Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-06-25

Tom Watson, good and strong, and the vindictlve
political monstr0sity from Thompson is again put
to the necessity of seeking coDgenial political COM
pany.
An authority on ticket selling, a superinten-
dent of ticket agents of the biggest railroad
systems of the country, says the 'grouch germ" is
largely confined to the batchelor agents. The
married agents are better humored and make al
lowance for the unreasonable demands of the pub
lie with greater facility than the unmarried ticket
sellers The roads that have issued anti cigarette
orders may issue ''get wife" orders
TwoOf the biggest men in Georgia in the mem
DRY of the editor of this paper have been defeated
for the office of governor by Joe Brown. Benja-
min Harvey Hill was defeated by JOS f. Brown
fifty years ago by a majority of 10767, and row
Hoke Smith, the biggest, brainiest and broadcast
Georgian in the half century is defeated by JOS
M. Brown by majority of 1O857. The defeat of
Hill by the elder Brown has not dimmed his great
name, and the defeat OF Smith by the son will not
detract one whit from the brilliant record Hoke
Smith will leave on the pages of the states history
''Whatever Mr. Roosevelt has DONE says the
New York American, "toward frightening criminal
corporations, toward CHASING thieves as thieves,
whether rich or poor he has now completely un-
done.
ssIn the eyes of the trusts he has seen the error
of his ways and made handsome apology.
"And now that he has retired from public life
without to any extent damaging the income of the
Iawless combinations of capital or loosening their
grip upon the public throat and purse, his apology
will be as handsomely accepted New York
American
The real mad dog does not shun water, as it is
said. On the contrary, mad dogs often rush to
the water and drink eagerly, if they are able to
swallow. The mad dog does not froth at the
mouth 1t does not run amuck swapping at every
thing in its path. To those familiar with given
dog the one which, should excite closest attention
is distinct and unaccountable change in the dogs
dspositon-a stad dog becoming excltable and
frisky one dull That condition does not neces-
sarily mean rabies, but it is supiciOus, and if in
addition, the dog has trouble in swallowing-as
though it seemed to have bone in its throat-be
beware That dog should be instantly tied up
because if it's rabies it takes but day or two for
ferocious instincts to develop. The unmiStakablc
evidence, however, dog with rabies is the sticky
whitish saliva which covers the teeth and shows
on the drawn lips The eyes glare and red;
the dog has paroxysms of running fury, dur
ing which it banks hoarsey which alternate with
periods of temporary exhaustion.
The legislature that convened in it's second
and last session at Atlanta today will have con-
siderable work to complete the scheme mapped
out at the first session of that body last summer.
The anti lobbying bill will no doubt become
law early in the session. 1t met with popular fa-
vor as one of the issues on which governor Smith
was elected but and encountered slight oppo.
sition on the floor of the house which passed the
bill by good majority, but on account of delays
and other reasons did not get thru the senate be-
fore the close of the session.
The extension of the state road will, no doubt
engage the attention of the law making body quite
several days.
against the BILL
AS for the Enterprise we would have to read
the bill itself, before could take Sides The
truth of the matter is the precedent that has been
set in the ownership of the state road is apt to
lead to mistakes on that line.
The convict question is sure to bring
warm conflict between the people who make mon.
ey out of the lease system and those who pure
ly patriotic in the treatment of the subject, but