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1 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 iSSfc, 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 POT IN A TELEPHONE It multiplies jour neighbors. 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. BAINQRIDQE TELEPHONE CL INAUGURATION Of Seffli-Seeklj Freight 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 Effective u’4 IlluIrttM Catalogue > Money Reformed If Net Free I as Represented Wholesale Prices <o All Chairs Carelail} Parked DIKING CHAIRS Bade, strong 5> brucut erderiog, lor 0 »wy thtoT » ' to be cfcmd Mt&SKce. <5c 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. Baiubrldgu, C»-