The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-08-08
The Paramount Issue.
The Future of FITZGERALD.
Communicated

Communicated
The writer feels that in campaign going on for the
selection of various city officials that cannot be
rendered the people than cauonng them against
of speech and attitude already by some and likely to be
adopted by more with more bitterness the campaign
warmer.
Remember that all making the race for these various
oces are citizens OF Fitzgerald ard nehbo business
associates and After the campaign is over Won will COM
nue to parnze them business bid for their trade and asso
cae with them socially and politically If you allow yourself
become excited will things about these persons
which will embarress in these relations which
you will be sorry
The thing that going now the experience our little
through with the approach municipal election
two Newspaper articles which picture our
fair city to the outside world filled with bawdy houses
utterly devoid of good morals and containing population
boss controlled graft ridden and liquor soaked 1t
asserted that good dare offer himself be-
these political ngste backed by the liquor soaked buns
will his trail and defeat him with of kind
People who write articles of this character affected with
of Mysteries of the worst FORM Tny d. the City Fzger
aid injustice and injury entirely
ters favote candidates for office hurt the of
other fellow While these hysteca writer's honestly
think the city making rapid the road the the
damnaon bow vows they are few few and the
of the voters composed of who adding steadily
their small but comfortable bank accounts making regular
small but substantial these who
do the eecng and quietly and steadily going about their
business unaffected by the hysterca who thrive dirty
and whose soul dscod and dissenson
morsel
If this ended the would do just what steady
level headed of toll real doing pay absolutely
these hyerca outburSts but when city
openly charged the reeng and lettering with
and wckedness and these foul charges scattered
broad the outside world it time write the word eau
TION big No citizen with any considerable
here would advertise the town outsiders place unfit for
live but crooks and moral dgeneraes These charges
gross SANDER the town.
To charge the municipal Offices of Fitzgerald graft
ridden controlled libel the TRUTH A. H. Thur
mond O. Tsdel Ed Hussey composing the Water Light
Bond Commission the products of pooc and the boss
tenn? Are Turner j. C. Glover John Lyes Dr. Bill Dorm
lin nortO Of
boss system? Is the city council composed of Billy Pauk W. G.
Broadhurst j. D. McLauchn Jack Maye Bob Fletcher Lee
Pman c. A. Fretwel, A. Miller and L. L. Grner. and A. B.
Cook Mayor part of this infamous system?
been said might take list of all the voters in the
city Fitzgerald and conscienousy and you could find
many any wildly separated in business religion social
standing and politics than present city officers.
Why then this hysterica of Bosssm and Ring Poll
cs? don't believe there honest business
like municipal government the whole of Georgia than in
the city Fitzgerald and when take stock the successful
candidates morning after the election will find that the
what they have done in the last several
eections-ected conservative and conscientious
office and the whose own substantial interest in Fitzgerald
will them desire the greatest possible of the city
along right lines
It is true that violations of the law
here We hope this condition improving last Grand
Jury did wipe crime during the week they
all the calamity owers have done the IL of
1.-THE Ctys life mayor has continued the good work by
wping out of the open bawdy houses and thereby
erng police circles which has resulted in
dsmissas and wholesome lessons in this department.
Let good work continue until the last of the law volators
are gone but advertising the outside world city
ten and an place decent people live does rid of
one and neither does help whatever candidate
be intended to help.
Dom abuse municipal officers citizens it's neither
good TASTE good business good good politics. The fe
low who doesn't that generally elected and by all
keep sane during the campaign you don't you'll feel both
lrv and foolish when We have splendid town and
remarkably and united people Don't let people who
thrive on strife and discord tear US asunder