Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-04-01
CAN SUCH THINGS BE

vet. No wonder the church is losing the CONN
dence of the publc.-Marion Patriot
Yes, such things can be, do be. But how did
the Patriot learn that the editor is member OF
the church? The saddest intelligence hoWever1s
in the statment that the churches OF Marion, or
any other section losing the confidence OF
the public" Down here the churches have the
confidence of the public" Indeed they are
the public, or the best part of it, to say the least
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Why doesn't Jesse Mercer just make his
announcement read like this: I'm candidate
for every Office within the gift of the people or
the appointment of the executive. Would prefer
PRESIDENT but would accept justice of the peace"
-Waycross Journal
Whv doesn't John Greer keep his shirt on,
till after Easter, anyhow? Everybody who
knows us as we'll as John Greer does knows we
have reason. We have several reasons, good
and sufficient reasons, why. In the first place,
we are not after any executive appointment. AS
we frankly stated in the announcement, we are
not hankering for Office We are just ravlng to
be elected, and to be elected by our home people.
the good honest men that know us. An office
that would not be decided by the local vote,
would not meet the emergency and, of course,
the Office of Justice of the Peace would hardly
oppose our election. You see, John, it's not to
get an Office so much as it is to get elected.
A colonist of the early days, substantial
business man of the city and owner of some of
the best real estate in the business and resident
sections called yesterday to pay his subscrip-
ton. When he had his receipt Zone of those
cute little yellow slips, that entities him to the
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affrontery to ask him, face to face, to tell
actly what he thought about the policy of the
Enterprise. owe often do this.) We insisted
on his candid expression, so that we might cor
rect any mistakes and guard against errors IN
the future. He, in the frankest manner, stated
that he knew of no improvement to suggest, that
the Enterprise was on the right line and evident
1y doing great work for Fitzgerald.
P.S. Some good man or woman tells us
about the same thing nearly every day of our
life.
The last grand jury of Irwin county adopt
ed the Alternative Road Law. Grand juries do
not make laws, but this is one instance in which
they are authorized to adopt a law and it at
once becomes operative-Macon News.
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Said the Easter hat,
To the pocket book fat,
Get thin,
What think you of that
For poetic sin?
brownsville Enterprise.
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Where is the glory in the Rockefeller mill
lions? When even his gifts of money are re-
fused. Certainly there is little for graduation in
having an offer of hundred thousand dollars of
his life time accumulation of many millions
thrown back in his face by associations of good
men who consider it unclean-dishonest.
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This is cotton planting time in large part
of the cotton belt. The price is steady half way
between the low figure of cents, which means
bankruptcy and starvation, and the high price
which means independence aud wealth to the
planters of the belt. A large acreage
will send the price down Immediately; g small
acreage will send the price up. TIE planter is
now fixing the price.
The ''Fitzgerald Spirit is good thing to
catch 1t will cause you to approve of, en-
courage aud patronize legitimate home enter
prises in preference to foreign; to enjoy instead
of envy the prosperity of your townsman will
render you a useful agent 10 building up the
most hustling city in South Georgia; and in
variaby renders the patient wealthy and honor
ed. Try for 1.-THE People.
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Show me man that doesn't believe that a
free pass is a bride and we will show you a