Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-04

Human nature has not rid itself of the apish'
ness that is a relic of the ages before were real
men.
If farmer Smith plants melons his neighbOrs
try the experiment., especially if Smiths melon
patch is success If Jones has fat bunch OF
hogs his neighbors all want to raise pork If
newspaper appears to prosper (Which isn't often
the case men who never succeeded at anything
else want to start print shop.
The idea, carried out, is often beneficial; re-
suits are sometimes most gratifying.
Athens in this state is the birth place of SOU
thern insurance companies We are not sure that
the first southern insurance company was organic
ed in Athens but they got in the game early and
they seem to like it. Many of the best Georgia
Companies originated and have their headquarters
there.
Another $2OO,O 900 fire insurance company is
being organized at that place and no doubt others
will follow.
The drain on the south thro the insurance
channel has been very great and has operated to
our disadvantage entirely too long,
We like the Athens example and Atlanta, Rome
and Marietta are profting by it,
Pail for Fitzgerald or III $" -
Elk candidate Howell is keeping alive the ac-
rimony of the last state campaign in the breast of
Editor Howell all too long Forget it Clark
fOr Fitzgerald Out
The Atlanta Journal is opposed to the prac-
4;oo NJ +bo o;tx, council in hOdnO secret caucuseS.
E"The secret caucus leaves the way open for
jugglery and trading of various kinds. 1t is
conducted by ndirection, and under cover
of darkness and mystery entirely inconsistent
with the discharge of public business on which
the general public have right to the fullest
information" it says.
FOL Fitzgerald
The second district congressional is at
present the warmest politics the state.
Grggs, who is one of the few really profession
al politicians is losing his hold on the people who
stand for civic virtue and believe in the value of
sober, moral public men, and will find lots of
trouble between and election day as the follow
ing form several of his distinct papers SYNDICATE:
MEAN POLITICS.
The only editorial reference we have seen in
the Thomasville Times Enterprise to the recent APP
pontment of representative Griggs to member
ship on the house Ways and Means committee is
the following uplifting comment
''Jm Griggs is on the Ways and Means COM
mttee. He is mean alright"
Speaking of meaness how is that for meant
The paragraph is its own best retort and is fair
sample of the calbre and temper of the Thomas
vile Times Enterprise aud one or two other news
papers of the Second district that are engaged in
an effort to discredt and belttle Judge Griggs in
the vain hope of having him retired in order that
another man may warm his seat in congress. The
Times Enterprise might have carried its smile
little further and reminded its readers that Judge
Griggs has winning ways all right but-ah! well,
that dosent seem to be its way.-Albany Herald.
All Mr.. Mcintosh, you canny auld Scotchman,
you cannot fool this Irishman. You know very
well why the boys up at Washington put Jimmy
Griggs that committee. Sure, it was because
he showd them the MEANS, whereby they could
drink as much booze as they wanted too, and yet
have the prohibitionists. All Jimmy! My boy,
Jimmy! Your WAYS may suit the boys at Wash