The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-31
DORSEY SPEAKS TO
DAWSON AUDIENCE
GOVERNOR GIVEN AN ATTEN-
TIVE HEARING AS HE PRE-
SCENTS HIS CLAIMS.

Governor H. M. Dorsey spoke OF
Wednesday at the court house II
Dawson to an audience estimated a.
400 to 500 people, many of whom
were ladies, on the issues of the SEN
atorial campaign.
He was given generous ovation
by his supporters. He was met al
Bronwood by members of the Dorsey
club in automobiles and escorted to
Dawson.
The governor was introduced by
DIR. J. G. Dean as "a true democrat,
and opened his speech with an en-
thusiastic review of his admlnlstra-
ton as governor, using glowing
terms in relating what has been &C
complished during the most con-
structive and efficient administration
Georgia ever had" He declared ne
had been instrumental with the aid
of the legislature in launching a
campaign against illiteracy, IN I'M
proving health conditions, in eXter-
minating influenza and malaria, ana
in establishing various institutions
for the feeble and the poor.
Governor Dorsey reiterated ms
statement that he appointed agents
and collected the cigarette tobacco
tax from country merchants after
the attorney general had ruled the
collection of the tax was legal. Il
then collected this tax" said the gov
ernor, in order to provide money for
our suffering institutions, and l re-
greet | couldn't collect more"
Referring to the refund of this
tobacco tax under a subsequent rul-
ing of the comptroller general, the
governor told of the deplorable con-
dition of the state treasury, when
condition, he said, had caused some
DELAY in making these refunds: He
declared that some of the merchants
from whom this tax was collected
were tax dodgers" while others
were ignorant of the law.
There is not enough money in
the treasury to reimburse all the
merchants at once, but we are re-
funding the money as rapidly"as pos
sible." he said.
Discussing his veto of the bill ex-
empting from inheritance taratlon
the Scottish Rite Hospital for Grip
pied Children, the governor declared
that a certain Albanian who had
never been friendly to him dug up
this charge in a desperate attempt
to defeat him. He defended his veto
on the ground that the bill was un-
constitutional, and declared that he
would veto a similar bill today If 1t
came before him.
The governor asserted that no
honest mason will vote AGAINST me
on this charge of fly specks' who
were desperate for campaign mate
rial. He declared there was some
thing funny about the bill, and re-
marked that its authors, instead of
having an Atlanta representative to
introduce it, had it introduced by
Representative Thweatt Moore, of
South Georgia.
Then the governor bitterly criti-
cised the Atlanta Journal, declaring
it was entirely controlled by Hoke
Smith. Said the governor: This pa
per has maligned me ever since l en-
tered politics. Now, it is fly-speck-
ing in the attempt to divert atten-
ton from the real issues of the cam
paign. They keep one of their repre-
eentatives right on my coat tail to
check up on me, but I am being care
full. | always measure my words as 1
utter them. All l say is Lay on,
Macduff, and damned be he who first
cries, Hold! Enoughp"
The governor, discussing newspa-
Per opposition to his candidacy, took
occasion to remark upon the opposi-
ton of the Albany Herald. "This
raper." said he, 'has virtually ad-
mitted that it is supporting Senator
Smith. The father of its business
manager expects to be confirmed for
a public office before March A."
Favors a Canal.
Governor Dorsey pledged himself.
if elected senator, to build a canal
from st. Marks, Florida to St
Marys in Georgia with federal mon
e.. The league of nations, he declar-
ed. had bee nthe means of much bunk
being foisted upon the American