Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-16
FOR JUDGE AND SOLICITOR.


The Enterprise is authorized to announce
the names of j. T. Hill for Judge and Col. d. b.
Jaw as solicitor of the new circuit just created
by the legislature.
While they are not running together like
brothers" the are the only yet to announce and
may be the only candidates in the field.
The circuit was created just at the close OF
the session and so near to election day that the
ballot has already been prepared in some OF the
counties at least, but it is altogether probable
that the people will be allowed to express their
choice at the primary next Wednesday.
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Hon. B. E. Wilcox has broke the record
in the matter of new Legislation. He has cham
pioned and introduced more bills than ever be-
fore in his long record as legislator and has
passed all of them.
Among the candidates for the place on the
new railroad commission to be elected by the
people, is Col. J. E. Mercer, of The Fitzgerald
Enterprise, and while The Georgian is not in
the habit of committing itself in advance to any
one candidate for this responsible and 1mpor-
tant post we do not hesitate to say that our es-
teemed contemporary is one OF the lVest' Draw
est and most honest public men in Georgia and
would grace any position of trust or responsible
ity to which he might be called.-The Atlanta
Georgian.
The lockout at the A. B. & A. shops is still
on to all ntents and purposes and many OF the
carpenters and bricklayers have left the city.
A sufficient force of 1aborers has been re-
tanned to unload the material and the work OF
construction will be pushed as the present
small force is augmented
The union men had a grievance against
Superintendent of Construction Wilson and
General Manager Cameron took time by the
forelock and dismissed the whole force.
The men sought conference with Mr..
Cameron Tuesday, but Mr.. Cameron stated
that he had been ready to meet them Monday
and that they were one day too late
The union men state that they will not 60
to work again under the present superlntend-
emit. Thus the matter is not yet settled.
Mr.. Williams, of Laurens, has made good
record in the two sessions of the legislature
closed it with telling stroke at petty grating.
He championed the cause of the Soldiers Home,
an institution that had its birth in the plethora
of patriotic speech and generous sentiment.
Mr.. Williams will show to an investigating
board that the inmates are poorly clad and fed
on a diet that ordinary paupers would refuse
and that their treatment is not in keeping with
the spirit that actuated Georgians in establishing
the Home. On the floor of the House Tues
day he said:
In addition to the charges made, l state
here and beg to be put to the proof that the
present condition of "The Home" is disgrace
to Georgia. It has been recently stated IN the
public print that they are given the best OF
groceries, Butter served in the institution yes
terday when visited ''The Home" was the vii.
estconcotion ever called butter. twas absolute
" unfit for human being to eat. The syrup
was no better. The clothing worn by the In
mates is the cheapest stuff obtainable. Their
suits for summer and winter being two'piece
suits of cottonade made by manufacturers OF
oyeralls. Jersey cows are kept on the premises
but not one particle of genuine butter, nor
drop of milk, ever reaches the veterans.
"This institution, Mr.. Speaker, is filled
with men who, by virtue of services rendered,
have a first claim on Georgia's bounty; its holy
purpose reflects eternal honor upon the pure
souied patriots who gave it being. He who can
feed. Vulture-ike. on such an institution must
sz,.saad fa1t charge 1T is being done now