Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-23
Official. Organ Of Ben Hill County.
.HEaJN Z =
Machinisfts" IS stlqagtr For Hoke Smith Than
.s1-xJn First Campaign.

a.asxycr
AtNsaHeGEng held Wednesday, May 18th, the
MachinhAs 4f6ke Smith club adopted the following
address, and Instructed the undersigned committee
to presaPEu. n tfe, people,
To the Voters Of Georgia; .....
The Macbinists Hoke Smith club desire to say.
to the voters of Georgia, that during the last CUB
ernatorial campaign, this club had large and en-
thusias6e membership. In the present guberna
torial campaign only twenty two members q the
former Climb are how members of it. Twelve OF
the tw6net s6wo are not residents ofthe state we
have gained thirty members who either
voted against MI. Smith before, or have become
residents Vof the state since the last election. a.
large majority of the machinsts of Atlanta are
members of this club.
TERStlhb has never dlsbanded, but has re:
NAMED paStiNe since the last campaign We-en''a
dorse the DER months administration OF, Governor
HOke Smith. ,We.believe it to be to the best in"
terestAe& oil the people that he be reelected ~ - j.
HaeAdanistrat0n has been wis., and conserVa-' -
tive, and in the interest of the people. In the
present crisis, we believe it is the part OF wisdom
to keep in the executive Office man of Mr. Smiths
known business ability. .rs ~:
We call the attention of the working men of
the stSte to- the fact that Mr.. Smith is tho only
candidate for high Office in this state who has
ever publicly spoken for union labor, and advocat1s-
ed the formation Of labor unions.
And we further call the attention of the work
ing people of the state to the fact that MI Smith
stands for what organized labor has fought for the
last twanty five years; that is reformed Legislation
equal taxation to ALL special favors to none. Read
the platform of any labor organizations constltu-
ton and you will find this to be true. Members
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of abGr organizations read your constitutions,
and tStnk seriously before you cast your vote
efS b. l.. Almand
ID. M. GOodln
J. H. Quinn,
s.. - ID. +. Shumate
NsN =. - j.. II. l.. Wheat,
AtaA.n... ..- COmm ttee.
%NAr*G> ta> IN
The employers liability BILL which Hoke
Smiths advocating, is good MEASURE and
it is.un. wonder the railroads are fighting him.
Railroad employees, of course, can vote as they
phase bit if we had a man champiomfng sthe
caS$epf o,ar wife or mother or family, we'd
vok SEs h1n ON thejump- Fitzgerald Leader.
Che conflict of interest is between labor and
capital
Between the employer and the employee
xhe men who own railroads.mOst naturally op
posexhe re election ofGovernor Smith because he
has $ways taken the side of the laborer and the
masses of the people against the great corporations
he has been the laboring man s friend.
and advocate Of all organized labor con-
sisteAtly long before>Ae3Went into politics
The railroad employee who opposes the re
elecVonu0f Goyeruor Smith, is opposing his own
NdhBAIyip the employers liability bill, but
in eeery other particular.
Sic is essentially the laboring mans friend
and9 tAea friend of the masses and is opposed
by decor oIations because heis. -
grhe railroad employees who oppose him have
either beer misled or fear discharge.
1t has been claimed that many of the dis
charges in the past few months have been for&po
litiGaI effect We do not know what truth there
is lib the claim, but we do know that the interest
of the employer is directly in conflict with the IN
ter$tofthe employee in great many matters
sucK as the one above quoted from the Leader
KThe railroads themselves possibly see good
reason for opposing the reelection of Governor
Smith BUT certainly railroad employee can at
fors to oppose him.
The Enterprise regrets to learn Of the dissolution
of the Waycross Typographical Union. We are
nart;al toward lnion. labor and trust that the
f,a i NOT far distant when local union will be-
Led q fitzgerald.