Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-09-29

gle to keep our local MILITARY company intact.
The business men have not given 1t the encour-
agment it deserved, fact that we have frequent
ly dcplored and deprecated in these columns.
The people of Atlanta are in position to appre-
cate the value of a local military. On this sub
ect the Atlanta Journal says editorlally:
Some of the merchants and other
EMPLOYERS may have felt in the past
that the requirement for attendance
upon the encampment once year with
its training school for the soldiers was
a hardship, and that they preferred for
their employers not to join the military
service. We feel sure that even this feel.
ing has now passed away IN the light OF
recent events and these same employ
ers would rather encourage now the en-
lstment of their young men. Business
suffers in many ways through disorder
and rioting such as the military alone
can quel1 1t is small sacrifice that the
merchants and manufactures are called
upon to make for the general place and
the reign of order"
We hope that Ftzgerald's business men
will take note of this. We may any day need
military company and when we do need the boys
in uniform, it will be these very people who have
put obstacles in the way who will want them
most. Give Lieutenan johnson and his men
helping hand and an encouraging word.
The Athens Banner in speaking OF the can
ddacv of Colonel Thomas Green, of Athens. for
position on the new court of appeals. says:
"Heis a man of unb1emished caracter,
strong in his convictions, just in his judgment,
conservative in his views moderat. in his ex'
pressions, in fact well-rounded citizen OF high
character and unquestioned ability.
''Inheriting high order of ability from his
1 Cot tLnrs %ho
late Chancellor Andrew A. Lipscomb OF the
university, he has by study and application be-
come one of the best lawyers in the state. He
has behind him sixteen years of experience as
an active practitioner during which time he has
achieved great success.
HE is distinctly Of judicial turn OF mind
and admirably equipped for the work on the
bench. His selection for one of the positions on
the court of appeals would be step of wisdom
on the part of the people of the state"
Col. Green has some personal friends in
Fitzgerald who are doing some good work for
him.
In the interest of a ''live town" Atlanta has
fostered dens of vice and crime lncubatorss
enough to propagate veritable Russian reign
of terror, and the logical results OF this course
are plainly demonstrated in the unprecedented
number of assaults attempted and accomplished
in that vicinity recently, and in the vengeance
wreaking commune of Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. Fitzgerald is afflicted with a small
element, which, if not actually of the criminal
class may we'll be termed apologlsts therefor
and who advocate policy which, if pursued,
might reasonably be expected to produce s1m1"
lar harvest to that being reaped in Atlanta
This class and it's insidious workings the Enter
prise is unre1entingly at war with while a vestlge
of the type remains to battle with. The same
cry is raised here elsewhere that the c1ty's
prosperity depends upon the tolerance OF line
of immoral and disgusting indecent things. We
don't believe it, and any way, we thank God we
have not vet reached stage where we can con-
sent to weigh up the purity of home and safety
of southern woman.hood as against mere pecun-
iary gain!
'The sight of negro riding with white
women, that is in the same street cars is what
iufuriated the mob in Atlanta Saturday night.
After they had read of the several attempts at
assault of the day in the city and suburbs the
association or close proximity of the negroes
to the lady passengers on the street cars mad
dened the men of the mob, and after the first
overt act the rest was natural result.
Separate the races on the street cars, and
every where until the complete separation, that
must come is effected.
While the peoble are voting next Tuesday