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THE QEMOCRAT
JNO. M. BROWN, Fditor & M’g'r
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF SHERIFF,
ORDINARY, CLERK SUPERIOR
COURr AND COUNTY COMMIS
SIONERS.
E itered ** second class mail mniter
at Bainbndge, (is., postoflice.
BAIN BRIDGE, GEORGIA, AUG. 13
We move to muzzle the politicians
at least during the dog days.
Little Joe Terrell says he had a
right to represent tl e state and the
convict lessees at the same time
while attorney general. Taken lit
erally, being attorney general maybe
he had.
Ti e papers sa> that “a New York
woman has been living forty years
without brains.” Bat, pshaw! that
is nothing, tve know a number of
men who have been living 60 years
without brains.
Liquor ,-ds and booze both con'
tinue to flood prohibition Georgia,
just like there were no court of ap
peals, which men and their prac
tices were bound to respect.
Empty dinner pails and half full
ones is the best the Republicans c'n
boast of m this campaign. Repub
lican boasts of being prosperity
producers will hardly satisfy labor
under these circumstance.
The house on Monday passed a
bill to abandon the quarterly meth
od of paying pensions, and to re
establish the annual system prevail
ing previous to the present year,
Only five votes were cast against
the measure.
~A11 physical signs? indicate an
early fall and a hard winter for this
latitude.
“The sheath gown deth eft pro
claim the woman,” quotes an ex- 1
change. It also makes “rubber
necks” of most men.
Judge J. 8. Turner is to leave the
prison commission. Gen. C. A.
Evans is to be secretary of pardons
That is the talk now.—Chronicle.
The whole crowd ought fo be im
peached for general cussedne=s and
lack of vigilence and efficiency.
The legislature, through proper
committee, will continue the “inves-
vestigfltion” of the convict horrors
and question ad interim—reporting
to the next legislature. And so the
vile thing will crawl its merry
length along the puli of future
years, leaving its track of slime and
its sickening details for the regale
ment of decent citizenry.
Qualification of Electors anil
Registration of Voters.
A PROCLAMATION
I four shall thereafter he -permitted to
vote; proA.'ucd, fie meets the req: ire-
ments cf paragraphs ua and three of
this section.
Par. 6. Any ;tis-cii to whom -.he
right of registration is denied by the
registrars upon i-e that he
lacks tee qualifications set fon.i in
the five
four, shall
appeal, at.u 1...,
appear from ._e
trais allow:.-. 3 a; ., ;
undei sa:u subdivisi
must be filtu m win
istrars witnin 10 ciu
. e.. -- j.u.s o. par a.
n n.ay t~U
.-a o. the . v\i.s-
.rsioi. to re. .iter
us. All aj, eals
ng with the reg-
s from the date
It is the duty of every white
citizen to work for the passage o
the disfranchisement amendment at
the polls next October. Let’s put
the bugaboo of negro domination
behind us for ever.
This week will wind up the legi®
lative ball of yarn, and the Hon foe
Hill Hall’s hot air dome will go
back to the r and dunes of Macon
The scheme to create the new
Bainbndge judicial eircmt (by
transferring certain counties from
the old Albany circuit to the n aw
and so eliminating Worth county,
the home of the newly chosen judge,
and the judge) was killed m the
committee room by .Senator ush
and so affairs will remain in statu
quo till some future day, and it may
be better so.
By a vote of 21 to 16 the Georgia
senate has killed the bi'l to place
solicitors general on salary instead
of supporting them by the fee sys 1
tern.
We believe that the leading near
beer seller^ would welcome a license
tax—not too heavy, to be sure, but
a reasonable municipal and state
tax. Their position seems to be
that, with a license tax, the safe of
near beer would not be so indis
eliminate and tbat there would be
regulation of many places that are
near beer {and also real beer, and
redeye places. They seem to anti,
cipate tbat-a reasonable license tax
would confine the sale to the better
class of places and believe tbat it
would result in less illegal sales—
illegal sales that imperil the near
beer business.
A Growng Evil.
Bear this in mind—the coca cola
business, which now goes on with
its damnable work under the guise
of respectability, will in time take
its place c the blacklist alongside
of whiskey and other drugs. Ail t. K e
reforming can’t be done in a day by
a few people, but time reveals many
things and when the public becomes
thoroughly aware of the character
oi this stuff, the traffic will be wiped
out 01 existence.—Review.
Let us hope so, for we too regard
ibis drug, lor such it is, as one of
the most insidious on the market.
The only prohibition legislature
Georgia ever had is dead; and when
shall we ever see its like again? A
mighty long time, we very much
fear. Requiescat in pace!
Mr. Bryan and his friends are
getting a good deal of satisfaction
out of the presidential election
outlook.
Hon. Tom Wat6on will be lis
tened to in Bambridge respectful
ly and largely—on the occasion of
his coming here to speak to the
people. He is expected soon but
the time isn’t definitely settled.
By His Excellency, Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor.
Executive Department.
Atlanta, Ga., August l, 1908.
Whereas, the General Assembly, at
Its session In 1908 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in an Act ap
proved August 1st, 1908, to wit;
An Act to amend the Constitution
of the State of Georgia by repealing
section 1 of article 2 of the Constitu
tion of this State and inserting in
lieu thereof a new section, consisting
of nine paragraphs, prescribing the
Qualifications for electors; providing
for the registration of voters, and for
other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same,
that section one of article two
of the Constitution of this State be,
and the same is, hereby repealed, and j Legislature may change 01 amc..-;
of the deeihmn complained ol and
shall .be returned by the registrars
to the office 01 me cierk of the Superi
or Court to be uiea as other appeals.
' Par. 7. Pending an appeal and un
til the final decision ol tne case, the
judgment of the registrars shaii re
main in full force.
Par. 8. No person shall be allowed
to participate in a primary of any po
litical party or a convention 01 any
political jarty in this State who .s
not a qualified voter.
Par. 9. The machinery provided by
law for the registration o’i force Oc
tober 1st, 1908, shall be u^ed to carr.-
out the provisions oi this te^ .on, ex
cept where inconsistent wit.a same;
Our First Bale
Mr. W. J. Duke, of Cyrene, one
of Decatur cc unty’s most successful
farmers, on Tuesday or this week,
brought the first bale of the new
cotton crop to town, and two.hoars
later, Mr. S. J. Josey brought, the
second. Both were bought by H.
B. Ehrlich & Co., at 10 cents per
pound. Others will follow rapidly
oecause the staple is opening rapid
ly-
Reward.
LOST—A horse shoe shaped,
pearl set, scarf pin, which the finder
will be liberally rewarded for re
turning to this office—not on ac
count of its value, but the associa
tions connected with the pin. 18««tf
Song Recital.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a song recital for
the benefit of the Aid Society, to
morrow, (Friday) night at that
church auditorium. A nice program
has been prepared and some fine
music may be expected
Why James Lee Got Well.
Everybody in Zanesville, O.,
knows Mis. Mary Lee, of rural
routeS. She writes: “My hus
band, James Lee, firmly believes
he owes bis life to the use of Dr.
King’s N»w Discovery. His lungs
were so severely affected that con
sumption -eemed inevitable, when
a friend recommended New Dis
covery. We tried it, and its use
has restored bim to perfect health.’'
Dr. King’s New Discovery is the
king of throat and long remedies.
For coughs and colds it has no
equal. Thu first dose gives relief
Try it! Sold under guarantee at
all drug stores. 50c. and 11.00.
Trial bottle free.
$4.00 to Savannah, Ga.
And return, Thursday, August 13th,
1908, via Atlantic Coast Line.
Train leaves Bainbndge 12:18 p.
m. Final limit of tickets August
18th, 1908. Embrace this oppor
tunity to visit the Forest City with
many points of interest and
iul resorts. Tybee Island by the
seashore; Thunderbolt, with its
casino and many attractions; Isle of
Hope, etc. For further information
see your ticket agent or write E. M.
North, D P. A., Savannah, Ga
ITOniA.
^Vfli KM Vta Hm Always BcagM
the following section, consisting of
nine paragraphs, be inserted in said
article in lieu thereof;
’ Paragraph 1. After the year lSuS
elections by the people shad be b
•ballet, and only those persons sha
be allowed to vote who have bee
first registered in accordance with
the requirements of law.
Par. 2. Every male citizen of this
Etate who i3 a citizen of the United
States, twenty-one years old or up
wards, not laboring under any of fllie
disabilities named In this article, and
possessing the qualifications provid
ed by It, shall -be an elector and en
titled to register and vote at any
election by the people; provided,
that no soldier, sailor, or marine in
the military or naval services of the
United States shall acquire the rights
of an elector by reason of being sta
tioned on duty in this state.
Par. 3. To entitle a person to reg
ister and vote at any election by the
people, he shall have resided in the
State one year next preceding the
election, and in the county in which
he offers to vote six months next pre
ceding the election, and shall have
paid all taxes which may have been
required of him since the adoption
of the Constitution of Georgia of 1877
that he may have had aa opportunity
at paying agreeably to law. Sncb
payment must have been made at
least six months prior , to the election
at which he offers to vote, except
when such elections are held within
six months from the Expiration of the
time fixed by law for the payment of
such taxes.
Par. 4. Every male citizen of this
State shall be entitled to register as
! an elector and to vote in all elections
in said State who is not disqualified
under the provisions of section 2 ol
article 2 of this Constitution, and
who possesses the qualifications pre
scribed in paragraphs two and three
of this section or who will possess
them at the date of the election oc
curring next after his registration,
and who in addition thereto comes
within either of the classes provided
for in the five following sub-divisions
of this paragraph.
1. All persons who have honorably
served In the land or naval forces ol
the United States in the Revolution
ary war, or in the war of 1812, or in
the war with Mexico, or in any war
with the Indians or in the 1 war be
tween the States, or in the war with
Spain, or who honorably served in
the land or naval forces of the Con
federate States, or of the State ol
Georgia in the war between the
States, or
2. All persons lawfully descended
from those embraced in the classes
•numerated in the sub-division next
above, or
3. All persons who are of good
character, and understand the duties
and obligations of citizenship under
a Republican form of government, or
4. All persons who can correctly
read in the English language any par
agraph of the Constitution of the
United States or of this State and
correctly write the same in the
English language when read to them
by any one of the registrars, and all
persons who solely, because of phys
ical disability are unable 10 comply
with the above requirements, but who
can understand and give a reason
able interpretation of any paragraph
cf the Constitution of the United
States or of this State, that may be
read 10 them by any one of the regis
trars; or
5. Any person who is the owner
fn good faith in his own right of at
least forty acres of land situated in
this State, upon which he rasides, or
is the owner in good faith in his own
right of property, situated in this
State and assessed for taxation at the
value of five hundred dollars.
Par. 5. The right to register under
sub-divisions one and two of para-
praph four shall continue only until
January 1st, 1915. But the registrars
shall prepare a roster of all persons
who register under sub-divisions one
and two of paragraph four, and shall
return the same to the clerk’s office
of the Superior Court of their coun
ties and the clerks of the Superior
Court shall send copies of the same
to the Secretary of State, and it shall
be the duty of these officers to record
and permanently preserve these ros
ters. Any person who has bees once
registered nnder either of the sub
divisions one or two of paragrap>
the registration laws from time
time, but no such change 01 amend
ment shall operate to defeat any of
the provisions of this section.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
whenever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be
agreed to by two-thiidri of the mem
bers elected to each of the two
houses of the General Assembly, and
the same has been entered on their
journals with the ayes and nays tak
en thereon, the Governor shall cause
said amendment to be published in at
least two newspapers in each Con
gressional District in this State for
the period of two months next preced
ing the time of holding the next gen
eral election.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
the above proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re
jection to the electors of this State
at the next general election to be
held after publication, as provided in
the second section of this Act la the
•everal election districts of this
State, at which election every poi
son shall be qualified to vote who is
entitled to vote for members of the
General Assembly. All persons vot
ing at said election in favor of adopt
lng the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
‘For amendment of Constitution, pro
viding qualifications ot voters,” and
all persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, "Against amendment of Con
stitution providing qualifications of
voters.”
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That
the Governor be, and he is, hereby
authorized and directed to provide
for the submission of the amendment
proposed in this Act to a vote of the
people, as required by the Constitu
tion of this State in paragraph one of
section one of article thirteen, and if
ratified the Governor shall, when be
ascertains sucb ratification from the
Secretary of State, to whom the re
turns shall be referred in the man
ner as in cases of elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, to
count and ascertain the result, issue
his proclamation for one insertion
in one of the daily papers of this
State, announcing such result and
declaring the amendment ratified.
Now, therefore, I, Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor of said State, do issue this m>
proclamation, hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution is submitted for
ratification or rejection to the voters
of the State qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly at
the general election to be held on
Wednesday, October 7th, 1908.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
By the Governor:
PHILIP COOK,
Secretary el State
AVINGjust finished taking stock, I find! h av
considerably more Summer goods on hand l
than usual at this season. In order to I
duce them I will make extra special redued
tions in prices. If you .me in need of a I
late summer ^oods it will pay you to come in |
and look our line over. Right buying is important
enough that you can afford to take time to look, exam
in© and price % what we have to offer’ \\ r e have a . - . I
eral line of
Dry Goods, Notions, noth
ing, Hats, Underwear, Hod
ery, and Shoes,our specialty
The lines are too numerous to mention all
the kinds and prices. We ask your
personal inspection.
CASTOR
-.e-7-Tith* >*Thi Kind You H
'-nature
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FLORIDA CHAIR FACTORY
MM| Out 35.000 Chairs Direct U Consumer
In all my years of kmer«handlsing you have never seen me ad
vertise one of those knock-down and drag->ut,-HienllecU'-iaie*"
Did you ever stop to think how the fellow that sells you good-
all the year round for le3S thus they cost the manufacturer!
can remain in business and pav big rents, clerk hire and live
high. I teil you frankly J’aa in business for a living out of it
and add a legitimate profit on my good; lor that purpose.
Goods that will soon be out of «*ason I make a special reduc
tion in order to get the money to buy winter goods with.
We ask an even chance 10 compare goods and prices. We
try to make ouying easy for you. Don’t be afraid to send the!
children ; we take >peei-il pains with them
Yours Truly,
J. M. L/UNG,
Phone 256
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Serves as a Messenger Bof
It is a Protector,
Saves time and labor,
Keeps j r ou abreast of the times,
In touch with the markets, the greatest^of all modern
conveniences.
You cannot tie without it if von value your time,
The cost is small. Service is unexcelled.
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Between New York and Brnasiici
By the Brunswick Steamship
With five new Steel Steamers, Capacity 3,000 tons Each, S*ti!
baw, Ogechee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha -a
April 1, 1908. Connecticut at Brunswick** 1
Atlantic Railroad
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Wholesale Prices <o All Chairs Carelail} Parked
DIKING
CHAIRS
Bade, strong
5> brucut
erderiog, lor
0 »wy thtoT »
' to be cfcmd
Mt&SKce.
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This » the fntot the people of the South ever had
K> toetjrr ewenrthtof they tmuld seed in Chsan aad Yotkttm to the
actual Kaeatfadarrr'e rmt. Over Vto ratteres » Brtert iAll
chtoto property BBhm highly toiehwn Send 1* your order
Low freight nto to Cnrgii. fitminria. Best* CuehM, WhMh
FLORIDA CHAIR FACTORV
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Seaboard Air Line Railway aud
Railway and their connections. -arth
Freight Shipped by This Route will be Handled * 1
and Despatch. J
C. L. DIMON, Vice-President and General Manager; J. R- KOWL ^
Traffic Manager, New York.
A S quire Engagement
is made with every s-le in this store
It is that if the article purchased i
not exactly as represented it can b
returned and the money will b
returned without question- But w
are very
Garafnl About Our Jewalry
We don’t buy it until we have
examined it thoroughly. Sc we have
everything all right. Our gnaran -
tee is good because we know the
character of what we sell.
Townsend Jewelry Co.
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