Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-23

time and said: Boss, it am de rules
OBJ de company dat pussuns mustn't
stan on de platform, an | must AK
yer to git inside
why, replied Allen, 1 thought
platforms were built to stand on
mo, sab, answered the porter,
platforms amt built to stan on; dey
am built to git in on.
However, the prohibition issue in
jected into this campaign will stand
after election and it will be signifi-
cant when one of the three candidates
is chosen.
Judge Russell would ask the legis-
lature to repeal our present prohibl-
ton law and enact his local option
bill.
IF there ever was a reactlonary,
Judge Russel's platform is certainly
one. 1t is step back into the far
past
1T means that we are to go back
to the days of the negro ballot. II
his platform is adopted by legis-
lature of ours it means that every
purchasable vote, black and white,
will be used in county elections
throughout the state to put open sa-
looms back into use. 1t brings back
the infamous use of the negro vote
in Georgia politics.
Former Governor Joseph NJ. Brown
comes out with declaration that he
will veto any measure for or against
prohibition unless it has a referendum
clause on it. He would veto any meas
ure to strengthen our present law
unless the negroes were given
chance to vote on it.
That is as standpat' a platform
as ever old Joe Cannon stood upon.
1t means that the law must stand
as it is without improving or strength
ening it. 1t means the veto of the
Tippins bill.
Under Joe Brown, any law per
fecting our prohibition statute must
not only run the gamut of our white
legislture, but must be thrashed out
by whites and negroes in statewide
election. He means that every negro
in the state must be given vote
upon it.
mo attorney for brewery or dis
tillery could ever have drawn plat
form more acceptable to the brewer
les and distilleries than the platform
of former Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown.
Pope Brown Straightforward.
POPE BROWNS PLATFORM IS
A STRAIGHTFORWARD, HONEST
DECLARATION FOR PROHIBITION.
He advocates preserving the present
law. perfect and strengthen it and ell
force it. | cannot see how any pro-
hibitionist can criticise a platform
like that.
One candidate says let's go back
ward.
"One says let's stay where we are
unless we can let the negro vote
on it.
"One says let's strengthen what
we have and enforce it.
This election will be significant
as endorsing either open barrooms,
beer or a stronger prohibition law
and progress for the state of Geor-
gia."
At this juncture Doctor Daniel took
occasion to criticise an editorial ap-
pearing in an Atlanta morning news
paper. This editorial declared that
the people of Georgia never had been
treated right on the liquor question,
said he. 1T stated that they we're
never given a chance to vote up
on it.
81 don't care who wrote that edito-
rial, whether hew as a former COVER
nor, candidate for governor or an edl-
tor, he would impeach the authority
by which we make laws. A constitu-
tional amendment is the only law
required to be carried before the peo-
pie. Why just carry the liquor ques-
ton to the people and not other stat
utory laws?
'IF OUR PROHIBITION LAW
SHOULD BE REPEALED, THE AT
LANTA CONSTITUTION WOULD
APPEAR THE VERY NEXT MORN
ING WITH AN EDITORIAL SOME
THING ON THIS ORDER: "Fanati-
cism has at last come to an end in
Georgia. We can now return to the
proper way of regulating the liquor
traffic, ETC.
Some prohibitionists are going to
be swerved from their conscientious
duty in this campaign just for person
al friendship to candidate.
1.-THE election of Judge Russell will
be a signal to every law-breaker in
our state to get busy and break down
all laws.
81 think the most ringing indict-
ment ever brought against politi-
clan was when Judge Broyles of the
recorders court said recently: These
politicians going around saying we
cannot enforce laws cause more to
break down our laws and they come
before me thinking they have a right
TO violate the law because they heard
it couldn't be enforced
'"The result of this election is go
ing to. make it easier to enforce the
law if Pope Brown is elected, but
otherwise it is going to make it hard
~ for orr officers to enforce them.