Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-01-20
Saturday, January 20, 1906. =

Clark now understands how plain Dick"
after the Madison affair.
There was time ia Georgia politics when
lark Howell and Tom Watson stood in, and
nat was when we needed true democrats. That
Ii the only time in the memory of this writer
when the democracy of the state was in danger.
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The editor of this paper has never been
"a Tom Watson democrat. For that reason
we are in a position to criticise hose halt
breed democrats of the nineties, who rebel
at Tom Watson's failure to stand by his old
ally in politics, Clark Howell
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The cotton picking machine has again made
its appearance There is one popularity about
the cotton pickers thathave been invented. They
are nearly always tested after the cotton pick
ing season, when there is nothing to pick. We
want to see an October cotton picker, the jan
uary brand has never proved great success
The Enterprise is publishing today the
announcement of Marcus Luke, Jr., for Clerk of
Superior Court. He is at the present tlme'
deputy clerk and is giving ample satisfaction,
which demortrates his capacity He is clean'
high toned, worthy young man. There is prob
ably nothing that could be said against him.
Our prediction is tn at it will take powerful hard
work to defeat him. We do not like to commit
ourselves to any candidate for office at this
stage of the game, but we almost of the opin-
ion that Marcus will win.
The candidates are beginning to announce
and we want to call attention to the fact that the
Enterprise has record that would be interest
ing for aspirantes to study Those who patro"
nize our announcement colum are usually among
the winners. Where there are two announcements
for the same Office we not vouch for the cleo
tion of more than one but reference to our lilies
will disclose the fact that the lucky men have
their announcements published in the Enterprise.
1t costs the same ($5.O0) to announce now that it
will cost week before the election Come
early and avoid the rush, and bring the V.
The complaint is general that the Atlanta
Journal cannot be found on the trains. Our
attention has repeatedly been called to the cir
cumstance Yesterday, we were on an A. & b.
train and found it necessary to get off and trade
for Journal with friend who had purchased
from local newsdealer. The news butch" did
not know why, but explained that the Journals
did not come". travelling man on the same
seat with us stated that he had found it 1mposs1-
BILE to buy Journal recently. not only on the A.
& B. trains but also on the Central, Southern,
Seaboard and Atlantic Coast Line. We have
written the Journal business Office to know why;
the railroad people do not seem to know. We
are in noway interested in the Journal, but
would like to be able to buy one when we cannot
get our mail and since the matter has so often
been called to our attention, we are somewhat
curious to understand the reason.
1t is 1aughable to witness the discontinue
of the Novelties at the awkward predicament
in which the Columbus bomb(?) has placed
their candidate.
It is laughab1e from the standpoint OF
Hoke Smith man, and we that intensely
that.
Clark's attempt at fraud in this instance at
first startled us. We had believed and insisted
that he was above downright trickery in poll
tical game in which he is assisted by some men
who believe everything is fair in war and
politics.
The awkward manner in which Mr.. Howell
handled his bomb is really to his credit, in that
it indicates that he is novice. No doubt ne
was led into it by less scrupulous advisers.
We trust that Clark has learned a lesson