Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-04
The following letter vas written to Aid :.

ce1pted.
81 appreciate the patronage you have given
the Enterprise the past year. regret from
business standpoint the loss of so liberal and so
fair q patron.
The Enterprise is not run for revenue only"
and it becomes my duty frequently to say things
that would not be advisable from a business
standpoint I do not lose patience with you for
disseminating your business with the Enterprise
nor have lost any of the high respect l have
always entertained for you. am fully sensible
of the reasons that actuated you In settling
your account and discontinue your business
with the Enterprise. 1t was the most natural
thing and exactly what l expected. In this con-
nection beg of you to consider my rights and
duty in the matter. l have believed and still be-
leve what wrote with reference to the action
of the Council and yourself as respected mem
Der of that body. was simple matter of duty
+" that owed nv readers and the community.
haven't the least doubt that have given offense
in the same article to some OF the good ladies' of
the w. C. T. u although it is a fact that have
the greatest respect for them and will make any
reasonable sacrifice to do them a kindness, or to
aid their work. with which am in hearty sympa-
thy. do not believe that you or either of them
are responsible for any of the things | condemn
in my report of the Council Proceedings. l be.
lieve you were instruments in the hands of less
scrupulous people
II assure you of m Y highest esteem and re-
spect
Sincerely,
81 E. MERCER"
This morning we find in Artie jones' little
paper, the People, the following communication
from Mr.. Mosher:
MR.. MOSHER'S STATEMENT.
Editor People.
"Gentlemen:--Kind allow me little space
in your paper for few remarks covering Edi-
tor MERGERS criticisms on resolution made by
Ill oioh+ As
usual he is very unfair with his criticisms and
insinuations."
He does not do me the honor of publishing
my resolution, but enters upon his remarks
without giving the public chance to judge for
themselves. The resolution was this: @
RESOLUTION BY AID. MosHER.
Whereas, Many ladies and citizens of this
city have on various occasions demonstrated
against the granting of license to saloons to
occupy our most prominent street corners, to-
wit Pine and Grant Street, and whereas 1t is
detrimental TO the best interests of the city to
any longer permit saloons to exist on any OF the
four corners of Pine and Grant streets. There
fore be it
Resolved, that license be granted to no
person, firm or corporation to sell intoxicating
liquors. at retail Or wholesale, in any building
situated on any of the four corners of Pine and
Grant street."
And resolved further. That no saloons be
East of Sherman Streets"
B. c. MosHER,
Alderman 4th Ward
We all know the corner Of Pine and Grant
street is one of the most prominent corners in
the city, then why because it has been saloon
corner for the past seven or eight years, with
its coored bar entrance on Grant street where
there is more travel probably than on any other
street in the city; why [ say should it continue
to be so Just because it has been so in the past?
1t usually is next to apostolic for lady to pass
along this section of Grant street on account of
the crowd and filth on the walks, and with all
due respect to Mr. Hansen as citizen and tax
payer of our city, that corner as saloon corner
is an eyesore to the decent, respectable people
of our city"
Mr.. Mercer would insinuate that my reso-
luton was made from personal spite towards
the owner of this property which is lie nailed
right there My only motive to see the
saloons away from this corner and confined be-
tween Grant and Sherman streets the ladies'
of the w. c. Il. o., stated in their petition and
which was tabled with only one dissenting vote
to the seeming delight of Editor Mercer"
This petition was handed me Monday eve
ming about six o'clock by one of the ladies'
of the order with the request that | hand
it in, which did and this the first intma-
ton had that petition was in circulation.'
Resp. Yours,
B. G. MOsHER.
The letter that precedes the explanation of
Alderman Mosher above, written before the
publication of his card in the People, and ex-