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Mtznerald Luterprise.
BY THE i
FGERALD PUBLISHING CO.
MERCER covvvemme cnsesscssascenee. EdHtor and Manager.
PUBLISHED THRICE~A-WEEK!
FUESDAY, THURSDA Y, SATURDAY.
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b ONE DOLLAR.
i Saturday, February 10, 1906,
. Have you a home ia Fitzgerald?
i Have you a business in Fitzgerald?
I Have you any interestin Fi'zgzerald, dear
reader? Most of our ieaders bave. )
. Then you want a school here somethiag like
the one they have at Abbeville, Sparks, Nore
man Park anda dozen other places in South
Georgia.
Then you are intérested in the railroad
hospital, or ought to be.
Of course you are interested in the O. & V.
Railroad extension to Fitzzerald.
You want the A. & B. shops, of course you
do. :
You are anxious for the next legislature to
give us a new couaty, with Fitzgerald as the
county seat.
Aiter all, perhaps you are not in fzvor of
these things—a thing not likely, but possible.
In that case, you are eitner an idiot or a knave,
and need so>m-=body to tell you what you waat
ia the one case; or meed to be told imthe othrer
case that you are a B:nedict Arnold, wiliing to
trade the community’s interet for personal ad
vantage.
Of course this does not apply to anybody in
particular, but to everybody particularly inter
ested 1n Fitzgerald.
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The greatest trouble with Anna Gould’s
Count seems to be that he is no ’count.
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They do say that Howell will come about
third or fourth on the list.—Smith, Estill, Rus
sel and Howell.
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This is the day
To
Clean
Up _
Your premises, particularly the back yard.
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We have been awaiting an opportunity to
make a confession—a sort of political unbosom
ing.
Everybody who is at all well posted, knows
and everybody who is the least bit candid, admi's
that loke Smith has a strong following in this
section, in this county and in this colony. It
will not be seriously denied that he bas mo'e
friends here than all the other five caundidates.
We don't know how many more. Some say a
small majority and others say a large majority
of the people are for him as agains' the sway
other candidates, Estill, Russell, Howell, Nun
nally and Farmer Jim Smith.
Some of our citizens are favorable to Clark
Howell, and some few to Estill, but most of
those who are with the minority are just simply
opposed to Hoke Smith, aod what we want ‘o
confess, (bear in mind that we are not miking
a charge, but a confession,). Is that it is
our unpopularity that is responsible for the
bulk of the opposition (although it is not bulky)
to Mr. Smith’s candidacy. We belicve there
are peop'e who do not go to church simply be
cause we do—at leas*, many of them do not go.
We cannot claim 'hat we have assisted Mr,
Smith in his candidacy for governor, although
we very much desire his election.
In making this confession we are actuated
simply by a spirit of frankaess.
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THE BLIND WOULD LEAD THE BLIND.
The greatand good Macon Telegraph starts
out its editorial page Thursday with a timely
suggestion in the nature of a protest against the
cartoons appearing in tbe Coostitution and Jour
nal. But the “great and good’’ shows a weak
ness in its protest that betrays its utter un
firness for the task it undertakes. A paper €0
devoid of the spirit of fairness as the Telegraph
clearly shows itself to be in that editorial, can
be but a sorry judge ia the important matter
discussed—fratricidal strife withia the party.
- We quote:
- “Suppose Mr. Howell is nominated,
and Mr. Watson decides to contest the gov
ernorship with him at the October election,
will the Journal be able to swallow its own
: cartoons, and support Mr. Howell with a
pleasant countenaace? It will be more thaa
ordinary every-day crow.
: ~ 01 the other hand, suppose Mr. Hoke
Smith is nom'nated, AND THE Lawp O’
Mou~TalN ToP BECOM“S HIS CHIEF FUGLE
MAN AND FILE-LEADER, wi b a disposition to
do the McDuff act to the vanquished, will
~ Mr. Howell be able to gulp it all down with
. outa wince?” _
f"’JNow. let’s suppose Hoke Smith is nomi
. pated, which is more than likely, what then can
&g@ clegraph say, with the puerile and libel
_ous imsinuations contained in tbe Jast above
5t o RO ""w‘*“ RriD, ‘gfig{.‘m?«h RS i e A
STRAW VOTES.
The gubernatorial straw vote is now attract
ing considerabls a‘tention all over the state,
We have seen huodreds that show Hoke Smith
inthe lead by majori ies of from two to oane to
twen'y-five to one and even greater. We bave
seen several published that show a maj rity
(usually a very slim majrity) for Clark Howell,
but we have never believed a single one of them
was true, and most of them have been denied.
There is not 2 man in Georgia, even among
Clark Howell’s most ardent supporters, who be
lieves that there has been assembled anyWwhere
in the state a number of white voters, a majority
of whom favor Mr. Howell’s candidacy, except
in some possible Howell meeting or caucus, or
onsome traia t. or from one of his appointments,
Below we give a sample ingtaace of the
faking that is being done by Howell's friends
to offsct the numerous straw votes that indi
cite Hoke Smith’s lead in every section of the
s ate:
“ANOTHER RING ORGAN :
CAMPAIGN FAKE NAILED.
“To the Atlanta Journal: L
“There appeared an article in Saturday’s
issue of the A:lanta Constitution, which reads
as followns: , ;
“'SULPRISING FIND IN HOKE SMITH
BALLOT BOX AT NA~HVILLE,
“Na-hviile, Ga, Feb 2 —Atioroey
W. R Smi'h a leader among tne Hoke
Smith taction here, prepared a ballot
box and canvassed the business section
of the town this morning for the par
pose of demoonstreting the facr, as be
stated it, that Nashville is overwhelm
——ingly for-Hoke forgovernor.
“Col. Smith passed all around Edi
tor Albert Sweat, of the Heraid, and
County Clerk J. D. Lovett and other
well-known supporters of Clark Howell,
witbout offering to let them vote. .He .
urged others to vute. Oanly one non
resident,atraveling man named Cooper,
from Augusta, who expcessed himself
as being 10 tavor of Hoke, voted in the
election. Whea the vote was counted
it was fouad that Clark Howell had 28,
Hoke Smith 23, and Dr. Nunally 1. :
**l'he Hokeites here have been
claiming Nishville for Hoke for some:
time, and tbe mick election of today
was a distressful revelation to them.”
“Replying to same I have this to say: Ido
not know the iostigatorof this infamous scheme,
and after ascertaining the very low and base
motive which prompted it, I do not care to leara.
“I prepired a ballot box asstated by the
unknown writer above referred to, and voted ail
the leadiog citizens of the town; not for the pur
pose of demonstrating the fact that Nashville
was for Hoke Smith, tor I, together with all’
of Nashvill:, were fully app-ised of that fact;
but I did it hon st y and fairly aad in a straight
forward mann-r for tae purpose of demnonstrat
ing how much in the overwhelming m.jority he
was,
“Replyinz specially to the statement that I
passed around the distinguished editor, A bert
Sweat, and J. D. Lovett, ia ballotting the town, .
and that the result was 28 for Howell, 23 for
Smith and 1 for Nunallv, I des're to say that the
true result was 41 for Smith, 26 for Howell and
2 for HKstll.
“Pherefore, the statement was not only at
variance with the truth, but are lies of the deep
est dye, absolutely void of all coloring of trutb,
which [ am prepared te prove when the proper’
time comes. I must say that Icannot under
stand what the writer expected to accomplish
by the publication of such an aricle, for cer
tainly he should bave known that the only place
it could bave aff cted was Nashvile, and surely
he should bave known equally as well that every
body here wou d know it was a lie.
“[ can't see where it does any good tolie
when everybody knows it is a lie. Some sins
have a seeming compensation or aprlogy—a
a present gratification of some sort, but a lie has
none.
*‘Not only did the distingui~hed editor, Mr.
Sweat, and County Clerk J. D. Lovett bhave a
chance to vote, which opportunity they not ouly
readily accepted, butia addition to voting them
selves, Mr. Sweat voted by proxy for two young
men who are both said to be under 21 years of
age, and [ have every reason to believe 1t is truey
being intimately acquainted with the young men
myself.
“N», Howell didn’t carry Nashville, and I
sincerely hope that there is no prospect of such
a deplorable thing happening in the good old
state of Georgia, and especially in Berrien coun
ty and in our thriving little town of Na-bville.
For my greatest desire is to be delivered from
rings and rules that can swallow perjury like
water, digest forgery as readi'y as Graham
bread, convert black iato white, truth into false
hood, good into evil, innocence into crime, and
metamorphose everything which stands in the
current of its polluted and polluting breath. ,_
“W. R Sutte.
“P. S.—At the request of. some of my
closest friends, I decided not to offer the result
of the vote for publication, and would not bhave
done so had it not been for the appearance of an
untrue statement of the result in the Coastitu
tion.”
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In the bets that are offered the odds are on
Hoke Smi'h. In the straw votes that are taken
the m:jorities are all for Hoke Smith, The res
ports we get from near by and distant parts of
the state indicate that Hoke Smithis stonger
thap any candidate—all the other candidates,
that he is stronger thano he was a month ago or
aoy time since he announced. Of course, no man
can tell toa certainty what may bappen in the
future, we may have a death or a deluge, but
it looks l.ke Hoke Smith is going to be Georyia’s
pext goveraoor,and we thought we might as well
siy so. If we bave given offense by so doiog,
we beg pardon.
If Hoke Smith is defeated his defeat is yet
to be accomplished. He czrtainly has it all his
way up to date. :
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Clark. Howell is in southern Georgia this
week whooping up his friends and pusbing his
campaign. Clark knows how to mgke'friends
and bo'd’em —Darien Gazette,
Wondrous kind to Mr. Howell are these Es
till organs and equally as remarkable is their
bitterness toward the leading candidate against
Mr. Howell. Witness the following from the
same issue of our Darien contemporary.
“The friends of Colonel Estill ought to feel
very (?) kindly toward Hon. Hoke Smith for re
peatedly iusiuuating that our candidate’ was
brouget out as a dummy. Itis, indeed, kind(?)
of Mr. Smith 10 make instnuations of that sort
about a distic guished Georgian when he knows
or ought to know that they are not true.”
M om
The Atlanta Constitution is molested be
cause the Atlanta Journal sympathizes with
John Temple Graves rather than with the mer
cenaries who are trying to oust bim. They call
it jealousy of the News, which they seem to
tbink will be a bad rival of the Journal, now that
Sam Spencer has the reins. : ‘
We regret to see every noble thing attrib
uted to interested motives. To us it seemsa
natural thing that Editor Gray, whom we take
to be a man of noble impulses and warm
bearted, should feel regret that.J hn Temp'e
Graves, the South's most brilliant editor, con
versationalist and orator, should be embarrassed
in his lifeework. The Constitution’s editorial
reflects a sentiment that we hope is not general;
neitber do we believe that it is, but that it isa
fittle lick against theJournat—for—supporting
Hoke Smith so warmly.—Cordele Rambler., ¢
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" This is the right kind of weather for clean
ing up the back yard.
Tax Sale Notices,
The iollowing property is ad
vertised tor state and county
taxes and will be sold at the
court house door oa the first
Tuesday in March, 1906, at pub
lic outcry to the highest bidder
for cash, between the legal hours
of sale, the following described
real estate, situated in said
coun'y, to=wit:
PROPERTY IN COLONY DOMAIN.
Acies. Lot. Dist. sub No. Property ot
10 66 3 24 8T A Armantrout
. 5 9 8 1274 W. 8, Bedford,
o 8 265 4 1388 T. H. Boar.
b 122 3 556 Muary M. Comer.
P 249 4 4528 Mrs A. R.Eidred
) 1 3 465 j. +. Domer.
8 3 1320 Lee L, Gardner.
b s 3 1337 " *
5 02 3 1361 T, M. Orman,
5 251 4 103 Mary McConnpell.
5 149 3 65 E R.Speacer.
5 91 3 1223 wm. Wilson.
PROPERTY OUT OF COLONY DOMAIN.
Acres. Lot. Dist, Property of
140 275 4 vMavtha Walker,
PROPERTY IN CITY OF FITZGERALD,
Lot. Square. Block. Property of
3 16 215 Ben Riggs.
10 16 8 . Fannie Farrell.
23 D An iston.
17 6 11 M. V. Wilsey.
15 3 16 Herman Macke.
12 8 1 Herman Magke,
1 3 in hilds Addition
a 8 the property of George Stapleton.
Rev. Mianor wrote the church
last week accepting the call, but
that would probably be May Ist
before he could be relieved at
Bainbridge to take up the work
here. Bat he notified Mr. Joan
E. Howell today that he bLad
relieved by the Bainbridge
church and that be would come
to Moultrie at gace. Mr. Minor
will preach his first sermon here
as pas'or next Suaday.
The announcement that he is
to come at once will be received
with much pleasure by the en
tire chuch. Rev. Minor is one of
the ablest divines in South Geor
gia and the church hereis to be
congratulated upon securing bim
as pastor —Moualtrie Observer
Bliss Triumph Irish Potatoes. @
White, Yellow and Multiplier Onion
Sets. | ,
Georgia Rye. Fresh Stock of Small
Garden Seeds Just Received.
- Campbell’s Seed Store,
PHONE NO. 32. | PINE STREET,
Cherokee Is All Right
But We Can’t Read It.
Among our exchanges this
week is a new one, the Cherokee
Advocate. The two outside pag
esread all right and looked like
anyother well gotten up news
paper. After devouring all the
news we found there, and itisa
newsy sheet, we prepared fora
futher treat as we turned to the
inside,
Shades of Franklin! The hor
ors of the jim-jams—the insane
hospital and school for the feeble
minded stared us in the face.
‘We wiped our specs and eyes re
adjusted the former an 4 again
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The national house of representatives hasg
passed, by tie overwhelming majority of 346 "
7, the railroad rate bill, This remarkable una=2
nimity is sigmficant as pointing out the'strong
sentiment that has taken hold of the American |
people. o ‘ 4
“Washington. Feb, 8 —The following is &2
summary of the Hepburn railroad rate bill on®
which tbe house voted today: ,
“The bill, according to Mr. Hepburn’s state
ment in closing the debate on the measure, was =
intrcduced and did, so far as it could be made,
he said, comply specifically with the recommen
dations of President Roosevelt on the question. 4
It gives the. interstate commerce commission
authority, when a rate bas been complamgd ofv
as ‘‘unreasonable” by a shipper, to investigate.
the rate, state whether or not it is unreasonable,.
and if found to be unreasonable, to name & rate
which is to be jus' and reasonable and fairly re-:
munperative, which is to be the max'mum rate to
be charged. This rate so fixed to go into effect’
thiriy days after it isaonoun:ed by the commis- -
sion, sutject during that time to-be set aside or
suspend: d-by the comm'ssion or by the courts.
After it has gone into effect it is to remain the
rate for three years. During this time the opin
jon bas been expressed by those who bave par
ticipated in the debate that the'rate may also be.
reviewed by the courtsandif found to be in con
fl c: either with the terms of the actor with the’
constitution by being confiscatory, can be set:
aside by the courts, e t
“‘Another important feature is the definition:
of the word *‘railroad” and ‘‘transportation” in
a manoer to ioclude all auxilliary instrumentali-.
ties of the common carrier and to bring them
within the control of the commission. This:
power to name a reasooable rate and the inclus
ion of the auxiliaries within tbe jurisdiction of
the commisxion are said to be the new features,.
*All other provisions are modifications of
existing law. They include publicity of railroad
methods whbich is to be aided by prescribing a
system of bookkeeping.and enlarging the com»
mission 10 seven members and increasing the
salaries of members to $lO,OOO a year. i
picked up the Advocate and
wondered how the foreman ever
managed to get all of that type
“off irs feet.” Took another
«quint at it sideways—through
our specs-—over our specs and une.
der them and still the wholé thing
was an vnintellegible mass. It
finally proved to be printed in the
Cherokee language and as our ace
complishments embrace only the
english dutch and latin we laid
the newspaper aside with a feel
ing akin to awe and yet compell
ed to admit that it is an uptodate
newspaper which is printed at
Talcquah, the capitol of the Cher
okee qatio’n".' s et