Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-04-06
THROWING THE INK STAND AT THE DEVIL


told that great refomer throw the ink
stand at the devil"
We have been asked to write the
twitted because we have not.
community like ths-many communities where fraud
thve fractional differences and where truth assaulted from the
pulpit the under the influences of personal preferences
anhonest effort discover the truth construed msconued
airing grievance and bat the editor VINO hetae
Of the probable onal appreciation his efforts guilty of
derecon second only the ugly trait of him who his oppor
editor better than that humon9 his hatred for
he enemies he has well deserved
Fully realizing the certain criticism of faction or factions in the
the duty of publisher willing risk the
easy assault motives by the plausible faconst
suits should never be tried in the newspapers 1t is
the and impeachment the ends of justice but
injustice that be excused might be done the biased statements
of the permitted the public mind
eighteen twenty ago Thomas Wilcox died leaving his
family large and what would have under the terms of his will
He made will directing the management Of his
and disposal property his right and his duty The will
pobaed recorded that those who buy land might
that the land left by Thomas Wilcox his family should and
could not legally be sold until his youngest child became of He
probably believed that land prices would be better by that time Evil
IDENTIFY that the holding of the lane the protection to his
family.
The land dipsod violation the will light
of history to the great loss of his rightful heirs.
The will there record all men notice that that
land for sale and that he who bought could good
title The writer those who bought and the defendants
under discussion But recognize the right Mr. Wilcox
dispose his property rather provide against the disposal of it'll
and before such time he thought best Nor do we
question the motives of the who went the will
appears
him we'll and believed his integrity His lips now
sealed like those of his father in DEATH He not successful bust
least he suffered losses and generous
the probability the other heirs his fathers suffered
consequence His mother and acting within their rights
will the husband and father the of the and very
like have acted the beginning of records and
will long after reader of this has passed into the great
beyond his children the settlement of his affairs
If the will there record alleged will do good o
the of Tom Wilcox of his and Ras Wilcox
plain and and the will administer without
regard to the newspaper trial.
AS attorneys evident that they
the whether be righteous suit gevous
attorneys who have been the victims of the violent verbal
nsgae the suit know of until had been instituted
repoach conumey heaped the heads
children involved reach the attorneys born ola desire
to punish old enemy, simply that nothing
There those who will Immediately question motives in
saying permit that the duty
that the unhoy nvecv used against the this spent
their force and left their blight the defene heads of the hapess
mother children and grandchildren of two Of respected dead
IF THE MOTIVES WERE UNWORTHY THE RESULT is MOI
LESS UNWHOLESOME FOR THECOMMUNITY IN WHICH THE UNI
NECESSARY STRIFE HAS ARISEN.
the April sky every with intelligence
enough distinguish between personal crouch and patriotic impulse
that all the uneemy strife growing Of this has higher
than malignant heart and higher purpose than that Of gratifying
bitter spite that has been nursed all too long?
Let's forget il.
We may agree identity of his Satanic Majesty but
have thrown the ink stand in the direction what appears the
nearest approach to his unholy devishp