Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-12-27


but coward.-Atlanta Journal.
The man who hides behind anything 10, not
usually but always, liar and coWard.-F1tzger-
aid Citizen
And the man who is always a liar and
coward is usually hiding. We have known
editors to hide behind petticoats when they
wanted to shift the responsibility of some editor
ia1 expression. We have seen them strike over
the shoulders of prominent citizens and heavy
taxpayers, and we have seen them excuse their
misdeeds by taking refuge behind the reputa-
ton of men of acknowledged integrity.
The Enterprise heartily commends the sem
timent Our condem nation of the crlnglng
towards, who seek refuge behind petticoats,
prominent people or lawyers of reputation, has
been generally observed in this community.
When we want to hide anything in particular,
we hide it behind the nomdeplume, j. E. Mer-
cer" which has become common that nearly
everybody knows who that is.
It is not as reprehensible but it is certainly
with sorry grace that people in glass houses
throw stones.
The branded rogue should at least cover his
IDENTIFY while he cries, stop thief"
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The wall that is going up from certain de-
is born of selfshness and with. the purpose of
personal advantage. The democratic party in
Georgia is all right. Although it is true that
there is a disregard of the rights of the
common people as against the corporation
the spirit of corporate oppression pervades
the state every state in the Union as for that
matter. The trouble is not with the democratic
party or any other party. The strength of these
corporations is in the influence of their high
priced lobbyists whose sole duty is to induce
Legislation. The people, the common people,
if you please, may be depended on to correct the
evil, to avenge the wrongs thus accomplished.
The Democratic party in Georgia is alright,
Notwithstanding the fact that those who are will
ing to work, to plan and to scheme by forming
com binations tosecureth Offices to the exclusion
of others, perhaps worthy. but who are
unwilling to make the personal effort for their in
dividual preferment. This has always been the
rule and will continue the rule as long as the
world stands, or at least as long there is po-
1itical system on the face of the earth, butt is
Just as true that the common people are just as
certain, sooner or later to destroy the calcula-
tons of the politicians and assert their rights
in spite of corporate greed and aggression.
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We have received copy of the Advantages
of Georgia." for those desiring homes in a
genial climate, prepared under the directions of
o. B. Stevens, Commissioner of Agriculture, by
Joseph T. Derry, Historian, Statistician and r
F. Wright, Assistant commissioner of Agrcul-
ture.
Its many illustrations show up nicely; it is
printed on a fine quality of book paper, and
while the book itself is a kind of Encyclopedia
of Georgia, it touches all questiops,f most of
them briefly with a comprehensive index
The book is splendid advertisement for the
state and the Greater Georgia Organization, de-
ceased, might have used it with good effect.
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A prohibitonist who supports saloon tick.
ct, after, all is no of an anomaly than Re-
pub1ican-Democrat.
Great is the pity of it, but if there is conso-
lation in it, why should the victors care if the
vanquished flunkies seek morsel of consola-
ton in the vainglorious claim that Tuesdays
election was a victory for the administration.
The result is we'll known. In the
plainest English we know it spells ''ad-
ministration Defeated The next nearest
definition of what happened is admin
istrative funkies and boot lckers, including or
gan, done to the DEATH
The Enterprise enjoys its victories because
they are won in an open handed, straight for
ward way, and the victories are more complete
when we defeat the machination of intriguers
and traders. 1t is deplora bly, wrong to buy off or
buy on a candidate or to influence votes with
money 1iouor or vain promises To us it ia all