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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
MOUNTING COSTS

The United States census bureau has made
report on the cost of government IN states
and cities that is deserving of careful study
by every taxpayer who wonders where the
money goes as he complainingy digs deeper
and deeper to make both ends of government
finance meet These census statistics reveal
that, since 1914, the cost of state and munlc-
ipal governments has almost trebled. For last
year they reached the staggering sum OF
$40, 500,000000, about three times what 1t
cost to run the federal government
Accompanying these great expenditures by
states and cities have been heavy increase
in bonded Indebtedness Not only us our local
government costing more, much more, but
each taxpayer is being jammed deeper into
debt at the same time.
An almost endless procession of reasons
could be mustered to account for this I'M
paralleled increase in the cost of local gov
ernments, but it is with retrenchments, not
reasons, that we should be concerned The fed
eral government setting the pace in admin
istrative economy, has Topped between 4O
and so per cent off the high figures during
the war Local governments instead of econo-
MIXING, have been spending more than
ever Increased COSTS meddlesome supervis-
ion have been piling up expenses right and
Left and apparently the only plan SO far de-
vised by city and state administrations to
meet such rising costs is to take more money
from the taxpayers.
The more obvious means of spending less
is entirely too unpopular among our budding
statesmen, and probably will never receive
even passing consideration until public I'm
Outstanding of the peril these census figures
point out will lead the tax-paying citizen to
force economy. Government is costing en-
tirely too much, and officials who spend the
peoples money should be made to under
stand this.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
THF. INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

Governor Walker, in his inaugural address,
appealed for constructive cooperation among
Georgians and the building OF greater
state industrially, agricuturaly, educational
ly and morally. He pledged his adminlstra-
ton ito the betterment OF living conditions
physical and moral; to the cordial co-oPera-
ton with any commission or other organi-
cation in the serious study of these, prob
lens" and "in finding the solution therefor.
With his face to the rising sun and pro-
gram for building a greater Georgia rather
than political foot-baling, which is too often
plaved in executive Offices the people OF the
state will take fresh courage and give and
lend generous cooperation to Governor
Walker in his every constructive effort
With no unhappy breaches and a spirit OF
friendliness and cooperation between the
executive, the legislature and other depart
ments of the state government, which in the
immediate past has not been the case, The
News is encouraged to believe that Georgia
is entering upon a new era and much that
is hoped for by the administration will be
achieved.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
SOMETHING FOR REFORMERS.

The newspapers printed two stories the
other day that ought to interest that type OF
reformers who always sympathize with the
criminals One tells of a young woman who
murdered motorist as he was about to
drive his car into his garage The object was
robbery The man was killed as his wife
pleaded with the murderess and her male &C
complete not to shoot. The other news story
tells of 15-year-old school boy at New
York shooting at the assistant principal and
saying afterward that he did it because Il
just didn't like him"
The Chicago murderess, who escaped from
the scene of her cold-booded act in the car
OF her victim, may be caught and tried. II
attractive she also may be acquitted, or Civ
en- a light penalty. 1t is the way of jurors to
convict the old and free the young. But a
woman bandit who sets out TO rob and kills
while robbing ought to be given what Grim
ina1s call "the rope" No argument against
capital punishment can stand in the face OF
that kind Of murder.
The New York high school boy fired at the
assistant principal because he 'just didn't
like him." The boys parents tried to furnish
an excuse for the rash act by pleading
that it was 'the result of over-study." But
the boy had revolver at school He could
not have been studying too hard on his les
sons if he also was learning how to be a
gunman.
These are typical cases for the outburst OF
reiormers and sentimentalists, and it IS a
safe prediction that justice will again be
cheated OF its just deserts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
Too Many "Reformers."
From the Atlanta Constitution.

One of the nations most prominent minis
tiers, who is also newspaper commentator
on affairs in the country's national hte
dwells upon the supreme Importance to all
the people of public and domestic tranquility
"Where everyone does as he pleases no
one can do as he pleases," suggested this
divine, and then with pointed emphasis ne
pointed out truth that is interchangeable
Order is the first necessity of communal
life, for it even comes before justice and
mercy"
Certainly there can be no structure with
out the foundation, and if the structure is
supposed to stand the foundation must be
built with engineering precision and order.
There can be no justice or mercy without
a base-a foundation to stand upon-and
that base is order"
Needed, of course, by the radicals, nor are
they sufficiently needed by fanatical re
formers" most of whom, whether in the
guise of "up1ift,' or of social betterment, or
of hero-worshiping OF fe1ons, are radicals OF
the most extreme type, and sometimes OF the
most dangerous types
Radical propaganda is built upon system
that destroys constituted order. 1t feeds up
on ignorance and prejudice, and fattens upon
creating discomfort and unrest among work
ers, most of them poor, perhaps, so far as
accumulations of worldly goods go.
These very ClaSseS-among whom are
thousands of useful and contented and happy
people in the south-are taught, or efforts OF
radical agents and "reformers" directed
to that end, that by disturbing conditions
their own welfare will be bettered by the
disturbance.
Thousands of good, prospecting men and
women in industry have listened to such
doctrines of COMMUNISM and syndicalsm and
have been forced by the tearing down OF
the industrial fabric by these radicals to
drink deep and to the dregs OF the cup OF
economic distress.
Common sense, plain every day reason,
would tear into shreds such propaganda, and
the wonder is that any American-born people
listen to it, 1t is obvious, as child can see.
that "order" is the friend, the salvation of the
weak and that in any disorder it is the
stormy and violent who rule.
As this same divine has so aptly said the
rights of the common people and the masses
can never be attained any other way than by
order"
Radicals and Performers" and fanatical and
impractcable "uplifters' who know nothing
about the economic affairs of the nation or
of any section, are obstructing the cause OF
progress by knocking the props of content
ment from under the great industrial ele-
mentS of this country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
PRICE FIXING OPPOSED.

Opposition to the plan OF the farm bloc II
congress to procure price-hXing legislator
has arisen in an unexpected quarter, namely
the American Farm Bureau federation. The
federation's objections to the plan have beer
made known in letter written by Gray oiI'
yer, its representative in Washington, to Sen
ator Capper, chairman OF the senate farm
bloc Mr. Silver's protest indicates that there
is a radical difference of opinion on TINS
Iaquestion among farmers. Originally the oe-
mand was for legislation establishing ana
guaranteeing a minimum price for wheat but
as the question was discussed other farm
products were included.
Mr.. Silver, speaking for the 3,oOO,ooo
farmers of the American Farm Bureau ted
Grafton. makes it plain that large section
of the farming public has not been convlnc-
ed Of the wisdom of government interference
in the fixing of prices II the farmer permits
the government to fix the prices on his prod-
ucts. Mr.. Silver argues, he will be out-traded
and he will find himself in position where the
nrices OF his products will be fixed by the
other two-thirds of the population. Without
incentive or opportunity to trade Mr.. Silver
continues the result would be that the min
in1um price would become the maximum
price: the farmer would lose his initiative and
his ability to trade; he would become VIC
tim of an autocratc system which would
make him in effect a ward of the government
It is apparent that Mr.. Silver and the or
ganjzation he represents have made an at
tempt to think the thing through, and any
one who will think the proposal OF govern
mental price fixing through will discover the
evils and perils of it. The opposition of the
federation doubtless will be disappointing to
the farm bloc, who have been preparing to
press the matter vigorously at the approach
ing session of congress.
In this connection it is enlightening to note
what Aaron Sapro, the expert on co-opera-
tive production and marketing, says about
governmental prce-fxing, in the course OF
a discussion of the cooperative movement.
He is quoted as follows:
1--WE say that the farmers do not need
politics to remedy their ills Economic
remedies for economic ills is our slogan
The cooperative movement is purely an
economic movement x The co-opera-
tives are attempting to place the agrlcul-
tural industry on sane basis 1hey
want nothing of the politicians except
to be left alone There is talk OF asking
the government to stabilize farm prices.
We do not want the government to do
anything for us. We only want chance
to work out our problems"
Governmental price-fxing is a political
device and wholly artificial There is no as
surance that it would stand the test of time,
4 4 f1111 .,,; +-
train than the evil it seeks to remedy. II
the American Farm Bureau does not want it
and the co-operatives do not want it what
warrant have the politicians OF the farm bloc
for retaining their interest in it?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
Where the Shoe Pinches.
From the Savannah Press.

Hon S. G.. McLendon, secretary of state
thinks that the people have no right to be
excited about state taxation.
When man goes to the othce OF the tax
collector and pays SIS taxes he is apt to
think that the state is bleeding him unneces-
sarilv. AS a matter of fact the state only gets
IS of this amount Its his own county which
assesses most of the taxation and which IS
responsible for the outlay which he has to
paw. OF course, the man who feels that he IS
bled blames the state.
So the secretary of state thinks that we
should get the whole situation Strengthened
out by providing a system which would who'll
lv separate county and state tax payments. AS
il stands now the county machinery is used
by the state The citizen can pay his state
tax one day and his county tax another day.
The tax collector ought to tell the taxpayer
that his state taxes are so much and his
county taxes so much He can be given sep
arate receipts. Then he knows what the state
of Georgia levies on him for taxes. The hg-
ures speak for themselves. When he pays
state taxes, if he hasn't the money to pay his
county taxes, let him pay that the next day
or next week but make them an entirely sep
arate proposition. This would mean that the
county commissioners would be lett to deal
with their own tax affairs outside from the
state tax.
Secretary McLendon further points out
that this plan would also simplify the recon-
mendation made by Comptroller General
Wright that the legislature put limit on the
amount in mills any county can levy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
BRYAN NEVER FAIRLY BEATEN.

New York World: In all his long expert
ence Mr.. BRYAN was never fairly beaten any
where on any issue. He is always steamroll-
cred If he came out loser it was because
the machine was in control. Whenever he
failed to have his way, whenever he was out
voted, it was the triumph of evil over right
Tammany. II it was not Tammany it was
the so-called liberals in the Presbyterian as
sembly. If his opponents outcounted him it
was always the same story. They were IN
alliance with Fourteenth street they were
corrupt money changers, they were unscrup-
ulous politicians of the Presbyterian faith
who knew they were in the minority and
yet determined to control
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
RUDE RURAL RHY MES
A Convalescent's Spring.

O | have loved Dame Nature well better
than these rhymes can tell. I've stood, from
boylfood on her hills and looked abroad with
mighty thrills She showed me secrets OF her
guests, OF procreant mud and trembling nests.
But every year when l am well this seems
too natural to tell. She is my sister and my
wife, the mother of my earthly life: OF course
love her every flower and welcome new
ones hour by hour, But this year, from a
bed of pain, rise to meet the world again.
And l am looking for the day when nature
steps abroad to say to every waiting apple
tree: Come blossom out, the land is Tree,
And when their glorious pink, flowers nod
upon the altar hills of God, when all lit up
with life the tree is, I'm just as proud Of it as
she is. O think OF it, o JOY, 0 bliss! We're
partners in world like this.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
Skeeters
From the Tampa Daily Times.

FROM the dIIlpd Ddl1y 1LIICS.
Do you Know anything quite as stupid as
a mosquito2 She comes buzzing around you.
her hypodermic nicely sharpened You swing
for her-and miss, nine times out of ten.
Now, you are about $4,000 times as big as
a mosquito If strange beast $4,000 times
as large as you suddenly swung a giant arm
to crush you you'd have sense enough to
start in the opposite direction, pronto.
But not so with Mrs. Mosquito.
She comes right back zzzz-ing all the
louder and makes another try for your anat-
omy-preferab1y the neck. Maybe, after
you've chased her half a dozen times she'll
stay away for a minute until you're off your
guard Then she returns-probably to death if
she makes successful landing and begins
sinking her hypodermic.
The military mind would call the mosqu-
to's repeated charges at her prey heroism in
outright boneheadedness. And we have
even seen mosquitoes alight on an auto that
has just stopped and try to sink hypodermics,
in the belief that there must be blood inside
this steel beast with the baked-enamel skin.
Somehow we can't help comparing the
MOSQUITOES intelligence with the mental ten
denotes of many individuals and the so-called
human race in general.
A lot of us are like the mosquito. escaping
from disaster only to return inquistively for
another Irritation with trouble. Like the
drunkard returning to his cups, the dieting
fat man to his box of candy, the saved-by-
AFFAIR motor is to another fling at high speed
Through many generations humanity has
learned by bitter experience the things to
avoid. But it returns over and over again to
danger. like the moth to the candle, the mos
quito to the swinging blow of its intended
victim
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
A GOVERNOR AND HIS DOG.

Governor Baxter of Maine, who ordered
the flag put at haf-mast on the state house
because his dog was dead, unconsciously
provoked much criticism of himself, and, in
cidentally, started controversy between dog
lovers and dog haters. For, strange as it may
seem to persons nationally humane, the two
types do exist. Senator Vests eulogy would
not appeal to some persons under any cir
cumstances.
The published criticisms of Governor Bax-
ter have dealt somewhat kindly with him
seeing in his act more of whimsical senti-
ment than disrespect fok the flag. The oc-
casion, in the opinion of most writers, did
not seem to be sufficient to stir violence OF
thought and feeling, and comment for the
most part has been an expression of tolerant
amusement.
Governor Baxter a bachelor considered
Gary the dog, a part of his family. OF
course he had great affection for the animal
That much can be understood. Still, even il
Gary was a good American citizen as far
as his canine understanding went, the sign!ti-
canoe OF the flag well might be considered
greater than the use to which it was put by
the chief executive of a state.
The incident was creditable to the gov
ernors heart if not to his head. While his
act was highly irregular to The News il
appears that the governors thought was bet
ter than his deed, and for this reason il
would not blame him much.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
CURRENT COMMENT.
SUPREME COURT LAST CITADEL

congress rule? Shall congress that may
be gripped by mob psychology, spurred by
lobbyists, whimpering under the lash OF a
bloc and stampeded by passing hysteria be
permitted to nullify the constitution? These
are not issues as yet, but they are about to
be if constitution tinkerers have their way
There have been times when the white house
wavered under pressure. Many, many times
congress has run up the milk white flag.
When this comes to pass and rights are
about to be swept down the supreme court
is the last line and citadel There must be
some such defense against insane partisan
ship, hysteria and the selfish demands OF
some class that may be dominant.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

When President Harding reaches Alaska
and sees the wonders OF the lar north he VIII
not be so eager to return to the states. one
thing that will impress him, no doubt is the
utter absence of darkness. The >sun sets IN
the ATTITUDES he will visit, but it is behind
the hills only few hours and it is perfect
" light throughout the "a hours from early
in June until late in August. Then, if he went
north in the winter time he would find
short day of about six hours, but there is
LITTLE likelihood that he will have that ex-
perience The summer is the ideal season tor
visiting that wonderland.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
TOO MANY LAWS.

The attention OF our able and esteemed
lawmakers, who have just gathered in AT
lanta to correct all the ills OF humanity anC
open the flood gates of prosperity and hap
piness with more legislative enactments /;
called to the following from the
Winder News:
One of the tendencies of our times is
that every man can be made prosper
Gus and that every evil can be corrected
by legislation. Nothing is further from
the truth We have too many laws.
Many OF them are not enforced, and this
brings all our laws into disrepute. Too
many laws mean that the government is
enCroaching upon the governed, and this
leads to bad results. Another evil CON
nected with too many laws is the ire
mendous expense attached to their en-
forcement, This country is keeping up
today a great horde of ofice-holders who
are trying in a way to enforce the laws
that have been put upon our statute
books Some things must be left to the
individual to work out, and the main one
is his own prosperity. You can't legis-
late him into it.
Our Winder contemporary has stated the
matter just as it is. What is needed now as
much as anything else is rest from the legis-
lative bug.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
Fine Suggestion!
From the Marietta Times.

Now comes Governor Hardwick to suggest
that criminals serving sentences be allowed
d certain sum OF money to be paid to their
families for the work they do This is excel
lent and with the abolition OF the lash will
go far toward blotting from the memory OF
many the. inglorious part the governor played
as senator.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

The National Institute of Social Dancing
has cabled the prince of Wales from New
York that he henceforth IS to be known as
the premier dancer OF all the world which,
translated into the vernacular of the day,
means that the prince shakes the wickedest
pair OF feet that ever touched wax.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

Buena Vista, with the help OF the Column
bus chamber OF commerce, has plans under
way for bringing 100 farmers to Marion
county within the next year. having in mind
the building up of the rural sections OF that
large county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

The Russian soviet government has just
executed Mile. Brusiloff, daughter OF the ia
nous czarist general, for concealing church
treasures. And these people cherish the hope
of being received again into the family OF
civilized nations!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

DR.. Frank Crane says of Old Glory: 1t
is not so much the flag of our fathers as it
is the flag of our children. 1t is the flag OF
tomorrow. It is not the flag of your king; it is
the flag of yourself and all your neighbors.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

If there is anything at all in name there
should be no lack Of affection in the mar
rage of Miss Kisser, of Paris, KY to j. B.
Langston.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

The editors of the Third district will meet
in Butler July 9th, and Editor Benns, OF the
Herald, and other good people OF that charm
ing town, are preparing to give them royal
reception.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

The Griffin News and Sun suggests that
of YOU can't walk in the straight and mar
row path you might try running.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

New York city had the hottest June 10Th
in 80 years, which may have impressed some
scientists in that region that the sun has not
lost his punch by 3 to 4 per cent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

capitalist of y may wed a stenographer
Of IS, but in these days it does not necessari-
" follow that she will take his dictat1on
That situation might be reversed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
JUDGE YEOMANS.

From the Fl. Gaines Georgian.
So far as the Southwest Georgian has been
able to ascertain, the appointment by the
governor OF Hon M ]. Yeomans, of Daw-
son, to preside in the stead of the late Judge
Worrill as Judge of the superior courts in
Pataula judicial circuit is pleasing to the bar
OF Clay and to the citizens generally. That
Judge Yeomans is most excellently equipped
TO discharge the duties OF the high position
to which he has been called is recognized in
this county, and there is feeling here that
he will make a fine officer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
Georgia Press Talk.

prosperity and happiness to the people. Says
the cambridge -Searchlight:
The country will never reach its proper
prosperity until the people get to where
they quit looking to politicians and bond
issues for any relief. Only work will ever
get the folks anything. No party can do
anything very material along such lines.
1t is silly to hear some folks talk about
what the parties are going to do. They
are going to do the people, that is ALL
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

A woman named Sophia Zaramenski, ar
rested for criticising soviet officials. was SEN
fenced to have her tongue cut off.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03

It's good business to stand by home enter
prises. On this subject the Jackson Progress
Argus we'll says:
Spend your money at home and help to
build up home enterprises. The more
money you put into your home commit
nifty the more money will come back to
you. 1t is good business viewed from
any angle
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-03
Something to think about is the following

from the Marietta Journal, which is appca
Bile to Dawson:
Every time a boy or girl graduates
from the high school and goes to some
other city to make a career this city los
es heavily 1t is not alone the money the
taxpayers raised to educate that boy or
girl, but the potential possibilities of ev-
cry one OF our young folks are a distinct
asset to the community Let's stop max
ing citizens for communities that are our
competitors. Let's make the opportuni--
ties here such that our boys and girls
will remain with us. II possible, let's
attract a few from other communities.