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JHE QEMOCRAT
JNO.M. BROWN, Fditor & M’g’r
OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF SHERIFF,
ORDINARY, CLERK SUPERIOR
COURT AND COUNTY COMMIS
SIONERS.
Entered <*«• second class mail matter
at Batubridge, Ga., postofiice.
BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA AUG. 27
Mr. Bryan prorates to Bupplant
Ibe Big Stick with love. He seems
disposed to try whether more flies
cannot be caught with sugar than
with vinegar.
Governor Smith did some heavy
and judicious pruning of legislative
growth with h.s veto knife, and he
did right
“The strongest water power is a
woman’s tear drops.” The Rome
Tribune Herald makes this sage re
mark. One of its [editors has only
recently married, which seems to
explain this^observation.
A. Bainbridge h isVand on bein
told that his wife had lost her tem
per, replied tuat he was glad of it
for it was a very bad one. But
we’re not going to tell.
In a Vermont cemetery, there is
a stone erected by a widow to her
deceased husband, which bears this
legend: “Rest in Peace—Until We
Meet Again.”—Savannah Press
If Graves should come along and
ask for Georgia’s electoral vote,
what would Hon. Tom Watson say?
—Savannah Press. He might say,
"Gwan, boy! I done axed first!”
A Missouri man is sning for dp*
vorce because his wife wouldn’t
cook corn on the cob, but we do
not blame the good woman. If he
is such a jackass, he might take his
corn uncooked.
No Georgian can feel very proud
after reading the nauseous evidence
which has been heard by the legis
lative convict investigating com’"
mittee. It is a pity that such mats
ter should be scattered broadcast
over the land, because the ugly facte
represent only the worst phase of
the convict system.—LaGrange
.Reporter.
Few dogs like their own fleas.
Who dares talk of hard times in
the newspaper offices, when the Ma-
con^News and Macon Telegraph
gave $500 each to get the State
Fair held in that town.—Savannah
Press.
They will probably have to pay
it in advertising the fair—through
the country press.
W. Yancey Carter, independence
candidate for governor 01 Georgia,
and some of his adhere, ts have
about finished a platform which he
will make the race on. It has not
yet been given out for publication,
but it is understood that it will de
clare for honest elections, call for
the abolition of the convict lease
system, will oppose lobbying and
will favor the extension of the Wes<.
tern and Atlantic railroad to the
sea.
Ihe general assembly oi Georgia
is called into extra session this week
by Gov. Smith. This becomes
necessary on account of the fact that-
the present convict lease contract
expires March 3], 1909, and that
would leave the state with the con
vict* on its hands without any pos
sibility ot providing a way to take
care of [them until the legislative
session the following Tune. This
legislative session will cost the state
twenty thousand dollars if k lasts
one week, forty thousand dollars if
ir lasts two weeks, sixty thousand
dollars it it lasts three weeks. There
is little probability ot the session
being shorter than two weeks and
more than likely it wiil be three
weeks. No one denies that the ex
tra session is now absolutely neees-
•ary, but there was a time before
. the session of the legislature ended
when it was unnecessary.
What They Did end
Didn’t
Following is what the legislature
did and didn’t:
Passed measure appropriating
$j,ooo to pay expenses of convict
probe, directing committee to re
port to extra session.
Passed Henderson resolution de
laying renewal of school book con
tract for two yearB until Jan. 1,1911
Passed measure creating Greater
Atlanta.
Passed constitutional amendment
giving pension to every confederate
vt teran and widow with less than
$l,5oo.
Passed the telegraph bill, forcing
companies to deliver promptly all
messages received, under penalty of
fine.
Passed a pure registration bill,
which was urged bv Gov. Smith.
Passed the primary election law,
another measure favored by the
governor.
Passed measure making pension
commissioner elective by the people.
Passed a bili allowing firemen and
policemen to ride free on sti eet cars.
Passed bill providing for support
o.' agricultural schools and agricul
tural college at Athens.
Qualification of Electors anil
Registration of Voters.
A PROCLAMATION
Jim Griggs and Brantley seem to
have quite a number of friends who
insist that they try their metal in
the next contest for governor.—
Thomasville Times.
Those “friends” want Jim and
Bill out of the congressiona' run^
ning—because they want to run lor
congress themselves. See?
The state tax rates for 1908 is 5
mills or $5 on each $l,ooo of pro
perty returned for taxation. This
is the constitutional limit of taxas
tion in Georgia, and is the same
rate as was levied last year. The
tax rate is fixed by the governor,
with the assistance of the controller
general, as required by law and the
order has just been issned.
gov. Smith has determined to
leave nothing for his successor to
do in the way of uncovering the
foundation of the convict lease
abuses. He has never show him
self braver, than when he called
the extra session of the legislature.
The service pension law, passed
by the last legislature, pensions
every Confederate veteran, or the
widow of such, who enlisted in that
war, regardless ot injury or poverty
who have less than $I,ooo worth of
property. The act, if enforced, wiil
bankrupt the tax payers.
The Gwinnett Journal is sorry
that Little Joe Brown went to take
dinner with Colonel Jim English
on Peachtree street. Colonel Eng
lish was one of the convict lessees,
and the Journal advises Little Joe
to keep different company. The
Gwinnett Journal voted for Joe
Brown and is anxious about his
future—and there are others.
The Georgia electoral vote need
not be the cause of any sleepless
ness on the part of political manip-
pulators. It’s going to land
where it has been landing for
years—in the democratic column.
The correet figures, as officially
compiled, show that the popular
vote for gov. Hoke Smith in 1908
was four thousand four hundred
and fifty-two in excess of his
popular vote in 1906, Don’t for
get this.
Atlanta’s blind tigers are appar
ently, 3 per cent, to 5 per cent
hotter stuff than Savannah’s.—
Press.
It’s all 3 to 5 per cent of alcohol
while straight beer is but 3:75;
and all hot enough for it to be in
Pluto’s regions.
Fitzgerald is to issue bonds for
paving purposes. Of all paying
material bonds have been found
the most lasting, usually stii] ser
viceable as [interest drawers long
after all the rest of the paving tas
been worn out.
gov. Smith thinks free transpor
tation for city employes should be
made a part of the consideration
for street car franchises, and we
quite ag.-ee with the governor.
By His Excellency, Hoke Smith, Got-
ornor.
Executive Department.
Atlanta, Ga., August 1, 1908.
Whereas, the General Assembly, at
Its session In 1908 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
this State as sst forth in an Act ap
proved August 1st, 1908, to wit:
Aa Act to amend the Constitution
of the State of Georgia %y 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 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of Abe same,
that section one of article two
of the Constitution of this State be,
and the same is, hereby repealed, and
the following section, consisting ot
nine paragraphs, be inserted in said
article in lieu thereof;
Paragraph 1. After the year 19.8
•lections by the people shall be by
ballot, and only those persons shall
be allowed to vote who have been
first registered in accordance with
the requirements of law.
..Par. 2. Every male citizen of thi
islhte who is a citizen of the United
States, twenty-one years old or up
wards, not laboring under any of the
disutilities named in this article, and
possessing the qualifications provid
ed by it, shall be an elector and en
tilled to register and vote at any
election by the people; provided
» gt no soldier. Bailor, or marine
6 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. 2. To entitle a person to reg
inter and vote at any election by the
people, he shall have resided In the
Iteto one year next preceding the
•lection, and in the ceunty in which
he offers to vote six months next pre
••ding 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 an opportunity
ot paying agreeably to law. Snch
payment must have been made at
least six months prior to the election
at which he offers to vote, except
when such elections are halt within
six months from tho expiration ot 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 oi
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-division;
of this paragraph.
1. All persons who have honorably
served in the land or naval forces of
the United States in the Revolution
ary war, or in the war of 1S12, or in
the war with Mexico, or in any war
with the Indians or in the 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 of
Georgia in the war between the
States, or
2. All persons lawfully descended
from those embraced in the classes
enumerated 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
•orrectly 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 to comply
with the above requirements, but who
can understand and give a reason
able interpretation of any paragraph
of the Constitution of the United
States or of this State, that may be
read to them by any one of the regis
trars ; or
5. Any person who is the owner
In good faith in his own right of at
least forty acres of land situated in
this State, upon which he resides, 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. 6. 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 been once
registered under either of the rob-,
divisions one or two of paragraph
four shall tfiereafter-ffie -permitted to
vote; pio\iu<..i, be meets the require
ments of paragiaphs two and thr«.--.- of
this section.
Par. 6. Any person to whom the
right of regist; ation is denied by the
registrais upon iLe ground thi he
lacks the p.uIificatioi,3 set for... in
the five tuo di.iuieus of para apt,
four, shah i.u.e the 10 ta. an
appeal, and <.a> 1 ti12.cn may e..t • an
appeal irt>ui t-e decision ut tne egis-
trars allowing any person to it. .sler
under said subdivisions. All ai.eals
must be tntd in wrii.ng with the reg
istrars wimiu 10 days from the date
of the decision com 4 .iaiued of and
shall be returned by the registrars
to the office of the cierk of the Superi
or Court to be tried as other appeals.
Par. 7. Pending an appeal and un
til the final decision of the case, the
judgment of the registrars shall re
main in lull force.
Par. 8. No person shall be allowed
to participate in a primary of any po
litical party or a convention of any
political party In this State who is
not a qualified voter.
Par. 9. The machinery provided by
law for the registration of force Oc
tober 1st, 1908, shall be used to carry
out the provisions of this section, ex
cept where inconsistent with same;
the Legislature may change or amci-.,
the registration laws from tfme re
time, but no such change or amend
ment shall operate to defeat any oi
the provisions oi this section.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
whenever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall bo
agreed to by two-thirds oi 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 month; 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 e-lectors of this State
at the next general election to be
held after publication, as provided in
the second section of this Act in the
several election districts of this
State, at which election every §er
son shall be qualified to vote who is
entitled to vote for members of the
General Assembly. All person* vot
ing at said election in favor of adopt
ing the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
“For amendment of Constitution, pro
viding qualifications of 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 H 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 he
ascertains such ratification from the
Secretary of State, to whom the re
turns shall be ref erred In the man
ner as in cases of elections for mem
bers of the General Assembly, to
count and ascertain tbe 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 tnat
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 of State
Did You Evto,
Stop and Think
HO SELLS tke most of any one
the town where you trade? To
article i n
' e who
bor’s neighbor whcTthey buy their $Hlr'
from anH ninp mit r\l 4-^.. _ *n ..
does ask your neighbor and youT* ^
from, and nine out of ten will tell
44 At Laing's”
Now there must be a reason for it r •
simply this; I buy shoes from manufacturer
who make nothing but Honest Leathe!
Shoes, and buy in small quantities and!/
ten, in order to keep them new and clean. R eme ’
ber, Shoes kept in stock too long are half wornout
when you buy them, the threads become rotten and
they soon come to pieces. Another good reason 1
am satisfied with a smaller profit.
I have a complete tine of medium-priced
Hosiery for Women, Children and
Men bought direct from the mmufac*
turer which is equally as good in oro.
portion as my SHOES
Remember, I handle a general line of goods as
well as Shoes and Hosiery.
We Try to Make Our Store a
Pleasant Place to Trade!
Pleasant because we handle only DESIRABLE
GOODS; pleasant because our PRICE IS RIGHT I
and we are always eager to please and accommodate
in any way we can. If you do not already know
I extend this invitation to call and let’s get acquainted I
us.
irouns to pIjEoA.se
J. 1*1. L/UNG,
Phone 256
POT IN A TELEPHONE
It multiplies 3 our neighbors.
Serves as a Messenger Boy
It is a Protector,
Saves time and labor,
Keeps you abreast of the times,
In touch with the markets, the greatest’ofaHmodern
conveniences.
You cannot be without it if von value your time,
The cost is small. Service is unexcelled.
BAINBRIORE TELEPHONE CO.
Why James Lee Got Well.
Everybody in Zanesville, O.,
knows Mis. Mary Lee, of rural
route 8. She writes: “My hus
band. James Lee, firmly believes
he owes his life to the use of Dr
King’s New Discovery,, His lungs
were so severely affected that con
sumption seemed inevitable, when
a friend recommended New Dis
covery. We tried it, and its use
has restored him to perfect health.’'
Dr. King’s New Discovery is the
king of throat and lung remedies.
For coughs and colds it has no
equal. Tho first dose gives relief
Try it! Sold under guarantee at
all drug stores. 50c. and $1.00.
Trial bottle free.
Reward.
LOST—A horse shoe shaped,
pearl set, scarf pm, 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. I3»tf
OASTOHIA.
Kiafi f« Ban Ah-}» I
. quare Engagement
is made with every srie 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 verv
Careful About Our Jewelry
We don’t buy it until we h av
examined it thoroughly. Sc we hav
everything all right. Our gua ran
tee is good htcau.se we know th
character of what we sell.
Townsend Jewelry Co.
Bainbridge, Ga.
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....CLINTON’S.,
mbatmarkeJ
HICK’S BLOCK, WATER STREET
the
I BUTCHER and keep in Cold Storage, constant 7’^
Best Native Beef—and Hams,Lard and Bacon at Lowest ^
I do my own work and don’t have big employe
charge my customers. e y O o
Brins, send or ’phone me your orders and save ' Ul
your meat account.
W. NT. Canton&.So»
Phone, 220