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VOL I. NO 103.
VIENNA, GA.. SATURDAY. MAY 24, 1902.
TWICE-A"WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR
DUCATIONAL PROGRESS.
p^ FEW DAYS ago a party of wealthy
end well known philanthropists—
known as the Ogden party visited sev
eral cities in the south, inspecting and
investigating our educational institu
tions, with a view of giving the needed
aid to improve the educational facilities
in the south. In order that their
money might be wisely used in accord
ance with the wishes of the doners an
organisation has been perfected through
which their efforts could be more
effectually directed and desirable re
sults obtained. Some of the officers of
the organization are competent south
ern men. Our northern friends are
beginning to seek the hearty co-opera
tion of the southern whites in their
efforts'to educate the negroes of; the
south. ... .
Most all the money given by northern
people’to educate the people of the
south has been given to educate the
negroes. But now they propose to
assist the whites of the south in edu
cating their children Northern people
have given largo sums of money to
establish negro colleges in the south.
Expensive grounds were secured and
. magnificent buildings erected, ample
and elaborate equipments provided and
competent teachers employed, with
large endowments to them. . They did
notconsult southern whites much about
educating the newly emancipated race
in the south. Nearly forty years of
experience iiave taught them what the
southern whites could have told them
at first, that higher institutions of
learning is not what the negroes of the
south needs most. So few negroes
pursue the higher branches oi learning
—many of them arc not capacitated to
lvcome thoroughly educated.
I The. whites of the south aro heavily
K tnxed each year in order to provide
common schools for the negroes pf our
section. They have cheerfully given
millions of dollars for the purpose of
providing common \ rchools for the
negroes. But you would find a vigor
ous nnd determined protest go up from
the Potomac to the Riogrando if the
whites of the south were asked to pro
vide expensive higher educational in
stitutions of learning for the negroes.
Our northern friends would do well to
sell the fine college buildings they have
established in the south for the negroes
and put the proceeds arising therefrom
•Into a fund and give the negro only a
common school education and not
collegiate one.
The northern educators are now
convinced that the southern people are
* the best friends the negro has and
hence they are seeking the aid and
advice of southern people in their edu
cational efforts to educate the negroes.
I rejoice that there is a better feeling
between the north and south on nil
questions than has been heretofore.
The mistaken views and zeal without
knowledge on the part of northern
people on the subject of education and
elevation of the negro race have greatly
• hindered the southern whites In work
ing out the negro problem to the best
interest of the stafe, society, and all
concerned. There is every .indication
. ..to expect better results from the edu
cational efforts of the whites both
north and south among the negroes in
the future.
Just as long as negroes are immoral
and will steal, it will be hard to make
them good citisens of a very high type,
| It Is hard to make negroes virtuous and
L honest. It use to be said that slavery
F caused the negro to steal, as they
helped to make things they took, they
thought it right to steal. But slavery
came from without, and as slavery has
been removed, then the tendency to
steal should be removed-'too—if that
were true. But the facts show that the
M disposition to steal comes from causes
" ‘ that are within the nature of the negro
and dot from external causes. I don't
mean to say that all negroes wiU steal,
but I verily believe that a majority of
them will. Neither do I affirm that
there ate no virtuous negroes, but I do
contend that the great masses of them
l, are destitute of this essential virtue.
1 T The negro in the south have made the
greatest progress in education, civiliz-
any country of the world. This is due
largely to the fact that they were
brought into very close contact with
the white people of the country, a gen
eration ago Since freedom came to
them the sonth has been their real and
constant friend. Southern whites re
joice in every step of progress they
make in the right direction and deplore
eac\j blunder they make.
If our northern friends come down to
help us educate the whites and blacks
in our great southland in the spirit of
sincerity and in a fraternal manner,
then we should in a self-respecting, yet
dignified way, accept of their assist
ance and not otherwise. Intelligence
and patriotism are the very citidels of
our great institutions and our safety is
in our educated citizens, and ignorance
and superstition are among our great
est dangers.
Let every citizen labor to speedily
do all in his power to reduce the per
centage of illiteracy in Georgia and
the entire country. I am not in favor
of ^giving the Blnckeymoor a higher
education, but a common school edu
cation. . J. D. Noams.
Injunction Filed.
GUERRY VOTER
MITES A CARD
And Says Dopont Gnerrj is
Is Rad at “Citixen’s” Remarks and
BROWN RULES ON
COMING PRIMARY
And Voters IIB Be Allowed Until May
26th to Register.
ABOUT THE A. &
B. RIGHT OF WAY
Uncertain Terms*
The Seaboard Air Line has filed
an injunction against tho A. & B.
refusing them the right to cross
their truck at the Union depot in
Cordele. Arrangements were made
with the G. S. & F., and they con
nected their line with the tranUer
truck of that road.
Another injunction was filed
yesterday morning for dutnuges by
Mr. Dave Browder of Cordcic, on
account of the track running with
in ten feet of his property thereby
damaging it considerably. A bond
will no doubt be given in the lat
ter case and the first regular pa* •
sengcr schedule will be operated
from Cordele to VVaycross tomor
row. Hurrah! tor the A. & B.
South Of Oakgrove-
VVe are having some very nice
weather for furming at present.
Crops are flourishing and the shin
gle mill business is on a boom.
Miss Blanche Woodruff is on the
sick list.
Charlie Harbin is on the sick
list this week.
Quite a number of our young
men accompanied by the “fairest
lillies ol the valley,” attended
preaching at Byromville Sunday.
L. H. Murphy made a business
trip to Unadilla Sunday.
Z. T. Woodruff nnd family paid
a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Shelby
Yawn Sunday.
Messrs J6hn Forehand and Curl
Harvard passed through the Grove
Sunday.
“Corn Dodger.’
Editor Nbwb: Please allow me
space to resent the slurs and kpitkrts
heaped upon all the friends and. sup
porters of Dupont Guerry, written by
one who has the audacity to call him
self a “Citizen” in your. Saturday’s
issue of the 17th, inst.. I will not at
tempt to fight the devil with fire; or to
take up each charge and insinuation he
makes against our choice for governor.
Suffice to say, they are untrue as he
puts them and it is a sneaking under
mining way ho has to try to poison the
minds of the voters against Mr. Guerry.
No sobbr, moral man, much less a
true citizen, would try to take such
undermining means to make votes for
Terrell. Enough said in behalf of Mr.
Guerry. Especially no true citizen
would apply such names to his neigh
bors and friends and especially to min
isters of the Gospel as he does; such as
CALAMITY HOWLERS,CRANKS, EXTREMISTS,
ENEMIES TO DEMOCRACY, SOREHEAD POLI
TICIANS, and even misguided citizens.
We believe a majority of old Dooly’s
best citizens are for Mr. Guerry and
are as conscientious os Mr., “Citizen.”
1 have heard a great many express
themselves as being stung by his cut
ting remarks, aiid^yct^lr. ‘‘Citizen”
yon are assuming the title of an-afob-
tle of one who soars so high, and is
making such a clean race. AVo are up
to your soaring mid blustering.
We understand Cordele Is 3 to 1 for
Guerry nnd other portions of the coun
ty are almost a unit, and yet you start
off your article by saying the Guerry
ranks are becoming thinner and de
moralized nnd claiming n landslide for
Terrell. Bosh! away with such rot,
trying to bluff. We wonder who you
think would believe such. Be reason
able and confine yourself to the truth.
You call Revs. Sam Jones, Len G,
Broughton, Seab Wright, etal, captains
of “tiie motley obbw.” Shame on you
sir. They are as much above one who
would indulge in your slang as the sky
is the earth.
Come out in the open and sign your
name in full and let the people view
your beautiful countenance. I venture
the assertion that you are either a
whiskey man or a would-be office-
seeker (in case Mr. Terrell is elected.)
We predict in your own language
that such abuse nnd attacks as you are
Indulging in will recoil on your candi
date (Mr. Terrell) and cause him to
lose votes in old Dooly.
Yours in defense,
A Guerby Voter.
P. S. If you reply to this sign your
name in full a* we want, to ask you a
few questions. Hurrah for our next
governor of Georgia—Dupont Guerry.
A.G. V
Attention Veterans.
Atlanta, Ga. , May as—Regis
tration for the gubernatorial pri
mary, which is to be held on June
5th, will be alowed until May s6:h
under a decision made today by
Chairman Edward T. Brown, of
the i>ta‘e Democratic executive com
mittee.
Many voters have been under the
erroneous impression that Saturday
May 34th was the last day on which
they could inscribe their names on
the registration books, and iflany
county officials and candidates
were ot the same opinion.
“The question huving arisen as
to the day for closing the registra
tion books, under the rules of the
state committee, the following rules
is announced:
“The last duy upon which voters
can register for the primary,, to be
held on June.5th, is Monday, May
6th.
”E. T. Brown, chairman State
Democratic executive committee.”
“ Fields Writes
to The Nevs
Card
Has Dooly county ever had a
better Sheriff than Mr. G. W.
Sheppard? We think not. He
is kind, clever and accommo
dating, and is indeed one of the
BE8T and most efficient Sheriffs
in Georgia. He is oertainly the
RIGHTMAN in the right place.
—VIENNA PROGRESS.
Now, the above was published
in that paper the week after he
learned that the Sheriff intend
ed changing the legal ads.
High Grade Vehicles sold on easy
ation and*religion than they have ip terms, Cheap by J. O, Hamilton.
FOR BIGAMY HE
IS CONVICTpD
Married in Asbbnrn and Had Wife and
Seven Children Living in Lemay, H. C.
Biiinbridge, Ga., May 33,—R. C.
Gully, alias C. R. Bridges' was to
day convicted in Decatur superior
court of the offense of bigamy.
Gully, the real name of ihe de
fendant. was married near Raleigh,
N. C., in iSSS to Mias Annie
Bridges, by whom he lias seven
children. In November, 1901, at
Donaldsonville, in this county, he
married Miss Bessie Shingler, of
Ashburn, Ga. Gully's first wife
and children live at Lemay, N. C.
After living with Miss Shingler
one month Gully deserted her and
fled to Mississippi, where he wis
arrested. He is apparently 35
years old.
The Shingler family is prominent
in this section of the state and the
indignation of the people is ns
strong against Gully ns. their sym
pathy with the Shinglers.
You are requested to meet me in
Vienna on June 6th, next to ar
range for our re-union at Cordele
on the 4th of July. The citizens
of Cordele are especially invited to
meet with us. Come out comrades
and help me make arrangements to
we will have one more big time at
Cordele. I. S. Lassetkr.
May 17th, 1903. Com.
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C0MPIR01UR GENEAUs OFFICE
Tax Department Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. F. J. Lewis, Vienna. Ga.
Dear Sir: Your final statement
of 1902, and all necessary vouchers
have been received. They have
been examined and found correct.
I enclose receipt for Receiver’s
commission paid which closes your
account with the state for that year.
I desire to express my appreciation
oi your uniformly good work us
Tax Collector, aud to thank you in
behalf ot the state for your faith
ful and efficient service, and for
your promptness in making reports
and remittances, with best wishes
Yours truly,
W. A. Wright,
Comp. Gen.
can buy, and are icieniificall
to get thei *
all dealers
»y
to get their utmost value. For sale by
Says He Has lade a Direct Proposition
to tbe Authorities and Is Willing
to Have it Arbitrated.
Editor of the News : I understand
that certain parties are fighting me in
my legislative race on account of my
refusing to give the right of rttly to the’
Atlantic A Birmingham R. R: through
a certain form between Cbrffele and
Vienna.
This is unjust and shows narrowness
on the part of the ones who are urging
it. The railroad wilFtake up something
like ten or twelve acres of valuablo
land, and it will bo necessary to movo
a tenant’s house and two or three out
houses and rebuild a line of fence across
a whole lot of land*. In addition to tho
above I will be forced to lose all the
labor and fertilizers and what ever the
land would have made this year, should
I give the right of way. The road runis
n fine peach orchard, takes in the well,
and it will be necessary to cut down a
portion of a beautiful oak grove sur-'
rounding the dwelling house.
Now, I have no objections to parsons
who desire to do so, giving the right of
way, or indeed their entire farm if they
so desire, but I for one, do not think it
is justice, right or law to take the
property of one person and deliver it to
another without just and reasonable
compensation. . . They say that I am
sotting an unreasonable price on the
right of way and trying to get more
than it is worth. I have made what I
believe to be a reasonable offer, which
was refut'd, I have never had any offer
inode ine, how do they know that I
would not accept a reasonable offer?
They have nover tried me on a direct
proposition. If we cannotngree on the
price to bo paid, why not leave it to an
arbitration and let our disinterested
friends settle the matter, they have
that remedy under the law. I am per
fectly willing to leave the matter to on
arbitration or a jury of my county and
abide their decision. 1
It has been said that I am fighting
Vienna, and trying to prevent the road
from being built These statements
are also untrue. I refused to give tho
right of way when Cordele hnd the
contract to furnish it, and I still refuse
it; but, I do not ask one cent more of
Vienna than I did of Cordele. I would
chorgo a brother just os much, if he
was able to build a railroad he ought to
be able to pay for the right of way. A1I
that 1 have contended for is that I
should liavo reasonable pay for the right
of way, that much and no more. I will
leave it to the people to say who is
right, and how much is right.
If I am elected to the, legislature, it
shall be my aim there, as1n this mat
ter, to first see what in my judgment hi
right, and then stand firmly and per
sistently for it and do equal and exact
justice to all, let him be friend 'or toe.
Trusting that none ot my friends will
allow themselves to be deceived by
those personp who are trying to injure
me in the county of my birth where I
have always tried to build mftelt up In
the estimation of the people, I am
Very respectfully,
S. R. Fields.
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Trawling Is Dangirous
Constant motion Jars thekidneys which
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sters and all who drive very mueb suffer
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You wilt be in safe hands if you buy
vour Vehicles froir J. O. Hamilton.