Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-08-17
The Machine is Beaten.

Waycross Journal
The Georgia political machine is beaten
Nothing evident to the casual observer.
it, the mutitudes believe it. nearly all the
nobody the situation better than they
Mr. concede his defeat and of them
leaving him.
Ony recently one of prominent politicians in this
section avowed Howell openly announced that
support another prospective candidate Whether he did
good faith to bring the prospective candidate
the race intention weakening Smith, declares the
facat the machine beaten and something desperate
must be done.
In other sections machine aegants either scattering
they quite silent waiting to where Mr. Howes
mantle going to fall Many them hoping to hedge have an
nounced for Hoke Smith.
Howeps assaults Smith, through the Constitution. have
fallen begun to Indeed they have already
piled sentiment against him. The people know now that Smith
did had Divine call to for they know ne
had perfect right $4,000 from Morgan Co., and
inconsistent to ask Mr. Spencer recommend the
loan and then to oppose and even fight Spences public rail-
policy that of the he represents they know from
parties control the Piedmont hotel that Mr.
vigorously opposed the saloon that hotel and that he is no
blame for it than minister would be TOR breaking the
owned stock railroad that trains on Sunday
Smith has answered of the charges brought
against him OPEN manly way with apparent intention to
deceive charges without bitterness without
recrmnaion the effect has been enreativ to his cause
Howell beaten there be no doubts but Howell is
gutter the machine back of him will never let go until
lis choked off
From reading recent issues Constitution it evident
GRAND tact has been already been
ensng candidate possible the
reform vo but the general enlistment
been the specific effort get Joe Hill
Hall in the
His speeches are being reported verbatim by the Constitution
engagements being unusual importance in the
His charges against Mr. Smith being enforced by
would to novice that the constitution
had taken up Mr.. Halls candidacy.
In the Howell is keeping quiet and the
would have that the between Mr.
Smith and Mr.. Hall.
for the Georgia and unsoctous of his own
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT will allow the machine to make
cats paw of him.
Indeed Smith Mr. Hall be absolutely patriotic, they
will have understanding.
personality the governor sa matter of small concern
people Georgia. long as he be OF character ana
for something Who whether his name be Hoke
Smith Hall and Hoe Smith be patriotic neither
will they people want what both these men pro-
It matter of honorng the man. but OF
bringing political conditions in Georgia If either
Hoke Smith Hall be unwilling to out of the race or
favor of the other order to bring about
conditions then neither worthy of the position he apes
any more than the se1fseeking machine its candidate
AS Guerrys campaign, the reform element
majority. 1t is in the saddle 1t mas the Ma
ambition of two men is to split up
they drop let honest earnest
man make the
Brown demonstrated the spirit when he retired
of Mr. Smith Mr. Smith should be equally sacr1hcng
can Hall make stronger race
himself if Hall be honest and true all believe
will the regard for the leaving
himself entirely out of consideration
machine is beaten It only question OF keeping 1t So
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