Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-02-05

When the president appointed negro sur
veyor of the port of Cincinnati, fat job with
$4,000 salary, he simply gave to the buckeyes.
a dose of Medicine they have been so willing
to pour down the Southern Mans throat.
The FITZGERALD Enterprise would like to
see Grover Cleveland and Hoke Smith in the
us Senate. Stranger thinge have hap
ed.-Bainbridge Searchlight.
Indeed it would not be strange. But it
would be step forward in American politics.
The weather people tell us that there is
cold wave coming, at least it is cold il the north
In Minnesota "a below Zero cold enough o
freeze the horns off the cattle. In Virginia it is
blowing, sleeting and showing. Of course
when such weather strikes this section of the
country it gets thawed out and does but little
mischief as a rule, but we may expect colder
weather.
The city council held an important monthly
session last night, with Mayor Knapp and all
of the aldermen present. The occupation tax
S~SSAOAA
lasted until about the midnight hour.
The ordinance as finally adopted will appear
in our Thursdays edition.
Ordinance No. ri. For the government
and practical reorganization OF the light n d
water department was adopted.
A resolution to refund the unearned I'D pro-
Gotta of the saloon scens was adopted, and the
clerk was instructed to issue warrants payable,
d1ao onh SOLE aff cd
ting water and light rents due), six months af-
ter date, and half nine months after date. AL
dermen Turner and Parnn constituted t b e
strength of the opposition.
CA. DeLang was elected assistant clerk
at salary the same as the clerk and treasurer
and ]. ]. Schanser was elected collector and
appraiser or second assistant clerk at salary
of $50. per month.
Sligo Myers, who ever that is, of Savannah"
has been writing about prohibition in theory
and in practice" and having it published in the
big daes under the head ICON unlcate)"
Dr. w. N. Ainsworth eminent divine uses
about the same amount of space in reply to
Sligo. The first important fact that leakes
out OF DR.. Ainsworth's article, is that Sligo
Myers, is president of distilling company
producer or the SUM- lie IS prODdD1y UlSLTlOuI"
err and consumer also, but that doesn't mat
ter it is the money that's 10 it that influences
nearly everv sensible white man who assumes
70 defend it.
DR.. Ainsworth concludes his answer to
Myers, with the following very significant,
paragraph
Mr. Myers intimates in closing his article
that he will leave Savannah if Georgia goes dry.
have no desire to see Mr.. Myers change his
residence, but if this is his mind, he may
we'll begin to prepare TO pack up. Believing
most profoundly in the righteousness of prohi-
biton and knowing that the logic of fact and
history are on the side of this great reform, l
have no doubt of its final triumph. One hum
dred and twenty-sx of the 1916 counties in
Georgia are dry now, and prospecting never
before. This large ma ority ia a Democratic
commonwealth will register their convictions in
law which will redeem our fair state from the
liquor traffic.
An interesting point was decided by the
state court of appeals yesterday in the case of
Joe Hammock vs.. the State, from the city court
of Macon In the decision rendered by Judge
Arthur G. Powell the decision of Judge Rob-
ert Hodges, of the city court of Macon, was re-
versed, which practically means the acquttal of
the defendant.
It seems that deputy sheriff, whose name
is not given in the decision, suspected Ham.
mock of carrying concealed weapons, arrested
him, searched and found pistol on his person.
There was other charge of mplant against