Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-04-05

But we know that the Eegro is the balance of
power in a municipal election in the ma jority Of
towns in Georgia? Not only in the election OF
those who are to govern, but in elections for i'm
provements. And in local elections on stock or
fence law the negro comes in and settles this
great question which so materially effects the
white land owner. Then how ridiculous it is to
say that he is out of the game of politics-that
the white primary and the cumulative poll tax
put him out of the game of politics.
But, Mr.. Editor, l cannot quote further
from that ridiculous EDITORIAL would not
give space, 1t is perfectly ridiculous.
But did you note how sacred he pretends to
be of an imaginary new party to be called the
Radical Party"? That party has no existence
nor any threat of existence except by Populist
or two who suggested new party by the name
of Radical Did you notice in another editor
isl on this same subject of new party how he
beloved and paved up the earth and how he
belched fire and emitted smoke from his most
rils and declared No sir, you can't ram that
down the Telegraph" If you didn't read this,
into that fit. Nothing except that some fellow
writing for Watson's Magazine suggested new
party be named Radical" This article of this
writer caused him to go into herocs. Now, Mr..
Editor, it is mighty cheap and mighty little
business for man of Pendleton's standing to
try 10 stir up the people or to go into a spasm
about word. 1t is Pendletonian?
Now, can you remember only few years
ago when Clark Howell's paper. The Constitu-
ton, and ali OF its little two by four worship.
ers, calling the Macon Telegraph an assls-
tant Republican organ, claiming the paper was
owned and controlled by Republican, and ridi-
cung the idea of Pendleton writing. editorials
or suggesting any lines for the Democratic
party. Don't you recollect how they ridculed
him and said that he not in position to ad
wise the Democratic party, that he was not
Democrat, and that he did not represent Demo
cratic paper? You certainly must remember
that?
Now all that same crowd are fighting Hoke
Smith-all the same crowd almost to man, and
barking at him. AnG-would you have thought
it7-Pendleton has crawled to bed to them with
out their ever having apologlzed to him in the
least way. How do you imagine he feels with
these new bedfelloWs, as he scrooches up to
them and spoons with them? Don't you imagine
it is queer sort of feeling that goes over him;
that he must have the cold chis occasionally
in that crowd?
There must have been some overpowering
force to bring him to such humiliation. am
sorry for him.
Now, Mr.. Editor in the light of Hoke
Smiths record in Georgia and as Secretary of
the Interior, (Which one knows better than
Mr.. Pendleton) do you, can you believe that he
doubts the genuine Democracy of Hoke Smith?
Can you think that he poes not look upon Hoke
Smith as a true and sincere man and safe lead
err for the Democrats in Georgia?
And all this stuff about Hoke Smith want
ing to destroy the railroads.&c. you think that
Pendleton believes it? Doesn't every intelligent
man in Georgia know that Hoke Smith has no
such desire nor aim nor purpose and does not
pretend to have it. Don't he know that Hoke
Smiths motto is just this: BE just to the rail-
roads, and compel the railroads to be just to the
people,? Aud is not that safe motto? Is
there any body who can object to that?
Do you think Mr.. Pendleton believes that he
can waive aside the railroads, and also the other
question of disfranchisement of the negro?
Does not Mr.. Pendleton know that he can't get
rid of it by rldicule that it is too deep-seated in
the hearts of the people, and that it is growing?
And then again, I want to ask you, do you
think Pendleton is afraid to trust the fate of
Georgia in the hands of all the white people of