Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-08-09

CRlSement plank, ne ala not expect dny "SlA III
formed man to believe him, but the statement
was made with the hope of catching few un-
wary and uniformed voters, Mr.. zSmlth says:
II favor, and if elected, will urge with GALL
nv power THE ELIMINATION OF THE
NEGRO FROM POLITICS AS THE BEST
POSSIBLE SOLUTION OF THE RACE
PROBLEM, FOR BOTH WHITES AND
BLACKS.
Disfranchisement can be accomplished BY
LEGAL AND CONSTITU rIONAL METH
obs, Just as it has been adopted in North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Virginia, WITHOUT DISERAN-
CHISING A SINGLE WHITE MAN.
If elected would oppose, with all my pow
err, the enactment of any legislation that would
have the effect of DISTINGUISHING SINGLE
WHITE VOTER IN GEORGIA.
HoKE SMITH
That Mr. Smith is about right, is born out
by the following letter which is being calculated
when we passed through Cordele yesterday
morning:
Whiteye, N. c., July 22 1906.
MyDear misunderstanding to your letter
of july 49, The inform ion furnished you by
ex-Goy Aycock and Gov. Glenn is entirely cor
rect. The constitutional amendment Of this
State does not disfranchise any white man, I'M
less he be an illiterate foreigner. Since the
adoption of the amendment very few negroes
have been registered, and no white man mas
been refused registration except he be an IL
literate foreigner or convicted of crime which
DISQUALIFIED him in accordance with our old con-
stitution. The poor and uneducated white m en-
are entirely satisfied with it, and 1t would be
adopted by larger vote than ever 1t submitted
to the people again How any white could OBJ
iect to it or vote against it is more than l can
understand, as it removes the ignorant and
vicious negro vote and places all the white men
on an equal footing.
| live in a country which ten years ago was
under dark cloud, on account OF the negro
vote, but by the adoption of the amendment,
this evil has been removed and we have no ne
gro lurymen or magistrates, as we had under
the old rule. Our people have made rapid ad-
vancement since the negro vote has been remov-
ed, and many beneh fetal reforms have been add
ed to our government. Our people are taking
more interest in schools and are preparing
their children to occupy the proper stations IN
their trades and professions.
sincerely hope you may be successful In
your effort to remove the negro evil | regret
I was away when your letter came and could
not be answered sooner. Tell my old friends
to vate to disfranchise the negro, and the will
never it. | formerly did business at Raues, in
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my community Yours truly,
J. A. BALDWIN.
Railroad passes are not the only favors that
the corporations are showerng on the ring can
didate and his campaign. While it is probably
true that more railroad passes at the COM
mand of the ring candidate and his friends than
ever before ia the history of the state. It is
quite probable that the other corporations; tele-
graph and express companies also lavish
with their favors.
The ugliest campaign document that has
been used in any campaign-the negro circular,
as it is called is being shipped to all parts Of the
state by the thousand, and free Of charge. It
would be interesting, indeed, to know just
why the Southern Express Co., as matter of
business devotes itself to the free distribution
of this ugly literature If it is true that the
Southern Express Co. is that much interested
in the election or defeat of candidate, lit
certainly seems TO be true,) then shouldn't the
common people become interested in the defeat
of the candidate with such backing?
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It is quite possible that the regular repub-
licans among the colonists will refuse to take
the pledge at the primary on the 22nd inst al
tho we understand there is an effort beiog
made by certain Howell supporters to en-
duce them to do SO. The pledge is follows:
by voting this ticket, I hereby declare that
l am an organized Democrat, and hereby pledge
myself TO support the organized Democracy,
both state and national"
No ballot cast in said primary election with
out such caption and obligation shall be counted
by the managers.