Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-23

trees and another week or so of warm
weather would be very harmful.
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Since the institution of the white primary,
the rule has been:
1T is further ordered, That all
white voters, without regard to past
political affiliations, who desire to align
themselves with the Democratic party
and who will if their right to partici-
pate in said primary be challenged,
pledge themselves to support the nomi-
nees of the Democratic party, are here
by declared entitled to vote therein and
are cordially invited to do so.'
There has not been the slg htest deviation,
even in the verbaige, and the State Democratic
Committee should stand by the old policy this
year.
Clark Howell has been to Eastman and mas
been heard on his candidacy, ard this is what
the people said Immediately after his visit:
Mayor Highsmith, of Eastman, gives this
as his opinion: II feel sure that Dodge County
will give Mr. Smith majority of her votes when
the election occurs"
R. B. Carnes, naval stores dealer says:
Choke Smith will carry Dodge by an overwhelm-
ing maj ority."
m. Peacock Jr. says Il feel confident
that Mr.. Smith will carry Dodge County"
Col. Wiley Williams says: ''Hoke Smith is
in the lead in Dodge County and it will take
lot of hard work to take Dodge County away
from him.
C. M. Rozer, a wc-to-do and successful
farmer says: ''Mr. Smith is bound to win out
in Dodge County"
VIM. McRae says. Il was never more con-
fident of anything in my life than that Hoke
Smith will carry Dodge County by an over
whelming majority.''
DR.. w. E. Miller, one of the leading ply
sicians says: when 1 say that Hoke Smith is
a choice of a majority of the voters of Dodge
County, express a conviction that | gather
from close association with the people in all
sections of the county,"
C. Burch believes: THAT Smith will
win out in Dodge by a safe majority"
J. H. Hargrove says: Il don't think there
is much else to it in Dodge County but Hoke
Smith" .-.
C. H. Chamb1iss, proprietor of the New
Upland Hotel says: They can not take Dodge
County away from Hoke Smith"
r. E. Ponder, who is familiar with the con-
ditions, says Dodge County will give Hoke
Smith Majority"
Now if that's the way Clark fixes em
wouldn't it be best for Mr.. Smith to stay at
home and let Clark do his campaigning?
Editor of the Telfair Enterprise is not
terse, but Unreasonable emphatic one of the
greatest issues to come before the next legisla-
tur, "the power of the pass" We quote him be-
low.
Suppose you controlled by reason of your
services to one more railroads the placing of
free passes for your section of the state Then,
if you we're also III politics, don't you think you
would be tempted to use your free-pass placing
power in the interest of your individual advance
ment in politics whenever such use did not con-
hict with the interests of the railroads.
eve believe most men in such situation
would not only be tempted but would use what
ever power the free-pass distribution gave
them to boost their own political strength and
to influence votes on the side of public questions
where their own beliefs directed.
1T is remarkable to note the comparative
number of successful politicians who are en-
ploved'as counsel for the railroads. 1t seems
from our observation that the surest road to be-
come railroad lawyer is to get first elected or
appointed to certain political Office. These rail-
road lawyer-politicians naturally advisors in
the pass distributions.
Free passes are always placed for pur-
pose. Railroads have been known to furnish
transportation as an absolute charity to worthy
neoD1a who were D1aced in unfortunate Circum-