The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-30
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

| Crisp-not even an attack against the
congressman's record nor lack of rec
ord.
And so it remained for the man in
office, Congressman Crisp, to begin
the mud-slinging campaign. Some
| folks say it is an act of weakness to
depend upon the incompetency of
YOUR opponent rather than the
strength of your own record, but Mr.
Crisp seems to think it best to bellttle
his "friend" and fellowtownsman OF
four years ago that he then proposed
to support for governor of the entire
state, but now attacks as incompetent
to represent a few counties IN con-
! gress.
Mr.. Crisp was evidently inexcusa-
bly, ignorant of Mr.. Hudson's true
worth four years ago, or he is dellb--
erateIy undertaking to misrepresent
him now. For it was Dear Tom
then "for governor" while it is any
thing else now but Dear Tom;" and
so, in this way, Charles" friend of
four years ago-Mr. Hudson-who
protected the farmers with more fer
tiIizer samples and analyses than any
other state commissioner of agricult-
ure, suddenly becomes incompetent"
in the estimation of Charlie
Dear Tom" happens to offer for the
seat in congress occupied for four
long years by Charlie" and who
ought to have made a record-con-
sidering he's "parliamentarian" :
to stand fat-footed on his record in
stead of starting the mud-slinging
against his Dear Tom he thought
big enough for governor four years
ago.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Hudson has been
sick and in bed at his home in Amer
icus. While his opponent was unable
to sit up Congressman Crisp has con-
tinued his attacks against Mr.. Hud-
son. Two years ago Mr.. Crisp lost
wear in congress, out West for his
health, and the argument was used
that it would be real cruel to oppose
sick man; and so Mr.. Crisp was
elected again-endorsed if you
please-without opposition, and given
two more years to make record to
stand on.
Usually the mud-slinging starts
with the man out of office and want
ing to GUST the man in office; and the
man in office prefers to stand on his
record, if he has any, and avoid mud
singing; but, in this case, the con-
gresham, Mr.. Crisp, in office for four
years and should have record to
stand on, starts the mud-sling1ng,
against the "Dear Tom" he would
have supported four years ago for
governor of all Georgia, as now unfit
to take his place and represent a few
counties in congress.
1t really looks strange that Mr.
Crisp saw proper to pursue this
course of mud-slinging and of max
ing an attack on his opponent and
continuing it during the illness OF
Mr.. Hudson, rather than assuming
the higher plane of campaign by de-
pending upon his record in congress,
if in fact he has made record suffi-
GENTLY strong to stand on.
Let the reader draw his own con-
clusions of the whole matter These
seem to be the facts of Mr.. Crisp, S
own making; let the reader reason 1t
out. If the mud-slinging had not
started this article would not have
been written. However, serious doubt
is expressed if Mr.. Crisp has gained
| by starting his attacks; and, IN truth,
he may have become somewhat be-
smeared with the reflex action of his
own mud-slinging instead of running
the chances of his opponent for
election to congress, as he probably
/ ntended.-Cordele Sentinel
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