Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-07

his speech as to the political temper ana COM
plexion of the crowd and the following is the
result of every man we approached in ten min
utes devoted to the interviews.
Mr.. D. Ewing, sixty per cent of the crowd
for Hoke Smith,
Mr.. L. Robitsch, 'two thirds of the people
here today are for Hoke Smith"
l. Gelders-"two thirds for Hoke Smith
Howell lost votes today"
H. J. Stone,-"Two thirds of the crowd was
for Hoke Smith"
the crowd.''
Jim Dorminey- Hoke Smith benentted.
At least sixty per cent, for him."
DR.. J. L. Pittman,-"I know that there
were more Hoke Smith, men than Howell men
here today
A. j. Dxon-"S eventy-fve per cent for
Hoke Smith"
FL. clark,-"More Hoke Smith men than
Howell men in town."
B. D. Paulk-'I think there are more Hoke
Smith men than Howell men in town today"
Dr. W. L. Julian against Hoke Smith,
''Hoke Smith men in naaj ority here today"
A. B. Capitalization unchanged"
II. C. Shaw-"More Hoke Smith men,"
IT. Stephens Eyes, more Hoke Smith
men three to one,."
W.B. Hammock Sixty per cent for Hoke
Smith"
J.P Mc1nnis, (Howell MANI, Majority
for Smith"
Prof. w. R. Skinner-"Two to one for
Smith"
VIM. Gaddy-"Two thirds for Smith"
Rev. C. E. Crawley-"Sixty per cent for
Smith"
There are nineteen automobiles in Fitzger-
aid and one or two in Moutrie. Here you have
two of the results of sandy streets. Automobiles
are NOT necessary to the happiness or prosper
ity of a community, but Moultrie has more
money than FITZGERALD and good amount of it
is in the hands of the dead game" If it we're
possible to navigate through the sea of sand in
Mou1trie the town would be full of automobiles.
They have often been tried here and proved
failures,
The bill to create new county out of por-
tons of Irwin and Wilcox, to be called Ben Hill
county, with Fitzgerald as the county site, has
passed both houses of the legislature and has
been signed by the governor. 1t is constitu-
tional amendment and will have to be ratified by
the people at the October election. Our con-
gratulatons are extended to Editor Jesse Mer-
Ger for the success attending his gallant fight.
early County News.
Clark Howell made play for the colonist
vote in his Saturdays speech that ought to in
auence every respectable colonist and every
true southerner against his candidacy. His
Virginia minister was not disfranchised be-
cause he was NORTHERN man but be-
cause he had put himself on social equality
with negroes-IT WAS BECAUSE HE WAS
A NEGROES MAN.
An exchange says; Small men with small
progressive. The man who never contributes
to public enterprises is not worth coaxing to
remain in town, aud should ne decide to move
out it is always matter of congratulation. It's
units and not mere ciphers that counts for some
thing, BE unit"
AS white man who believes firmly in the
superiority of the Anglo-Saxon over every other
race of mankind, especially the blacks, but
few generations removed from the naked, squat
ting cannibal we deplore the position3 taken by
Mr.. Howell on the disfranchisement issue in
the present campaign.
Why should any body wish to deny us the
privilege of supporting, as best we can, our
choice for governor? We have deliberately
made choice between men we know personally
and issues we have striven to understand. We
have no malice or unkind word for any man in
the race; want to be perfectly fair with all
of them. Let's be fair with every voter; give