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Perseverance, Dear, Keeps the Honor Bright.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1911.
The talent and eZergy back of the Unadella Leader and the Sheli
man Sun, will some day make good in a larger field than either of them
now have.
If Tom Watson's espousal of his candidacy does not defeat “Little
Joe” then we shall be willing to admit that he is indeed strong with the
people of Georgia. L
The Ben Hill County Fair Association is now in working shape,
and the ladies and business men back of the enterprise will make a grat
ifying success of it.
Dick Grubbs wants the the gubernatorial candidates to run on
their records. That would mean a campaign of “Rest” anti-race suicide,
and “successful farming.”—Americus Times Recorder.
Of course the Fitzgerald Enterprise is for Hal M. Stanley of Dub
lin Georgia for labor commissioner if he wants it, and our guess is, there
are enough of the boys with us on this proposition to give it to him if he
will but say the word.
The Nashvile Herald, not knowing the changes that the past few
months have wrought in Georgia politics, says that all “Joe Brown has to
do is to wiggle his third finger and the governorship is hisn.” We are
inclined to believe that if all the fingers of both hands are wiggled it
won't be any too many.—Americus Times Recorder.
“As ihe situation stands, it is very probable that Atlanta and pos
sibly Macon. and it may be Augusta, alsc, wil rally to the standard of
“Little Joe” while Savannah will doubtless support Russell. This will
seriously divide the local-option forces and operate to the advantage of
Hon. Pope Brown, who is out-spoken in favor of state-wide prohibition.—
Laurens County Herald.
We trust that Pope Brown will not waste time on Chatham
and Richmond counties. There are some things that are plain
ly evident, even in the mixed game of politics.”—Americus
Times Recorder. |
Pope does not expect anything from the wets, but the good old
honest country counties where the voters are independent of any court
house ring and city slums. He will get enough votes to make him
Georgia's next governor.
“Between making appointments of game wardens in the
various counties, Col. Jesse Mercer continues to get out a cracking
good semi-weekly paper for Titzgerald.”—Columbus Enquirer
Sun.
No, that’s the wrong guess. We are devoting 18 hours to the
new game law, five and a half hours to sleep and the other half out of
the twenty four to the important matter of diet and recreation.
The Enterprise is now being issued by the foreman, two girl prin
ters and the devil, three times a week.
Hon. J. R. Mercer, of Dawson, candidate for congress from
the Third District is one of the few men who offer themselves
for public service who wasborn and raised on a farm and is
now a farmer. The farming class constitute the majority of vo
ters and there is no arguinent against tne fact that they should
be represented by a man who is familiar with their needs.”
—Turner County Banner.
He was raised on a farm, he is a farmer and one of the bestin
-the State, and the farmers’ friend. '
WHY WE FAVOR POPE BROWN.
From Telfair Enterprise.
This paper, with the entries for governor as anounced to date,
favors the election of Hon. Pope Brown, of Pulaski county, for that posi
tion. In the first place, he is in every way, as we see it. qualified for
the office. He is a successful farmer, his record for a clean life in his
home, business and political activities is of a very high order, and we
have never heard a damaging charge made against him.
He is a capable man, as all agree.
The fact that he has espoused the cause of prohibition and is con
siitent in his advocacy of same is certainly not against him in our esti
mation.
He is a close neighbor of ours, and in him we see a very strong
probability for bringing to South Georgia the governorship, an honor that
hag been long delayed to a section of the state that is certainly deserv
ing of same.
For these and other reasons we favor Hon. Pope Brown.
. * SAVANNAH’S HOSPITALITY.
No well regulated teetotler should take his tea in Savannan and
hope to tote it away with dignity.
We were down there a few hours Monday, and the limit set on our
stay by the “head of the house” at home saved us from probable dis
grace.
The boys we encountered down there go the limit, and the paces
we struck in the short space of that short summer p. m.. was merely a
hint at what might happen if we had missed the train and been left
stranded in that city over night.
The Savannah hospitality is not only overwhelming, but impell
in its nature, and consuming in its effect.
We feasted at the Yatch Club, glided over the gdreat race course,
sped through the beautiful suburbs, and threaded the mazes of beautiful
Bull Street in a big automobile driven north by West until our noodle
was in a whirl, and when we finally hit the railroad station and learned
the sceme was to arrive too late for the train, which we barely caught
as it pulled out of the shed, then reflected on what might have been,
Savannabh is the prettiest city in the South, or it looked that way
to us on that day.
To Whom It May Concern
My attention has been called to a string of falsehood in yester
day's Leader about the Phoenix Grocery Co., and the sale of cider. Some
people believe whatever is in print regardless of its authorship, and for
that reason I will state that Mr. J. E. Mercer was never active manager,
and never actively directed the business of the Phoenix Grocery Co. He
was President for several years, but rarely had anything to say about the
details of the business.
We sold cider once, as most wholesale dealers did, but as soon as
Mr. Mercer learned that we had bought or contracted for the cider he
expressed his oppesition to the sale of it in strong terms, and we went
out of the cider business on account of his strong opposition.
Mr. Mercer or nobody else connected with the Phoenix Grocery Co,
ever poured out any cider in front of the store or anywhere else.
We simply concluded to go out of the cider business and disposed
of the stock we had on hand to our trade, and with difficulty canceled
the contract we had with the cider Company.
(Signed) C.S. IsLer.
I was keeping books for Phenix Grocery Co., at time mentioned
by Mr. Isler, and know of my own Kknowledge that Mr. Mercer raised
a row about the Company selling cider and at his request a stop was
put to it at once.
(Signed) DeLamar TURNER.
The above is merely in the interest of truth. We have done a
great many uglier things, but we never sold cider, nor poured any out.
We did not see it, taste it, or touch it.
Te etiter o te leater, alias the slum organ, that is Issy, craves re
spectable attention. He continuously whines at our heels, like a one
eyed negro's dog baying the moon.
In politics he is an anarchist, in a larger city he would be conspic
uous among nihilist or the black hand organizations. He carries the un
mistakable evidence in his treacherous countenance.
He has figured recently in peanut politics, (that’s his long suit)
and to hold on to his “grub stake” he found it necessary to line up with
the saloons, although he has posed as a prohibitionist. He will do any
thing, but work, for a dollar.
He will do anything that is questionable in its character, for noth
ing, just to keep his hand in.
He has been punched about and thrashed by various more
respectable persons, until it would be a disgrace for a negro boot black
to thrash him.
He goes around with a pistol in his pocket, the same pistol that
has been taken away from him several times by men who have disgraced
themselves by kicking his carcass, and he is really a dangerous fellow,
for he shot a respectable citizen of this town several years ago, cowardly
through the bottom of his pocket where he conceals his gun.
Unacquainted with decency he prates about morality.
A confessed “tin horn” he whines about gambling.
Reveling in falsehood he calls other people liars.
A shrivzled, cringing, white livered craven, the foot ball of every
man that wants to kick his sorry corpus, he profanes the word coward.
Contemptible—
But what's the use? ;
We turn froin the loathsome task to higher and more important
duties.
P. S. But—lssy is a nuisance that ought to be abated, and the
job should be put on some man who has the protection of paralyzed ol
factory nerves.
P. S. No. 2. We beg the pardon of the good readers of the Enter
prise, and assure them that we would not offend them if we knew any
better way to deal with the nuisance. For twelve years we have been
fighting the uglier things in the community, and this is the most unin
|viting task we have had.
THE GOVERNOR AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
“With the judges of the superior court putting their influence vig
orously behind the enforcement of the law, we will hear little more about
inability to stop the illegal sale of liquor.”
Quoting the above from Governor Smith in refusing to interfere
with the sentences in certain blind tiger cases, the Commerce News says:
“Well done, Governor Smith. All good people of the state will give
hearty endorsemet to the conclusion of the prison commission, and to
the approval of the governor, of the commission declining to modify the
sentences, of the alleged violators of the prohibition law of this state.
Governor Smith said the right thing at the right time. It was an oppor
tune time for men of his influence to speak out on the enforcement of
law. Pertinent now, because a certain judge, who is a candidate for gov
ernor in this state, is touring the state declaring that the law is not en
forced. Mr. Smith says, “With the judges of the superior courts putting
their influence vigorously behind the enforcement of the law, we will
hear little about inability to stop the illegal sale of liquor.” And the
governor might have added with equal truth and propriety, that it is un
becoming in any judge, superior or what not, to declare from the stump,
all over the state that the law cannot be enforced and should be repeal
ed. There is no comfort to Mr. Russell in the declaration of Governor
Smith. Touching local option, they may entertain the same views, but as
governor of the state Mr. Smith speaks out in the meetings for the en
forcement of the law, to the limit, that he favors sending white men, men
of standing in their community, to the chaingang who violate law. Such
utterancesas that of Governor Smith are wholesome, stimulating, and will
be helpful. A judge on the bench cannot afford to condone or apologize
for the violation of any law. When unmentionable crimes are committed
those who stand for enforcement of law, and oppose its violation by lynch
ing by a lawless mob, are not friends of the criminal, as has been inti
mated, but friends of the law, friends of society, friends of good govern
ment. friends of justice and friends of law to the extent that swift and
adequate punishment be given the offender; not criminally, but legally.
Surely no worse counsel could be given by those in high authority, that is
to say in effect, that when unmentionable crimes are committed, reason
is dethronged by insatiate demand for blood, and that lawlessness, crimi
nal, disgraceful and demoralizing, must necessarily follow. If, under the
heat of indigination and passion, men must take the law in their
own hands; if there is no possible way of escape; if they are under the in
fluence of an uncontrolable influence, and have absolutely no will power
to check them in the lust for blood, then they are not responsible, and
there should be no law against mob violence. But such is not the case.
Having no fear of personal punishment, they proceed to punish others
illegally. Such conduct cannot be approved or condoned, by any law
abiding citizen, much less by a judge on the bench. If the law is just,
the judde must enforce it. Governor Smith recognizes this princlple,
and hence he places his seal of approval on the prohibition law of this
state and demands, not the repeal, but its enforcement. Well done, Gov
ernor Smith.”
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