Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-09-16
WHY NOT ROTATE THE GOvERNORsHIP?

Why not rotate the governorship? Why give South
Georgia time North Georgia and so on?
South Georgia able patriotic just progressive
North Georgia has Democrats whose Democracy is
thing better quality than that often prevailing north of the dvd
line This section be recalled the section that saved
the state aganat rule of Third Pay This section has never fol-
school of thought that leads toward the of
high protection has fallen down and worshpped strange
shrines.
There was time Maryland rotated governors in this
fashion by provided the constitution of the state that
Maryland should be divided into three districts and that the
should succession from them The idea wasn't bad by
and have worked satisfactorily for some time
Probably the growing wealth and population of Baltimore overlapping
the country districts have brought about the change Telling of
old system the Baltimore Sun says
of years the section from which the Governor
fixed the Constitution This began under the
Constitution ratified 1887 which first provided for
election the Governor by the people and which the result of
the glorious nineteen affair That revision the Constitution divided
the three districts The first district composed of Ba
city, Montgomery and the southern counties the second of the
Shore counties and the third OF Baltimore county, Hartford
Frederic Washington Allegheny and Carroll The Governors be
different districts succession This provision
tanned in the Constitution of 1851 continued
provision 1887 down 1864 Governor could not be reflect
original Constitution Governor limited three
The first Governor be elected able amend
Frederick defeated William Cost Johnson the Wing candidate
lived Frederick county Both these candidates
reputation and powerful speakers Mr. Johnson who
was afectonatey county the Catocn Sprou
distinguished only for his but for his accurate shooting In
engaged duel with Mr.. William Schey which has gone
history the polite duel because sort of Aphonse
CASTOR each cOmbatant insisting Ote snOuId
the first shot Each them hit the mark and both were wounded
Mr. Johnson that occasion during the absence
Speaker House of lark and dded
the gentleman presided Mr. Johnson called bring the
This he did by declaring he assumed the chair that
Immediately would hostile
member who did respect his decisions
may necessary desirable amend the constitution
Georgia this might simply be-
understood rule the Democratic party that each the two
divisions the should have filling the
bnatoa than writing the
law
North Georgia such proposition But North
Georgia growing population Of South Georgia and
advantage all going be this side of the fence in
comparatively Suppose South Georgia should then retaae
North Geoa control of the govenohp and the enatosh
and itself prolonged and highly nde
mite period Georgia would then be had accommodate
ed itself such proposition as this
In number of States widely sepa
parts the and the from different sections
Georgia should emulate this practice The old Maryland
example far from being Could be successfully
Died in this ae would effective panacea lul sectional
differences Times-Recorder.
we get will secede