Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-05-14

Notwithstanding that Con-
gresham Griggs as an outspok-
en- Hearst man, there seems to be
a disposition to let him go to the
National cenven ton. Mr.. Griggs
has done much for the party,
and his usefulness may be per-
petuated by sending him to St.
Louis Instructed and in good
company.-Waycross Herald.
What is all this Jim Griggs has
done for the party? And how is
his usefulness to be perpetual
ed by sending him to St. Louis?
He has held office continually
for sixteen years, and will prob
ably try to stay ia a good snug
berth for the balance of his nat
ural life - if you can call that do
ing something for the party.
He began the practice of law
in Berrien county in 1884; moved
to Dawson in 1885, and before
he was there three years man
aged to land in the Office of solici-
tor general for the Pataula Cir
cult at an income of over $4,000
year; held the solicitorship five
years until 1893, when he resigned
to receive appointment as Judge
of the same circuit at a salary of
1000 per year; retained the
judgship three years, until 1896,
when he landed in congress at
S., 1000 year.
: So that, it will be seen, Jim
Griggs service to the party re-
presents sixteen years of con-
tinuous Office holding, for which
service he has been paid, in all,
not a cent less than SOS, 900, or
an average of over $4,000 per
year.
And he has at least three years
longer to serve in congress.
which will make a grand total of
not less than $80,O0Opaid to Jim
Griggs for service to his party"
The only public service he has
ever rendered without pay-so
far as is known-was during the
brief time he served as nominal
chairman of the Democratic con-
gressional committee. And lust
what that service was worth is
pretty clearly indicated by the
fact that he wasn't asked to
serve again.
And, now what is his use
fulness" that we should want to
"perpetuate" by sending him as
a delegate from the state at
large to the next National Dem
ocratic convention?
To nominate w. r. Hearst
for the presidency? That is what
he wants to go there for. And
if Georgia sends him to St. Louis
she has half committed herself
to the Hearst folly-unit rule or
no unit rule, instructions or no
instructions.
Jim Griggs' service to the
party-stuff and nonsense! Is
it service for the party to feel
thankful for, that he should
for reasons satisfactory to him
self; but to no one else-try to
ram this man Hearst down the
Threats of respectable Demo-
, Gratis? Is he rendering the party
a service when he seeks to go to
St. Louis to misrepresent his
state and people as to their
choice of a presidential candidate?
He has already succeeded in
! misrepresenting his coutry on
this issue, is now about to mis-
represent his district-by per-
sonal appeals and the plea that
he will suffer politically unless
allowed to have his way-but
shall he be allowed to misrepre-
sent the entire state of Georgia
in this matter?
Why should he be allowed to
have his way? Do the Democrats
of Georgia owe Jim Griggs any,
: thing? Hasn't he collected
: double-pay for all the public SER
) vice he has ever rendered? Does
the party care to "perpetuate
, his usefulness" by paying the
price that he now demands
dlsgracing Georgia by having
one of her delegates put Hearst
in nomination for the presidency?
AS the Chronicle stated at the
outset, we have no fight to make
on Jim Griggs personally. He
is jolly good fellow and all that
sort of thing. We have known
him for years. We have no fault
to find with him, except that he
is moving heaven and earth to