Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-12
Logic and Tomfoolery.

able to handle him. But as ne usually uOeS Ia
all things, especially politics. he goes up in the
air.
He takes issue with US in our recent editor
ial regarding the supporters of Hoke Smith, and
asks us to name a single newspaper that IS
supporting Smith, whose editor has been defeat
ed politically, and for his especial information
we will gladly do so.
The Fitzeerald Enterprise, Jesse M ercer,
editor.
It is we'll known matter of history in IT.
win county, that Mercer has been up against
the wrong side of every political question since
he hit the town. municipal, county and state.
Even his attempt to aid the workers for the
new county of Northen resulted in failure.
Jesse would like to be in ito but he amt.
AS to the politicians who are supporting
Hoke we will mention only Tom Watson, Jim
Hines and Seab Wright These all may be
c1assed with the also rams.
We contend still that the granting OF 2R
cent passenger rate will not result in a single
article of daily consumption being reduced by the
retailer, as the jobber will continue to add his
profit, the retailer will do likewise, and the com.
mon people will do the paying.
This will merely give more money 10 few,
and not aid the many.
OF course what Jess thinks and says in his
paper does not amount to very much when it
comes to the people of Fitzgerald and Irwin
county voting. All these things seem to please
Jess, and do not hurt anybody, and they let him
chew the rag'' and say what will do, and all
that and go along and keep busy.
We propounded little query to Bro. Mer-
Ger few weeks since, and so far we have failed
to note his answer, which we would like very
much to have. 1t was this: In case Hoke Smith
fails to get the nomination at the democratic
convention which is to assem- bic in Macon, Will
he abide the result or will he run as an indepen-
dent?
Please answer plain les or NO.
This is the same query propounded by the
Thomasve Enterprise some time ago, ana we
have never seen it answered.
We may wish to ask you some more ques-
tons at a later date.-Cordele News.
How fleeing is fame! How pusillanimous
is the pugnacous pudin' head that presldes
over the editorial page of the News. Editor
Perry Clegg once lived in Fitzgerald, and our
recollection is that he f1ocked with the wide open
crowd, that for several years made Fitzgerald's
immortality the gossip of the state. Against
that element we have battled INCREASINGLY until
the wide openers have been thinned out to a
stand although they we're in large majority
when the Enterprise went up against the propo-
sition. From these conditions remembered by
Editor Clegg and his recollections of the earlier
and uglier days of the Colony he has gotten his
impressions.
SNAS
against us when we took up the fight, we have
elected every candidate, Cat least we have assist
ed with the greatest enthusiasm and energy in
electing every mani who has gone to the leglsla-
ture or the senate, and almost every county Of
icer, particularly the sheriff in which we were
more directly interested that has been elected
in the county. We have voted for and support
ed with all our zeal every successful candidate
for mayor, clerk and treasurer, aldermen-at-
large and our ward alderman in every city
e1ection-we cannot recall that there has been
single exception. We have not lost candidate
for Governor since we assisted in the nomina-
ton of Henry D. Mcdaniel, with the single ex-
ception of Dupont Query and old Irwin went for
him. We have not advocated single reform in
the county or cty-and we have advocated many,
but what has been accomplished, with the
exception of prohibition, and considering the
conditions at first existing and the immediate
prospect for change we have every reason for
congratu1ation on the work ompllshed. If
any man in any county has great-r reason for
felicitation on the subject opened Up by Editor
Perry Cegg, than has the Editor of the Enter
prise then he has been fortunate indeed. Now
as to the new county.
If Perry was not so persistently a verltable
ignoramus he would know we have not lost out.
We did not aid the workers for the county
of Northeu, they aided us, Perry you idiot. And
within the next few weeks men, who at first OPP
posed or we're luke warm on the question, will
aid in putting through the bill, creating one of
the best counties in the old Common Wealth