The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-03
Nj. Wesley Walker
(Advt.)
july 3lst 1914.

SSS III yOOI PdPSI Vi udtS Ouly OUtH
that you have entered the contest against
me just as though you were running
against me through the columns of your
paper. Why am criticised through your
DIRTY sheet is known throughout the
County, and why am to befought through
and by your directions by bunch of
dirty politicians who have he'd their way
in this County, and who still want to
have their own way, is no mistery to the
intelligent voterts of this County: they
know why you are always placed in the
forefront to fight their battles. You hold
the position as the official organ of this
County, made so by portion of that sell
fish bunch who would drive every decent
candidate out by criticizng and SANDER
ing them with dirty methods through
your paper doing the bidding of your
MASTERS.
Gelders, if you are such a trustworthy
Waterman on the tower trying to direct
the voters of this County and City, why
did you fall asleep on duty and fall to
warn the voters of the New City Charter
that was being steam rolled through the
legislature without the voters of your
town knowing what was being done. |
think, as every other man thinks, they are
entitled to know.
Gelders, if you are such Waterman
sitting way up on the tower, and can
move the voters around by the wave of
the hand, as you say in your article they
"f1ocked to your command" why don't
you tell the truth? If they catch you in
dirty lie, then you will loose your magnet
power and the wave of your hand will
have no influence over the thoughtful per-
sons of this County.
Gelders, tell the people why you refus-
ed 10 pay your taxes few years ago on
your printing establishment, and that an
officer could not be found tolevy on it and
sell it. Tell them that the County Com
mssloners would not allow you to beat
the County out of several hundred dollars
on illegal advertising, and that you have
been singing mud at them ever since.
Tell them the TRUTH; tell the people
that on July 9th on the front page of
your sheet, headed Barton Surrenders
to the Sheriff" that you had this informa-
ton set up in your paper, and out before
the people before Barton had surrendered;
tell them that you lied or admit that you
knew where Barton was all the time,
wheo you were running aroung on the
streets shaking your legs and raising sand.
Admit that you were in communication
with Barton or deny it.
Gelders you have got your paper to
lambast me around with and it costs you
nothing 1t costs me to reply to you and
1T is dirty, treaoherous act that you will
take the advantage of me in such a man
ner.
It's reported that you and your CROWD
will flood this County on election day with
the lowest cheapest and drtieSt kind of
political tactics to corrupt the minds of
the voters against me. believe the peo-
pie OF this County have got too much self
respect for themselves to be carried
away with cheap, dirty methods to de-
feat man running for Office. have lived
right here in this part of the country for
at least Is years, and am assailed as
never before, because am attempting to
do something that will benefit the people.
why does that Bunch want to defeat me?
Because they have got string tied to
their candidate, and you know the rest.
Now Mr.. Gelders as to your Fourth
Commissioner dope; that you issued
through your powerful bureau of informa-
ton, as Waterman away up on the tower
that information is LIE of the blacxest
kind, and you know it. If you are in pos
session of the letter, publish the entire
letter. am not afraid of anything that
have done, if the truth is made known,
but who can count on the truth in your
paper when you are the author. As
have said before, the man that says that
| tried to get the Fourth Commissioner
job lies, and he knows he lies when he
says it. What did write Mr.. Paulk: was
that if he was going to abolish the Office
Of the Three Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues, and appoint one man to fill the
place of said Commissioners, that would
be glad for him to consider my applica-
ton for the place; stating that with the
experience that had as Commissioner
that would be glad to serve one term.
Why did do this2 Because Mr.. Paulk,
as great many people know, has always
been a One Commissioner man, and has
endeavored to pass One Commissioner
law for this County, and it was not incon-
sistant for me to ask for this Job, if |
wanted it. The people know that | am
for the Three Commissioners as it now
stands, and took issue with MIR. Paulk
for advertising that he was going to
abolish it and establish One Man Office.
| say lei the Commissioners office stand
with three Commissioners as the law now
provides. have got nothing to hide Mr..
Gelders. have only got a bunch of dir
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