Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-17
COLONEL TALMADGE WRITES
OF SENATOR'S RACE
(Telfair Enterprise)

SIX years. Why has Telfair's time
been deferred SO long? Fellow Citi-
zens;I tsked myself the above ques-
ton about six weeks ago. When l
figured on the answer, | determined
to offer myself as a candidate for
the State Senate. If l could not in
duce some of our other worthy citi-
zens to make the race against my
congenial friend and ear-kinsman,
Mr.. F. A. Smith. There are mtny
other men more qualified and more
able to make the race than l am. But
| could not get them to tackle the Job.
When one is elected to represent
the people of his county; the interest
of the county should be paramount
with him. That is his sacred trust
And when one uses that trust to fur
Their his own political ends, by allow
ing senatorial districts changed, and
also swapping off his county's time
because it does not suit him to make
the race at that time; he should not
be allowed to go when his countys
time for Senator finally arrives, af-
ter twelve long years. Take this
and make the most of fit Fred.
If am elected Senator, l will be
heard from Rabun's Gap to Tybee
Light trying to pass bill to rotate
the Judges of the Superior courts
in Georgia. Judges of our courts
should be out of petty politics. The
ends of justice can bast be reached
by having a stranger to hold our
courts every term. Justice is blind.
1t should know no man.
l am elected Senator, will in
troduce and push to its ptssage a
bill providing for board of -direc-
tors to the Commissioners office,
composed of one man from each mi
litia district in Telfair County. This
Board of directors shall meet every
three months and examine into the
financial condition of Telfair County.
And shall also be empowered to limit
the disbursements of the County so
that they will baltnce with the re-
ceipts. All parts ofthe county should
should receive recognition and work
on its public roads alike. And l be-
lieve that this board of directors COM
posed of one man from each militia
district in the county will come nearer
accomplishing this purpose than any
other plan have heard suggested.
I promise you people the two
above measures. And l further
promise you that l will put behind
them all of the zeal and untiring eff
forts that you have seen me display
in every other undertaking.
Besides these two measures, | have
no definite plans But l will tell you
this. Before I vote for any bill l will
think of the people that have to pu
out honest work and toll to make Z
living.
We have too many laws on our sta.
tute books now. If aboat one-half Of
them were repealed, and the Other
half enforced our county would be a
great deal better off. The integrity Of
the State suffers when laws are enact
ed with more eagerness than they are
enforced.
When one goes out to battle he
should not figure on winning alone,
and refuse the fight unless the odds
are in his favor. The banner that
brave and just man carries into ev-
cry fray has emblazoned on it these
words: is there not cause" First
Samuel, 18th chapter, 10Th verse;
Some of the things that drove our
fore-fathers from the English shores
was their hatred for hereditary offices,
and browning kings. Has that noble
hatred gone out in you.
Anyone elected as Senator or Rep
resentative should feel like he owes
the people something. If he buys the
office, does he feel that way? Has
he any love or respect for the people
that he has bought as slaves? You
answer this question for yourself. The
man that hints to me that he vents
anything else for his vote except my
appreciation and love, can go to the
place where it never SHOWS and ice is
a miracle.
If | am elected your senator, | will
go there knowing that thousands of
hard working men and women had
confidence in me. And did you know,
that will make pretty sorry fellow
stand. The people after all develop
its men. What is the greatest evil
dence to you people of Telfair county,
that | will not back off from a tough
looking job in the Senate? l will tell
you what it is. 1t is what / am
tackling right here at home in this
race. | am smashing against the
walls of Jerico. And they are begin
ming to tremble. Come on, friends,
and let's give one mighty blow and
make them tumble. will tell you
pretty good way to do it. Join with
me in speaking only kind and good
words of our adversaries. If you don't
believe | am right, see what the wis
est man in the world said about it in
Proverbs, 18th chapter, 22nd verse.
| think that most of you know
that the race is not confined to Tel