Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-08-29


launched the Estill campaign, (whatever that
means.)
The Herald has been classed, and rightly,
with the Howell organs and there is every nd1-
cation that it is tied to the ring. We mention
this for the reason that it is significant in con-
nection with this latest turn in it's politics.
Of course, we grant the Herald the same
privilege we claim ourself in advocating any cam
didate for governor, and certainly none will deny
that it has an admirable candidate in Editor
Estill, man who has the confidence and esteem
of large number of Georgia democrats.
But there are people who will insist on con-
Meeting the two facts that the paper now engag-
ed in the effort to induce Editor Estill to an
nounce has been. to all intents and purposes,
Howell or ring organ
The Enterprise would be gald to see South
Georgia man elected governor, and there is no
man in the Southern end of the state tor whom
we have greater respect or would prefer to see
in the gubernatoria1 chair than j. H. Estlll, but
we are not willing to be duped by this transpar-
ent scheme of the Howell papers to defeat Hoke
Smith.
1t is apparent to every man who has taken
passing interest in state politics this summer,
that the issue is between Hoke Smith and clark
Howell, and no matter how much we may desire
to support Mr.. Esti1l or South Georgia
man occupy the governors chair, we decline TO
become party to this scheme to deceive the
democrats of South Georgia. Aug
%.
The above from the Fitzgerald Enterprise
needs very small notice or comment at our hands.
It is utterly untrue so tar as 1T concerns us, ana
unWorths the man who wrote it.
Mr.. Mercer did not probably weigh fully his
Words or the full import of his statement.
It is contemplate and untrue. The man who
says or intimates that the editor OF the Herald
has or would betray one friend in the interest OF
another, in politics or otherWise,ls simply a
fo1e no stated al
ment of the campaign that we preferred Howell
to Smith, but it has always been an open secret
for more than twelve months past that we pre-
ferred Estill above all others for the governor
Ship And after all, reading between the lines
of Editor MERGERS uncalled for article, we see
the trail of the serpent.-Waycross Herald.
Mr.. Perham "did not probably weigh fully
his Words" We think his language is unworthy
either of the Perhams, not knowing which one
we are dealing with, we are at some loss how to
proceed. At any rate we must at first defend
our position.
First, Has the Herald launched the Esti1l
campaign? We think they will admit that they
have.
Second, Has the Herald been c1assed with
the Howell organs? We think every body else
will admit they have.
Third, Is it tied to the ring. We think the
Herald may be disposed to deny that but few
of its readers will have any grave doubts
about it. The elder Perham is very close to
Commissioner Stevens.
We insist that the race is between Smith
and Howell. We insist that the Howell papers
and people have hit on the plan of inducing new
candidates to come into the race, in order to
complicate matters. We insist that the action
of the Herald is in line with the policy of the
Howell campaign. We are perfectly willing for
the public-the people who read this paper and
the Waycross Herald-to pass judgment
who has misrepresented the facts.
We do not doubt that the Herald prefers
Esti1l above all others for the governorship-
there are lots of that kind of people in Georgia.
Six months ago we preferred him. but in poll
tics desirability is not the only thing to be
place in the calculation.
Every man as we'll informed as the editors
of the Herald, knows that this campaign is be-
tween Smith and Howell, and that the hope of
the Howell faction is in complicating matters
by the introduction of new candidates, and for
one we dep1ore the effort to use Mr.. Esti for
such purpose
We grant that it is really possible that Mr..
Estill might receive the nomination, but every
body knows that it is bare possibility and not
at all probable.
We dep1ore the petulance displayed by our
Waycross neighbor, and his manifest intention
to insult us, which we attribute solely to the
lack of other resources We do not believe that