Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-12-09
Saturday, December 9, 1905. =


: underrate it's importance, but other matters
more Importance have temporarily crowded
side. Besides we are not inclined to indulge
very active participation at this time. Since
LIE have been citizen of Fitzgerald we have had
lie pleasure of seeing our friends, i. e., our
6ndidates elected almost without exception
ar candidate for mayor, for clerk, for alder
fan-at-1arge, and usually our ward aldermen
ave won, and rule they have made good
Ulcers, although it has sometimes been neces-
Try to chastise them through these columns.
e have attended more council meetings, prob
~, than any other citizen, mayor or alderman,
Fl II at these meetings we have had the oppor-
unity of scrutinizng the attitude of each officer.
q he city has grown prosperous under their
administration. There has been but little graft
g-some little, however, and there might have
zen more, for the tendency has more than once
Inhibited itself.
In this cam paign, we have but one suggest
9n, and that is, that in much as it IS probable
|Aat we will have some important contracts to
ward within the term that each voter should
lake it his duty to consider carefully the chara-
cr of the men offering for election. Do not
He for any man who could be bribed or bought.
1t has been repeatedly charged that IN the
3Rrly days there was some grating rake-otfs
aid by contractors out of illegitimate profits
sn contracts made with the city We regret
bat we do not know the exact truth of these
'harges, for we would be glad to be more spe-
lic. But grating, in connection with munich
III Contracts is not new crime, nor is it con-
led to any certain section of the country. We
Al..o he
the utmost circumspection, in selecting the
e aldermen to be elected within the next few
SAys. Let's try to secure the services of men
would be willing to trust in private business
airs.
Yesterday was wet from beginning to end.
IA today is almost as damp.
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Congress appropriated $11,0OO,O00 for the
mama ditch the first dash out of the box.
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In answer to the question, Must man sub
to insult?" we submit that great deal nee
sarily depends on the size of the other fellow.
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The Howell papers are pretty solidly OPP
he'd to the joint debate. The first debate will
Billy Osborne has gone into the banking bust
Is out of which he will presumably get some
nit but probably less notoriety than in expos
the mercenaries.
You have three more days in which to reg
81. If you expect to participate in the next
nicipal election, you have but limited time
Which to qualify. Every good citizen should
east prepare, for emergencies do 4often
IL on occasions of that kind.
MM
The st. George Gazette says: The people
tinue to come. And they are of the better
&s. too." St. George is to be congratulated
That fact. 1t was the better class that drift.
d, after the rush to Fitzgerald, that saved it
ally and financially. The next best service
Eazette can render the St. George colony,
Encouraging the better class" to come, is
Encourage the other class (if any there be)
good man, an honest and respected citi-
II GARD worker at honest employment six
Ia the week, husband and father who
;2les a good living for his family, paid his
cription to the Enterprise yesterday, (near"
Eery day some good citizen does.) This
Ieman came back after he had gone away
fhe Office. and said: Never stop my En-
lie. IF the subscription expires, keep it
~ I'll pay for it. l don't ever want to be
ifv Ii was an eloquent endorsement,
III, sssz.ESe 81 rom an honest heart in the breast