The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-08

correct, con Korect and this is where
The Abbreviated form o. X. originated.
Was N. B. Forest an educated MANI
Yes sir, ana the greatest cavery com.
mander has ever produced, but ne Could
scarcely read or wrile It all,
Were the men who forced the Magma
Oharer from the king OF Eengland, al Run
ny aead educated? Yss, but not ore out
ia hundred knew from a
mole in the ground. Soyou see there Is
something necessary besides the mere ail-
ity to cal wo:ds and make words There
must be long line OF race training i'll
moral force, character, building and the
highe. ITS and ideals Of civilized people
beiore a rac9 can be said to be educated
a all.
Are the negroes of Lee county ennob-
lcd with tucse? Is there one negro in this
county that can claim this training? No.
not one.
On the other hand how many white
eople, many lay claim 10 these essentials
Every one within this good old county OF
Lee.
So YOU Sc. where Clark Howell placed
vou, ana also where place you my eigh
4
bors
Again MIR. Howal would have you be-
Ieve, rhc Grand Old Dominion, the
home of Jefferson, Washington and Lee
had deaeuo.atpd into TWO factions ct pen-
bio, who spend hei- lime and energies III
4 factional fight to prevent University grad
yates from qualifying before the registrars
in order that Jaey may vote. DO you be-
/ ra,flaT.cp { 1aSf11utcl
Aud lust, L ark thought he had struck
sof crowd SO he palmed off letter be
had written Mr.. Watson during the spring
of 1904 when they ha business PROPOSE
lions between them, lor the letter he
wroie Str. Watson on August the 4th 1905
when there was no business pending be-
Wen them al all Alter he speaking
he vas sked him 10 let him see t. e
date 81 the letter, bul he would not. Con-
>istencv thou ait jewel indeed!
How mary nl.a iii Lee county can cast
their ballots for This little man for govern
or Of, 'The EniPr4 state oi the South?
ItliI wa my friee<ls this 6ght is mar
rowing down 10 a fight between those
white 1nen who want to place and keep
the negro in his proper place on che hand
and hose who Want to elevate the negro
IN the o,her
DICK Rls.el1 says exempt $500. worth
Of pe son Il pr perry Of every man from
taXation This would be in The negroes
favor, INST one percent Of the negro pCpu-
lation would pay a cent OF taxes except
his pol tax
Look al Mcintosh county this week
Hole Smith made speech there tuesday
and &c negroes threatened to to kill am
if he spent tie night in barren, but or the;
other hand the viii es were nearly unani-
Gus far him. Wednesday EStill spoke.
in Nc ntosh and the negroes made mp the.
greater portio9 III his hearers, and cheered
him 10 tile echo, while the White people
passed HIM unnctieed
bar thouLn Clark Howell watRd
stand for has color lor his race, hut last
Friday convince HE hat be too heaped
tie praise upon The negro. Do you see
tie point2
have many dear friends III Lee county
v ho are supporting Clark HoWel! for gov
ern0r. woaId no, wound the /, elings Of
one Of them for anything, love lhen, l
honor them If they see things different
ll0m me 90 not cen>ure them. | accord
to every man the honesty Of his opinions,
and l llou0r and Ioye every man who is
tine to himself, to lis countrA, and to his
God. More than lis no man can ask.
less than llis would not satisfy me.
am Truly,
Fl O. Rackley-
Leesburg, Ca Juae ?, 1906,