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A Card From W. H. Fountain
To the Voters of Ben Hill County: o
In an article signed by John W. Norris, appearing in the
Leader-Enterprise Tuesday, 24th inst., in which he announced for
Sheriff on an independent ticket and bitterly assailing me, I make
but these few brief remarks: In therecent primary I was the suc
cessful candidate out of the three who offered themselves for that
office. One of them who had made a strong fight, and who had
received the next highest number of votes to me, took his defeat
manly and reflected upon no one opposed to him; the people had
settled it and ne was willing to abide the result.
John W. Norris was third in the race, but dissatisficd. He
was already in cffice and he appealed for another term, but an ex
pression of the people showed a disapproval of him. The last in
the race, he appeals to the Executive Committee with only such
statements as are extorted from lips of defeated candidates whose
conceit overestimates their political strength and ability. He goes
before the committee without hope of success, but with the sole pur
pose of receiving the judgment that he did receive in order to manu
facture enough political capital to back him ina raceas anindepen
dent candidate; to attempt to prejudice the minds of enough people
to pave the way to a rebellion that would only sow dragon’s teeth.
Everyone who were present on this occasion knows that the Exe
cutive Committee did nothing more than their duty, what all true
and law-abiding citizens would have done. He recalis the name of
J. E. Mercer as my spokesman before this Committee and leaves
out the name of the one who really represented me, in order that
he may further arouse prejudice upon which to set his foot. Mr.
Mercer voluntarily spoke a few words before this committee, and
said many true and well said things, which were highly appreciat
ed by me and my friends; yet I had no knowledge that he would
say one word. I had employed Mr. Chas. B. Teal to represent me,
which he did, and made an argument before this committee. This
only shows that Mr. Norris is for prejudice and stooping to things
as small as the mind that conceived them.
I have confidence in the Executive Committee and know that
it is not made out of such material as represented by Mr. Norris. I
recudiate such an assertion that they *‘willfully refused to give him
justice,”” and know that they stand above such reproach, and did I
balieve them such characters as pictured by Mr. Norris, I would say
to Ben Hill county, farewell! Some of these gentlemen did not sup
port me, and labored in vain for my defeat; yet I thoughtin a pub
lic matter they would act according to law and justice regardless
of what the past had been between them and myself; that they
could be trusted, and so far. that trust has not been betrayed.
To further arouse prejudice, he speaks of the machine—the
“‘Steam Roller.” If this method was used or could be used, who
was in a position to use it but him? He was in office and I was out.
The people set a standard by which they expef:t for_ an officer t.o
live up to and Mr. Norris had had the opportunity to live up to this
standard, and had he lived up to this standard he would have been
the nominee today. I would not have asked for the office and no
one else would have asked for it. T e people had trusted him, but
he had betrayed the trast, and «n election day the peovle im
posed upon him the penaly. He thea fled to the Executive Com
mittee, asked forand received a juc gm an't wh'lch,he is using unwise
ly to raise a rebellion that is leading to his ruin.
He says that he regrets to run as an independent, but scores
of friends have forced him upon the field. No, heset out to run when
he met defeat and no other intention has he ever had. The only
hope he has is, with a few others yet sore by defeat and disappoint
ment, yet seeking to make] th?se repent. whom thgy allege have
wronged them; he, together with them, is :atte.mptmg' to muster
out an army of rebellion to defy all obhg.a.t:lons pledged, and
to defy all justice and democracy. .F"or the citizens to break a pre
cedent, to break their pledge and join such ranks; they have not
done it in the past, and I do not believe they will do it now.
He claims his administration has cost the county only one
half as muen as mine. I have not counted it up, but such a reck
less and ridiculous statement WII(Ii only tsr:leak folr tlsse::]f;ke\y:iln;
: and arrested people one
%istlslgilggfitlyl;?)Vflc.:glelgtb%uat;t of it in the rf)ext election. Neither
did I sit down and do nothing s 0 1 could saydl }}llad rlxot rl:la(;l? any
expense to the county. I always got elecfttil ;lv en ashe or it
and did not have to resort to such folly. If he has cost t edcou.n;ly
Jess than I did. it is because he has done less. I was eéec_te with
out assailing his record, and 1 would not at any time do ;thvs{ere it
not for the fact that he has unjustly made statements wit :léltent
to mislead and prejuice the minds of the peo%le gzal%st me.d dyery
one knows that when I was Sheriff I managed the }? ce and hlrec
ted the deputies, and you know this has not been the gase wit fM}f'
Norris. The deputies have done the arfresgl.ngf ar:: mgsjito tde
managing. Everybody has taken notice of this ] }:;lct a;ln }ll gee s
ther comment. It is known by everyone that he had one
ggp(:zty whom the peonle had condemned, and just before election,
he dismissed him and made public statement in the gaper.h After
the election was_over wé find this mzi.ln lfiangillng about t % cotl_‘l}:'t
house again. Is it right fora sheriff who ” zits dat K{a?l}lgt y ’?:
people that a certain obstacle of dangeli “llnl 1 ead to blst e 1 eat, wai
until the last ballot is cast and then roll that same obstacle in your
unt?llrl way again? Itisbuta breach of trust with the people and
fi: should not expect them o believe him any m}?re. e
He says that he has made a record(i Izer l?ptsh e as}.] l\l}Ve
know a person by what he really does an notow e %’;IS <?3
done or that he says he vl doiin 4c ye?.rsimatc: t?eel:ms an(:l?so ltlco
deny the fact that Mr. o v]?ry u:)f the town. lam not
often in company with the law-breal ers L e
saying he s breaking the law, but *5% o, b 5 right, he should
Sompany; and, if he wants the people to judg gh%, Neshen
et out.
. He says he has made 4 record. Who can deny the fact that the
best citizens of Fitzgerald have reached out their arms and cried for
protection against the lind tigers'and other lawlessness durirg the
year 1912 more than any previous time. Yet the lawlessness has gone
on and the cry of the pcople has been in vain! What other time in
the history ef Fitzgerald has blied tiger ‘‘booze” come to our town in
carload lots in detiance of all laws? At what other time has the citi
zens of our town had t> employ detectives for protection, because the
Sheriff and his depatics would not do their duty?
He says that he b2s made a record. He has, it is true, arrested
mauny negroes and that lower element of white pcople without influ
ence, which is all right t> do, but where is the prominent, influential
man with means that he hes arrected for his lawlessness? The town
is full of them and one of them arrested and convicted would be of
more value to this country than a hundred such victims who scarcely
know a right from a wrong. 1 made it known when I asked for this
office, that I would deal with all criminals alike.
~ And this lam still duaty bound to do if elected,
I solicit the influence and vote of all good citizens of this Courty.
and when elected, I will be perfectly fair, and impartial in doing my
duty to all
W. H. FOUNTAIN.,
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1912
Gives His Leg To
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~ Save Girl's Life
* Gary. Ind., Sept. 29.—A crip
pled newsboy laid on an operating
table here near a girl whom he
did not know, and allowed the sur
ge~us to take 150 square inches of
ssin from bis useless leg, graft it
on to the badly burned body of
the girl, and then amputate his
leg.
The boy, Wiiliam Rugh, never
had heard of the girl, Ethe! Smith.
18 years old, until he read an ac
cident of a motorcycle accident
which totd she was so badly burn
ed that death was certain unless a
large amount of healthy skin could
be grafted onto her body.
“My leg was useless, never had
been apy good to me, so I offered
to give it up to save this girl’s
life,” was the boy’s explanation of
why he made the sacrifice.
When it became known Rugh
had made such an offer a general
protest went up, led by the girl’s
mother. Letters came from all
over the country advising against
the operation,
Seeing her daughter gredually
nearing death’s door yesterday,
the mother reluctantiy announced
she would agree to the unusual
operation. Ariangements quickly
were made and to-day the surgeons
removed the skin from the useless
but healthy leg of the boy and
patched it onto the girl,
The operation also caused post
ponement of a wedding. Dr. J.
A, Craig, surgeon in charge, was
to have been married to-day to
Miss Mary Arnold of Lebanon,
Pa. When he learned the opera
tion was made possible by the
mother waiving her protest he
hurried to Gary and officiated.
New Postage -Stamps
Washingtoa, D. C., Sept. 29.
arrangements have been made by
Postmaster General Hitchcock for
engraving and manufacturing a
series of twelve stamps, unique in
size and novel in design, for exclu
sive use in forwarding packages
by the new parcels post. Under
the new law recently enacted by
the Congress ordinary stamps can
not be used for this purpose.
The new issue will be in three
series of designs. The first will
illustrate modern methods of
transporting mail, The second
series will show at work in their
several environmeunts the four
great classes of postal employes,
postoffice ¢l e r k s, railway maii
clerks, city letter carriers and
rural delivery carriers. The third
series will represent four indvs
trial scenes,
The stamps will be ready for
distribution Dec. 1 iun order that
60,000 postoffices may be supplied
with them before the law becomes
effective Jan. 1. .‘
Bright Prospect For
College of Agriculture
Athens, Ga., Sept. 28.—Thiriy
three per cent more students
have enrolled in the long courses
of agriculture at the Georgia
State College of Agriculiore up
to this time than were registered
last year up to a similar date.
The increase is remarkable, con
sidering that this is a short crop
year for Georgia, and certairly
evidences an appreciation of the
college by the colleges of the state
Every part of the state is well
represeted in the attendance.
When the present college build
ing was erected some would have
it that the building was tco large,
but already the class rooms and
laboratories are overcrowded.
President Soule states, however,
that provision can be made for a
limited number more of agricul
tural students. Inquiries being
received indicate that others are
going to enroll.
Cooking Demonstration Oct. 5
to 9th Fitzgerald Hardware Com
pany. 73 3t.
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| Announcement |
TO THE VOTERS OF BEN HILL COUNTY:— K
At the recent primary held in April of this year, out of 1386 votes polled for sheriff, W. H
Fountain received 466, which is just a little more than one third of the votes polled. In this election T
was unable, on account of my financial condition, if I had been so inclined, to buy any votes, I was ad
vised by good citizens that the successful candidate did buy or have bought for him nuin« us votes.
Immediately after the election I filed a contest with the County Executive Committee alleging that Mr,
Fountain should not be declared the nominee for this reason; and for the further reason that the rules
prescribed by the said Executive Committee had not been complied with. The Executive Committee was
called together and I urged, through my attorneys, Elkins & Wall, McDonuald & Grantham and Haygood *
& Cutts, before the Executive Committee, to allow me the privilege of proving the allegations made in
my application of contest. Mr. W, H. Fountain, through his spokesman, J. E, Mereer, urged that the
matter te not inqnuired into, 1 notified the Committee, then, through my counsel, that I was prepared to
FURNISH WITNESSES 'O PROVE EVERY ALLEGATION MADE. The Committez went into
Executive Session, and decided they would not hear the contest. I THINK NOW AND THOUGHT
‘AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH JUSTICE AS IT WAS-THE FIRST
i'[‘lME I HAD EVER KNOWN A CASE TO BE THROWN OUT OF COURT BEFORE THE JUD
GES HAD INQUIRED INTO THE ALLEGATIONS MADE; BUT THIS WAS THE DEAL GIVEN
ME BY A COMMITTEE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF YOUR COUNTY, TO SEE THAT
EVERY CANDIDATE RECEIVED A SQUARE DEAL,
I had decided to let this end the matter; but there is a principal embodied in all laws ‘and a senti- /
ment among all good people that a person is entitled to have his wrongs remedied and a right to bé
heard; and I have been appealed to by a large number of people of this county to appeal my ecase direc‘z
to the voters of the county. N
I KNOW THAT IF THE RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAD BEEN COM
‘PLIED WITH BY MR. FOUNTAIN HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE NOMINEE. I know '
further that if the Executive Committee had given me hearing I would have proven beyond question
that he was not entitled to the nomination as he had Violatzq%tl: rules and regulations us prescribed by
the Executive Committee as set out in my application of con bt
I HAVE NEVER BELIEVED IN MACHINE RULE, BUT I ALWAYS HHAD FAITH IN THE
PEOPLE. lam convinced that the people of Ben Hill County are nct satisfied with the “STEAM
ROLLER?” method by which Mr. Fountain was declared the nomiaee, nor the manner in which the said
committee absoiutely ignored my contest. Feeling as I do, lam going to ask straight from the people
.n whom all power is vested and in whom I have the greatest faith, a rebuke to such methods in the
October election, and to give to me what the Committee denied,
While I regret exceedingly to run, as a so-called independent, still I feel that the action of the
Executive Committee should not be binding on me or any citizen or voter of this county who believes
in a square deal.
I went to the people and solicited their votes upon my record as sheriff, uraided by any money or
whiskey, and I am willing to submit the issue now to the voters of this county upon my record as sheriff,
compared to that of Mr, Fountain. An inspection of the record will show that my administration of tl e
sheriff’s office has cost the people of Ben Hill County less than half than the administratin of Mr.
Fountain. On the criminal side of the court there has been more convictions during my administration
than there was during Mr. Fountain’s at a great deal less cost.
Believing the people will vindicate me 1 announce as sheriff for Ben Hill County, to be voted for
at the general election to be heid on the first Wednesday in October. I do this because I have been
avpealed to by a great number of the voters of this county to do so; and also because I desire to give
the voters of this county an opportunity to say and prove whether they are in favor of the pur
chased nomination of any candidate
Assuring the vorers that I will appreciate every vote polled for me, I am,
: Yours respectfully,
: JOHN W. NORRIS
Cool and Fair Weather
For the Present Week
Washington, Sept. 29.—Gener
ally cool and fair weather will
prevail east of the Rocky moun
tains the coming week. The next
general disturbance to cross the
country will appear in the far
west Monday and Tuesday, cross
the great central valleys about
Wednesday or Thursday and the
eastern states Friday or Satur
day. This disturbance will be
preceded by a general rise in tem
peratureand be attended by well
distributed rains.
There are no indicztions at the
present time of a disturbance in
the West Indies.
$400,000 for History.
New York, Sept. 28.—What is
probably the largest gift ever re
ceived by a historical society, will
shortly be turned over to the
trustees of the New York Histor
ical Society by the executors of
the will of Miss Catherine De-
Peyster, who died a year ago
making the society her residuary
legatee, The residuary interests
amounts to $400,000. Her will
stipulates that the sociely set
apart a room for the preservation
of the DePeyster family portraits
and directed that none of the por
traits be restored or copied.
New Milch Cow For
‘ Sale. !
Gentle and only 4 years old. 406
W. Orange,
Steel Package Company capital
$9,500,000, has been incorporat
ed in the District of Columbia to
manufacture steel barrels.
,Edltfll‘ Cofer I
g Dead in Atlanta
Atlanta, Sept. 28.—M. J. Cof
er, aged 72, business manager
and associate editor of the Wes
leyan Christian Advocate,a Meth
odist periodical, died of heart
failure todav in his office in the
Wesleyan Memorial church build
ing.
Central Methodist
Church,
Guyton Fisher, Pastor.
Take notice that the Evening
Serviceis changed from Bo’clock
to 7:45. Prayer Meeting now is
7:30 instead of 8 o’clock.
The Sunday School Rally, which
was postponed on account of the
inclement weather, will be at 11
a. m.
Preaching by the pastorat 7:45
p. m. Subject: ‘‘One in a thou
\sand.”
All are corially invited to attend
’ther'e services and strangers are
’especially welcome.
Tax Collector's Nctice
The tax books will be open at
the Court House for the payment
of State and County taxes, Octo
ber 7, 1912. |
Ashton, Monday, Oct. 21, from
9toll a. m.
Dickson’s Mill, Monday, Octo
ber 21§ from Ito 3 p. m.
Bowen’s Mill, Tuesday, Octo
ber 22, from 9 to 11 a. m. -
Vaughn, Tuesday, October 22, ‘
from 1 to 3. p. m.
Williamson’s Mill, Wednesday, l
October 23, from 10 tol2a. m. l
F. M. GraHam, T. C. i
Clevelanders have begun move
ment for city control of telephone. ‘
Strike Is Voted on
Georgia Road
Augusta, Ga., Septei.. ber 30.
By an overwhe'ming vote the
conductors and trainman of the
Georgia railroad decided to strike
if their demands are not complied
with,
The management of - the rail
road has been apprised of the re
sult of the balloting, and if the
officials of the road do not agree
ta a conference to be held during
the afternoon to give the road a
final opporiunity to accede to the
demands of the conductors and
trairmen, it is believed that a
strike order will be issued tonight,.
Three hundred men will be af
fezted.
A representative of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers
stated here today that they would
remain neutral in the matter.
Primitive Ba ptists
Elder Freeman Lord will preach
at the Presbyterian Church
Thursday, Oct, 8, at 7:30 p. m.
‘ For Sale
Horse and buggy. Perfectly
safe family broke mare 7 years
old. Buggy and harness complete.
Bargain if vou act quick, Apply
to L. C, Brink, 509 N. Lee street.
T4-tf,
Farm For Sale.
40 acres, 33 acres under cultiva
tion; 4-room house and large barn
and shed; good water, and close to
good school; good neighborhoed ;
good 5-acre pasture, all under good
wire fence; good gradedgroad. Ap
ply to. J. 0. McCutrez,
57 Bw-oaw R. F. D. No. 1,