Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-01-19
LOBBYING AND LOBBYISTS.

II the anti.1obbyist will rise and suggest
some method by which lobbying can be sup
pressed, we will at once, take steps to enact a
measure for it's suppression. The idea is funny
in the extreme. The anti-lobbyis's do not seem
10 realize the evanescent nature of the evil the
wish to combat. If the lobbyists do not lobby in
the lobby of the senate, they will lobby in hotel
lobby or they will lobby ia the street. To sup
press lobbying means practically to suppress
speech. The present state of the Osborn.Mor-
ris row appears to be but the eruptive stage Of a
malignant case of lobbying
1t may be wrong to lobby bills, but II the
truth could be known, how many bills have ever
passed the senate that really were not lobbed
through?
The Atlanta Constitution has an editorial
on the decadence of the dudes. We will help
decade few ifany one will point them out
Thomasville Times -Enterprlse.
All the dudes we ever saw were already de.
cayed.
New York City and Savannah, two of the
dirtiest (beggng your pardon) cities in the U.
S., are having housekeeping. New York
claims, without reservation, there is not a
gam bling den in the city," and Savannah has
'em running The world is growing better;
pessimistic winners bewail, but when cities like
New York and Savannah take the lead in reform
movement and force such strenuous action for
it's accom- lishment, the world is growing better
Billie Osborn's card Sunday wasn't up tc
the mark. 1t was not well written nor as
striking, as Morris last card.--Rome Tribune
Will the Tribune please designate the mark
to which it refers? And wherein the letter
failed in being "striking?" We have read sew
eral literary productions that have grown out Of
political controversies and Osborns Sunday
letter seems to be about as striking" as any OF
them 1t struck" in number of places. and
the writer promises to strike some more.
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TRIBUTE TO EDITOR MERCER.
From the Atlanta Journal.
Editor Mercer of Fitzgerald, while acting
as sanitary inspector of the town has contracted
smallpox. Editor Mercer is brave and con-
scientious man whose unselfsh devotion to duty
we have already ommended.-Savannah Press.
We sympathize with Editor Mercer, of the
Fitzgerald Enterprise who has been wrestling
with bad case of smallpox the past week So
Campbell News.
Editor Mercer, of the Fitzgerald Enter.
prise, has smallpox, and Mrs. Lille Iugles is
successfully doing the editorial work for that
paper. Not even smallpox will be able to keep
good man like Mercer down long.-Cuthber
Leader.
The entire press of the state has learne
with regret of the serious illness of the gallant
Jesse Mercer, of the Fitzgerald Enterprise, and
many and sincere are the hopes expressed for
his speedy recovery Fort Gaines Sentinel.
The work of Mrs. Ingles. as temporary
editor of the Fitzgerald Enterprise, marks her
as a newspaper worker Of fine intelligence and
good journalistic Judgment Editor Mercer
was fortunate to have so able and accomplished
substitute at his com mand.-Brunswick Journal
Mrs. Lillian Ingles is temporary editor OF
the Fitzgerald Enterprise while Editor Mercer
is wrestling with a of smallpox.-Cuthbert
acknowledgements.
During Editor MERGERS illness, woman is
running the Fitzgerald Enterprise. Anybody
who thinks woman doesn't make good editor
can learn better by looking at the work of Mrs.
Ingles, Mrs. Myrick or Miss Craftsmanship
Times Enterprise.