth many times the price they will
ever have to pay through any loss
they will sustain through buying a
little cotton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

One of the effects of the European
war will be the further defamation
of the worlds livestock supply. AL
ready there is a shortage of meat an
finals in the United States, and for
some months agricultural authorities
have been urging farmers to greater
efforts in the production of live
stock.
The arguments that have been ad-
vanced are given tenfold strength by
the remarkable conditions that have
arisen in Europe. The New York
Commercial, in discussing the war
situation, expresses the belief that
Europe will have exhausted its horses
and meat animals before the fighting
ceases, and that "dearth of supplies
of food will probably have as much
to do with the making of peace as
the loss of battles on land and sea. -
The Commercial continues: "The
waste of this war must be repaired
after it is over, and it will be in this
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
MAKING POLITICS OF 1T.

From the Savannah Press.
It may be said on authority that
if congress incorporates an amend
ment in the war revenue bill au-
thorizing the issuance of bonds to
be used in the purchase of cotton
the measure will be vetoed by
President Wilson. President Will
son also will veto any of the pro-
posals made for the direct pur-
chase of cotton or any other prod
uct or output of an industry that
finds itself in distress as a result
of the war in Europe.-New York
Sun.
The Sun goes on to say that the
leaders in congress ar aware Oh
President Wilson's position on this
matter, and that the more conserva-
tive members from the South insist
that means of relief must be found
either by private finance or through
state aid.
The Savannah Press deplores this
situation. Too much politics has en-
tered into it from both sides. Per
sonally we have scented danger and
illegality from the first in resort
to legislation either from the state
or from the federal government. The
problem is one which should be met
and conquered-and could be met
and conquered-by the farmers and
business men alone, but the political
factions in their desire to score
against each other have undertaken
to cut cross sections on this matter
and make its original complexities as
nothing to the jig-saw curves and
turns they are taking through them.
One wing of the Georgia democ-
racy declares triumphantly that it is
up to the federal government. The
other, in obedience to the sentiment
that the farmer ought to have Uncle
Sam look after his interests for MIN,
undertakes to work rabbits foot in
Washington in the farmers behalf.
The Slaton forces are sticking on the
movement in Washington, knowing 1t
is going to fall through, and the
Smith side, knowing the same thing,
are batting the ball over the net back
again at Georgia and insisting that a
coniure can be worked by a special
session of the legislature.
Now what we want in Georgia Is
prosperity, peace and just as little
politics as we can possibly get on
with
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
Will Test Their MettIe.

The mettle and wisdom of South
ern farmers will be tested next year
as never before in the history of the
country. The acreage in foodstuffs
and forage, the effort to raise hogs
and cattle and poultry will be the
test. Everything that man or beast
can eat will be in demand, and at
profitable figures.
Reduction of the cotton acreage to
some extent next year is essential,
too. What is important to the South
is that this shall be realized, and we
believe that the growers as a whole
vii not fail to recognize the full i'm
port of the matter. 1t is almost as
important, however, that our people
shall not be confused by a multiplici-
ty of plans involving greater or less
er volume of reduction. Some earn
est advocates of minimizing the yield
of 1915 suggest absolute cessation of
cotton growing, while other sugges-
tions contemplate cutting down the
acreage all the way from seventy
five to ten per cent. Obviously, the
proposal to cease altogether is ultra,
and will not receive much consider
alton.
There will be discussion of this
l. I,
coming months, and it may be hoped
that conservative public sentiment
will find the golden means as to
acreage without increasing the taxes
of the farmer or putting him in jail.
For the moment it is of most import
ance to keep the reduction theory be-
fore the people, trusting to their
good judgment for eventual action.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
The War Situation.

1t is as difficult as ever to CLEAN
a really intelligent and comprehen-
siye idea of the war situation in Eu-
rope, especially as to operations in
Belgium and France, where $780,
900 soldiers face each other along a
line of battle extending three hun
dred miles. 1t is a scene to almost
battle imagination or description.
The capture and occupation of Ant
werp and Ostend on the Belgian
coast or prospective capture of Calais
in France may soon bring important
phases of the conflict. That is evil
dent from the talk that is heard in
England, showing some apprehen-
sion of a German raid across the
English channel. An invasion of a
large force of Germans would seem
to be almost out of the question, by
reason of the difficulty of securing
adequate transportation facilities in
the way of vessels and the protection
the British navy should be able to
afford in the channel. The German
airships, however, could perhaps in
flict desultory damage on English
towns and cities.
The war situation, therefore, ap-
pears to be as heretofore-much of
a draw, with both sides claiming sat
isfactory conditions.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

for the period of two month.
preceding the time of hoIdis next
next general election; and the c ne
ernor is further authorized ans gov
rected to provide for the subm Tu ol-
OF the amendment proposed for 'oSlon
ncatlon or rejection to the oIoa latl-
OF this state, at the next genera Tc LOTS
ton to be held after said nubIio.e1e c-
at which election every per son
be qualified to vote who is nn. snall
to vote for members of tho CrSltled
Assembly. All persons votinn neFal
SAD election in favor of ADOPTING tS az
said proposed amendment shall bo sas
written Or printed on their balIot lave ay
words, For amendment to tbo cue cne
st1tutlon, creating the County ~ III N
ans; and all persons oppOsad ~ ~
adoption of said proposed am w Tue
ment shall have written or nrie ouu-
on their ballots the words "a anie
the amendment to the Constitn+iinus1
creating the county of Evanc -
a majority of the electors ouaI;eai
to vote for members of the C enansII
Assembly voting thereon shall "a
for ratification of said nrono ,os9
amendment then the Governor e sSo7I
when he ascertains same from 49,
Secretary of State, to whom The Tue
turns from said election shall bo
ferred, in the manner as in eases -
election for members of the Conou VI
Assembly to count and ascertain ~
result, issue his proclamation for o ,no
insertion in one daily paper Of tbo
State announcing such result and AZ
claring the amendment ratified
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted hu
the authority aforesaid, That all
laws and parts of laws in confjot
with this Act be, and the sama aro
hereby repealed. 1'0'
Now, therefore, I, John NJ SIator
Governor of Said State, do issue tbi5
my proclamation hereby declarin@
that the foregoing proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution is submittod
for ratification or rejection TO the
voters of the State qualified 10 vota
for members of the General Assam
bly, at the General Election to ba
held on Tuesday, November 3. 1914
JOHN NJ. SLATON, Governor
BY the Governor: Philip Cook
Secretary of State.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
" The Easiest Way TO. Accumulate COmpe-
tence In the Next Fine Years.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.

work that neutral countries will
make their greatest profit. Farmers
must prepare to take advantage of
the opportunity that is sure to come.
The easiest way to accumulate COM
petence in the next five years lies in
the increase of the herds. The golden
days of the cattle boom in the West
will be as nothing when compared
with the profit of restocking the des-
olated farms in Europe. The many
always wonder how the few get rich.
Every intelligent farmer should be in
comfortable circumstances within
five years if he will build for future
that is not far distant. Raising live
stock cannot be oVerdone within that
space of time, and it goes well with
other agricultural pursuits"
The South should become the great
cattle raising section of the United
States. Every section of the country
should profit by the expansion of the
live stock industry, but the South
should profit most of ALL
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

The Georgia State Fair will open
in Macon next Tuesday, and the spe-
cial features promise to be fully up
to the Standard credit to the fair
management and to Macon. The
News is glad of this. The Macon fair
has ever been great event, mate
rally helpful to Georgia, for its good
influence has been felt in every sec
ton of the state. Those who can
spare the time for a trip to Macon
should by all means go to the fair
there.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

That farmers in the interior are
selling some cotton at such low fig
ures is being deplored in some quar-
tiers. What is the farmer to do to get
a little ready money to pay debts and
live? 1t Is a fact, and to be deplOr-
ed, that banks are not offering to
lend to any extent on cotton, and
merchants are not able to do so. The
plight of the average merchant is as
stressful as that of the average
farmer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
SENTIMENT is SHOCKED.

From the Baltimore American.
The siege guns of the Germans
which did such deadly execution have
been named BUSY Berthas" after the
woman head of the Krupp works.
But sentiment is shocked in having so
CHASTITY a fame associated with the
name of a woman. In war the high
est feminine honors are gratefully
given by the world to such names as
those of Florence Nightingale and
Clara Barton-names which recall
the womanly mission of saving, and
not the savage one of Strengthening.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
THE COTTON LOAN SCHEME.
ON the Macon Telegraph.

From the Macon Telegraph.
1t begins to look as if the cotton
growers of the South may expect
more practical benefit from the cot
ton loan scheme evolved by Festus
J. Wade, a st. Louis banker, and
which the bankers of that city have
undertaken to push to a successful
elimination, than any other plan Of
tered. The scheme is merely the
raising of s15O,00O,0O among the
American bankers to loan on cotton
on a basis of cents per pound for
good middling. thus enabling the
farmers to take that much of their
cotton off the market. The $780,
900, 900 will take care of five million
bales of cotton, allowing $50 per
bale.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
The Work of Congress,

After a session of nearly two years
congress is about to adjourn. The
achievement of the democratic party
during that time is best told in let
ter by President Wilson to Majority
Leader Underwood, in which he de-
clares that it is now in fact the only
instrument ready to the country's
hand by which anything can be &C
complished.
The legislative programme begun
during the present congress is declar-
ed by the president to have been
ito destroy private control and set
business free" He says that the
people of the country have been serv-
ed by this congress as they have
never been served before"
Outlining the work already ac-
complished Mr.. Wilson mentions the
reform of the tariff, the passage of
the new currency bill, the antitrust
bills and the handling of foreign
problems.
Praising the new tariff bill the
president asserts that ''private con-
troll had shown its sinister face on
every hand in America, had shown
it for long time, and sometimes
very brazenly, in the trusts, and in
tho v;rtuoI domination Of orodif nv
small groups of men" He says that
high prices do not spring directly
from the tariff, but out of the sup
preston of competition which -four
ished more easily under the prOtec-
ton of a high tariff
The trade commission bill and the
Clayton antitrust bill are spoken OF
as designed to make men in small
way of business as free to succeed
as men in a big way, and to Kill
monopoly in the seed" He adds that
''mOnopOlies are built up by unfair
methods of competition which will
be eliminated by the new legislation
Monopoly is to be cut off at the
roots" he declares.
A new congress will be elected or
Tuesday of next week, and the presi
dent predicts victory for the demo
cratic party because every thought
full man sees that a change of par
ties just now would set the clOcl
back, not forward" and because s.;
practical nation is not likely to rejec
such a team, full of the spirit of pub
lie service, and substitute in tn
midst of great tasks either part
upon which a deep demoralizatio
mas fallen or a party which has no
grown TO a stature that would wal
rant its assuming the responsible
burdens of state
Let Georgia democrats go to tn
polls next Tuesday, and give a vot
of confidence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

We notice that a movement has
been begun in Texas to send a
Christmas package of pecans and
peanuts to the war orphans in Eu-
rope, of which there are half mill
lion or more. 1t is mighty good
undertaking, and should not be con-
fined to Texas. Why not the Geor-
gia boys and girls join in making a
bit more cheerful the lot of the faith
erless kids in the far-away land?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

Germany is making staunch war
against the public exhibition of
works of art in the shape of nude
human forms. Storekeepers have
been compelled to remove from their
windows certain models used for the
advertising of various brands of cor
sets. German newspapers are out
spoken against the abbreviated cos
tunes worn by American women at
the various fashionable resorts. We
need a similar crusade in the United
States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

One way of beating the high cost
of living was that used by the two
maiden ladies up in Maine who reg
istered at fashionable hotel and in
sisted on large bathtub. The no.
tel proprietor discovered several days
later, during the ladies' absence, four
large ducks swimming happily about
in the tub, which was full of water.
On being asked for an explanation
the ladies said that they required
duck eggs for their health, and so
they decided to keep ducks in their
room in order to be sure of having
fresh eggs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

A contemporary very truthfully
says the worst thing a merchant-or
anybody else, for that matter-can
do Just now is to preach hard times.
1t is not only discouraging in itself,
but it will drive trade away from
him. The merchant who takes a
hopeful view of present conditions,
and talks hopefully of better times, is
the merchant who will get the most
patronage.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

The Georgia Court of Appeals has
held that the third degree method
of securing confessions" from those
suspected of crime is Illegal. The
decision is a credit to the members
of that court. There is nothing more
brutal and cruel than the inhuman
treatment of suspected prisoners by
some officers of the law and alleged
detectives.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

The session of congress which is
now nearing its close has been a long
and memorable experience for the
members. The record of its work is
now before the American people, and
we hope and believe it will be given a
vote of confidence on next Tuesday,
November Bird. Georgia democrats
should turn out and vote.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
patronage,

From all parts of the country we
have reports of growing activity in
many lines of business. 1t is note
worthy that exports show good in
crease. This proves that European
nations are buying our products of
field and factory, the demands of the
war There is also a demand for
horses. The silver lining of the
clouds grows a bit brighter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
THE CAPE COD CANAL.

The Cape Cod canal is only about
fourteen miles long, but it will save
almost seventy miles in distance be-
tween New York and Boston. The
tolls for boats will run from $3.50
to SO for small pleasure craft up to
$500 to $500 for passenger vessels
running between the two cities.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

The new cotton pest in Northern
Florida that was announced as the
Egyptian pink boil worm proves, af-
ter all, to be a scavenger boil, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston has so
informed congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
A WONDERFUL RECORD.

From the Sunday School Visitor.
Mr.. George w. Evans, disbursing
officer of the department of the inte-
riOr of the United States. has won
derful record as an accountant. Dur
ing the past thirty-five years he has
handled 1886, 100000 of government
money. In all that time there has
not been in his accounts a debit OF
credit error of so much as single
cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
The Autumn Glory.
Springfield Republican.


Eve on eve a rapt redraping
OF the tapestries of time!
Not for one this sweeping wonder
Bloom of beauty-not for one,
But for all men dwelling under
The dominion of the sun.
For from some celestial portal
Whence all earthly splendors be,
Comes a voice to every mortal:
| 10, lift up thine eyes and see!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

The audacity of those pesky Next
cans is something wonderful. Fran
cisco Villa swooped down on the Ma
tional Peace Commission the other
day and put the entire body in Jail.
If there is anything the leaders of
the Mexican revolution don't want it
ie Dnaon
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

A Missouri fellow who proposed
marriage to a daughter of the presi-
dent has been arrested and put in
Jail. He has found out that this is
not such a free country after all,
and that there are some people to
whom he mustn't presume to make
Iowa
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

Springfield
Oh, the olden, olden glory
With the autumn pomps unfurled,
Mantling every hilltop hOary,
Flaming up and down the world.
Scarlet bough and crimson creeper,
Burning branch and kindling spire
Dawn on dawning growing deeper
With the transitory fire!
Morn on morn a radiant shaping,
OF a pageantry sublime;
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

1t has been suggested that instead
of imprisoring the farmer for grow
ing too much cotton the politician
be put in Jail for securing his vote
under false retenses-prOmises of
wonders he would perform. good
idea
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

In old Virginia, which recently
voted to join the dry ranks, the
dram drinkers and saloon keepers
have been accorded a good many
days of grace" The new law will
not go into effect until November,
1916
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

Judge Speer, having been given a
clean bill by congress, will resume
his duties on the bench. We vent
ure to say that it will be a different
Judge Speer, however.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27

The Independent farmer will have
wheat and oats in the bin, corn in
the crib and meat in the smokehOuse
next wear.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-27
A PROCLAMATION.

Submitting a proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, to be voted on at the Cen
eral State election to be held on
Tuesday, November Bird, 1914, said
amendment providing for salary Of
the Judge of the Superior Court of
Bibb county. By his excellency
JOHN NJ. SLATON, Governor.