Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-07-18
OLD GABE BRAYS AGAIN.

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Henderson, with discrimination.
If this be true, and Editor Mer-
Ger can establish the fact, / see
no good reason why the present
board of commissioners should
not step out and turn over their
Office to a set of men who will
discharge their duties in con-
formity with their oath of Office.
But, Bro. Mercer, you are going
to have to live in Irwin longer,
and let the people know you bet
ter, and practice what you
preach, before you need hope to
convince them that either one of
the county commissioners has or
will ever discriminate or be pref
udiced against any section Of the
county. 1 look upon them as be-
ing gentlemen of too lofty char
acter, and too broad and liberal
in their views of public matters,
to stoop to such small, shyster-
ing work as you insinuate they
are guilty of, and your article is,
in my opinion, entirely uncalled
for.
Iagree with you that Fitzger-
aid does deserve good roads. l
say further that she was the first
to get graded roads built by the
county, and that she has as many
graded roads entering her Dor
ders as any place in the county.
Owing to being in the extreme
corner and edge of the county,
she can never have the number
of roads built by the county that
she would if she was located
further out. AS she is located
near the borders of Irwin and
Wilcox, she will perhaps in the
near future be able to get roads
built, by each county, giving her
the roads she actually needs,
which will enable her to keep
pace with the other little wire
grass cities.
l believe that the present coun-
ty commissioners have done and
are doing all they can to give the
people good roads, as did Mr..
Henderson, and l further believe
that every true and unselfsh man
will rally to their support-pro-
vide them with money to build
the roads-and not be watching
for a chance to prejudice one
section against another for some
cunning and we'll devised, hid
den selfish motive.
To listen at Bro. MERGERS cries
and appeals, one wonders how in
this wide world Fitzgerald and
Irwin county would have kept
their tails wagging if he had new
er landed in the Colony City.
I know things that might kick
harder than Bro. Mercer, but /
never saw one with as few legs
as he has, that could kick as Of
ten as he does.
Personally, I like Mr.. Mercer,
but as to public affairs, am I'M
able to see and believe as he does.
July 18th. OLD GABE.
We are glad that old Gabe
closed his letter with prostesta-
tons ofpersona1 esteem because
the casual reader might not get
that impression.
We love Old Gabe even in his
disguise. We always admire an
adversary that strikes from am
bush.
There is one thing that can
kick harder than we can and that
is Old Gabe. His hard kicking,
loud braying and long cared
density disc1oses his identity, but
it is funny how he should be i'm.
pressed that Fitzgerald or Irwin
County has tail to wag just
because he has one.
The fact that the Old Gabe Jack
is not watching for a chance to
express prejudice against one
section of the county is born out
| by his reference above to Fitz.
gerald being in the extreme corn
err of the county and that she
may in the future get roads
which will enable her to keep
pace with the other little wire.
grass cities"
The fact that we have kept
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