Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-03-30
At the End Of the Journey.

1t is James w. McNslly, once King Of the
Green Goods men.
Lock at mel" he says bitterly. Think
of the days when l owned bali OF The Ten
derloin, carried the police of TWO cities in
my wastcoat pocket, and spent $4,000 in
week!
The other men here won't look at me"
he went on, choking why would they?
They have been honest. They've not the
memory of hearts broken, homes wrecked,
or the blood. stained faces Of suicides to
haunt their last hours!"
The old man sat twitchine, shaking. On
one side was the skyline of the city where
for 20 years he pursued his reckless way;
on the other is the potters field. 1t is wait
ing for him, and he knows it.
It is the tragedy of wasted life.
TN the 20 years following the day that l
listened to the temptations of Barney Ma
guire," he said, brokenly, and left my hon
est job at $40 a week, to the day went into
Joliet prison, made first and last nearly
81, 100000 Look at me now!"
He raised his hands impressively.
Listen" be said. For every dishonest
dollar gained, the gamer spends two-one
in money and one in peace Of mind. There
is no escape. have learned my lesson at
last. Let my fate and the fate Of others
like me be warning. If any father has
son with weakness toward the life of the
night and Broadway, let him bring that boy
to me-"
Need anything more be said
Here is a sermon whose text is a human
life argument is perverted amb-
ton, and whose climax is hopeless heart.
He who dances must pay the piper. 1t is
inevitable McNa1y knew it. We know it.
You know it,
Be sure that your boy knows it. If he
does not know it, if you do not make him
know it, then God pity you and him!
Mm
we have been reading in the Macon Tele
graph about the country editor, and in tn
Tennille Tribune about the country paper, al
of which sets us to Illuminating, specializing anc
calculating on the true merits and dement's Of
the country paper and the country editor.
Every country editor is to certain extent
leader and mou1der Of public opinion Hi:
sphere is more or less limited and his influence
is confined to his particular class. The editor
consecrated to religious works and high mora
ideals has his influence among those people who
believe in the church and the religion of Jesus
Christ. The editor who stands for civic virtue
and who is personally identified with the bust
ness interests of his community exercises al
influence among the business people and those
in control of civic affairs. The editor who makes
no pretension to religion, who has no ambition
or capacity for business affairs and no concep
ton of civic righteousness but panders to the
appettes of the vicious, yields an influence
on1y with that class, and the editor who has NJ
inhibition and no we'll fixed ideals bnt who adopts
only other peoples opinions has but little 1nllu
ence with anybody
The editor who possesses the first men
toned qualifications is wort h more to {
community than any other citizen could be
the editor who re presents The tough element is
more harmful than 4 viscious criminal to the
community he aflcts with his publication, The
editor who represents nobody and nothing is
little more than a nuisance, aninfjction on his
town, a non.entity in the Journalistic world and
(too numerous 10 mentlon)
The weekly country paper truly has an eX
cuse and, too often is an excuse. It's an unpopu'
lar thing to say, but truth never the less that
a large number of weekly country papers are
published and edited by boys (some old boys,
without business experience, educational ad-
vantage, religious training or moral stamina.
Their comprehension Of public poity is on a
-. Of
tain scenery.