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fe do not see how any man who is honestly
gor of reform can vote against Hoke Smith..
id man can see through the efforts of the
peform forces; they wouldn’t give a hurrah
Bina, which of the candidates is elected,
iBO Hoke Smith is beaten. All other coors
gll alike to to them —Cordele Rambler.
8 £ M OA
i Now suppose the stockholders of Fitzgerald
Japers should get out an injunction against the
editors publishing complimentary notices of
fthemselves, what effect would it bave on those
‘cditors who never had a complimentary notice
iand who eagerly grasp at an} little taffy given
ithem in return for complimentary mention?
{What effect would it have? We are curi
fous to know?
F . F
| Hon. Hoke. Smitb, the people’s candidate
for governor of Georgia, has been to Arlington,
| which is near the corner of the three counties
of Early, Baker and Caliioun, and is a trade
i center for tbat sectiom: —The Cathoun—Counly
' Courier, with which we made our start to for=
% tune and to fame, closes-its report of Mr.
- Smith’s visit and the effect of his speech with
. this language:
1 “We feel safe in saying that Hoke
Smith will carry Calpoun, Baker and
Early counties by safe majorities.”’
g It gives us pleasure to note that ourold
district is all right on the important question
Lof selecting a chief executive.
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3 Walter Rogers accuses us of drawing our
llambaster on him, of actually using it O
L course Walter is mistaken, as usual. Possibly
la guilty knowledge that he deserved it prompted
the thought. He felt the need of it, no doubt.
[ His first little two liner was real impudent,
_rcoming from a boy we had tried so bard to
“raise right. We didn’t raise him often enough,
‘possibly, but it isn’t too late yet. We shoulda’t
thave noticed it at all, but we were afraid you
imight forget your raising.
Walter, you have, at least you seem to
thave forgotten or proven recreant to a trait we
itried to inculcate in you—frankness, candor.
LA half truth is often worse than an untruth,
! Your statement that the “Eaterprise published
la paper there and made,strenuous efforts to ob
itain the advertising,” was written to mislead.
ilt would bave been nearer to the truth to say
ithat the Irwinville Enterprise was ruled out on
the ground that it was not PUBLISHED there, and
ithat the effort was to RETAIN not OBTAIN the
: dvertising. The Enterprise had won on its
‘merits and was robbed by a technicality. Of
lcourse you are not responsible for either fact.
.‘;" simply hold you" responsible for a true
statement of the facts.
H O
. Some time last week, or possibly two weeks
go, we noticed a statement in the Atlanta Con
stitution, from Valdosta, to the effect that a
01l had been taken in the lobby of the Valdes
otel, which disclosed thé fact that a majority
.of those present favored Clark Howell, and that
Hoke Smith’s friends were in a decided minor
ty.;” We did not know of any Clark Howell con
vention in that part of the state, and as the
statement was not signed, we took it with a
Erain of salt, with about as many grains of salt
as there are Howell yjen in Valdosta. We had
not seen any such #tatement from any other
; uarter of the state @nd we just couldn’t believe
it, or at least we didn’t. Since then we have
moticed several specials from Veldosta, all of
them signed. Below we give two specimens
and throw in an extra one from Grim Jigg's
bailiwick. Here they are:
E “Valdosta, Ga., Jan. 26.—1 n the lobby
i of the Valdes hotel yesterday evening. there
l were fourteen men, eleven for Smith and
¢ three for Howell. I bave polled bundreds
i of trains and hotels in southeast Georgia,
" and this is the best percentage I have seen
. Howell have. In most instances it it eight
. or ten toone in Smith’s favor.
- “A. A. McCorp,
. *‘of Cordele, Ga.”
“Valdosta, Ga , Jan. 24.—This evening
. at the Hotel Valdes there were twenty-two
. traveling men talking Smith and Howell
. Qut of the twenty-two there were eighteen
. for Hok Smith, two for Dick Russell and
" one for Clark Howell. I find them th-ee to
. one for Hon. Hoke Smith all over the state.-
. 5 “S. V. MuLEEY.”
.~ ‘““Albany, Ga., Jan. 27.—A vote was
" taken at the St. John’s hotel bere for gov
- ernor, Oat of a total of 18, consisting of
" traveling men, rail-oad men and merchaants,
16 were for Hoke Smith, 1 for Howell and
e. ' ¢y 1, CARMICHRAEL.”
“ edite “’““:\ THat 1 | was against Hoke Smith,
the Valdosta Times has very suddenly discov
ered that Mr. Smith's disfranchisement plank
would be vety disastrous to the poor “‘unedu
cated” white people. When the boss speaks
the servants do move.—Thomasville Press.
M M
We are opposed to the use of money in
elections except so much as may be necessary
to pay the judges and clerks at the polls. That
is, we are opposed to subsidizing the press, the
purchase of saloons or any part of their wares
for use in elections. We are opposed to one dol
lar or two dollars per vote, or two cents per
thousand votes. We are opposed to any expen
sive methods of attracting people to the polls on
the day of election. We believe that the people
who cast their votes should be unmolested and
uninfluenced by anything except the plainest
printed or platform argument. We believe that
a brass band, hired hacks, jugs, demijobns and
handy flasks, cash and everyother thing intend
ed to influence the voter are all out of place.
F (1
The reputation of a people as a whole does
not concern some, while others may manifest a
deep interest. The estimate of southern char
acter by northern people is often a matter of
comment. Last Wednesday in a New York
court room about the time the celebrated Col
lier's Weelgly—Fads and Fancies case was ter
minated, the following dialogue took place, or
was quoted in the press dispatches:
“Harry Lehr said he subscribed to ‘Fads
and Fancies,’ after which Col. Mann let up on
bim. He told the colonel, ‘That after these at
tacks on me in Town Topics, I felt very badly
about them, and was ashamed to go among my
friends,: ———————————— -
:::Whv did you not sue him.’
They were not serious enough for that.’
“‘Why did you not thrash him?’
“‘lt never occured to mé to thrash Col.
Mann.’ ,
“Here, Mr. Osborne said he was astonish
ed to hear the district attorney advocating the
thrashing of a man. He said it was a crime to
thrash anybody.
“Mr. Jerome, turning with a smile to Mr.
Osborne, said: ‘and you’re from the South?’”
We marked the paragraph for editorial no
tice, but before we had the opportunity to give
it further attention, we read in a Georgia daily
an account of the disreputable actions of the
editor of Fads and Fancies with the following
comment:
“If Col. Mann, editor of Fads and Fancies,
was down in Georgia he would ao doubt have
filled his grave long ago. Such methods may go
in New York, but powder and ball never fail to
work a cure of such blackmailing methods,”
We wonder if our reputation in the North
is not largely the fault of our own publicists?
Are we edtitled to the rating given us by
New York'’s distinguished prosecutingattorney?
After allis that estimate greatly to our discredit?
M A
. Jeff and Will Fleming, owners, editors and
publish:rs of the Early County News, which
was for many years owned and edited by their
honored sire, W. W. Fleming, Sr., often give
proof of the high integrity inherited from the
elder Fleming. They are sometimes partisan
in politics, butrnever permit the partisan spirit
to overcome the spirit of candor that character
izes every honest man’s actions.
Mr. Smith was in Blakely last week aad the
News contains a characteristically correct and
impartial account of his visit, his reception and
his prospects in that section. The editors frank
ly admit that they do not favor his candidacy,
put as frankly state that he will receive an over
whelming vote in that county. .
Their published report was in part as fol
lows: . A
“The frankness with which Mr. Smith dis
cussed the charges that had beea made against
him by the Howell forces was quite pleasing to
his audience.
“He to!d of a drummer’s dream that was a
corker., This drummer dreamed that he died
and went below. i
“When he got there he was given a cordial
greeting by his Satanic Majesty, who -inquired
what was going on in Georgia, The¢ drummer
began his news from Georgia with the informa
tion that Hoke Smith was ruaning for governor
of Georgia, and it looked like he was going to be
elected. This pgreatly disturbed the ‘old boy,”
and he touched an electric butten and instantly
a thousand little devils responded. The devil
said to them: *'l want you to go to Georgia and
spread lies from one end of the state to the other
about Hoke Smith, so that the people will turn
against him.”” The devil turned to the drum
mer aand asked, ‘‘Who is running against
Hoke?” The drummer replied, *'Clark Howell.”’
“Whois belping Clark?” ‘“l'he mercenaries,
the corporation politicians, the railroads and
other similar organizations ”’ At this informa
tion a smile of relief spread over the devil's
countenance and he again pressed the button,
summoniong the tbousand.little devils to whom
he imparted the information, "It ain’t necessary
for you to go to Georgia, there’ll be plenty of Iy
ing without your help.”
* ‘“However, the greater part of Mr. Smith’s
speech was a dignified presentation of theissues
he represents, and as a candid newspaper we
must say if the temper of the audience, which
greeted him yesterday, was any index of the
county’s sentiments, he will receive an over
whelming vote in Early cbuaty.
“We say this as no partisan of Mr. Smith,
because if it were so arranged that one maa’s
vote would count equal toano her’s in the pri
mary, like it doesina general ele\tion, our vote
would be cast for another candidate.” .
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A Wedding.
Miss Cozzie Kinard and Mr. O.
A, Ford were happily united ip
the bonds of matrimony, Sun
day evening, at the home of the
bride, the residence of Mr. G. B
A. Kinard, on Magnolia street,
Rev. G. T. Davis offiiciating.
After cutting the beautiful
wedding cake that was prepared
by Mrs. Kinardfor-the eccasion;
aod when all had indulged toa
very satisfactory degree, the
brile and groom departed for
their new home on a five-acre
tract north of tows.
Only three weeks ago Rev.
Davis was called on to perform
a similar ceremony at Mr. Kin
ard’s residense, when he joined
the hands and hearts of Miss
Alice Best and Mr. H. A, Davis.
These new brides were for
merly employes in the dry goods
department of the Mutual Co
operative Mdse. Co’s store, and
their many friends wish them
much happiness in their new
state of life.
| PROSPERITY.
Mérried.
Sunday, by A. M. Britt, at th
home of the bride’s parents, Mr
and Mrs, J. Nichols. Rober
Troupe and Miss Louise Nichols
The happy pair has the bes
wishes of the Enterprise.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For STATE SENATOR
We hereby announce Hon.. J
A.J. Hende¢rson as a suitable
candidate for State Senator, anc
confidently ask for bim the sup
port of the voters of the distric
at the approaching primafy.
. Many VoTERs.
FOR COMMISSIONER."
At the solicitation of friends anc
on my own personal desire, I hereb)
apnonpce myself a candidate fo
County Commisioner and respectfull
ask the support of the voters of the
county at the next primary. If elect
ed I promise to serve to the bes
of my ability, and to give eaeh par:
of the county fair and impartial ser
vice, and all husiness shall he prompt
ly attended to without fear or favor
Asking your support, I remain, .
Yours for the best interest of Irwir
County,
' W. R. WALKER.
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FOR TREARURER,
I hereby announce myself as 2
candidate for re-election to the
. fice of County Treasurer. ]
!am grateful to the people of the
county who have honored me and
trusted me with this impertant
office, and it is at the request of
many prominent friends that ]
have decided to again stand for
clection. Of course my candi
dacy is subject to the white pr
mary to be held in the spring or
symmer, . '
Sincerely, .
M. W, HoweLL.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
Dr. E. J. Dorminy, eandidatec
for representative Irwin county.
subject to the white primary.
FOR CLERE SUPERIOR COURT.
]am a candidate for the office
of Clerk of the Superier Court of
Irwin County, subject to the
action of the primary, and re
spec' fully solicit the support oi
the voters of said County.
Sincerely,
Marcus LUxkE, Jr.
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