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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
FOR CLERK sUpE8IO.a coU3T.

FOR CLLRh sJPG8IOE CNV.T.
Believing chat my services haye
been acceptable to the tax
and voters Of this county audpIoan
Using to do the best ] Can IN the
ADMINISTRATION Of the office, I hereby
announce myself & ca diljate for
re election as Clerk q Superior
Court of Ben Hill county, SUBJECT
to the primary. Thanking NY
friends for past support ana fuyots,
| will appreciate their LcIp in tic
present campaign.
ID. w. III WHITNEY.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
FOR SHERIFF..

| herby announce myself a can
didate for the office Of Sheriff Of
Ben Hill County, subjtct to the
primary to be held March 18th
and if elected pledge myself to
perform the duties Of the Office
with strict impartiaily.
". ID. HUNTER,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
FOR THE LEG IsLATURE.

We are authorized to announce
the name of Honorable Marion
Dickson as a candidate for repre-
sentative from Ben Hill couu Is,
and bespeak for him the loyal sup
port of the good citizens thereof.
If. VOTERS.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

am a candidate for election
to the Office OF County Treasurer,
subject to the primary If elected
l will, us in the past, endcayor to
do my duty and take care Of the
county's funds with a view to its
safety. Respectfully,
j. II. GOODMAH.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
FOR TAX RECEIVER.

] announce myself a candidate for
reelection to the office Of Tax Re
ceiver of Ben Hill county, subject
to the action OF the white primary.
Thanking the people Of the county
for their past support, and by a
fair and impartial administration
of the Office, I hope to merit the
same for which | ana very respect
fully yours, EARLE CLUES
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

for the purpose Of voting upon the
question Of authorizing the mayer
and council Of said city to issue
the bonds Of said city in the SUM
of twenty thousand ($2,00o.G0)
dollars for the purpose Of p@ying
the floating Indebtedness Of the
city. Said bonds are to be lsaa-c
in denominations Of $1,000 each,
with interest at ; PR cent PEI
annum, paying semi-annuaiE.
All principal and interest to be
fully paid Within tai'tv gears
from the date Of said bones
The registration books are now
open at the City Hail, and via
close Oil the evening OF lie. raa j
9TH. j. G. KNAPP, Mayor.
&C.. NJ. WISE, Clerk.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

If Waycross does put in the paper mills we
will publish the Enterprise on the Waycross brand
regardless of its color, quality or price There is
nothing green eyed about MS; give Us paper mill
at Waycross and one nearer home if possible.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
FOR SHERIFF =.

| hereby announce my candidacy
for reelection to the Office sheriff
of Ben Hill county, promising con
service in the admins
tratiOn of the office.
w. II. FOUNTAIN.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
FOR TAX COLLECTOR.

Being urged by anumber Of good
citizens | offer myself as candi-
date for the office Of Tax Collector
of Ben Hill county, subject to the
primary, should Que he held.
Respectfully,
S. IT. IIrGIIAPD.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
Fitzgerald C3tt01 Hlrk8t.

The Albany Herald says: 'The fellow who
concludes that blind tiger whiskey is better than
no whiskey at all, doesn't realize how near are
the penitcntiary-and eternity"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
Pull for Fitzgerald or Pun Out.

If Waycross does put in the paper mills we
will publish the Enterprise on the Waycross brand
regardless of its color, quality price. There is
nothing green eyed about us; give US paper mill
at Waycross and one nearer home if possible.
Pun for FITZGERALD or Pail
The people of Floyd county will vote 200. 900
of bonds for the impro, ement of the public roads
of that county
The matter Of road building is not so expcn
sive in this section of the state and $40, 900 would
be quite sufficient to give this county safe and sub
stantial bridges and culycrts and equip county
road gang and operate it long enough to put it on
a convict basis, We ought to have the bonds.
Full for Fitzgerald Q "a Out
''Someone must have been throwing bricks
at Editor MERGERS prison commission board.
He says
''Some sorry white men would prefer dir
ty or disreputable business to an honorable
one at the same price Other sorry white
men prefer to do nothing at the risk of starry
those dependent on them. dublin Times.
No. the quotation had no political significance
whatever. 1t would be impossible to find fault
with the treatment our candidacy is receiving. Of
the several hundred notices we have seen in the
press of the state not one OF them is a bit objec
tionable to us on the other hand they are source
Of qualification and pride The same is true of the
unvarying kind treatment and encouragement we
have received at the hands Of the people outside
the press.
Fitzgerald Pull Out.
We are testing the daily paper sentiment of
the people of Fitzgerald.
We are putting into the hands of everybody
that we can reach two propositions, is for sub
scriptons at 10 cents per week and the other is
advertising agreement
We must have a reasonable number ofreadcTs
who are willing to pay 10 cents per week for the
paper. And we must have reasonable expecta-
ton of advertising patronage that will meet pay
rolls and bills for material.
We will not urge the matter on any friend
neighbour. 1t will be hard enough on the publish
er after he has the voluntary promises of patron
age We will give you what you want dear read
err You are sustaining a thrice a-week handsome
ly, and if you do not want daily the publisher is
agreeable Some of our friends want daily and
we are giving the people Of the community a
chance to decide the matter.
FITZGERALD Q Pull Out
WILL NOT SELL OUT.
The sun., 1908-12-10
Tue Home and the Lods,.

To TIE EDITOR or THT SUH SIR II the Join
ers wife who signs herself a Sufferer In TIL
Sun OF December Q spent more time In making
herself and home attractive instead OF wrttnf
letters TO newspapers perhaps her lodge yolntnf
lord would be more snkious TO remain In hill
own tepee.
When ! married ten yetrs ago my hdsbanc
held membershlp In four societies. In the hrs,
year OF our married life he went out to meetlnei
about four times month and came home NOR,
or lesa early. but always presentAbie. After q
while be erew 90 fond Of our home that he with
drew from all his lodges but one. Now. unles,
remind him OF it he would fall to pay his due,
10 the one benefit organization be stiil clines to
and In which am naturally Interested for oui
chiidren's cake.
Perehanee a Suherers" husband hnds the
lodge rooms and VILLAGE inns more pleasant place,
to inser In than under his own vine and nG tree
However she has the sympathy Of
AWohAE READER.
PoRT JHRvrs. December Z.
The sun., 1908-12-10
The Winning of the south.

One hears vast deal these days
about the great things Mr.. TAFT is going
to do for the South when he becomes
< President and how the South is likely
To disintegrate politically under his
wise and benefcent rule. We wonder,
however, whether any considerable
number OF people who indulge these
roHeate speculations have any definite
ard clear idea Of the methods nv which
1lr PAITwil dissipate the antaeonism
~. which the South has always hitherto
4 he'd the Republican Federal Govern
infrt.
Speaking generally we gather that a
erect many OF these persons compla-
ceptly imagine new dispensation under
Which theoffioes will be given TO Southern
Democrats instead OF to the "old guard" "
lefH Republican placemen. Thus the
ciose corporations which have prevailed
for 30 many years will perish OF star
v8tion, former Democrats will be con-
yerted by the grace Of steady salary.
Aand 30 the revolution must inevitably
Nqliow. Indeed, il Mr.. TAFT pro-
p6ses 10 exchange one set OF ONCE
sael1srs for another and thinks that will
Jthtffp the much desired transforma-
ton, he could not do better than adopt
this very attractive plan, 1t will save
time and thought, and IL possesses the
c6nanicuous virtue OF simplicity.
But we have inspected Mr.. TAFT 10
very little purpose II he approaches
the problem in any such fashion. He
The sun., 1908-12-10
An Old New ENGLAND Friend.

Our old but still hearty friend the Hon.
ROBERT BAILY THOMAS Of West Boyls-
ton, Mass. has been good enough to
send us No. III of his invaluable reposi-
tory the "Old Farmers Almanac In
this work, which contains infinite riches
in little room and should be hung on
the wall for constant consultation, may
be found pretty much everything one
needs to know, from the state Of the
tides to sure cures for hoarseness, and
from the number OF the comets to the
best way to stop mouse hole. Full
Of uplft are the poetry, the anecdotes
and the cover pictures Of the seasons,
let alone the hallowed but still fresh
representations of the Signs. Leo can
be heard a mile, and we have known SEN
sitive subjects to buy raincoat after
looking at Aquarius.
In accordance with Mr. THoMAs's
advice we have sharpened the farm
tools, begun to take thought about the
fertilizer question, tidied up the prem
ises, given the fowls shady, airy quar-
ters, dug the potatoes in sunny, breezy
weather, housed the heifers during the
cold rains, been sure Of our chimneys
and banked up the building with sea eel
grass before the snow. Has the Country
Life Commission done as much?
. Old Mr.. THOMAS attributes his longev-
ity to the fact that he has never eaten
griddle cakes that we're not mixed with
cider half diluted with water. -.
The sun., 1908-12-10

offered to the Laborites we do not know;
but We do know that Mr.. AUGUSTINE
BIRRELL in his supplemental land pur-
chase bill bids the Irish Nationalistg,
who control Q great many votes In Brit
ish boroughs, look forward to great
expansion OF the land purchase money
act secured by Mr.. WTNDHAM. an ex-
pansion which will make Il possible TO
throw open to tillage all those grazing
sections which amount, IL IL alleged, to
nearly q sixth OF the arabic coil Of Ire
land. The introduction and earnest
support OF this measure have rendered
1t practically certain that Nationalist
voters in British boroughs win be or
dered to support Liberal nominees at
the next general election. 1t is doubt
lees with the same eye to the exer-
else Of influence at the ballot box
that Mr.. LLOYD G. GEoRdB has announced
the determination OF the Government
TO introduce before dissolving o bill
granting to women the parliamentary
franchise on the same terms as those
enjoyed by men. 1t is impossible to
estimate the electioneering value Of his
concession.
In the next campaign the British Lib
erals probably will be able to rely not
only on their own promises but also on
the blunders Of their Unionist opponents
From the latest utterances Of Mr.. Ball
EOUR and lord I,ANsDOWNE IL looks aa
il Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN and his partisans
had succeeded and as IL the Unionist
leaders had consented TO make the fght
on protecuonist programme. II they
do they will again provoke the outcry
against the taxation of bread, an out
cry which it will be hard to meetin the
great urban centres of population.
The sun., 1908-12-10

From the Antrt.an Golfer.
oh, the links the links, the health giving links.
The green swarded links for mel
Where friends may laugh at the shots you sclaff
With deyiah sort OF glee.
Where you take your stance with nonchalAnce
As the gallery Gazes on thee.
And then, In a trlce, a boomerang slice
Proyokes your most eloquent D..
Oh the links, the links, the dlvot strewn links,
Where bunkers and sand traps lie.
Where mhehies are nubbcd, and niblicks are
dubbed
And buffers swear and slgh.
Where out OF reach the brAssies screcch
To fall In some cursed ryt-
IN know what you've ssId-y YOU then lay II dead
To miss a six inch put
oh, the IntA, the links the calling links
They beckon and nod to me,
They make me Shirk my bread winning work,
liut they give me health. yol see.
So what care for your gilded dTosEf ~
As I breathe the ozone free
And swat the hall I'm deaf 20 the call
Nj widow who watts for me. - = s' I.
The sun., 1908-12-10
FOR THE COLORED CHILDREN
A Christmas Appeal In Their Behalf
From Booker T. NashinEton.

To THE EDITOR or THE SBN-Sh: For a
number OF years some Of the readers of THE
Sun have responded most generously to my
appeal for Christmas cards and other re-
membranes to be scattered among the
coiored children OF the South. especially on
the plantations whore without such gifts
the children would have little to remind
them Of the Christmas season and what 1t
means.
wish that those who have given might
have the privilege Of seeing many OF the
letters that receive from the teachers who
distribute these gifts. In many cases these
letters are almost pathetic In their express
sions Of gratitude and in describing the good
accomplished through these small gifts.
shall be very glad II any OF your readers
care to entrust to me any Christmas pres
ents in the way OF cards. or whatever else,
this season. to distribute them as / have in
past years. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.
TUsEEGEE, Ala, December T.
The sun., 1908-12-10

must understand that Southerners Of
the class he wants to conoillate and
reasaure are not TO be captured by 30
transparent a device, and he must know
that a distribution OF place and per-
qiisite among q few who are anxious
for the preferment will affect exactly
the beneficiaries OF the arrangement
and none others. II will Danish one Sc,
OF trenchermen and replace them with
another set. The old alignments will
remain. Nothing will be changed. We
may cay in fact that there will be no
improvement whatsoever. After all,
the old clique was well enough. In
their way the members were loyal and
servceable for all the purposes Of their
existence. They looked after the dele
cations to national conventions. saw
that they delivered their votes Accord
ing to the agreement with headquarters
and subsequently partitioned the Fed
eral patronage with reasonable fairness.
To substitute new clique for the old
would answer no important end. Ger
tainly it would not promote the con-
version or engage the sympathies Of
honest and intelligent Southern Demo-
Gratis. The fact that the Hon. LUKE E.
WRIGHT Of Tennessee has held high
Office in the Far East and is now Secre-
tary Of War in the Roosevelt Cabinet
has not changed a vote in his or any
other State.
There are all sorts of Republicans
in the neutrality-suspicious. by convic-
ton. by inheritance and by faith,
and Republicans by occupation and
employment. In'many cases the former
are Of native birth and breeding, of
high social standing, enjoying the
respect and the intimacy Of their
neighbors Of all political beliefs. In
fortunately, however, they do not
always find favor with the machine or
with the sources from which the ma
chine derives its opulenoe and power.
Frequently they do not declare them
selves. They know their own creeds,
but make no parade of them. In great
numbers Of cases they are beyond the
need Of Office, while the exertion of an
influence in the party councils is at
tended by difficulties at once formi-
dable and nauscating. Nobody knows
how many OF these there are. The hor-
rors Of reconstruction drove countless
thousands Of them into the Democratic
party, and purely domestic issues have
kept them there ever since.
But they constitute the nucleus of
the only Republican party that can ever
be built up at the South, and the man
who discovers and enlists them Is the
man who will begin that long looked
for, much discussed and earnestly de-
sired "disintegration."
The sun., 1908-12-10
The British Liberals.

Mr.. LLoYD-GEoBGE, Chancellor Of
the Exchequer, intimated the other day
that dissolution Of Parliament and a
new appeal to the constituencies might
take place considerably earlier than
most persons expected, II the Lib
eral members OF the House Of Commons
should insist upon retaining their seats
until near the end of the statutory term
there would be chance that something
favorable to their prospects might turn
up, whereas to precipitate a contest at
the ballot box just now would seem to
the ordinary onlooker an act Of folly.
The Liberals have been beaten in
almost every by-election in the last two
years, and IL this fact is deemed incon-
elusive II will also be admitted that they
have but a meagre record Of legislative
complishment. They have doubtless
lost as many votes as they gained by
passing a law relieving trade unions
from liability for damages caused by
the acts OF individual members, even
when these acts were performed in pur-
suance Of orders; and II remains TO be
seen how fervent will be the gratitude
for the old age pension act, which with
out encouraging industry and thrift
bestows q scant weekly pittanne on
those who have reached the age OF
seventy years. The present Govern
ment has also yielded to the Irish Csth-
olics the boon of national university
for Ireland. In this concession Mr..
BALFoUR, the leader of the Unionist
Opposition, heartily concurred. What
else in the way OF positive achievement
can be set TO the credit Of the Asquith
Cabinet? The licensing bill, on which
30 much time was expended. has been
thrown out by the House OF Lords, and
the latest education bill has had to be
withdrawn owing TO the irnposslbility
of compromise between Nonconformists
and the Church OF England.
Evidently, then, il the Liberal Gov.
ernment really thinks Of facing the
electors again at an early date IL must
mean TO do II with promises rather than
performances. Precisely what will be
The sun., 1908-12-10
GEN. WOOD MAY De INVOLVED.
House May scrutinIze His Administra.
ton In the Philippines.


WASHINGTON. Dec. p.-den. Leonard
Wood. formerly In command OF the De-
partment Of the Philippines, now In COM
mand OF the Department Of the East,
with headquarters at New York. may
become involved In a Congress inquiry
growing out Of controversy that has
developed between Representative D. II
Anthony Of Kansas. q member OF the
House Committee on Military Affairs, and
Col. Hugh l.. Scott, superintendent Of the
West Point Military Academy
II Congress decides to make an inves-
tigation It will probably result In search
ing scrutiny OF Gen. Woods adninistra-
ton of military affairs in the Philippine
Islands
The trouble between Representative
Anthony and Co Scott go!s back two
years and had it's inception on the Island
of Jo.o In the Philippine group Col.
scott lad military command there at
tho time, and he acted also cs Civil Gov
ernor OF the island Of lolo Among the
officers in his division was Capt. L NJ.
Koehler Of the 4tI Cavalry. a brother
m law Of the Kansas member.
~ o immec late prove cation for Mr.
Anthony's present attack upon Col
Scott 10 that President Roosevelt contem-
plated jumping Col. Scott over officers
superior in rank and advancing him TO
the grade Of Bdgadier- General
Mr. Anthony declared in an interview
to-day that Col Scott had no military
record or service that justified his pro-
motion to the higher grade.
And when the time comes" said Mr.
Anthony, Il will be in position to prove
my assertion.
It appears upon inquiry that Capt.
Koehler became involved in difficulties
with Col. Scott that resulted in Koehler's
trial by a court-martial. which acquitted
him OF the charges preferred. Koehler
in turn brought charges against Col
Scott, which resulted In an investigation
by Major Brush. lpspector-General Of
the army. Major Brush recommended
that board of inquiry be created to in
vestigate Col. Scott's administration at
Jolo. Mr.. Anthony alleges that the pro-
ceedings against Col. Scott were quashed
by Gen. Wood
The sun., 1908-12-10
RECEPTION or THE FLEET.
The President WIN Review II. hut There
VIII re No Land Review OF Sailors

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Alvah H. Martin
Of Norfolk, chairman OF the citizens CON-
lnittee on arrangements for the reception
to the Atlantic battleship feet on its
return, called on Secretary Of the Navy
Newberry to-day TO discuss the pro-
gramme for the reception Of the feet in
Hampton Roads. The members of the
reception committee were agitated over
tho official announcement Of the Navy
Department yesterday that there would
be no parade and land review OF the blue
jackets and marines at the exposition
grounds In jamestown.
Mr.. Newberry said that the President
will be unable to spend the time necessary
for reviewing the sailors and will have to
return to Washington Immediately on
completing the review OF the feet from the
deck of the Mayfiower. Instead of land
review Secretary Newberry promised that
the sailors of the feet will get shore leave
In relays In Norfols.
One squadron Of the feet will remain in
Hampton Roads until after March g.
Twenty five hundred sailors from this
squadron will participate in the inaugural
parade at Washington. The whole feet
will not visit New York because OF the lack
Of necessary anohorages in New York
harbor.
The sun., 1908-12-10
The Pension Outlook.

There is serious and not lightly TO be
dismissed movement in favor Of State
pensions for survivors Of the civil war
An appeal is to be made to the Legisla.
ture Of next year for an appropriation
and it is altogether likely to have the
enthusiastic support OF various associa.
tons which are always to be found al
work when an increase in this expense
seems possible.
In addition to this, strong interests
are enlisted in behalf Of a plan for a
volunteer army retired list, to contain
the names of all surviving officers OF the
civil war army, with the rank and pay
Of a Brigadier-G General, retired. The
navy and marine corps officers hope to
be rewarded in a similar fashion. Bills
for these purposes have been introduced
in the House of Representatives by Mr..
MCKINLEY OF Illinois and Mr.. OLcoTT
Of New York.
Meanwhile Mr.. MADDEN of Illinois
has introduced bill ~to remove the
charge of desertion on the rolls against
officers and enlisted men of the army,
navy and marine corps The passage
Of this bill would clear the records Of all
deserters who served ninety days, and
entitle them or their widows to pensions.
The pension appropriation for i9O7-Os
was $148,143,0OO. For 19os-Oe it is $685.
0SS,Ooo. 1t is now reported that Si7S,-
Oo0, 900 will be needed for I9oe-i0.
The Government has been more than
liberal. Its benefciaries seem TO be-
lieve there is no limit to which II will not
60. Perhaps they are right.
The sun., 1908-12-10
WHAT rs WHISKEY?
The President Promises to Appoint q
Commission to Decide the Question.

The President Promises to Appoint .
Commission to Decide the Question.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The question
What is vhiskey?' has proved 80 puzzling
to the distillers and rectifiers OF the ooun-
try, notwithstanding the enllghtening
opinion recently pronounced by Attorney
General Bonaparte. that large delega-
ton OF them called at the White House
this morning TO lay their difficulties be-
fore the President The delegation repre-
sented the distillers and rectifiers Of ILL.,
inois.. where the whiskey business is larger
than in any other State.
After they had set forth the difficulties
which beset their business on account
OF the internal revenue and pure food
regulations the President announced
that he would appoint Secretary Of Agr-
culture Wilson. Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue Cspers and +. L. Dunlap Of the
Department of Agriculture as a commits
sion to ha.monize the internal revenue
and pure food regulations.
The sun., 1908-12-10
WARSHIPS THAT NEED REPAIRS.
Ten vessels That VIII HequI e an Exc
pentiiture OF $500, 600 or More

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.--The Secretsly
Of the Navy transmitted to the Genate
to-day, pursuant TO requirement of the
last navy appropriation act, the ist OF
war vessels that will require overhaulipg
and repairs to the eAtenV OF 10000 or
more. The hist is as follows ..l.
Maine, $50. 900, In addition to the sst
appropriation OF 5000, 900; Missouri. S4o,-
Chattanooga, Cleveland Denver, Ces
Moines and Tacoma. s2io 900 each Other
vessels requiring repairs are the Concord
and Yorktown, $50 600 each; FL Cano,
SsS, 900; Paragua, 500 900; Quiros. $50 500;
Rodgers. a.. 600; Rainbow. $40, 600; Sup
ply. $3.50 900; Yankee. slo6 900. and Lincoln.
$4,000: In all 81. .i54. 500.