Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-02-25


The papers Of The district are saying some
nice things about congressman Lewis We hope
the boys will let him 60 back to congress without
opposition. He promises to step down and out
and give the ambitious ones chance, two years
hence
Fitzgerald o. Pull Out
Editor Hagood, of the Lawrencevic News
Herald, wants to see "Little Joe' Brown in the
run for railroad commissioner again. He says
that 'NIr Brown was the best equipped member
of the commission, and rendered the people and
the railroads splendid service while in that posi-
tion."
Nobody will deny he rendered the railroads
'splendid service" and the probability is that he
would get strong support from the railroads if they
appreciate loyalty.
% Fitzgerald Pull
Mr.. J. G. Knapp announces in this paper for
the legislature lie is at present Mayor of the
city and has not signifed any intention of re-
lnquishing his hold On that office. lie probably
will not if he waits to be assured of his election to
the legislature But our system does not contem
plate monopoly of offices by any one man. The
truth is this is a bad for a mOnOpolst Of any
sort. The offices not so numerous that We can
not find men contentcd to hold at time. There
is but Slight danger, however, that Ar. Knapp will
have more than one thrust on him. His election
to the office he now holds has probably spoiled
him, but an awakening to the true situation awaits
him.
He announces that his platform will be against
the city court and the new city charter.
That suits us as an issue: If there is any
better city court in the state than the Fitzgerald
city court or any better charter than the new
charter under which our city is now governed we
shall be glad to have the weak places pointed out.
But there is a more serious matter than that
in connection with Mr.. Knapp's announcement.
He stated to the editor of the Enterprise that he
was running as Fitzgerald's candidate; that he
didn't expect any country votes When he hand
ed in his announcement we stated to him, before
accepting the announcement and his money, that
we would be strongly opposed to his candidacy.
He stated that he thought that would help him,
or make him votes, and that he would announce
platform that would enttle him to all the votes in
side the city, as it would be Fitzgerald platform,
and that he did not expect any votes outside.
Naturally we will make him all the votes VIC
can by opposing his candidacy with earnestness
and yigor.
We do not think he is q fit and proper person
but we shall say little that point. His cam
pagn of city against county, and his opposition
to the city court and to the new charter will be
sufficient to defeat him without reference to his
personal unftness.
Pull Fitzgerald Pull
Occasionally some editor of Georgia news
paper impresses his readers and the public, with
the innate honesty and frankness that has char
acterized the best men of all times. 1t is often
difficult task for newspaper to live fully up
to his duty to the public in dealing with candidates
for local offices. Every candidate has his friends
and they naturally resent any opposition by the
local paper and many publishers conclude that
they cannot afford it.
Every day read in some weekly paper a
statement to the effect that will take no stand for
or against any local candidate.
But Editor j. S. Willis, of the Hazelhurst
News, takes different view of his duty in this
connection. In his issue of the Goth he says edi-
torally:
ELSEWHERE in this issue appears the an
nouncement of Mr.--fOr clerk of superior
court and we desire to discharge, we deem
it, painful duty to our readers and express
without malice towards Mr., and as
gently as may, our opinion that he is in
capactited to properly discharge the duties
of this Office, and that his election thereto
would be misfortune to himself and calami-
dealing unfairly with Mil. or that we
L T., Al.