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LAST WEEK’S LETTERS LEFT OUT FOR LACK OF SPACE. .
FAIR VIEW.
Several from here attended the
singing at Lithonia Sunday.
Messrs. Willie and Marvin Ham¬
mond visited their brother, Mr.
Xligah Hammond, on Sunday last.
Miss Emily Neely was the guest
Miss Kate Everett Monday.
Miss Adnah Neely spent Sunday
with Miss Emma Longshore.
Miss Kate Everett, of Alin on,
pent Sunday night with Miss Ina
Hardy, of Covington.
Mrs. Will Wallace visited her
another, Mrs. J. R. Dobbs, Sun¬
day.
Mr. Pies .McC.irt and
■visited Mr. J. B. McCart a mi fam¬
ily Saturday night.
Mr?. Aubra Almand, of Conyers,
i, visiting her mother, Mrs. J. W.
Heberts
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Hammond
Tinted Mr. and Mrs 0. P. Dobbs
Fanday.
Mr. Robert Berry, of , ... Mt Zimi, r/ .
rhe guest ot his sisier, airs. .. T ^
ir as
C. Rawlins, last Sunday.
Mr. Johnie Stowers visited home
j Iks Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Neely and children
■visited Mr anti Mrs. C. P. liant- i
saond a few days last week.
Miss Nora Sheiewood spent Fri¬
day with Miss Mary l)obos.
3Jr0. Julia Myers continues quite
-ill as thus writing.
Messrs Joe ,-u d Robert, Dob’oa
visited Mr ’Vilt B mt;cy of Redan
l.st Saturday. \
Sheriff Sam tiuv, now 'and af
ler the primary too —-t
MACEDONiA.
Mr C3 Mrs. IbJ Ha:ri a , T
s-ear Jersey, visited aim family of
Mr. M. H. Smith Sunday,
Miss Lena Ellington spent Sat
iiruay with her sister, Mrs. Ossie
IV bite.
Miss Una Smith spent several
& VS of last, week in Covington the
! • of Mis- N 1 1 ■< k
dir, Amutliln C • -petit Sa’lir
day and Sunday . .’Ji Mrs. LI zu
F-th George.
Messrs. Jim B tv and Henry
Hawkins, of Aim n, attended Sun¬
day School at Sardis Sunday.
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Drnv, Sclbv & C s Oxfotd t ;e.- j
t r ladies, miss.-s and ehild ren at
C. G. Robinson’s i
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WEST i x ■_ WTON. |
.Miss N lie Sp- er of Newl.ori , |
»as the guest of Miss Oia Kobeit
r>cm recently. ;
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T he singing at the homo of Mr. j
J. \V. King was well attend
We \ve!c«>nie ti Salem corres
pendent an i gladiy divide terri- ;
t uy. This is to tmit corr-spon- i
dent: Good luck Give us the
news from your section, Tell us
when Miss L >vd leturns from
extensive tour.
The annuoncen'.ent of Mr, J. W.
King for representative was herald
with enthusiasm. Mr. King s re
»; rd io the house was good and
his friends predict for him a sue
ce-sDil race. lie stands well in
hib eoinmunitv and the county at
laIge.
The meeting called for the or¬
ganization of the South River As
sociation was largely att»-nded.
K. W. Estes was elected president
a d J C. Estes secretary and treas-
The local telephone company
are preparing to put a switchbord
at Pace. This will make the ser¬
vice very desirable and will, no
doubt, increase their business.
The school wagon running from
South River Academy to Livings
ton’s High school has stopped.
gc } lo0 ] a i this place will likely
| close in the early part of May.
What’s the matter with 'Hay?
he’s ail. right,
BRICK STORE.
Miss Lee Calaway, of Snells,
was ihe guest of Mr. I. A. Stan¬
ton’s family this week.;
Mr W. H. Aaron is on the sick
list this week. We hope he will
soon recover.
Messrs. Shouse and Epps, of
Madison, were here a while Sun¬
day.
Misses Tiny Ozbuni and Cleo
Patrick were the guests of Misses
Annie Mae Berry ’ Lillian Cruteh
field at Alcova Saturday . . and . bun- c
day.
Mr. L. L. Flowers and family,
of Covington, spent Sunday here
with Mr, J T. Taylor’s family.
Several from here attended
preaching at Alcova Sunday gfter
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Patrick
f-pe nt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
]r r . ni ] c Patrick.
The candy pulling at Mr. W. H.
Aaron’s Saturday night was enjoy¬
ed very much.
Mr. John Patrick spent Sunday
here with h one folks.
Mr. .1 T. Elliott was in Coving¬
ton Saturday.
Mrs J A. Stanton was in Social
Circle a short wlule Sa urday.
The ladies Mi-sionnry society
met ut, Mrs. \V. L. Gibsoii’sTburg
d iy afternoon.
Mr. Tom Stanton, <T Social Cir¬
cle, was here Sunday afternoon.
Judge and Mrs. W. i!. Stewart
spent Sunday with Mr. J S. Pan
nell’s family.
“Ameiican Lady” corsets at C
( . Robinson’s.
GUA\ CREEK.
I’rof. G. C. Adams visited our
-clued Friday afternoon. Come
again Prof., we are glad to see you
at any time.
Mr. and Mrs. G incs Mann and
< laughters, Ossie and Myrtle, spent
1 a -1 Sunday with Mr, Geo. Dial’s
fa m i l v.
Mr. Nitnmie Mann and sister,
y iisS Bessie, snent last Sunday
witli their brother, Mr. Albert
Mann, of ne.n Conyers.
Misses Ethel White and Winnie
Brooks, of Rockdale, were the
guests *-t Misses Carrie and I) ollle
Mitcham Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Annie and Ockie Moon
spent Saturday and Sunday | with
Miss Pearl Dorsey.
Mr. John Richardson and daugh¬
ter, Mrs. Addie Berry, spent Mon
day with Mr. J. M. Mitcham’s
family,
Mrs. Will Mann has returned
home after a week’s visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Minnie Samlling.
Miss Lois Berry spent
and Sunday with Miss Carrie
Mitcham.
Mi “ Beima Dial » 3 spending a
"ith Miss Myrtie Mann,
'* ear V\ alnutgrove.
Take The Enterprise for the news
7 HE JBNTERPJiJSE, COVING1 OX, GA.,
THE UNDOING OF THE ACTS
OF RECONSTRUCTION.
From 1870 to 190G the South
has been undoing tho reconstruc
tion acts. In 1870 there was great
despondency in the South. The
real leaders of the South were shut
out by the 14th amendment and
retired to private life. Intelligent
men stood aside. Negroes were in
power and showed themselves in¬
capable of government. The con¬
trol was held by the worst southern
whites, scalawags and carpet bag¬
gers. From 1868-70 was the dark¬
est period in American history. It
was a monument of shame and
corruption.
Since 1870-1906-wheuever He
publicans have omne into power,
they have done so by virtue of ne¬
gro votes.
It has never failed when negroes
had political power—that they did
not strive to make themselves of
fensive and obnoxious socially. In
1868-70 negroes had become so ar
ro£ant and dangerous in certain
sections, that Ku Klux Klaus were
organized. The Kluu was a social
necessity.
On May 80, 1870 congress passed
the Farce Act in order to carry
out 14th and 15th Amendments. It
was aimed against. Ku Klux Klan.
It declared that any two persons
banded together to prohibit any
citizen from voting would be re¬
garded as a felony, and should be
fined $5000,00 or ten years impris
onment. The old Civil Right Act
>f 1806 was incoiporated in this
act.
The govorm-r of South Carolina
confessed lie could not control the
Klaus in his state. The second
Farce Act was passed one year af
ter the first one passed It was
passed at the request of President I
Grant, who doubted that he had
power to put down the Ku Klux
Klan, as it. was among citizens,
This sec ud act de'Tu-'d that any
o.ie joining the Ku Klux Klari
would be guiity t conspiracy
against United States government.
It stated further that to prevent
aoy one from voting, or tile in¬
fluencing of United States juiors
would be conspiracy, The presi
dent was given full power to act
whenever the state cutffd not put
d-jwu mti ot violet •CM .
The third Farce Act was passed
in 1864. Olias. Sumner had ' died
and th • act, was passed as a token
of bis memory. The bill assured
the n-'croi s the same treatment, as
while men in cars, hotels, steam¬
ships, etc. For any violation of
this act on t he part of a white per¬
son—the negro could bring suit,
and tin* wlire man would be guilty
of a on me.
These three Farce Acts were
based on 18th, lit h and 15th
Amendments. They placed the
South in a different position from
what it had been before the war.
It was the “dutv” of eoner«83 to
see that tiny were enforced and
purin-h any violator thereof. A
large number of innocent.and up¬
| right people in the South were <le
priced ot all political ?nd social
! just ice. Th- Ku Klux Kian did j
much good toward keeping down
negroes, but it went against white
men too after a« bile.
The state government tried to
j maintain order but failed often.
President, Grant proclaimed nine
countres in Carolina to lie jp a
state of incurred ion i: 1871, and
that they should be under military
control. The writ, of habeas cor
| pits' was suspendid Men were
I seiz d and imprisoned without _
j preliminary hearing. At the trials
j there wa« very little justice. Tlie
I jurors ; ir most casos were ignorant
j and unscrupulous negroes. A
j very prominent soulhernor was
tried and convicted by eleven ne
J groes By and the end one of white 1871 man. Farce
t the
I Acts be ‘ ?UM 1 have little effect,
i Many people in the North began to
j feel that the Farce Acts should
not be carried out. T he Derao
crats declared that Republicans
had used those acts in order to car
ry the election!. There was a
not“d case in 1875 before the Su-
i preme Court, United States versus
> Reese In this ease the court de
clared that protection to the negro
meant only as against state govern¬
ments and not against individual
citizens of a state. In Crookshank
vs United States, the conspiracy
clause of the second Farce Act
came up. The com t declared that
the conspiracy clause was uncon¬
stitutional. In this case a certain
number of men had gotten togeth¬
er to prevent negroes from holding
arms. Court said as these men
had gotten together without the
sanction of the state, it was there
fore no case of state intfcferring.
In a year or so later a number of
negroes hud been taken from the
state authorities and mobbed.
Court said state bad done nothing.
In United States vs Harris; Su
preme Court decided that the
whole conspiracy clause of the se
cond Farce Act was unconstitu
tioual. Unined States Supreme
Court has stood by the individuals
of the South. The courts declared
that ihe United States has a right
to protect any man in his vote,
etc., but only against the en¬
croachments of state government.
The last Farce Act was decided
in 1883 by the Supreme Court to
be wholly unconstitutional, as it
granted social equality; the 14th,
and 15th Amendments did not pro
vide for it.
The tendency in the South was
for white people to resume power
in spite of the Farce Acts. By the
aid of the Democrats of the North
the political disabilities were re
moved. Republicans did not want
them removed In 1871 the Re¬
publicans made an extensive in
yestigation of all Ku Klux Klana.
The report tilled 14 large volumes,
s howed that the K an had come
about because some of the most
men in the South had
been refused the light to vote. In
' jyyo the Amnesty Act passed.
was
White people began to assume the
reins of government. Carpet bag¬
gers b-‘gan logo back Noitli. They
;:ad r.o social standing in tie
South. The scalawags, had be.
come disgraced. Negro rule un¬
der carpet, baggers, scalawags and
republicans had i>> en notorious
The White people determined to
do away^ with negto rule at any
Cost.
T e libera! Republicans in the
North declared for rule by the
white people. Carl Schultz,of New
York, war the leader. Grant’s
administration had been a failure.
Grant bad believed that, any igno¬
rant rt p.ilil'can shod 1 rule m pre¬
ference io a dcuiuciat. Carl
Scunz ami others believed that
the intelligent sh mid rule.
Tennessee had been under ne¬
gro rule from 1867 to 1869; North
Carolina from 1867-70; Texas and
Georgia till 1870; Alabama
and Arkansas till 1874; Miss¬
issippi till 1875; Louisana,
Florida and South Carolina till
1876
There was quite a conflict in
Louisana and South Carolina. In
Louisana in 1876 there were two
ticket^, one the conservative tick¬
et composed of the (letter elements
of republicans and democrats; the
other ticket was made up of ex¬
treme republicans and negroes. It
supported Gen. Grant’s adminis¬
tration, and whs known as the
custom house gang. Each party
claimed the election ami there was
organized two state governments.
McEnery was the leader ot the con
servative party ; Kellogg was the
leader <4 the radical element.
The state con hi not decide and
appealed to the United States to
de« i*ie tor them. Kellogg govern
ment was recognized as the legal
one. Order was issued at mid¬
night by United Slates Judge, who
said that it should be put into by
United States forces. McEnery
government claimed that they
would not resist the United States
soldiers. Kellogg government
held its promise so long as the
United States troops remained.
Grant decided to remove the troops
Ask Yoor
Neighbor
If she buys groceries of us. If she does, she will
vou of reliable goods, honest prices and quick delive
all of which you may not be getting. We haven’t ^
a C’lft
tomer to whom we would hesitate to refer you. it
neighbors is jealous of hor success, ^
give your orders to
—the things success at pleasing will prices: then be yours. Here are some pleasi^
Coffee, Spice, Cloves and Nutmegs. Can Peach S
Corn, Tomatoes, etc. Pickles of all kinds. Bottled
Cherries, very fine. Seed Irish Potatoes, Onion Sets
Eating Irish Potatoes, Cabbage, Early Beans, [\j HV ’
Beans. Candies and Crackers. Oranges, Apples and
Nuts.
W. M. DUNLAP
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LOOK OUT
1 FOR THE PHOTO CAR,
For a few clays I will have my Photo Car in
COVINGTON
Next to Harwell’s Furniture Store, where I will be
pared to make all sizes and styles of pictures at
Popular Prices.
Ask to see 4 for 50 CENTS.
my Leader
i Penny Pictures a Specialty.
Harry Death.
and told Kellog to organize a mil¬
itia Kellogg made up the militia
of negroes. The white element
thoroughly organized. The situa¬
tion bad become ciitical. There
was every where negro militia and
negro police. Theiv was a pitched
bittle between the two elements in
ti e streets of New Orleans which
resulted in favor of the whites.
T.ie Kellogg government collapsed
and took refuge in the United
States custom house. It called in
again the United Slates forces.
McEnery element let them alone
and organized a government of
tlleir own. Orders were sent to
Washington, War Department,
sent out that McEnery govern
me nt should not lie recogniz’d in
Louisa. Kellogg came out again,
There was a new election which*
gave a large democratic majority,
but the returning board was re
publican and it threw- out, a great
number of the votes. However,
the democrats assumed the run of
the state government. The legis¬
lature was equally devided, but
the democrats on some pretense
arrested one of the negro members
anil place him in jad, consequent
ly they- had a majority, The Kel
logg government never had any
moral support.
The state that suffered most
from negio depredation-,, backed
up by federal bayonets was South
Carolina. Mr. Editor as I have
already abused the patience of the
reader, and as I can not employ
language strong enough or decent
enough to recount the terrible
deals through which Carolina
ed, I will endeavor to give an ac
count of that common wealth a
separate article.
I will write au article in the
near future on the Tilden-Hayes
election contest—which will em
brace some of the incidents that
could be mentioned in this article
Very truly
JAS. P. COOLEY.
Thc Onl* fenranteed Kidn?y Cure
Is Smith's Sure Kidney Cure. Your
druggist will refund your money if after
taking one bottle you are not satisfied with
results, 50 cents by Dr. J. A. Wright,
With Our Exchanges.
I he public is again greatly
lieved * nee David B. Hill add
that he is out of politics. His la
silence that was giving rise to the Ocoi \\
he was out of brsatli.—
Enterprise.
i hey have not got down to pa
ing street cars in the gubernal
rail campaign as yet, but we l
p u ct it to begin every day.— Mod
Mews.
When Jim Smith starts outwl
bis private car lie should pa
tbein polled at every stop.—
News.
Rowe seems to have but li#
left cestde his reputation, whisk#
and a lawsuit.—Columbus E]
quirer Sun.
We ilifer from the adj^ctii
they employ that Brother Do*
and \ oliva do not entertain |
ward each other that t ( pence
with-you » » feeling supposed
characterixe City.—Constitution. the dwellers in Zij
1 he state campaign will not I
ended ere the baseball seas*
opens, with tho result that inter!
in the campaign will lag. -Am«
cus Titnes-Recorder.
Smith’s Sure Kidnsy Cur?.
^ l0 on b' guaranteed kidney rental
* >!,v ' t—tr 3' it it coi-t you nothing if i t!aJ
: hr ice ,'j() cent..- by- Dr ,J. A, Wright
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