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t CAMILLA ENTERPRISE
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIOAV
WALTER A- ALLEN
BD1TOR AND rl BLlSHKU
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FRIDAY.. SEPT 23, 1904.
COTTON MARKET.
Thursday, September 1st, 1904.
SQUARE BALE.
Corrected by Baggs A Perry’.
Fully Good Middling......10 f
Good middling ............10 4
Middling....................10
To Our Readers.
Tne editor and publisher of the
Enterprise has been a citizen of
Camilla, a little overeight monthp,
during which time he has met
*many of the patrons of the paper,
but as yet he is comparatively a
Btranger to the greater number,
nevertheless we have not cut off
a single name because the sub¬
scription was not paid, but have
faithfully carried all through the
dull summer months, when money
Was scarce, but now that times
are good and cotton is bringing a
good price, do not forget your
newspaper, but come forward
and settle the amount due.
You can see from the label to
what time you have paid and then
it ia easy enough to tell what
amount you owe the paper. We
would prefer seeing each sub¬
scriber in person, rather than
mako to this general appeal, but
that is impossible, therefore
friends call at the office and let us
get acquainted with each other.
Those who ha\e come forward
and paid their subscriptions have
our sincere thanks, and we hope
that all others will come without
further solicitation.
W. A. Allen.
Editor and Publisher.
And so a race issue has broken
out in Africa? Negroes are com
plaining that they are not accord¬
ed their rights, in the negro’s own
native country. The complaint,
it seems, is made by American
negroes in Pretoria, and lias been
addressed to the United States
government. These transplanted
American negroes have doubtless
heard of President Roosevelt’s
great solicitude for their race
and therefore believe him capable
of giving them what they desire,
even in a foreign country. Should
the matters be sifted to the bot¬
tom it would probably be found
that it is privileges', and not
rights, that the petitioners ate
after. That is the way it usually
turns out in this country. Mean¬
while the Britishers in South
Africa—ancl Britishers pride
themselves on holding evenhand¬
ed justice—are under accusation
of discriminating against race
on account of its color.—Savan¬
nah News.
No “Before Day Ckibs” fn Mitch¬
ell.
The Enterprise .has not filled
3,-te columns with seesational ai
tiioles about the ‘“Before Day
GliUibs.,”’ ibecause it teok very life—
tie «todk in the matav reports
fcbtat.have >been circulated by the
the press ;a®d individuals who do
oak want to see any thitg in the
but thst which isnbad, and
is erer ready to parade before
the paifalic the misdeeds pf the
lawless element of the race in a
manner that will condemn all
alike
This is not j ust or. right and! is
damaging to bath white m.d
black. It produces unrest and
makes enemies of the credulous
whites to all negroes both good 1
and bad, and is thoroughly de¬
moralizing to all classes of ne*
groes, because the Jaw-a-biding
negro, and there are many of this
class, realizes that he is resting
under condemnation and, in a
measure, is held responsible for
the acts and doings of the lawless
element of his race, which natur¬
ally has a tendency to widen the
gulf that separates the two races
and makes them moie suspicious
of each other.
The editor of the Enterprise
is not the special champion of the
negro race, for he is a strong be¬
liever in the doctrine that this is
the white man’s country and that
it should be controled and gov¬
erned by the white man, the
sweat and blood of the white man
being the price that was paid for
it, yet, he believes in being just
to all men and is not willing to
condemn a whole nation for the
sius of those who do wrong. The
innocent should not have to suffer
with the guilty.
In Mitchell county will he
found a lot of as good colored
people as can be found anywhere,
many of them owning their own
farms and homes, and where this
is the case you will find them in¬
dustrious. prosperous and law-a¬
biding.
They are imitative ancl like
their white friends have formed
their secret organizations for be¬
nevolent purposes. Most of them
are operated under charters
granted by the Superior court of
the county, but because of the
reports of “Before Day Clubs,’’
every negro society formed is
looked upon with suspicion.
On this line the Enterprise is
in receipt of the following com¬
munication which speaks fot it¬
self:
Vada, Ga., Sept 19, 1904.
Mr. Editor:—-Please give me a
little space in your valuable pa
per in which I may speak to the
white men of our settlement who
speak so harshly against our be¬
nevolent organization, known as
the “Supreme Circle Society,”
with the accusation that it is a
“Before Day Club.”
Friends, please do not think
that our society has anything to
do with the “Before Day Club”
business- Our society was or¬
ganized for benevolent purposes
and has a charter from the Supe¬
rior court, granted by our hon¬
ored Judge W. N. Spence, and
its purpose is to care for the sick
and bury the dead. There is no
plotting against the whites in
anything we do, because we look
to you as our friends and natural
protectors.
The negroes who compose the
“Before Day Clubs,” we read
about are evidently prepared to
die, or else have no regard for
their lives, while we desire to
live and are endeavoring to pre¬
pare ourselves for living by doing
right, working hard to please our
employers and be law-a-biding
citizens as best we know how.
Our books and records are
open for inspection and we invite
.any Oi our white friends, who de¬
sire to do so, to visit oar lodge
meetings and see for themselves
rlifcat there is nothing of an incen¬
diary nature in our proceedings,
il want them to come and see and
I mill take pleasure in showing
our records at any time.
Neav, please don’t condemn all
of usaind stop the efforts we are
making to elevate and help our
race, because of the wrong doing
of that iSrement of our race who
care nothing for themselves or
the laws of their country.
Yours respectfully,
isam Rackley.
Successful co-operation enter¬
prises among men have always
keen of slow growth and develop
ssent. There ace many difficul¬
ties in the way of training men
to unselfishly work for the com
rnofi interest.
Our Winter Goods.
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We have on our shelves eur winter line. One
which is a combination of dura¬
bility and beauty.
-on: LINE COMPRISES- — -
Waistings, Waterproofs. Henriettas, Out¬
ings, Skirt Goods, Eiderdown Jackets,
# Ladies" Underskirts, Etc. &
We have at lot of Boys’ Suits.
Yours Very Truly,
J. H. Bailey.
— A Snap in
HEADWEAR!
^Three Leaders;
A black, silk lined, Alpine hat, $3 value for..................$1.25
A black, raw edge, wide brim, $2 value for.......................99c
A brown, Panama shaped, Alpine hat, $3 value for $1.50
There are other styles here if these don’t suit you.
We Are Headgear Headquarters.
Have you seen those $25 suits I am selling for $15 ? It’s a Broadway, tailor
made, tricot lined suit, all-wool and silk mixed gray goods with a blue hair-line.
They are peaches.
Look at our line of Ladies’ Walking Skirts. They are beau=
ties. 27 inch white sheeting 4 1=2 cents a yard.
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