Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-21
TUESDAY. AUGUST 81, 1906.
s'HE WHO AscENDs TO MOUNTAIN TOPS SHALL FIND
THE LoFTEsT PEAKS ARE WRAPPED IN CLOUDS
AND SNOW;
HE WHO suRPAssEs OR su5DUEs MANKIND
MUST LOOK DOWN ON THE HATE OF THOSE BELOW"

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People who know Col. Jay, candidate for
solicitor general of the Corde1e circuit. say that
he is a clean man and good lawyer.-Cordele
Rambler.
Judge Max E. Land has withdrawn from
the race for Superior Court Judge, leaving the
field to Hill and Whipple, of Cordele, and Law
son, of Abbevlle.
The street railway employees of Macon are
out on the greatest strike in the history OF that
city 1t may have it's influence on the guberna-
toria1 race in that county.
MM
Editor Rainey of the Dawson News Is
probably enjoying the Gubernatorlal campaign
more than any man on the 1oosing side. lie is
selling his space to the friends of two OF the
leading candidates and taking life easy.
nm
We are glad to learn that Col. Jay is
worthy man. 1t would be bad to start our new
circuit with man who confederated with the
gamblers. He is clean man and his influence,
we understand, will be for the moral side.-Cor-
dele Ramb1e.
With each succeeding day the Hoke Smith
people become more active, enthusiastic and
confident of his election.
It seems to be only matter of counting the
votes now to see what his majority will be IN the
Convention.
The campaign for Judge and Solicitor is en-
tirey too short for the people to arrive at just
decision. We are very much opposed to the
method of electng judges to start with, and
this campaign is but demonstration OF the
weakness of the system.
MM
People who believe that Fitzgerald business
has been injured by the closing OF the sa-
looms should look around our streets this busy
day and talk with our busy merchants. There
never was better day and brighter prospects
for town than this day in this live city.
Mr.. j. G. Knapp is doing the friendly and
generous thing by Candidate Bolton Jay. Col.
Jay has number of warm supporters, who are
doing apparently all they can for him, but.
Mr.. Knapp is active and unselfish in the work
he is doing.
Our candidacy for railroad commissioner
shall not in the least interfere or influence our
preference in any other race, or enthusiasm
for any other candidate We do not want the
support of any man who would ask us to make
even a slight concession, and we certainly would
not sacrifice principle for any Office.
MM
The state tax rate for 1905 will be the same
as in 1905, although half million dollars more
has been appropriated by the legislature. Tax
returns from nearly all counties in the state
show an increase in nearly $50,0O0,0O0. Old
Georgia is getting rich at rapid rate. -Four
dollars and ninety cents on every thousand dol.
lars is what will be required.
We deplore the decline in the cotton mar
ket We declare to you, dear reader, that we
could not possibly ppevent it. We hope that
the price will be better before the middle of
October, but it will be two or three weeks yet
before it will be safe to insisz on that opinion,
any other opinion. After all, opinions are mere
" Suesses when it comes to the cotton market.
y MM
We are going on record right here with a
mental forecast of the election tomorrow. 1t
will be in print so we can read it the day after
election. Our guess is Hoke Smith will carry
one hundred and thirty counties. which leaves .
fifteen to be divided amoug the other four. We
give jim Smith five of them, Estill four, Russell \