Fitzgerald enterprise., 1907-01-22
THE WEATHER.


q For Georga.-Fair tonight and Wednes-
. day. "
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The fruit cropbas been saved once, already,
yet, but soon to be saved again.
MM
& The people of Milledgeville' and Baldwin coun-
~ have organized club to put the blind tigers
on the road gang.
Gov. elect Hoke Smith is again attracting
pnblic notice. We predict that he will redeem
very campaign promise and will make Georgia
one of the greatest governors she has had since
Dglethorpe landed at Savannah.
MM
AS final move by the state authorities
against the alleged bucket shops" which
lave been operating in Atlanta under the
names of Exchanges" ten men we're indie
ted by the Fulton county grand jury, FRI
day morning on the charge of keeping and
maintaining gaming house."
MM
Every newspaper in Georgia should join
The Darien Gazette in its war on tax dodg'
ers. Brethren, we are right about this
thing and we want your aid. Join us.-Da-
rian Gazette.
We are with you Dick Grubb, Ben Hill
6unty will start off with an assessment of
I,ies that is uniform and something like the act
Il value of the property.
It is the only way to prevent discrimination,
the only way to equalize the tax burden.
The Macon News has been offering the sa-
1nn men of that city some advice-suggestions
least-and it appears that some of them resent
Ia last Thursdays edition, Editor Mcken.
~ writes salty editorial on the subject and
ENts them on notice in the following fashion;
'The News cares very little for the few
saloon men who have criticised its attitude
il this matter. There have been a great
many more compliments for the stand taxi
ID by the paper from other saloon men than
there have been criticisms.
Those who want to run II opposition to
the law had better take warning from this
writing for they are surely going to be
canght, convicted and given the limit"
That's all there is to it.
1t is often the case that liquor dealers are
Is worst enemies to the liquor traffic, or the
est workers for prohibition, They fly in the
se Of the law and public sentiment until the
bic decide to turn them down.
MM
It is generally acknowledged by the best
HORNED people that the greatest power Tor
Kpod in this country is an honest neWspa"
ner in the hands of man who is willing to
kand for the right and for the best inter-
&&ks of all, at the risk OF losing personal
friends or at least at the risk of making
personal enemies.-Fitzgerald Enterprise.
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pf an honest, courageous newspaper, but
e should have accompanied this picture
with one of the opposite kind of newspapers,
which, happily for the welfare of the public
and honor of the profession, are now less
Numerous than they were once upon time.
This newspapers courage is composed of
milk and water, its backbone is cotton
string and its most conspicuous characteris-
tic is lack of principle. 1t never advocates
anything for the public good unless it is
certain that no one will be offended at its
action; and when it takes a hand in the
open in a political or other fight, the public
may rest assured that it's attitude results
from direct financial influence brought to
bear from favorable quarter. Newspa.
pers of this kind prefer to do their work
Nnder cover, because their deeds are so
corrupt that they will not bear public in
pection consequently they may flourish
aY years in the light of respectable repu-
E;0n. for the reason that the public has no
nledge of the dark and devious ways of
ken who control such journals.
lays, but few small newspapers of
Ter are to be found. 1t is more
-.saT@ by year, for them to fool the
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