The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-08-19

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To the Editor of The Leader Enterprise
It appeared at the that the campaign which no."
ing waged for municipal Offices was to be conoucteo OH TIC
evolved and on the personal fitness of the respective
for the Offices This condition however, prevailed only tor snort
time It now appears there strong movement TO make
mudsnging and personal abuse contest from 'ne III
cepon of the code of honor among
testing for public has allowed ones official record TO De
csed but has demanded absolute terms that his private HE
not ssaied and that personally abused majority OF
~ citizens have ALWAYS rebuked violation of this code OF honor
because the American people primarily favor of fairness
justice.
In this race for the high of Mayor Fitzgerald this code
of honor always obtaining gentlemen has been
lated and heretofore considered to be good zes VI
sense of honor living and moving high piano. nave
the streets of this progressive city and found comfort ana
for their distorted and perverted souls in sanderng my
n character and heaping vituperation and abuse me-
have deemed it reply these attacks because nave
trusted the of fairness and justice OF the good people
this city to right and because also DeeV naV W
carries in itself the seeds of its destruction nave TOO HUGH
faith in the neope of this community to believe that they Will 1a
to resent this unfairess and injustice These attacks come
from those who rav upon the and proclaim their
from the housetop but who do not ever bow their
heads and smite their breasts or retire 70 the privacy u ~
closets and pray as was commanded by the Master 1t may be
that the objects sought pretended to be sought are themselves
Init
uses bad the good that men 90 not
+bo Of thorns or figs of hses and that it is wholly
nobe to get good and benecent effect through evil agen
ces In the very nature things bad cannot produce
good end. 1 III e->--~
have not heretofore replied these unwaanted attacks upon
nv nrvate and the that have 1e 'na'
a would lower myself to of those making them have
at all times felt opponents had right to crcse my oa
conduct 1t is the right citizen to call question the acts OF
tho officials who run his My official acts are an open
book and invited inspection and have not dreaded cr
These acts of the imperectons OF human nave w
ALWAYS been pei willing stand or fall oy my record
~ tho above stated cared reply to the false
hoods that have been personally but when UNJUST
and unounded criticisms circulated about my puoc lie anu w
lilo, conduct it then becomes my make reply and eminent
fit and proper reply should be made There was
throughout our City last Saturday handol at the oo
which we're four questions popounded to me- While IN question
this sheet was intended convey and since these questions
relate TO nv official take pleasure in replying to them
the spirit which they we're propounded insofar as can
ID 60 consistent with the popees that genteman con-
duct.
In the first question am asked whether not during last
term of Mayor convicted defendant for keeping IN MS
place of business intoxicating liquors and pretended to forfeit BIS
and vet permitted him continue business for several mont
and until after had expired This question and the
IN which It is propounded does not merit categorical answer ano
hd, nerm of one advised who the publicity
committee but this information rather transformation
furnished bv some familiar with the facts and capable OF
Judging technical phases OF the case is the eV'oen purpose
@ tho publicity committee those acting for and In its name
~ what is wholly under the guse of questions and
~ Questions are framed the impression that GER
; facts exist whereas publicity committee or those acting Tor
and in its name are unwilling record under their own sg
stating the facts implied in the question are true In
min, Of truth the facts implied this question wholly false
It is true that such defendant for such an ofense
ahlv renresented before having for his attorneys