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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
is FREEDOM LOST?

Democracy cannot coexist with the de-
NAL of freedom of opinion, speech and
assembly, declared DR.. Stephen S. Wise in
the course of a speech deliver ed before the
Free Synagogue in New York.
eve must regard these things, that we
may regain our self-respect as free peo-
ple," said Dr. Wise. "These things are safe
guards not only of freedom, but of truth.
The truth shall make you free, but there can
be no truth where freedom is not. At pres
,ent we are suppressing not only freedom
but the truth, which can only come out
through the freest interchange of opinion.
We are suppressing what is most needed
in America now, genuine, honest, unafraid
thinking. We are undermining the very
fundamentals of liberty and truth. The
principle of intellectual coercion is always
bad, for it not only stiles freedom, but
makes impossible the spirit of truth among
a people"
The noted rabbi and Thomas Jefferson
are of the same opinion. Thomas Jeffer-
son was for freedom of action, freedom of
speech freedom of the press and freedom
of assembly. He was the author of the Dec
laration of independence, and had something
to do in making the constitution of the
United States.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
SORROW.

Sorrow is one of the common experiences
of humanity Sorrow enters into every life.
At one time or another Sorrow is guest in
every home, coming unbidden, unlimited,
taking us unaware. No one has the power to
close the door against Sorrow. When she
knocks the door is opened whether we Will
or not. When Sorrow enfolds US in her en-
brace struggle as we may we are unable TO
loose ourselves, though she be ever so gen.
tie.
Sorrow has its heights and its depths
Sorrow makes revelation of the strength
and the weakness of humanity Sorrow
STRENGTHENS the strong-hearted, and under
mines the foundation of the weak. Sorrow
cIeanses, purifes and refines. Sorrow
ennobles, and, alas! it also embltters. 10
some the guest Sorrow comes as friend
and as such is granted hospitality, while
others cry out of their bitterness that it is
of the Evil One. AS the unbidden guest
is received and entertained so are charac-
ter and purpose revealed.
Experience is the key which unlocks the
door to many hearts. Often 1T is that Sorrow
opens doors locked to US until her coming
Out of these unlockings what lovely plants
of friendship find lodgment for their roots
and blossom into flowers of love and good
will. These are many of the compensa-
tons which accompany and follow Sorrow
Envy not the man who has never tasted
sorrow-he is yet short of the full measure
of a man. There are heights Of exaltation
to which he has not yet climbed; there are
unexplored depths which to him are yet a
mystery. He has escaped the pain of
sorrow, but also he has been denied the
sweetness of it. Pray not to be denied the
experience of sorrow, but pray rather for
strength to endure it and grace to accept
it as a gift from God.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
Change to Fit the New Times.
From the Chicago News.

To the surprise of Americans Georges
Clemenceau, the Saviour of France" the
"tiger" the indomitable old man who weld
ed war broken France together in the white
heat of his heroic determination, has been
defeated for president of the republic. Thus
are we again reminded the habit one nation
has of judging other nations by surface eff
fects and scenic combinations continually
leads to mistaken judgments. The surprise
of France and Great Britain at the failure
of the American senate to accept President
Wilson's peace plan without modification or
hesitation came as the result of their fall
ure to take into account powerful under
lying forces of American national and politi-
cal life as distinguished from outstanding
elements of peace and personality. The
lesson of both Clemenceau and Wilson is
that the spirit of a free people is more com
polling than any official representative of
that people. The successful leader in a re-
public expresses the peoples will by his
leadership. Failure to express the peoples
will is marked by spectacular reverses. The
reactionary Clemenceau and the cocksure
Wilson in their respective ways failed to
measure up to the standards set by the great
democratic peoples for orderly progress in
world of beginnings born of great events
that marked the contamination of an age.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
Agriculture a Big Business.
From Farm Life.

The man with the long lead pencil at
Washington has just finished figuring up the
total value of crops for 1919, and his estl-
mates are given out by the agricultural de-
partment. The figures may not be right
but they are the best we can obtain, and
they show rather large sum-$14 ,O92, 74O,-
OO0-the prices being based on what the
stuff would bring on the farm Dec. 1st
If we divide this total by six million farm
ers, which is the round number estimated at
the last census, we find that the average
farmer produced crops to the value OF
S2,34878 in the year. A very comfortable
sum, even if you knock off the IS cents, and
it doesn't include anything except the i'm
portant crops. If you should add the minor
crops the poultry products, and the dairy
and meat animal products to this the total
would be staggering although Of course
YOU would have to deduct the amount OF
feed consumed, which it is not possible to
estimate. But it shows that agriculture
is big business, so far as production is
concerned. If you calculate the amount
of money invested in farms, stock and
equipment-what manufacturers call the
~ lant"-it probably would not be less than
$4,000 per farm-or ffty-four billions OF
dollars. And if the farmer tried to charge
a fair interest for this, with overhead, de-
probation, managers salary, labor at indus
trial rates, etc, the high cost of food would
astonish you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
RETURN OF THE CANE

Have YOU noticed that the cane, long out
of popular use, is coming back? 1t is true
whether or not you may have observed the
fact. In the display windows of clothlers
and haberdashers you may see them stylish
w leaning against a festoon of new and
natty garments, the purchase of which
would dig deeply into a fiat pocketbook'
Is this a sign of oncoming decrepitude, or
rather is it an indication that the old, after
a fight of years, will again become the
new? There can be seen in the return OF
the cane two useful incentives. One is that
peopIe who generally think it will cripple
them for life if they are so foolhardy as to
undertake to foot it for a block or so Will
hereby be encouraged to try the delight OF
the pedestrian just for the fashion of it
and the opportunity it will offer of flour
ishing a nobby walking stick. The other
reason is that it will give large number OF
sufferers a golden opportunity to brain
some of the snarling petted house ours that
are forever flying out at the heels of peace
full passers.
So welcome the return of the cane; not, OF
course, as an emblem of helplessness anc
decline, but as a token of a desire to gel
back to- the old Independent and thoughtful
ways of locomotion. Really, the cane shouic
add to the snap and vigor of the average
man-yes, and woman, too. Why not the
women? She could cane rascals.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
The Sweetheart---Long Ago.

Memory turns with golden glory
To the days of youth and prime
Tells to Life the same glad story
Hallow'd in the aftertime;
How the heart with love is smitten-
All the Joy it used to know
In the message one has written
In the Sweetheart-Long Ago.
How the lips will ripple laughter,
While the heart with rapture thrills
In the voice that follows after
Music of Lies singing rills!
Till the head is old and hoary
Will the memory make it so,
In the glory and the story
Of the loved, sweet Long Ago!
Still through years we find it
Golden with a light sublime;
Memory looks with face behind it,
backward to the olden time;
Still Lies roses are adjoining
Gardens. in the afterglow.
With the splendor of Loves Morning
Over all the Long Ago!
joseph W HUMPHREYS in the Atlanta Cor
stitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
WHACK EN- HARD.

Editor Pat Griffin, of the cambridge Post
Searchlight, will retire from the legislature
at the end of his present term, in order to
give his attention to his new duties as pro-
hibition inspector in the South Georgia dis
trict He announces that he will not be a
candidate for the state senate, and in SC
doing takes a shot at his friends the
enemy" as follows:
"Most men in retiring from field
say that they have "no friends to re
ward or enemies to punish" That
looks nice in print, but l am not going
to tell such a polite lie as that | have
both, in political way, and am going
to liquidate them. I know that pretty
phrases read well, but they don't mean
anything"
Griffin is live wire, and evidently warm
time is ahead of some one. There
Il none of the late lamented Dick Grubb's
loving kindness in that declaration.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
The Bryan Comeback.
From the Augusta Chronicle.

The most startling thing that has occurr-
ed in American politics in years is what
is popularity described as the Bryan Come
back" The Nebraskan, thrice an unsuccess-
full candidate of his party for the presidency,
then a pacifist secretary Of state under a
man whom he landed in the presidential
chair it was thought that when he was
shelved just prior to the European war
it was all over for Bryan and he would be
relegated to the stable of "has beens."
But, apparently, not so. This "cat of nine
lives has remarkable habit of coming
back. Just when every one thought that
it was time for a salute to be fired over his
grave he hobs up as the most conspicuous
man in the American political arena, with
even serious minded people beginning to
talk of him as a candidate for the presidency.
1t is pointed out that Bryan advocated the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and that
now the silver dollar is worth more than the
gold dollar; that Bryan advocated woman
suffrage and we have woman suffrage; that
Bryan advocated national prohibition and
we have it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
dope" AND ITS FlENDS.

Dr. Edwin f. Bowers has recently pup
lished some startling figures on the increase
of narcotic drugs in this country His flg-
ures are taken from the most reliable re-
ports and his deductions and conclusions are
those of a trained and capable physician.
He estimates the number of drug addicts
in the country at this time at 100000, and
believes that 900 are being added to the
army every year. The United States is con-
suming more opiates than all Europe at this
time The per capita consumption is greater
than it was in China in the days when that
country was considered the den of the evil.
But it is not alone the extensive use of mar
cotic drugs that is appalling. 1t is the rapid
increase in their use that really constitutes
the national menace.
Since 1860 the importation and use OF
opium has increased in this country 35l
per cent, while the increase In the popuia-
ton has only been 1873 per cent. During
the last ten years there has been an annual
Importation and consumption of 100000
pounds of opium in some form, At per cent.
of which has been in the form OF morphine
While morphine has served its place IN sur
gerry and medicine, it is estimated that three
fourths of the amount consumed In the
country is by addicts. Statistics concerning
the insane of the states may be considered
fairly reliable These show that In New orK
one insane person in every $3.50 is drug
addict. In North Carolina the statistics show
that one in every "a is an addict In Missls-
sippi the ratio is one to every %. The high
rate in the South is due to the large num-
Der of negro addicts, the snufing of CO.
caine and heroin being widespread among
them.
Manv of the hopeless addicts, DIR. Bowers
asserts. are the victims of INSCRIPTIONS OF
irresponsible physicians. The time once was
when some sort of dope was administered
for every ache and pain to which flesh Is
heir. The physician who made reputauon
nv leasing the patient within few MN
utes after he reached the sick room was the
one employed most frequently, and the one
who enjoyed the largest practice Whether
the patient was suffering from an ngrowr
toe nail or a case of tetanus the hrst tning
+o do was to administer something to ease
tho suffering regardless of its effect on the
f,+,,ra The patient "got we'll" in the estima
tion of himself and friends when his pair
was relieved, but they did not know that II
doing so he stepped into hell from whicf
he would never escape.
The miserable army of drug addicts which
fill the country are the victims of that olt
policv-had their systems poisoned by sooth
ing syrups and cough lotions until the cal
for their continuation became overmaster
ING and the resort to drugs followed. IL
these NAV be added the people who hope TO
oblivion from trouble in the weird spell o
the fiend, and whose destruction Is mad
easy by the criminals who are ready to sup
; plv their cravings for the price their GRIM
linality demands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Southwest Georgia is the home of many OF
the highest grade of cattle and swine. II
is the home of corn, the velvet bean and
the peanut. 1t is the home of Georgia
best wheat and oats. 1t is the home of the
pecan and the peach. In it are the famous
cotton fields, the staple product of the south
Southwest Georgia is on the map, and Ter
rell county is the garden spot of South
west Georgia
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
ACTING VERY FOOLISHLY.

From the Dalton Citizen.
Some young men would rather have
S14 silk shirt than to have So shirt
and SIP in the bank. They are the kind
of fellows who will find it hard sled
ding when hard times come and jobs
are scarce. And these things are COM
ing-Dawson News.
They sure are, and the man who is MOI
terrifying himself against the time of theil
coming is acting very foolishly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The president is fighting losing battle
for treaty without reservations. Whether
or not there should be reservations has be-
come subject that is beside the point The
point is that the county wants this row set
tied. Europe wants it settled. The whole
world wants it settled. 1t must be settled
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
Mr.. HOOVER'S ONE VOTE.

From the Springfield Republic.
Will Irwin is the Chicago Tribune's au-
thority for the statement that Mr.. Hoover
cast his first and only vote for president
in 1896, when he voted for Mckinley.
Since then he has not lived in any one place
in America long cough to vote.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

"Americanism" is the title of book
written and published by Editor John H.
Jones, of the Lagrange Reporter, setting
forth the war record-a glorious one-of
Troupe county in the recent great conflict
for humanity. 1t is written in Editor Jones
best and happiest style, and abounds with
patriotic fervor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Money grows on trees here in Southwest
Georgia Hundreds Of thousands of dollars
have been realized from the pecan crop this
season. These nuts are shipped to all parts
of the United States, and many of them
find their way to foreign countries. Some
trees in Terrell county produced more than
$500 worth of pecans the past year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
THE RIGHT MEDIUM.

From the LAGRANGE Reporter.
A Dawson washwoman is running
half-page advertisement in The Daw-
son News of that progressive town.
That woman certainly has an eye for
busness.-Lyons Progress.
Is "washing'' that difficult to get in Daw-
son? Anyhow, she chose the proper medi
UNI through which to advertise her bust
ness. There's none cleaner
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Editor Jerger, of Thomasonville, an
nounces that when he runs for president
it will on platform that will guarantee
lower prices and more clothes. We judge
that Editor Jerger will not seek the votes
of women, as they are opposed to wearing
much clothes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
NO HIGH COST OF WIVES.

From the Banks County Journal
Esqr John Jones married a couple last
week, and it proved to be the groom's fifth
matrimonial venture. After the ceremony
the happy groom handed the Esqr 2 cop
pers for his services, saying "that would pay
for sending in the license" Old H. C. has
not vet hit the J. P marriage fee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

number of Georgia cities and towns
are already making it unpleasant for the
census taker Cities which want their
populations increased by the census reports
should have employed political campaign
managers to take the enumeration. Just
before an election these managers always
have about so per cent more votes than the
election records disclose.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
WHICH MEDICINE.

From the Chicago Tribune
good dose of the salts of common sense
would dispose of most of the discomfort in
the United States. Hard times might also
work considerable cure, and we are likely
to have to take that medicine if we won't
take the other.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

One thing we can be thankful for is the
"fu" has not appeared down here in Gods
country this winter, and we are all hoping
the unruly chap will not do so. We have
enough to endure without his unwelcome
presence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
A PREDICTION.

From the Mitchell Republican.
After the distileries and brewers have
been manufacturing something worth while
to the world they will develop so much self
respect that they wouldn't go back to the
making of booze even if they could
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

If Mr.. Bryan has no influence in the
democratic party, as some insist, they are
doing a lot of arguing to no purpose.
Judging from the Juror the Nebraskan has
kicked up he still has more. influence in the
party than any other one man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The reason why the heads of Americans
are so easily turned is because they have
to look four ways at every street intersec-
ton to see if there is a chance to cross
without being run down by an automobile.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The few who opposed paving Dawson's
streets were doubtless converted, if they
used them any last week. Never before
did they prevent such condition of mud
and slush 1t was terrible for the pedes-
TRAN
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

A number of Georgia counties have al
ready held their county primaries. In Ter
rell the folks are not so eager for office,
and the patriots are just beginning to an
nOunon
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
HONEST PEOPLE.

From Wesleyan Christian Advocate
The Dawson News says that a merchant
of that city who does cash business says
that people are calling for accounts eleven
years old and paying the same with inter
est Those are honest people who do a
thing like that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Another woman doctor comes forward
with the declaration that kissing is the
cause of many diseases, and young woman
asks whether or not the doctor is healthy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

There are lots of men who are looking for
some one who can drive them to drink.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The president showed a lack of humor II
not making the date Of the return of thu
railroads April 1st instead of March 1st.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The old-time Dawson spirit is being arous-
3D. and number of things for the advance
ment of the city may be expected this year
Don't Dawson Grow!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Bland Atkins, a former Terrell countian,
is now publishing the Bostonian. He Yields
a facile pen, and the people of the Thomas
county town will have an interesting news
paper.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The wool in a suit of clothes costs less
than Sc. The rest of the cost must be the
lining and the thread
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Hoover is in a political delimma, one horr
of which is held by the democrats and tn
other by the republicans.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
THE OUTER DEFENsEs.

From the Washington Post.
Congress is asked to pay for $500 guards
for 68,0OO,O00 gallons of liquor. But who
will guard the guards?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

In those old days when there was an
abundance of spareribs, back bone, sausage
and pork gravy to go with the iapjacks the
hackers were the least of humanity's ills.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Now all together for a modern BRICK
hotel, Help Dawson grow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10
GETS THE WORK, TOO.

From the Griffin News.
A Dawson washerwoman has the right
idea and knows how to get business. She
uses the newspaper and takes half page at
a time
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

According to news reports there is
heavy exodus of spiritualists to Cuba thes
days.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The reports of the banks show large de-
posits. What the people would like to know
is whether the profits are in the names of the
profteers or the consumers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Farmers ought to receive about 81 apiece
for pumpkins, judging by the size of the
piece of pumpkin pie the city restaurants
sell for a dime.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

If some one will start a barefoot fad
next summer he will be given place among
the immortals
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Join the Chamber of Commerce, and do
for Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

The aroma of guano as it is hauled
through the streets to the farms is sure
reminder that spring is just around the cor
ner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Target practice in the army should not
he confined solely to shooting at Secretary
Daniels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-02-10

Many men who have good opinions of
themselves show poor judgment.