Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-12-03
A Year For The South.

A Year For The South.
The following from the Toledo Blade is pub
lished as another incident showing the sentiment
that is rapidly taking hold of the the northern
press
The South is alright and we are glad that
the people in every section of the country are
recognizing that fact and going further in acknow-
lodging the truth.
EEThe northern farmer, more than ever before
has rival in his fellow tiller of the south The
cotton and the corn grown below the Ohio this
wear have drawn more wealth from the soil than
the whole of the country produced in one season be-
fore the election of Garfield The cotton ginned so
far is two million bales in OF Last yesr being
an increase of one third 1t is showing better by
1,2OO, 600 than two years ago, which consider
ed great crop. While the price is not up to the
prices of the season of the last five years, it is bet
ter than in the years from 1891 to 1900, in 1901
and 1902
''The South is fast coming into it's own. The
backwardness so depressing to the traveller for so
many years is vanishing Factory and furnace
and mill are multiplying throughout the section.
Millions of dollars of outside capital is pouring
southwark. Ever since the Civil war the direction
of enterprise has been to the west. Within ashort
period it will be following the line of the compass,
north and south. "
Pull Fitzgerald OF Pan Out
Choosing Justices of The Peace.
On Saturday of the preent week one OF the
most important elections yet held, and one OF
the largest in the history of state politics, Will
be held.
On that day something like sixteen hundred
justices of the peace will be chosen, every mill
tia district in the state.
While this election has attracted but little
attention it is one of the greatest interest to
the people, for there is no magistrate who
comes so closely and so frequently in touch
with the masse of the people as does thejOstice
It is needless to recall that there was time
in the history of early jurisprudence, when
LDthe Justice of peace was one OF the Leading
functionaries, with dignity which the office
has lost in large degree.
But there is crying demand all over the
country that the standard of this office should
be elevated and in some respects reformed
While the jurisdiction of the justice of the
peace is limited to cases involving small
amounts, these amounts frequently mean more
to the poor people who are the litigants than
many times that sum to men OF larger means
and for this reason the men chosen to serve in
that capacity should be selected with more
than ordinary care.
Men who have given the question great
deal of earnest consideration express the opiD
ion that the best means ofimproving this sys
tenn would be to concentrate the number of
militia districts, place this limited number OF
justices on an adequate salary and insist upon
the election of men of the highest ability and
integrity to the office.
We have no idea of going into this matter at
this time, but it is only just that attention
should be direcisd to the Importance of choosing
good men for the Office in the forthcoming cleo
ton, which means so much to the humble liti-
CANT, of whom there are greater numbers, nat
urally, than there are in all the larger courts
combined.
We know of no more patriotic duty which
the people of the state could render than lCtNel,
else the severest discrimination in making their
selection of candidate, when they vote next
Saturday.
This is an election which ordinarily does not
bring Outa large number of voters but is hoped
that the present year will be an exception to
the rule and that throughout the state only
men of approved integrity and ability will be
chosen to fill an Office which brings them so
closely in contact with the people.-Atlanta