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The Gazette
AND .
Lai d Bulletin.
Published Every Saturday by the
GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO.,
Way cross, Ga.
Entered at Post Office-at Way
cross, Ga. as second class matter
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One year Si.oo
Six months 60
'Three months 4°
The Negro will not always be
down because he is black nor will
the White man always stay up be
cause he is white. A man rises or
falls according to.his intelligence re
gardless of color.
The Govenor of Mississippi in
the very strong and commenda
ble stand which he has taken
against lynching in the state,
shows real tangible signs of ad
vancing in civilization, which is
very gratifying to the public
May the good Lord, who is in
deed, “Slow to anger ant
plenteous in Mercy,” multiply his
kind and prosper his way.
HON. H. A. Rucker easily ranks
among the foremost of rhe race
in Georgia in all that goes to
make up an efficcient officer of
the government and a trustee
leader of the people. The race
should sustain such men with a
strong handi’
Let every loyal Republican Of
Georgia hold yp the hands of Hon,
J, W. Lyons, and see to it that he is
elected from the state at large to the
National Convention, and to his
present place on the National com
mittie, Mr, Loyans by reason of his
energy, adility and fidelity to the
trust reposed in him, deserves all
their honors and more.
The Gazette is pleased to note
the estimate placed on its editoral by
some of our ablest and mos 1 : esteem
ed contemporaries. Sizing up a re
cent editorial of ours on the traitors
of the race. The Union examined its
logic and say s it “ Reads like gospel;’
The Leader after carefully weighing
its import, says it is of pile-driving
weight. Thank you gentleman, and
we beg to say, that we shall continue
to hammer .away at existing evils
whicn so much afflect our people
with fact of logic and truth of pond
erous weight.
one trouble with us as a race, we
havent enough “ get—up and—get
about us. ” Weave too easly satisfied
and are not very auxious to get far
away from the old land- mark. We
need good stores and business
houses, of every description—we
must get money.
Our trusty political blade has
been sheathed for some time, but
we have had an eagle’s eye on the
field all the while. Now the call to
arms is being sounded and we pur
pose to unsheathe our weapon in the
common cause of our people and the
principles of the Republican party.
We shall unflinchingly defend thet
principle of right as we understand i
and no foe shall be spared.
Race leaders every where, should
gird on their armor and go forth to
glorious war, in the cause of God
right, and their native land! No
quarters should be given to race
traitors or deserters; whether from
the rank or th? officers in command.
Another occurrence taken
place in Jackson, Miss., just a few
days ago, a recital of which we
know must very keenly humiliate
the false Jarristocratic pride of
some of our nearby neighbors. It
was this. The city of Jackson
had h Negro Aiderman. (Hor
rors, yet it was truel and he died
and at his funeral the white May
or and white aiderman acted as
pall bearers. Commenting | on
this incident, The Public says,:
The incident carries a lesson in
democracy by which men like
Senator Morgan might profit if
they would
The pall bearers at that funeral
were something better than
white men —they were men.”
And there aie some white men
in this town too, who could profit
bv this lesson if they would.
Why down*here in this neck of
Georgia, if you merely talk of
electing an aiderman the little
popgun papers proceed to read
the race a letter under scare head
lines. How different. Yet a cer
tain class of Negroes are largely
responsible for the condition of
things.
Negro Leadership.
No people ever rise to a high
er standard in the scale of civili
zation than their leaders- there
fore, in keeping with the law of
progressiveness, all intelligent
people place in front to lead, the
most able, worthy, and in short
the best men and women, in
every sense of the word- And
this one very important lesson
that the Negro race must fearn
and rigidly apply, before they
can attain to, and retain their
place among other races; which
will command them respec*, and
make it a power for good in the
affairs of men. We are encour
aged to believe and hope, that
the light of this monumental
truth is beginning to dawn upon
their benighted minds and un
derstanding, Here and there
over the country we find noble
hearted, true men and women,
w hose entire being and every ac
tion are animated and actuated
by the Finest principle and no
blest purpose, and which is back
ed up by a character without a
blemish and an unfaltering cour
age, with loyalty and devotion.
Such people are a tower oi
strength for any race, and are
the hope of ours. For without
these elements there is no base
for pure Christianity, no resourc
es for logic, no character for
leadership, no hope for the race.
But there is a better day coming
and it is the sacred duty of ever
one who pretends to lead or di
rect the race at all, to do all in
his or her power to hasten that
day, by precept and example.
The time has been when the mass
of our people ignorantly or too un
willingly entrust their welfare in the
hands of those who woiild sell them
for a price, and even now they are
too careless in this respect. But
thanks to-the Creator of an enlight
ened mind and an awakened judge
ment, that the day is rapidly passing
by. Among the new generation
there are those who bring new life
new hope, better judgement and hon
esty of purpose to the race- Their
purpose is to succeed because they
deserve to succeed; and their labors
for and in behalf of the race will be
in accordance with this principle.
The time-serving cheap-John no ac
count bargain-counter Negro will be
relegated to the rear; his carreer will
be consigned to oblivion and his
voice shall no more be heard in high
places.
Morality, manhood, loyalty to the
race, love of truth, nobleness of pur
pose, and qualifications are th** prime
factor with which a man must be
possessed in future, if he hopes to
stand for the people. We warn our
people to make this the required
standard, and to put aside all of
those who do not measure up to it;
because all others retard very ma
terially. the progress of the race.
Every Republican voter in Ware
County and the state of Georgia,
should see to it at once, that his tax
es are pa d and his name duly regis
tered, in order that he may be fully
qualified to vote in this county.
Hon- Judson W. Lyons,the lawyer
state-man and national representative
of the Republican party and of the
federal government: the true the peer
less, the friend to his race. We are
quite sure the party in Georgia could
do them-jelves no greater credit than
to unanimously re-elect him to
National Committie and delegate
from the state large.
Live peacably with all men.
Keep on good terras with your
wife, your conscience and your
stomach.
The Republican forces are now
organizing their forces, and will soon
*throw out their skirmish lines to be
gin the campaign.
Loyalty to the race and to the
principles of the Republican party;
founded on a clean record for honesty
morality, intergritv and ability must
be the standard of our future leaders.
It you dont fill the bill, then stand
aside. Brothern, pass this along.
The Republicans of Georgia seem
to think that this is a ideal republi
can weather, and the average politi
cian is sowing seed bountifully in
the fertile political soil. But what
will the harvest be?
Maj, R. R. Wright is in the field
for election from the state at large to
the Nationa Convention. We dont re
call a single man in this part of the
state who is better qualified and
more deserving.
Sen. Morgan in his Dotage.
Senator Morgan of Alabama dur
ing his long period of service in Con
gress, has demonstrated his ability
as being one of the ablest statesmen
from the South; but in his effort for
re-election to the U. S. Senate from
his state, plainly shows that notwith
standing his advantages of associa
tion with real statemen and patriots
he is yet a narrow guaged politician
of the true southern stamp. Having
no strange argument to offer his con
stituency, he appeals to their preju
dices by holding up to them the Ne
gro as a bugaboo. That old Sambo
scare crow has about worn out Sen
ator and you can’t win much with
that now. Your people are really be
coming too intelligent down here;
and so is the colored man, and if
\O i would sue :eed now you must
quit your floggyism and appeal to
their intelligence on living issues and
not to their prejudices against the
Negro- They think more of the
Negro than you seem to be aware of
and should you come down in the
heart of the south and make such
rash speeches against the Negro it
occurs to us that you would be in
danger of bodily harm. Asa proof
of this, we refer you to what happen
ed recently to a white man in north
Georgia who was taking the Negroes
out of that section. Why Judge
Lynch was close on his heels and
and the judge is a white man, as you
know, and with the aid and the pro
tection of the law, he barely eecaped
with his life. Kindly now, Senator,
we think you are in your dotage
and have outlived your day of use
fulness, Why not take a rest.
BRYAN is srill hunting for a
job at the White House. Those
Nebraska boys from the Platte
are famous talkers and hustlers.
Prof. B. T. Washington or
ganized an insurance Company
in Chicago last week and Mr. G.
H. Bowen has established a big
real estate business in Waycross
this week; the Gazette has its eye
on both and concludes that the
Negro is progressing north and
south.
THE Bee says to solve the race
problem, the Negro must scatter
himself over the country; where
he is so densely populated move
out and go to sections of the
country where he will have more
room, then his value will be more
appreciated. Recent happenings
in Georgia to immigration agents
make this look reasonable.
The Democrats of Kentucky are
still doing their best to steal the state
Among its new exchan jes The
Gazette is pleased to acknowledge
the receipt of The Poulan Herald.
We are indebted to Messrs C. B -
Cottrell, Sons and Co., New’ York
for a copy of their beautilul Decern •
ber edition of ’‘Munsey.” It is filled
with beautiful illustrations and ch< ice
reading matter; and in fact, Munsey
is one of the finest Magizines on the
market.
We take pleasure in placing on
our exchange list this week the
“Bethel A. M. E. church Bulletin’’
published a 1 Sacremento, Cal, it is a
bright and crisp little paper and is
gotten up in a very creditable maner
and is published in the interest o.
the church whose name its bearsf
ft is of interest to note that the edi.
itor, Rev. W. B. Hankerson is a
Georgian. Go ahead brother; We
wish you success in the cause Cod
and the right.
’assing of The Coon And
Degrading Dance.
The January number of Comfort
says that the day of “Coon Songs’
Negro “Cake Walk” and the "Rag
Tag Time” song and dance is fast
drawing to a close, and that we are
com! ig to a line of more dignified
andartisti.. music. May the Lord
grant it so, especially on account of
a large class of our young girls and
women ot the race; who debase
themselves and the race, who indulge
publicly and for past time; in those
songs and dance which are nothing
shorter than the grossest vulgarity
and obscenity. The “Two step’
and similar dances belong in this
cl<ss. Knowing this any person,
lady or gentleman, who has true re
spect for themselves and are possess
ed of good manners will refrain from
all such The thing is run in the
ground it is degrading Stop it.
the services of Prof. W. Halwick
Davis, of Florida, late of Athens,
have been secured as an addition to
the editorial staff of the gazette
Prof- Davis is a race man and versa*,
tile writer. He is well known in the
state having been connected with the
first Negro paper published in (Geor
gia, viz: Athens Blade, later on editor
of Weekly Record; his ability as a
newspaper man is unquestioned.
senator McEnery of Louisiana
demonstrating in the Senate this week
with all his power, that he is of the
same caliber of the average southern
politician who unfortunately finds his
way to Congress, and that his chief
claim to public notice is his ability to
make a speech against the poor negro
who is at home working for and sus.
tainghim and his people in the south.
liberal minded, patriotic, and
liberty-loving people all over the
country, will note with much pride,
the noble defense of the franchise
for all the people, that is being made
in the Ser ate this week by S. M.
Pritchard of North Carolina. The
old “Tar Heel” state would disgrace
herself by disfranchising a large per
cent of her citizens; but the good
Senator comes to the rescue.
A NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
FOR THE CITY'
Our enterprising Young towns
man, Mr. G. H. Bowen has gone in
to the real estate business on a large
scale, and has a number of choice
city lots for sale at moderate prices
and upon easy terms. He also has
a two story house with nice lot for
sale. Besides this he will rent houses
and collect rents. If you wish to
buy, sell or exchange real estate;
rent a house or have one to rent in
the C’ty of Waycross, it will be to
your interest to call on or address
him first, His unquestioned integrity
and well knowff standing in the bus
iness world, is a sufficient guarantee
that any business entrusted to his
care, will be honestly attended to.
A Greate Churchman And Race Lover
Dtparts This Life.
We are aggrieved with sorrow.to announce
the death of J. W. Wootten, who were
arrested here at Waycross during the
summer o( i 899 for a crime, committed
at Palatka Fla,iu iB9B. He lived the life o|
a true disciple of Christ- In 1898. a most,
inhumaue crime tried to be committed to
a Negro, at Palatka jail house, and he
being a great race protectionist, resorted
to great hindrances, and were successful
he was put in jail, coming out on bonds
he migrated here at Waycross, here he
was captured and carried back to Palatka
and put in custody, but his freedom was
restored and he lived one month afterward
Tattler’s Cure
Take one pound of root called ‘‘Think
Twice,’’ one pound of “Speak’ one weed,’
a sufficient quantity of “Fluid Extract of
Discretion,’’ and a sprig of alone
other people’s business ” Steep the whole
in a pot of modesty and it is re tdy fo ’ use.
Dose: One teaspoonful just before
speaking of your neihgbor. It can be used
by ladies in any condition of health without
the slightest injury It would be a good
idea to sprinkle your handkerchief and
put a lew drops on your conscience before
visiting your neighbor. It works like a
charm and can be had at Old Peace maker
or at Madame soft speeches. If you are
a down right liar take a dose of arsenic.
E. C. Jones,
F. J. Powell.
Cairo, Ga,
The Religions World.
God’s Aid in War.
and rhe South
African Con-
flict.
War has always been a source of pe t
plexitv to m.iny wen of thoughtful and
religious nature. Aside from its unspeak
able horrors, the perplexing picture is
constantly presented of two contending
forces each believing in the justice of its
own cause, and each supplicating tne sam e
Divine fewer for victory. Perhaps this is
one disadvantage of a monotheistic concep
tion of Deity for the Greeks and Romans
other polytheists were not troubled by such
scruples, and for them martial triumph
meant the favor of the more powerful god
toward the victors. The present conflict in
South Africa is arousing the old discussion
of this problem, for Boer and Briton are
each appealing to the same God. The
London Spectator, admitting that the prob
lem is probably insoluble, tries nevertheless
to find a partial solution by means of an
illustration drawn from the American Civil
w«r. It says:
“There are p’enty of things which are
inscrutable in the governance of the world,
but we should not therefore try to tnrn
away from them or bury them out of sight-
We mav have to go forward with the work
of the world and leave them unsolved, but
we do not make them less mysterious of
awe-inspiring by pretending that they do
hot exist. Mr. Lincoln during the Ameri
can Civil War faced the matter we ar e
now dealing with, and faced it with his
usual clearness of vision and detachment of
mind. He did not solve the problem of
course, but at least he left it not a cold,
hard parauox, a thing for mock er j o r
S neers, but what it is-a matter which it
too hard for man is not too hard for God.
It is in the second inaugural that the pass
aae we refer to is to be found. In that
astonishing piece of reosoned poetry, whei
the greatness of the occasion coupled with
the -reatness of Lincoln’s own nature, made
the President speak like a prophet new in
spired, he puts beloie us the exact difficulty.
Both sides in the war, he told his country,
men, .read the same Bib|e, and pray to the
same God; and each invoke his aid against
the other. It may seem strange that any
men should dare to ask a just God’s assis.
tance in wringing their bread from the
sweat of other men.s faces; but let us judge
not, that we be not judged. The prayers
of both could not be answered, that of
neither has been answered fully. The
Almighty has His own purposes. “Woe
unto the world because of offenses! for it
must needs be that offenses come: but woe
to that man by whom the offen e cometh.»
Those words might with only a little change
be said to-day, and said without offense by
either side, aS might also the passage
which begins -r-Fondly do we hope, fer
vently do v»e pray—that this scourge of
war may speedily pass away,” and ends
with the declaration that whether the wai
be long or short, we can only say: “The
judgments of the Lord are pure and right
eous although.” The lagt period must be
quoted verbatim, a passage both for thought
and language as noble as any in our lan
guage; ‘‘With malice toward none; with
chanty for all; with firmness in the right,
as God gives us to see the right, let us
strive on to finish the work we arr in; to
bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for
him who shall have borne the battle, and
for his widow, and his orphan—to do all
which may acheive and cherish a just and
lasting peace among ourselves, and with
all nations.” Here it seemi to us in the
lesson needed for the present war We
must not cherish the feeling that we do
not care whatthe merits in the case are,
or speak as if the justice or want of justice
did not matter. It does matter, and must
matter. On the other band, those who be
lieve that the war is a just one need not
and ought not to worry themselves, not
because they have doubts as to orr cause
being goed, but because the Boers so
sincerely their cause good, and because
both views can not be right. Tha is no
concern of ours. As Linco’n says; ‘With
firmnnesj in the right, as God gives us to
see the right, let us strive on to finish the
work.’ If we are to think, not of our own
standard and sense of right or wrong, but
are to be constantly looking round to see
whether somebody else has not got a diff
erent or a better one, which conflicts with,
or even cancels ours we shall simply par
alyze our hearts consciences. It is not
expected of ua that we should do more than
■fchat honestly seems to us right It is far
better to do that strongly and earnestly
than to do nothing, because there may be
anolher view of what is truth ann justice.
The Almighty has His own purposes.
We can only strive to do our duty confi
dent that if we do that all must fall right*
whether the issue is or is not the one we
desire. But a part and no small part, of
our duty in moments of peril and danger is
to stand by our own country. Ws do not
for a moment wish to indorse the mis
chievous sentiment, “My country right or
wrong.” If a man sincerely believes that
his country is playing ab evil part he can
not, of course give her help with a whole
heart But for the men who have not
arrived at any such conclusion, or who do
not profess to have mastered the merits o.
the quarrel, the duty of patriotism is clear
It is not for nothing that men are bound
each to each by the ties of patriotism.
They can not break away from the duty
of national cohesion lightly or capriciously
Till the country is committed to the ar
bitrament of war a man may take sides
against the Government, that is, that which
represents his country, and has a right to
speak in its name. When howevor, war
has once begun, a man must indeed be
clear and confident in the wickedness of
his country’s action if he can abandon tb e
fulfilment of the duty of patriotism*
TAKE NOTICE
Be it thereby known thu Mr t [
erts is no more connected with TheG 1
in any capacity H e tendered ] u3
tidn and it has been accepted. 1
One of our esteemed contentpo raries
Atlanta, Ga., in its summary of news**'
pers published by strong
men credits Mr, H. Hagler as publi ?*
of The Gazette, which statement we h
correct. The Gazette is now and a!w»
'has been published by Rev j jf l( *
MERE WE Hl®
The Zion Baptist Church of
Ga-, holds its regular meetings e\ery
Sunday. Communion at 3 p m .
prayer meeting every Tuesday
Preaching every Thursday night.
Always welcome.
Rev. M. Devard, Pastor ■
First A. B- Church. Waycross, Ga, Sei>B
ices every Sabbath, prayer meeting every!
Monday evening at 4 p. m—Tuesday®
nights, Brothers’ prayer meeting. Preact ■
ing Thursday nights. Ist. Sunday
toral day and Communion. Preach® I
every Sonde*’ —Sunday School every Sa#. I
day morning at 9 a. m. Visitors alwarj I
welcome.
L. L. Rolierts Supt, S. S.
S. Beaufort, Pastor I
King Solomon M. E, Church Preaching I
every Sunday at 11 a. m. and at 7:30 p,tn I
•Junior Epworth League at 9; 30 a m and I
Sunday School at 3 p. m. Class meeting I
every Tuesday evening at 7;30 and prayer I
meeting on Thursday evenings. The pub I
lie is cordially invited to attend all th |
S rvices. W- A. Holmes Pastor,
Bowen 8. S. Snpt
St. John Baptist Church—Preachy I
First .Second and Third Sunday in each I
’ B onth at a 11:00 A. M., 3:00 and 8:00 P! I
ay t School at 6:30 A, M. Covenai I
Meeting 4th Sunday in each month.
Rev. W. . Johnson pastor,
(J W Manley Sunday School Sup
Gaines Chapel A M. E. Church, Bruns
wick Avenue —Preaching every Sunday &
11 a. m., 3 and 8 p. m- Class meetin
every Tuesday night at 8 o’clock —Sunday
School at 9:«0, a. m. Communion every
First Sunday. Visitors always welcome
Rev. R. H. Singleton, Pastor.
Wolf Chapel, A. ME. Cnurch -Preach,
ing every Sunday at.. 11am. i nd 3 p« m
aid 7=30, d. m. Class Meeting every
Tuesday night. Sunday-School at 9:3
a. m. C>m nitlion every F.rit Snhy
Rev J. W. Maxwel.
aul Missionary Baptist church. Way
cross, (New Town) service as follow:
Preaching every Sunday night, 7:30 p. m
TSabbath school every Sunday at 9 a ni
ehursday nights preaching. Communion
every other second Sunday. Pastoral day
Svery second Sunday. Conference every
Saturday night before the setond S’milajn
Rev, W. J. Kinney, Pastor, Isiah Moore
S. 8 Superintendent
St- Peter Baptist Church Wa,‘
cross Ga* Reidvilio- Services as fol
low sisters prayer meeting Tuesday
nights at 7 30 p. m. Preaching
every Thursday nights at 8 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday
morning at 9a* nr Third Sunday
is regular Pastoral Day Com'nunion
Frieudsarc cordially invited Rev
S. M- Jacksou pastor
Wolf Chaple A. M. E.
Pastoral Days every Ist. and 2nd
Snnday at 11 a.m. and at 3pm
and at 730 p. m. class meeting
every Tuesday night prayer
meeting every Thursday nigb’
Sabbath School every Sunday
morning at 9 30 Oclock conimur
ion every Ist. Sunday at 3p, nj>
everybody is welcome Rev. Db
Wells. Pastor.
The Laboring Man's Hone
is a large and
C 0 MM 0 D I OUS
institution
Under the proprietorship
W. El. BROWN
There is a restaurant on the premise’
meals are served on the European p» an '
address is 238 Bryant street. Be sure
miss this number for you will tm» n t w
ber for you will miss a good thing, an
know a good thing is to see it. J’" ;
the large amount of patronage Mr- .
has found it necessary to procure a c->m ‘
ious dwelling as a lodging house.
partnership with Mr. Smith and this
tiorial business is known as
BROWN & SMITH LODGING H° L1 ’
located at 20 Jefferson street. Sa',* l
■ ■ ■ A ! and Whisk e J