Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-23

IA like the editorial page OF the Nlenn"
lie Young men of the Thomasvllle Times
fprise seem to have about the same sort OF
ration for "Craw" Wheatley that they nave
81 Hoke Smith.
Tn another column will be found the an
advancement of Uncle Toney Howell who Will
Etand for reelection at the primary as county
&Treasurer AS all the people are his tr1enos'
1t is unnecessary to refer to his capabilities or
qkvorthiness, but on the idea that there Will De
no opposition to his candidacy, the Enterprise
suggests that we make it unanimous.
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We hear that the three other self-announc-
Led candidates will not be good for Smith out
will have a tendency to draw votes from MS
Side, all nonsense, the people that are gong 10
vote for Hoke Smith are firm and steadtast III
& their faith in their leader and all comoneo
forces cannot move or cause them to desert
their man. THEY are as true to Hoke Smith as
the needle is to the pole, and our prediction IS
that Hoke Smith will be the next governor
of Georgia -Tenni11 Tribune.
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The papers that claim that Howell beat
Smith are practically unanimous IN oppo-
sition to further oint debates, and the Smith
papers are as unanimous in contrary conten-
& tion. The Smith papers want little more OF II
and the Howell organs do not Their attitude
on the question is significant touching the
sincerity of the claims made by the friends or
each candidate. If Mr.. Howell beat Mr.. Smith
at Columbus anything like his organs clalm'
then why not have two or three more debates
/ and put Hoke Smith out of business?
The FITZGERALD Enterprise is the free oflc-
1 ia1 organ of that cty.-Irwinville Courier.
And would be the paid official organ
of this county but for a pernicious and
reptitious1y-passed law, requiring the
sheriff to select a paper published at the
county seat, if there be one, regardless OF It's
merit or circulation, whether published by
negro or with a dozen bonafde subscribers
The Enterprise is not only the official organ,
but it is the business mans organ the church
q mans organ, the organ of the decent and law
abiding.
Criticisms to the contrary Notwithstanding,
the spirit of verile discussion, which has charac-
terized the present cam pa1gn, Will have oenenc-
81 1al results. Inns muCn we say W NIL. AAoWCA !"
credit. For it will not be seriously denied that
She is largely responsible for it. He not only
bantered Mr.. Smith to enter the race but with
his own pen and through his own paper; started
this campaign of bitter personalities, which has
disguised some of the more consetv people,
but in the end it will bear good fruit. AS yet
Mr.. Smith has not been harmed but is today
stronger with the people than he has ever been
in the past. On the other hand it has nerved
him for an energetic campaign against existing
evils and threatening corruption IN the state
government. The benefits will be great.
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The question has often been asked why
Savannah cotton prices are usually lower than
Augusta Memphis, and particularly New
Orleans Houston and Galveston. The pub
lished daily quotations show that Savannah is
about one-ha1f cent lower than these markets
named. The Morning News, of the 10Th, I'M
dertakes to explain by stating that it is diff
ference in the grading and also difference IN
the quality in the New Orleans territory that is
responsible for the variance in prices. Now, If
this be true, and accept the News as best
authority, then it is important, urgently need
full, that a new system of grading be adopted
and perfected.
In addition to the difference in staple re-
ferred to by the News, there is entirely new
staple the market, "Floradora," of