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on Mfertr Shall the Press the People’s Rights Maintain BY JOHN M BROWN , ssaasta. Thursday mgrninc, September 3, oos. Editor iaettes For Ne<;ro Disfran chisement Tbs Vol. 39—46-*$f.ro i Ye&r The Responsible Party. for : hr- J- ab-’ th* 1 la n* ; rvB apt! optirtii-m It*‘p'lMfcann r<> trtlk about , / the "-'olid (South thim yoar. : l td thing for a man to 'r >m -wmething ju c t for o of the g*in to character from -sue h abstinence. “Jost important i-sue t efore ** People is the cotomg state elec, t oo is t!ie,<]isfiaoobi«emfciit ot the negro \\ itL the population of < * e °rgia almost equally divided be tween the races it i self-evident tha , tf the ! *-ro , are a. ewcd to 1 2 - ll *«* vote, many division between the I W!ir - wnites the negroes hold the balance ®* ^ as gloried in Philippine im- ' ti i: the liou.-c. c t A<imi stra- t on, wrn«h s tiWnpaiur to pro- t“ ttsejf into ll.* iiitnre, i- highly ' 'dnerab.v needs n > jiro-a bet ond j the i re?enta: on oi th* 1. It has bare facts: extra\ asrant and 3 difvctdion oi Electors aoO Registration ef Veters. A PROCLAMATION attempted to popularize \tnave no right to suppose that m are only trying to do it. It i? the getting to a place, not the startini for it, that counts Aum outings aro called “joy rldei” until something 'goes wrong nnfsr the bodv of the vehicle. Tber. what they are termed is not fit to print. “ ifte-r Bryan, what?” inquires an exchange. Mr. W atson is after him around these parts, sententious- W rtjoins the Savannah Press. Sam thing he^e, Brother. The wise farmer will keep well Bp with his cotton picking; for a possible, and we might say proba - able, eqnin.'xical storm would prove very disastrous. While Decatur’s irish potato crop was verv inferior last spring, her sweet potato c*>p this fall is au fait on-words to that effect. Bryan and Brown in Georgia will snow both Taft, Watson and Carter under all right, and the In defence tarty will net be m the running worth mention of power. A minority of the whites P erialisi n- ii they had the means to control Che nicnaced he bla.ts with negro vote, could then elect for usurpation by means af con- There are now seven presidential ticke s up. In November six of the number will be killed by frost, how ever, at least several of them have been "killed” before, and have ?r©wn used to it. Tftx returns from 146 counties of tfe state show a net. gain over 1967 amounting to over eight million dollars 98 counties show gains and show losses. It is noticeable that many of the counties that show losses are located in South gpovr. Decatur bofng in the li«t. governor, for congress, for the leg>* Mature and tor judges whom they pleased. The negro £ as a voter—by a very large majority-—is purchas able. No need to argue that ques» tion. We have all seen negroes co- ralled \y the hundreds and voted for a candidate at so much per head. If the negroes are allowed to vote, at any time » pariv willing to put up the money can absolutely con trol the state, in its executive, legist istive and judicial departments, and in its relations to the federal goy ernment. This accounts for the fact that here are some white men who will oppose the distranchisement of the ne^ro. We all know- th.*it there are i-uch white men, for didn’t they fight to the last the establishment of the white primary? They oppose the disfranchisement of the nec;ro lor the possible use the may be to carry out in the lutuie. negro v certain te slructive jurisprudence 6. It has reckless! v undermined confidence in our business methods, causing psnie, depression and sni» feriag. 6. It has profited by the political contributions e: corporations »eeking legislative favors. 7. It has spoken' v.ciierously agaim-t the malefactors of great wealth, but it has not broaght one of them to justice. 8. it bus bullied congress, threats ening to do as it pleased, law or no law. 9. It has assailed the courts when their judgments were contrary to its wishes. 10. it has maintained the highest tariff ever known in a free country and hus made n > move in favor of income and inheritance taxes. 11. It has constantly demanded law a ’d more law for the proseens tion of trusts, although existing i laws are held by it to be too drastic £>o negro disfranchisement is the ■ ^ or euforceme nt. most important issue in the present 12. It is now attempting to roand campaign- No man who favors ne-' out a oi willingness greed, gro dii-franchisement hesitates to say so, but before the bill disfran' chising the negro becomes a law it must be ratified by tbe people at the general election. Not by the white primary, mind you, but by the people m the general election, in which the negroes also can vote. Of late years there has been only a oi ambition and tyranny by forcing the election of a personally excellent and amiable Proxy. There must be opposition to inis 'sort ot thing. It must be specific, intelligent and forcible. It must take account of tbe one responsible man. What more inviting opening could a truly Democrat.c party Mr. Bryan seems to have bno n qootino- history correctly when he "most of the trusts have never been disturbed, and those that been prosecuted have not had their business seriously inter- fen d with.” light registration ot negroes; but it j 8ee ^ ^ 18 fiddly worth while for is different this year. In many ^ emocrat * c * ea ^ er8 t0 a8 ^ if the counties nearly as many negroes are i P e0 P^ e ®h a B rule and then pause for registered as whites. In all of them i a re Ply- * 8 their duty to show there is a surprisingly heavy regie- j Uow f ^ e peo P^ e ru ^ e more tration oi negroes. Does j anybody 1 an< ^ more justly than they doubt that this heavy negro regie- j have ruled in lhe receBt P ast '» how tration this year is for any other j ^ aws ma y be enforced; how money pu*pose than to defeat the negro ma T be saved and taxation dec r eas- disfrancbisement amendment? : ed » ^ 10W h>£h ideals of selfgov- If you are a sure-enpuch white | fcrumtnt - may be advanced; now re man, be sure you vote for ihe con- j s P ect tor the ri S bt8 ot olhers ma 7 stitutional amendment fully set out j ^ re8 t° le< *» and how prosperity in the governor’s proclamation ap>- : ma% ^ re-established. New York pearing regularly till the state elec- j M orld. tion. Keep the Kidneys Well The legislature ought to finish a P the work for which it was con- ' n ^d in extra sessiou in ten days, Q t already the knockers are be ginning to predict that It will be in ,8 «ion until Jaftcr the middle of September. 1 homas county will hold a Far- ®° r " Bair on Thursday, October - h. The exhibits will be arrang- ^ " ? ' ar adise Park. Anun beror ••bavtions will be secured,and the '• a > win he made interesting to P'V'ators from amusement stand- ^°’ nt as as instructive and in- P r ng from the standpoint of ag* ric - tural exhibits. Let’s all go ° Vf-r and help making a success. Special Notice to I elephone Patrons Healthi S Worth Saving, and prepared a complete, s orne Bambridge People Know How to Save It We have Telephone Directory which will be ready for delivery on the first day ot September. Thi> director} con- ; tains the napie and number of every telephone in the eitv and after Sep' ; tember first subscribers will be r e» quired to call for numbers wanted instead of names desired. It is pos sible that some subscriber’s mine Many Bsinbridge people take tht-ir lives iu their hind* by neg lecting they kidneys when th-^y know tnese organs need help. Sick kidneys are responsible for a vast amount of suffering and Jill health, but there is no need to -uffer nor has been left out of the directory, ^ rPma j D j n danger when all dis and it this should be the case we ask eases and aches and pTins due to that such subscriber let us know ; weak k:dneys can be quickiy and immediately and we will have the permanently cured by the use of name properly inserted. Doan’s Kidney Pills. Here is a We will try to -deliver these di- Bain bridge citizen’s recon menda- rectories on tbe first day of the tion. rcatur ig easily the best roaded } in southwestern Georgia, and D count ‘ • are getting rapidly bet’er. *lenten of the board, a reason** - amount of surface drainage, at work to owner®, would *y * 5IU an< ^ ma ^ e available tens of ^nsand® ot the most fertile tobaaco ^ ►in the county and add addi- - Tonsands of taxable property i ^?” r tax and render ., 1 - mosquito and malaria**. . tD low lands. Of mouth to every subscriber, > ut in case we fail the directories can be found at the telephone office. It will be imperative that you have | ney and while I .l taken them carefully ooe as the operators wii> not put up connections without numbers being called for. Yours truly, BAINBRIDGE TEL. TO. ; Kidney Pills as being an excellent 1 remedy for the purposes for which They Take the Eiaks Ont. it*tey'-are intended. 1 procured "I have used Dr. King’s New ; pom at the Willis Dru; Company Mrs. Geo. H. Harrison, living ou Water street, Bain bridge, Ga., says: “I have used Doan’s Kid have not :n accord- : ance with tbe directions, 1 can sav ! that I have derived ,a great deal of relief. 1 can recommend Doan’s *iih °or convict® Life Pills for many years, with in creasing satisfaction. They take tbe Kinks out of stomach, liver and bowels, without fuss or fric tion, w says N. H*. Browp, of Pitta- course, do this j field, Vt. Guaranteed satisfactory ' at all drug stores. 25c. a* .1 intend to continue their use.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 c- ts. Foster-Mi!burn Co, 3uf» f *, New York, sole agents for the V ited States Remember the name—Dean’s— and take other. By His ExceHency, Hoke Smith, Qov- omor. Executive Department. >y ^ Atlanta, Ga., August l, 1&08. \S hereas, the Genexal Assembly, at IU session in 1908 proposed an amendment to the Const!tuHoa. this State as ret forth in an Act ap proved August 1st, 1908, to wit: An Aot te amend the Constitution of the State of Georgia toy repealing section l of article 2 of the Constitu tion of this State and inserting lieu thereof a new section, consisting ef nine paragraphs, prescribing the qualifications for electors; providing for the registration of voters, and for ether purposes. flection l. Be It enacted by the General Assembly of tbe State oi Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by tbe authority of the same tnat section one of article two ef the Constitution of this State be. and the same is, hereby repealed, and the following section, consisting oi nine paragraphs, be inserted in said article in lieu thereof; Paragraph l. 'After the year 1908 elections by the people shall be by toallot, and only those persons shall be allowed to vote who have beta first registered in accordance with the requirements of law Par. 2. Every male citizen of this Btate who is a citizen of the United States, twenty-one years old or up wards, not laboring under any of the disabilities named in this article, and possessing the qualifications provid tod by It, shall be an elector and en titled to register and vote at any •Uetion by the people; provided, that no soldier, sailor, or marine; in the military or naval services ef the Whited States shall acquire the rights flbMi elector toy rsecea ef being sta- tfenat an duty h ttp Mat*. ftor. J. To .entitle « person te reg bt* and vote at any election by the he shall have resided la the ne year sent preceding the Oration, And In the county in which he offers to vote'six months next pre ceding the election, and shall have paid all taxee which may have been required of him since the adoption of tbe Constitution of Georgia of 1877 that he may have had an opportunity of paying agreeably to law. Bach payment must have been made at least six months prior to the election at wt'.ch be offers to vote, except when such elections are held within six months from the expiration of the time fixed by law for the payment oi such taxes. Par. 4. Every male citizen of this State shall be entitled to *e£ister as au tie*: tor and to vote in all elections in said Slate 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 ar.d three of this seettkn 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 1*12, c>r in the war with Mexico, or in any war with the Indians or in the war be tween the States, or in the war w;ih Spaiu, or who honorably served !n the land or naval forces of the Con federate States, or of the State cf Georgia in the war between the States, or 2. All -persons lawfully descended from those embraced in the classes enumerated in the sui>-divisjcn 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 tbe 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 to comply with the above requirements, but who can understand and give a reason able interpretation of any paragraph oi the Constitution of the United States or of this State, that may be read to them by any one ot the regis trars; or 5. Any person who is the owner hi good faith in his own right at at least forty acres at land situated in this State, upon which he resides, or is the owner in good faith in hie own right- of property, situated in this State and assessed lor taxation at the value ef five hundred L mnim IHI Weaken M > uYsr-Work. Cnheaitny Kidneys Maks Impurv HI ec It used to be considered that or! urinary and bladder troubles were to i , t 3>-r; I ^ traced to the kidue; . & lutf now mod ■ science proves th* i nearly t ail disease * have their be»:iuu:;;'* in the disorder o* X these most imports:*'* organs. The kidneys fill*., and purify the bio: - that is their work. Therefore, when your kidneys arc v.e. '.. - out of order, you can understand hr quickly your entire body is affected a.'. 1 how every organ seems to fail to do ’*;.-' duty. » If you are sick or feci badly," begin hiking thq great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, because as flor as your kidneys are well they will he 1 : all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. If you are sick you can make no mu take by first doctoring your kidney-.. The mild and the extraordinary effect <,t Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the grc. t kidney remedy, is soon realized. it stands tbe highest for its v/onde: ful enter, of the most distressing cases, and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty-cent. , and one-dollar sire bo* You may have a sample bottle it* w of 8wam]»-Hoot. uy n*r*.. ne*., r z 1 ’. * vov how to find out if vou ii -, kidney oi nrioii this naoet when writingt > I '. K.lmer & Co., King- huiiKor., J Y-. ..T make any mistake, hut -euiember Ue name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the ad- iress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. sub-divisions one r - i -wo of pa:a- ... praph four shall continue only unt:i, t6«l TiJS Kluf* January 1st. 1915. But the registrars shall prepare a roster of ail persons who register ufcder subdivisions one and two of paragraph four, and shall return tbe same to the clerk's office of the Superior Court of Tieir coun ties and the cle;ks of the Superior Court shall send copies cf the same to the Secretary of State, and it shall be tbe duty of these officers to record and permanently preserve these ros ters. Any person who has been once registered under either of the sub divisions one cr two uf paragraph four shall thereafter—^e *permltted te vole; provided, L*e meets the require ments of paragiaphs two and three of this section. Par. fi. ae>- jeison to whom the right of registration is denied by the registrars upon the ground that he lacks iLe qualifications set forth in the five sub di virions of paragiaph four, sha!* na*e the right iaue an appeal, anc any citixei. —a;.- cuter an appeal ivorn the (1 ,*.n tue regis- trais alio *jng a*. ,*.*.*on to register unuer sa... ..... ...us. All appeals must tc h.td in *.;. *.ug wiiu the :eg- istiars wituiu ,u c;„. s Item the date of the he . . ,u coiapia.atd of and shai: ue ret unto bv tne registrars to tne otnee ot ._e .*_:k ol the ^.upen- or Court to -be .;.td as other appeals. Par. 7. Ftna.ng an appeal and un til the final ut . on of tire ca&e, the judge** nt of the i^^istrato tuall re main ;n full force. f ar. h. No person shall he allowed to participate in a primary of any- lit ical 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 oi aoiu *i the registration laws from time .u time, but no such change or amend ment shall operate to detent any of the provisions of this section. Sec. i. Be it further enacted, That whenever the above proposed amend ment to the Constitution shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the mem bers elected to each of the two hone on of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered on their ‘ Journals with the ayes and nays tak- thereon, the Governor shall cause said.amendment to be published in at least two newspapers in each Con- greasional District in this State lor 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 tor ratification or re jection to the electors ol this State at the next general election to be held alter publication, as provided in the second section of this Act la the several election districts of tins State, at which election every per son shall be qualified to vole who is entitled to vote lor members of the General Assembly. All persons vot ing at said erection in favor oi 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 sa.d amendment shall have writ ten or printed on their ballots the words, "Against amendment of 'Con stitution providing qualifications * oi voters.” Sec. 4. Be R further enacted. That tfie Governor be, and he is, hereby authorized and directed to provide for the submission of the amendment juoposed iu this Act to a vote of the people, as ieqaired by the Constitu tion of this -State in paragraph ore of section one cf aiucle thirteen, and if ^a:*ued the Governor shall, when he ascertains s.-ci* from in a 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 | ^* Er A*ED CNSTANI lY. Simply add bo( . ... tee water, cool and terre. Me. per packager We’ Will SenffSampleShowlng Hot B. B. B. Cures Above Troubles, al? Eczema and Rheumatism. For twMity-fh j years Botanic Bloo*. Balm (B B B) has beer, cunnst /early thoands of salt erers f*om Primary, Be endarv or Tertiary Blood Poison and all forms of Blond Disease. We solicit the most obstinate cases, for B B B cure* where all else fails. If yon have exhausted tbe old methods of treatment and still have aches and pains in bones, back or joints, Rheu matism, Mucus Patches in mouth. Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper-Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body. Eating Sores, a>e run down or nervous, Hair or eyebrows falling out,take B B B. It kills the poison, makes the blood pure and rich, healing every sore and com pletely changing the entire body into a clean, healthy condition. CURES ECZEMA Itching, watery blisters or open, itch ing humors, Risings or Pimples of Eczema all le*ve alteT killing the roi son and puryfying the blood with B B B. In this way a flood of pure, rich blood is sent direct to the skin suaface, the itching stops forever and every humor or sore is healed and cured. BOTANIC BLOOD BALM (11 B B) is pleasant and safe to take; composed of pure Botanic ingredients. It purifies and en-iches the blood. DRUGGISTS $1 PER LARGE BOT TLE with directions for home cure. PfiEE 3L :0D CORE GOUPOIf « This coupon (cu: from Bainbridge Democrat), is good for cr.c large san»- ple of Botanic Blood Ba/m mailed free in plain packages. Simply fill in your nme and addr ess on dotted lines be low and m.-il to BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga. V j Stale came of tiotibie. if you know Si in one of the daily papers of this State*, announcing such result and declaring tha amendment ratified. Now, therefore, I, Hoke Smith, Gov ernor of said State, do issue this my 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 toe held on Wednesday, October 7th, I90ff HOKE SMITH, Gov* By the Governor: PHILIP COOK, Secretary of Stata, ■ — # WOTT’S PEMKYBOYAL FUXS •aJe and telle bis, that wtakrtM*. kv _ — Per packager all zrocerm* 7 flavor*. Refuse all substitutes MAKE ICE CREAM FROM WATER f and a small quantity of condensed milk, if fresh milk cannot be had. wee/we, 14 pint esudensed milk costs . . . .Ode. Acc enough cold water to ***.i<* one quart J3e. package JhLL-O 1CB CKJEAJJ Powder Tvtti 19s. Mix all together thoroughly and freeze. Don't beat or cook it; don’t add anything else. This makes two quarts of di cream in 10 minutes at cost. AMD you KHO* ITS Five kinds : Chocolate, Vanilla, „ terry, Lemon and Unfavored. 3 packages 25c. at all fihatrstsd Bweipe He Tie «m Pw» feed Co.,