Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-10-08

vested will belong to them. They will not object
to the burden imposed any more than they will
object to the investments made in their interest.
So far as are concerned we ready for the
bond issues and it matters but little which comes
first For time we thought we had a choice we
were willing to take them in detail. The school
: bonds the sewer bonds and the county bonds. But
it really doesn't matter how they come since we
must have them
Iun Fitzgerald Pull Out
State Senator
Let somebody rise up and give us good rea-
why the senator for this district should not be
elected by the people of the whole district 1t is
MOntgomery's time to furnish the candidate, but
all should have the privilege of helping to
elect the that is to represent in the states
highest law making body.-Telfair Enterprise
Editor McRae is exactly right about wanting
to settle the manner of selecting the senator. 1t
ought to be decided early, and we stated two years
ago that we would submit to any plan that suited
the other counties.
But
Hold on Oscar
We may not agree that it is MOntgomerys
time; Ben Hill has some rights that ought to be re-
pected. 1t has been long time since we have had
a representative in the senate from this county AS
it is, we have representative in the house and
if we sit idly by and not assert our rights may
lose out entirely in the matter of representatives
guess we will have to claim the senator for next
term. Give little Ben Hill show; don't run over
us because we are young We need a direct repre-
sentative more now than we will again in many
years. Fitzgerald Enterprise
There was coalition between the towns of
Ocilla and Fitzgerald whereby J. A. j Henderson
was elcted senator from this district last time, and
DIR. e. FL. Dorminey, of Fitzgerald, was elected
from Irwin county. This coalition between these
two towns was formed first for the purpose of Gre
ating Ben Hill county; and secondly for the pur-
pose OF moving the county site of Irwin county
from Irwinville to Ocilla; and both of these ends
have been accomplished.
Ben Hill is not entitled to senator this time,
because practically all the taxable values and the
population going to make up this county was taken
from Irwin county since the present senator, who
is from Irwin was nominated and coscquently the
present senator is much Ben HilPs as Irwin's. L
Ben Hill has got representatives becau SC d.
II. DOrminey, who is member of the present
house of representatives is resident of Fitzgerald
though he is 1.-The gentleman from Irwin" Be-
des it is the fault of the draerS of the bill Great
'1ng Ben Hill county, and not the people of the FIT
UctIbn SeudIOTla UndU UnlS OIL uOeS not
provide for representatives for Ben Hill county.
Montgomery Monitor.
Suppose it is the fault of the drafters of the
county bill that Ben Hill has representative
in either branch of the legislature! That is not
good and sufficient reason why should not have
representation. The drafters of the bill did the
best they cOuld-they after county
with the idea that these matters could bc adjusted
afterwards, and that is what we are trying to do
now
We are entitled to representation, whether it
be the fault of the drafters not that arc en-.
tirely without representation in the legislature.
1t is true the young county has a great many
warm friends in the legislature, conspicuous among
them, Hon. f. j Dorminy, who lives in Fitzgerald,
and under the Hall bill represents the county of
Irwin; and Senator j. A. j. Henderson, who lives
in an entirely different district. All these ques.
tions, however, are merely technical.
The real gst of the matter is, the new county
needs direct representation in both houses of the
legislature more than it will ever need again, and
there is absolutely no reason that can be Offered
under the rules that have governed the selection
of senator's the rotation plan, any other plan,
why the new county should not furnish the new
senator.