The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-05-05
5GDNSlDER
JUST AQ5B~

ways had good and contentious Com
nlissioners. They take the Cfhce NOR
from sence of loyalty, than for gain or
glory there is in it, 1t is a position Of Wit
/ al Impotence to every tax payer in the
County, but the pay if small, under pres
ent methods stable and business men
take the ONCE partly because LheS do no
have TO mLrke the annual canvasslng scra
mble, candidates do lot now have ~ euler
nto aay cauvas,ing toNr OF the Comfy
Elect by the people and this wonld be one
of the sceasaiy attendants, PopalOr elect
ions VIII result in driving the best mem
ON the contests for these flee TO they
Will not leave their businesses and go to
the trouble and expence Of making the
race; consequently unworthy and mex
perinced men will offer, Weo for once
would suppose that either Of the two gen
tlemen who are in the race for Commits
I sioner would apply for the position II they
had to make a personnel canvass OF tue
County, Our CHANCES oil having unworthy
and poor officers are far less when select
ed By intelligent Grand Jurors than when
eft to apopuiar vote, for none but the best
will be selected and none but the best
known to apply.
We will bear in mind that no one Grand
Jury selects all three Commi soners, but
three separate Juries, select each one man
making the selection of three officers by at
most, sixty nine Of the most upright, INTEL
gent, and enlightened men Of the county,
Surely such body of men can be trusted,
We are old citizens Of the county. We
have lived our entire lives here. We are
we'll acquainted with the material which
has composed our past Grand Juries, and
We have always found them 10 be truly rep
OF the highest type of wisdom
Of our county. Wehave faith in them -four
reformer hasn't. We do not believe that
they will Intentionally put rory officer
Oh us
A petition in the interest Of his views has
been quietly CIRCULATED by JUSTICE"
'or the purpose Of getting signatures, Some
good people have signed il p9thoughtedly,
who we are sure if they give the matter a
sober thought will not be Of the same
mind as JUSTICE" We know popular
election is asoothing chord to the public
ear. Ii is right that it should be, the people
be jealous of their right of choosing ..their
their officers. But popular suffrage suffers
no eneroucument in having the Grand Jury
10 elect such officers as County Con1mis-
sioners, We 10 k with great su'picion on
JUSTICE S" motives. We fear that he Is
before the public eye in the gnrb
Of JUSTICE and playing on the cherish
lpoe 10 r-reupopular suffrage, 10 begile all
deceive the people and to serve one ulteno
end of his own, Reader examine closely
this inocent flower of JUSTICE and
"VOTE BY THE PEOPLE" before you
approach it, for we dare say that you will
find coiled under alluring foliage vS@
nous and Shiny serpent ofpersonal i'll will
towards the present board Of ounty Com
Inissionesr. He dsclaims having any per
onal feelings. Would you expect him to
3 otherwise? The very first article which
"UrSTICE wrote showed that he was sore
from president down to the Janitcr OF Lee
County Court House. Read again and coil
slider his first article entitled "A few why's
also ode to Billie Osborne. This will give
cine. In these articles he iutimates that
dirty methods are used in County affairs
there and now the Grand Jury is the object
OF his calmuny. Reader shall we be duped
into following alter one whose sole golae
is personal enniity. Think and consider The
methods of this refo -mer, he will tear up
thelplay house il he can't have his way.
A. J. FLEETWOOD,
G. W. MARTIN,
c B, AVERY
o. p. BROWN.