Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-19
"NO Man LiVeth Unto Himself"

NU huH EIRGLH UllLO kIlllSGH.
And now Archbishop Farley and Bishop
Greer and others insist that the press night be
cleaner. That is true, but there have been days
when church authorities attempted to reform
the press and we don't like the result. We
want the press to let the church alone a4d we
want the church to let the press alone-they
work in different fields and need not cross fen
ces to get at each other. Goth might be better
if men and women were better, but the best re-
suits can be secured by independent work.
Jacksonville Times Union
The Times Union is wrong. The bishops havea
perfect right to strive fora cleaner press The news
paper that claims ne plus ultra for itself is in
bad way and if the morals of the press be not the
business OF the ministry, then all other professions
might claim exemption from their interference. +"
The claim that their work is in different fields
is superficial They both should be striving for the
elevation of the world and the incidental voca
ton is not to be considered.
Ifthe press claims exemption from the minis
try, then the ministry might with equal justice,
claim exemption from the press, but we, for one,
would never admit that the ministry is beyond the
criticism of the press.
The press and the ministry are labOrcTs in COM
mon With all other high professions and there is
not one that is independent of the other. In this
day Of CO operation, profoundly than ever be-
fore in the history of the world, ''no lveth
unto himself" and every man is in q sense 'his
brothers keeper"
We arc perfectly willing for the bishops to
exercise their good Offices to elevate and purify the
press. We need it as we'll as other men and the
jacksonville Times Union is no exception among
the profession.
10 Pull
Some OF thu Results of Prohibition.
Whatever may be the sinister arguments
made by the croakers against the success of
prohibition in Georgia. the logic of simple facts
cannotbe overcome either by thirsty complaints
or by doefur prophecies.
The records of the police court of Atlanta
which is an excellent barometer-shows that
during the current year the number of cases
tried before Recorder Nash Broyles have been
reduced nearly so per cent.
This in itself deals an effective blow to the
higher critics of prohibition.
But again
The postoffice receipts for 1908, according to
the figures furnished by Postmaster Blodgett,
shows an increhse of nearly 5000 over the
corresponding returns for 1907
If the most unreconstructed anti can see any
verifcation of his unsound logic in this little
item hemustsee it thru the dyspeptic eyesight
of his impaired digestion.
1t is not to be seen thru any transparent
menium.
Moreover, the prediction III regard to vacant
stores and offices has failed to materialize up
this time.
Another wholesome sign of the upward trend
is to be found in the prices which real estate
sales are bringing in the local market.
OF course, there may be flaws and defects
in the prohibition measure But these will
lead themselves to correction in due season.
Whiskey may be trickling thru the state in con-
cealed rvulets, but certainly it is not leaping
in bold cataracts, not flowing in spring floods
Grogshops and dens of iniquity are not
Haunting protected colors upon street corners;
and what Georgia has lost in temporary reve
nues she has morethan replaced by substantial
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