Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-06-18
BI-ANNUAL POLITICAL SPORT FOR
GEORGIANS

lust about every two years. inc shortcomings
Of iay iav Brown Of the Agricultural department
are presented to the intelligent voters OF the state
but thus far comparatively lew have shown dis
position to Dust that astude politician from this
citadel. Taking The Macon Telcgraph's recent
editorial as his text the editor OF the Columbus
Enquirer Sun has this to say
There are moments when we think that Editor
Anderson has transferred all the humor OF The
Macon Telegraph into Johnny Spencer's column
and then there are times, when we are inclined tc
believe that the Middle Georgia editor possesses
an exceedingly subtle and elusive sense OF the ri
diculous.
Certainly the editor OF The Telegraph must have
been writing with his tongue in his cheek, when
in discussing the speakership race, in connection
with Oily lin Browns machine he intimates thai
Representative Cecil Neil, OF Muscogcc, might
not sanction the belief thathis candidacy is backed
bv the Brown forces Says Editor Anderson:
Whether Mr. NELL sanctions it or not, he
is accepteda IS the candidate of the Brown
forces II he is not, his friends will be re-
eved to know it if he is the candidate OF j..
Brown, all those who oppose the domination
and the dictates of the State legislature by
one man should rally against him.
The Mocon Telegraph then analyses the meth
DDS of the Commissioner OF Oiculture and the
means by which he holds his satellites and bench
men in hand by letting them dispense the oil in
spectatorships with split-fee trimmings. Agar
we quote Editor Anderson:
Mr.. Brown has been able to build
chine because of the strong patronage that
issues from his Office The people of the State
of Georgia are paying $1l5OOO year unnec-
essary simply to support a machine that Mr..
Brown has created. Under an antiquated law,
the repeal OF which he has successfully block
ed time after time he has at his disposal some
thing more than 100 Jobs that nothing
more nor less than political sinecures and po-
lticaI pap. Not more than three oil inspec
tors are needed in heState. If they were paid
5000 each, they would be well paid, over
paid. Mr. Brown is paying out more than
S130OOO to "protect the people-against
what? Against too high percentage OF gaSo-
line in the kerosene that goes Into lamps,
Keeping the measures on the books is as RI
diculous as retaining the old law that sends
the common scold to the duckng stool.
Mr. Browns system OF dispensing the oil
inspection Jobs is to have the State legislator
from county nominate a man for the posi-
ton. He is promptly appointed The com
missioner has, therefore active worker
in each county and if the legislator has no
more sense than to be sweed up with impor
lance over the patronage he dispenses, MIR.
Brown has two active supporters.
There is no room in Democratic govern
ments such as ours for machines. There is
no occasion for it. There lisa growing con
viction over the State that Mr.. Brown,
through his oil inspection fees, has cost the
people money they should never have been
called upon to pay and that he has wasted
money that could be put to the uurpose OF edu-
cation and roads where they so badly
needed.
All that The Telegraph states is no news to the
readers OF the Enquirer-Sun They also know that
the Oiliculture is member of the klan and
that he is proud of it. But to return to The lele-
graphs editorial 1t says of Browns Muscogee
representative:
If Mr. Neill does not disavow that system,
if he does not tell the people frankly how he
stands upon the Brown oil inspection, he is
not entitled toanother turn at the office he
holds
How, we may ask of Editor Anderson, how can
Mr. NELL disavow a system of which he is a repre-
sentative, or attack or attempt to remedy the IN
famous oil inspection situation when i'm Brown,
aided and abeted by Gus Howard, gave him his
first term as speaker?
1t has been week since the editor OF The Iele-
graph called on Mr. Neill to make a statement
with refernce to his connection with the Com
missioner of Oilicuture, but we have not observ-
ed that the Muscogee representative has com
piled with the request.
If The Telegraph wishes further details of Mr.
Neills intimate contact with Mr. Brown, he can
write W. W. Hunt of Columbus who was chuck
ed out of an inspectors job by Mr. NELL. Or he
might communicate with Mr.. Hunts Neill-ap-
pointed successor F. O. Jones, and ask the latter
ii he splits his fees with whom he splits and who
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