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


will be in the field but in any case, l
shall be in the race to the finish.
Sincerely,
J. E. MERCER.
1t will be recalled by many who listened to
candidate HowelIs speech Saturday that he
made the contention that there were more negro
children in the public schools of the state than
whites. His idea was to create the i'm preston
that the agitation of disfranchisement is drlv-
ing the negroes into the schools.
Just why Mr.. Howell was willing to in
correctly state the case, or attempt to mislead
his hearers is apparent, but we believe it was
entirely unwarranted. In our opinion there
can be no excuse for deliberate msrepresen-
tation or perversion of the truth.
A member of the legislature, who listened
to Mr.. Howells speech has furnished us with
the following figures, taken from State School
Commissioner Merritt's last report, which
speaks for itself:
NOT UNDER LOCAL SCHOOL LAW.
Enrolment: White $4,000. Negro 165S4O.
Avg. attendance 1854 $685.
UNDER LOCAL SCHOOL LAW.
Enrolment: White 56,142. Negro 33,446.
Avg, attendance 4O.51O. 1898.
TOTAL NUMBER ENROLLED
White: 289,234. Negro: 199,286
TOTAL NUMBER AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
White: 172,O54. Negro: 1885, 01.
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The church and Sunday school enables
many worthy boys and girls of obscure homes
to attract respectable attention that leads them
to better and more useful life as good citizens.
The saloon gives opportunity for the prom
Using scion of the nobest family to turn his face
toward destruction and damnation
Take your choice young readers, there will
hardly be any serious interference with your
decision.
The creation of Ben Hill county will bring
about a county seat problem in Irwin county,
and Ocil1a will doubles get the plum. The peo-
pie of Ocilla were in favor of the new county for
the reason it gave them the balance of power in
the county, anh they could easily bave the coun-
ty seat moved from Irwinvlle to Ocia, it is
nearer-the center of the county and the logi cal
place for the county seat.-Coffee Co. News.
The FUNNIEST thing we have cen in the Con-
stitution recently is little Register to day"
editorial. But really it did look too bad for the
Constitution to neglect entirely the important
matter. All who believe that the Constitution
wants the people to register send us So for
subscription to the Enterprise.
Happiness will flee from palace to dwell
in howell, it will turn its back upon king to be
the companion of pauper. Wealth cannot buy
it; power aud position are its enemies; it hides
its face in the presence of frowning ambition; it
loves to dwell where contentment sings and
where nature rocks the cradles of poets nd
orators"
The sunshine and the extreme heat of the
last few days is opening the cotton burs rapid
1y and next week the gins will be running all
over South Georgia.
Reoinnino Sunday NIGHT Aug 18th a new
service will be inaugurated between Savannah
aud Montgomery over the Seaboard Air Line.
The train will be first class with sleeping
cars and will be a vast improvement in the ex-
cellent service of that road. The train will
leave Savannah at p and will arrive at
Montgomery at 6:45 a. m. returning leave Mont
gonery 745 q. m. and arrive at Savannah at 945
a. m. az per schedule printed in another column.
The publicwiu greatly appreciate this improve
mSafin fhe schedule.