Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-05-24
WHY PREFER JIM GRIGGS
TO LOYAL PARKER MEN?


To be sure Clark Howell always plausible when let
him do the akngbut times neither consistent
ng OF course fully understand why Carkas consist
en as seem-favors Jim Grggs national deegaebut
Wen be hanged why other Parker
take the view of it, All the other people Georgia
are not candidates for two hence therefore,
cannot possibly the supporting Grgps
in this instance as Editor Howell does.
And we do not believe he could in that light
would remove the gubernatoral beam from his and
remember that is president of the United States
next of Georgia that this
Indeed, to the Chronce-that nothing politics.
either in the fuureEditor Howes position this
matter is painful Personally him dearly; he
ovabe fellow But Clark Howell personally very different from
Clark Howell politically And nobody in Georgia regrets
more than
More anger we would answer the lecture
which ne attempts to read by reading him
stitution bemoans proscrpive spr despise trim
mer The Constitution the effort delegation
ST. Louis made of one facon We deny is question
OF factions but that it is instead pncipe
assert the right of Georgia. it favors Judge
Parker to send Parker delegation national conven
tionjust the Hearst people solid Hearst dele
cation if they in the majority this state The Consttu
ton lnsnuaes that the Chronicle
point We charge that the Constitution is always right
middle with its views point that it's fixed policy
has been for to stand with both sdesto
and hunt with the hounds.
And we sincerely regret that whom we esteem so
highly personally do Editor Howell bury
vduaty and his people, under such policy
With of the most newspapers the south his
ne SHES even at political shadows From public journal
the attention
wise, the Constitution has purposey itself as political
facorun today opnonless baseball score card
The Constitutions former immortal editor Henry Grady
refusing with political ambition nut the case
pontedy when he said:
But journalism is profession, and demands fullest aegi
ance OF those who seek its honos emouments all
things be made the aid of the the handmade
o the politician The who his subserve his
political ambition writes with soon loses his
power Within there frequent striking ex-
ampls of sacrificed the one profession onv to
SaCr in tha Ofha
single who has been enough succeed at both
In the very best of spirit would this advice to
our friend Howell Had he needed it, not now be the
ridiculous attitude of pennng Parker editorials hand and
pulling for the chief of the Georgia contingent with the
other.
Why should the Constitution Chronicle or any other
newspaper that avors the nomination Judge Parker for the
presidency support the Hearst m GEORGIA
for national delegate? What would offer against the
several avowed Parker standing for these
Why take up Grggs at excep personal political
purpose?
Jim Grggs has made his political bed-why should he
not be allowed lie it? He took with Hearst and
Hearst has taenwhy should he fall him. far as the
national convention the Constitution
la single reason2-It hasn't done so yet
AS some one has pontedywe rrelevantly- it.
send Jim Grggs to the next national with
tons to vote for Judge Parker would than to
send Jew Christian concave instructions to endorse
Christ
Assuming for the argument that the Constitution
sincerely avors the nomination of Judge Parker what has
OTTER against the election of James Gray H. Es John W.
Maddox James NJ Smith, Pendeton and other avoed
kef men, who did not wait for New to act before avone
themselves? AS Parker paper-s assuming-can the Const
tuition find for opposing them?
Should the time arrive must become be aid
OF the demagogue the handmade of the politician
principles to defend for the sake to serve
ep 1or the hope OF reward with sacred that
would not desert it personal ends then as the
immortal Grady advised I'VE will the profession which
we have betrayed"
But let this fact be we'll The Chronicle does
not asprs leadership in Georgia politics. prefers rather
be newspapers and
pregnant hinges of the knee" little obyour no
can Georgia. one that dares support oppose This
that without wearing mask while doing that had rather 90
down in defeat day in the with its banner