Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-05-12
THE
DAMNABLE

few dava later the Yorkshire Daily ID
server published an Apology from the same
hand. The church people, it seemss bad been
m;eht;lv offended and the Vicar approached
them with a contrite heart-but not without
pea in extenuation.
The EDITOR of the Enterprise hasnot the honorot
the acquaintance of the Vicar of St. Chrysostoms
Bradford. but we have heard whole lot about
that word damn. We have heard it a hundred
times and each time were disguised. with
single exception; the exception came aoout 'n's
wav. We were ia the mountains of northern
Utah where we made the momentary acqualnt-
ance of a respectable family OF mormaHs (soWe
mormans are respectable, Reed Smoot to the con-
trarv. Notwithstanding In the family were
two charming young ladies'. or grown girls; the
Younger about fifteen, was named Rosela; the
elder wa plain Ida. Many times we had nearo
the pentler sex in tho west use the Dy Woro
darn, Rose1la did that very thing in our pres
ence. Shortly after, in conversation with Ida
we referred to the fact and stated that in the
south it is not customary for girls or laoles 70
roe the Inv word. We stated that it did not
sound nice to hear young lady say Its a darn
shame etc" Ida frankly stated that she agreed
with u.s. and explained that she never used the
word darn but always preferred to use plain
darn.
But really damn is not agin the Bible, the
decalague at least, altho it is said to be against
church discipline and certainly. is aever in good
taste.
We particularly deprecate the use OF the
word by preachers and (p)hemales.
XM
Editor John Temple Graves contends, beau
tfu1lv, logically and strongly insists that but for
the ag itation by the press and public speakers
exposing and denouncing corruption in high
places and public stations that trusts of the
country would today be rioting unchecked in
their aggressive and arbitrary monopolies,
and that the insurance companies would be
going on in their old way to swndle their stock
holders. and to contribute the funds of Demo-
cratic policy-holders to the support and develop
ment of the national Republican party, and in
helping to buy the presidency from the candl-
dates of the people for and in behalf the candi-
dates of the corporations.
We feel sure that no well.balanced and dis
interested thinker can deny the general truth OF
the assertion, that under the conservative and
apathetic policy of acceptance these evils would
be rampant and rioting today.
x \ x
If it be true that in our official life in Geor-
ea there is well-founded apprehension of po'
ltical error Ito speak it kindly) of too close an
afiliation of official interest with corporate
oower of the use of public and official station
for the advancement of the interests of great es-
Adjustments aod great companies in the depart
nents of the state-if it be true or believed to
be true by honest men that there is serious dan.
DER IN our present conditions of the establish
ment of class and corporate interest above the
general welfare, and of ring control above the
free exercise of a power on the part OF the
people. who shall say that any man can be hon
est and true who carries these convictions silent
" in his heart or that it is not his duty to take
them upon his lips and to present them earnest
" to the attention and investigation of the peo-
n,e unon the principle that agitation purltes
Government and ID the line OF that vigilance
Which nv all the ''aw and the prophets . IS the
price of our liberty aud the gauge of our public
integrity?
Party Integrity" becomes divinely impor'
tant when corporation rule is in danger OF being
hverthrown.- News
If you find knocker, knock him and
charge it I'd the Enterprise. ~