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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