The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-09-05
SARGE PLUNKETT
In the Dim Distance the New Era Is
DaWnins.
BUT 1T COMES TOO SLOW
Let Us All Try To Hasten the GOOD
Times Forward for the Peo-
pie Are Anxious.

For The Constitution.
The. people are cheerful. confidence IS
abundant, the war is over. so now let the
good times roll in upon us-let 'er roll let
'et roll!
While everybody IS fully confident tha'
something good is upon US there are many
wondering lust in what shape 1t VIII "p
near and others are WHISPERING 10"
cautiously the question: wv mere az
at where are we att" yet. it seems [" ne
unanimously agreed in these paftS th''t ~
same old Niger remains IN the "''"pi
ana no matter what else may como the
negro is here. and he is pretty 1nuc" ln0
came fellow as he was before tde war
Whom we consider that such negroes as
washington and Butler are consclehlIou9'S
Mt work to cnnobe their race anu 9''N
ing by precept and example TO Iei'P''
the races to peace, 1t grows aHlo90 pa
thetic to contemplate the great wave W
crime which has been reported so recently
and to see with what prominence the ne
gro has been drawn into politics. lhere
seems ia me but one solution to inns
uuestion-the negro must 90. On an l9I1!i"
TO themselves perhaps the laDorS OF th9
good among them may lcaVen the Whole
| wish that this may be so, LOT ieel
that there arc many worthy negroes whose
efforts deserve the blessings of success,
and | do feel. too, that the "oId-umerS
have done many things that should ever
endear them to the southern people, opt
all the good is obscured in the flame OF
crime and the wiles Of politics, ana the
quicker the negro is given home to
himself the better for all.
But we have had no trouble with the
negroes Of our county. In fact the "inde-
peudent" element among us think that the
negroes here are most too. too, for we
Witnessed the spectacle last week OF see
ing = negro executive committee indorse
tar democratic nominees for county offices.
OF course the side that failed to capture
them are cursng them, but they foe'
themselves in pretty good company among
Nh, grand cid party's" nominees and 50
t,..,, emilia sarnneIv.
mis- r,,iros mr.. 10 remark upon the peace
f,,I condition Of our country. even politi-
o,11,. 80 one time il looked as If the en-
. .-.:l =, 49,, r.,.tnIirans and the in
, ,-,ro IN concentrate all thoir
r..'t. .,,,i,et ono single nominec-tnat
80 .t, ecnator-aut such complications
1i,..Ia,o5 ~. the wire-puIlera pulled as to
I,r.i,,},. snow that sand nominee was pelhS
Strengthened til | believe in my soul that
neqoa will be made between all Iacloll7
ard our state senator Will Head ms iI'heI
from DeKafb | am no me"dler in poi't''7'
i.,,t. .,-,y,-fbiusr is settling down so sereueiE
Nat if strikes me that providence is ON
tina side of peace and checrIune55 anu
v,iI bring prosperity in its time.
ANA nov, tGfs trend has called me to go
an .,,i ,.,,.,.}, ,Irou the changed condition
NJ faari,,. wherever YOU 60. l am sure
NAT or thinking country people have
.,n,a tn feel that town and country must
rat close together and stand united To
bring the best results in material progress
ma country needs markets for its pro-
4,,r. and the towns need profitable invest
r,,rt for their money and thcjr energy.
T know that our county of Dok".b is
bri.tIipa ,yfth sites for all sorts of manu-
r.,.4,,.f.s and think the whole southern
.,,,rtr,- il ana feel sure that there
viii ,,,.,.a. aaaIn be found q disposition
to array the. country against the town or
,,fon versa II strikes me that all that Is
NODDED now is for good business mon to
pr+ themselves into cooperative Cump1-
nir; and we will soon have manufacturers
of a,,.y doscrlption started up. Two
months ago n canning factory started down
at the little village of ClarkstOu, and tI"y
tell me that not q particle of fruit has