Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-06-01
VOLUME XVI
Open Letter To The Public.
Citizens of Ben Hill County:

few of the citizens that know how came to be
this position the salary am getting nor the facts leading
to the Boards and the pursued
by view this shall undertake to give to the pubic all
the material facts touhng these
January commissioners chosen by the voters OF
the county met in the commissioners courthouse for the
of ORGANIZING the Board that the Board
organized follows Warren made motion that e. Mnshe"
Board Wesley Walker seconded the notion
duly caiod Wesley Walker made motion that H.
Warren be elected vcecharman the motion was seconded by D.
and duly carried The records further SHOW that upon
motion of g. Mnhew seconded by II Warren that wesley
Walker be elected clerk the Board at salary SoOOO per
duly and like motion of Wesley
Walker A. Mcdonald elected county attorney and in like manner
Doney elected physician These facts are matters
\ OF public record.
In the outset will say my letter will be lengthy
patient desire that the public should know all OF the facts SO
be whether not fair play is being used IN TINS matter
unpncped methods You will remember on May 4
in the FITZGERALD Enterprise charged that politics interfering with
the counys This charge repeat and evidence this fact
this charge political sorehe who has dvugd the fact in the
FITZGERALD May oath headed Communication from Taxpayer
the plain the unbiased and unprecedented minds
county, and leave matter with them and refrain
newspaper controversy possible Politics. and not I'M
selfish interest in county affairs is at the bottom
question this enemies did not want me as com
missioner they SORE because of my election
was by Warren and Mnshew clerk OF
the salary $4,000 per month"; had occasion vote for
myself and did for myself Whe was elected clerk Of the
then began hurt them ordinarily
some that country cracker cannot do anything but pillow
and do what other folks want done at fifty cents day and feed
themselves enemies got busy with the last
Grand Jury and gave slap Now ordinarily the Grand
Jury composed of good but mood may sometimes go
wrong do not doubt the sincerity Jury majority
especially of they did not realize just the effect OF TINS
which asked IL WAS PUI VI
THEM ENEMIES the outside OF this jury that was
getting work. and they recommended that an outsider
employed employed January lst 1911 and WORKED until the
following May without with the Board with reference
salary when convened and the Grand jury met te
the political pulled resulting recommendation that an
outsider employed salary not exceed 5OO per month"; elm
mating myself entirely after had been elected by the
tiph cUOk iurV
that the commissioners not compelled comply with the
and they knew the had the power and
authority hire clerk and what the work was worth according to
their ugmen all this had been DONE and they ought
to have known if they had investigated
shown them what was doing and what 1t
was worth to do it. all this work. and have treated
with courtesy should have asked explanation but
this political pulled off getting Mr. H. NJ Warren
before pa who does not do OF the
work. only with the board and the bills and
then very who has always opposed especially in
politics. county matters and he there given the privilege OF
debating SOME this did understand this
scheme really thought with the evidence of Mr. Warren
stiff argument put by few biased and eudced jurors
carry their point that they could the county some
money and they BECAME PARTAKERS OF THIS POLITE
CAL SCHEME UNTHOUGHTEDLY AND UNKN0WINGLY. I claim
the Grand Jury high authority and their opinions should be re-
speced when they have given matter thorough investigation and
consideration but do believe that they should take advantage
position recommend thing that would prove to be
stnbngbok political schemes presume that the
did know having faith in the the outside
~ o rd;no # h he cod not see the motive and thew did not
respect enough approach the matter and give square
proceeded do injury possible wish say just
that the of that jury and but few OF the citizens OF
what undermining scheme formed to
get they really thought when this recommendation came out
that resign cershp the Board There had already been
two persons figuring job before the actually adjourned
had leaked through that bunch that they going
this concOcd You would really be surprised
were you who they defeated candi
date and assisted pulling off this
poca scheme existing circumstances
continue my work. clerk and look after the business
the past trust the public will get for am
more determined will hear shall protect
the county and that the public deal so long
as Qc1 take the position the date of the oga
nzaO that there had not occurred any great differences
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