Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-11-06
10 another column we are printing today a


candidacy of Mr.. w. H. Fountain for sher If,
and particularly iuvegbing against Mr.. K
Handley's candidacy. 1t crops out in Mr.. Will
cox's letter that he has an old score to settle
with Handley That sort of thing does not
win in politics,
We esteem Mr.. Wilcox highly. we have
assisted in electing him several times, every
time he has bsen elected since we have been IN
the county (and we might add by way OF paren-
thesis, that we have helped to defeat him 'the
only time he has been defeated) but we never
believed that spite work. or trckery is geo d 10
politics, although contrary to the general be-
lief.
Mr. Handley is no more whiskey man thar
the other candidates for sheriff and that ques
ton has no place in the sheriff's contest. Let's
be fair until after Thursday then it will be
easy.
We have not one word to say against Mr.
Handley's opponents especially Mr.. Fountain
he is a good citizen and has made very gooo
officer but nobody will take seriously Mr.. Wi.
cox's obiect lions to Handley. He is all right
certainly as good man as is mentioned IN tee
shcritf's race, and. as everybody knows that M r.
Wllcox's note against him will not have any
great effect.
Jimmie Griggs and Billie Hearst will MOI
make good today, and more is the pity.
A man who is naturally selfish fudS 1t abso'
lutly irks IN to be public spirited. large
number of successful business men are selfish
not majority perhaps but at least sutfcien
number to create barrier to civic pride and t.
put premium on civic virtue. An intensel,
self ID an can not ,ssibly make good public
officer, at least he would not be as good an oflc'
er as he would be devoid Of his sel6shuess--self
ness in the individual leads to graft in
public Office. and now days. graft Is the
finger board that points toward the penitent1ary
mans public spirit has great deal to do with
his fitness TO- a pu bic trust. This fact should
be borne 10 mind by the voters at the polls
next Thursday.
Occasionally half dozen Jugs are brought
to town, but Fitzgerald is drinking less whiskey
per week than was drank in one half Satur
day before the saloons closed.
The United States is supposed go demo
cratic today, but then it won't, perhaps.
MM
Its hardly possible that Thursday will wit
ness the election of the best men offering for
the different places to be filled. Where there
several candidates for the same position it IS pos
sible for man who is the choice of minority to
be elected. That is one of the evils of the plur-
atty ruled. little law required majority vote
to elect any man, the defect ia the present sys
tenn would be cured.
Mr. E E. Bailey, candidate for tax receiver
wants it distinctly understood that he is moi
out Of the race he is injhe race until the polls
close and thea he expects to be ia strlc tly
n n
The Euterpris. has its choice of caudidat
es for all the county Offices and its editor will
vote an open ticket, but we have no DISPOSE
ton to choke our choice down any body ele,
throat or to enter into auy scheme to defer
anybody elses candidates.. We like a warn
time and good, vigorous campaign. but We
like TO fight out ia the open, we areai disad
vantage of the underhanded fellow
The Enterprise wants to set its seal of di~
approval on the snony nous postersthat deface
the telephone poles, fences aud walls abo:t the
city. We do not like Anonymous. He's a
coward and son-of-a-gup, and everything els
that's bad always worse than the objects of his
assaults. The posters are making friends auC
votes for the men they ard intended to ipj ire
We are personally very much opposed to the
candidacy of Mr.. Wise, one of the men attacked