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t CAMILLA ENTERPRISE PUBLISHED EVERY FRIOAV WALTER A- ALLEN BD1TOR AND rl BLlSHKU iflnt^red at Camilla, Ga., post of¬ fice as second-class matter^ SUBSCRIPTION RATES <i)NE YEAR - - - **-*0 ttlX MONTHS - - - •*» Official organ of Camilla, Ga., ^ • And Mitchell county • • * TELEPHONE NO. 64. A4'v> l'tiHemeuts aud Coninuuiioations reach uh not later than Wodnes daj noon, to insure publication. All monicat ions or other articles ad TO 0 fij,iug anybody’s candidacy for office wit) -sUd charged for at the rate of 6c per*l*jue. "Localvines,” 5c per line for each in¬ sertion Address-a»l business comtmuiication aud make All^N, *gl8 .ftamilla, checks Ga. payable to W. A. Editorial .jp.d news items should be ad¬ dressed, tv The Enterprise, Camilla, Ga. Estimates 4(p advertising furnished on apxilieartion. All advertising contracts due after fust insertion, unless other¬ wise stipulated. 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. O<&O<S>O'J>O3>O<g-O-S>O<8>O<$O<S>0<S>OiS>O<$O<& 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. 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