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» Here Shall the Press the People’s Rights Maintain BY JOHN M BROWN. BRIO RIOGE. GIORGIA. THURSDAY MORNIKC, SEPTEMBER 17. I90S. Vol. 39—No. 16-sr.co a To*r Editor ialettes * f*, - of the g&me It is t(lH ...vi.rn duty of all political ia g(,r> to see victory ahead. j #e Brown hasn't yet time to at- pvt any Brvan meetings or to do invthing to help the cause of arvftn in this state. j! v,efc'in8 now to look very much Joe will not .be inatigu- r»>d governor at all—but merely unveiled after big Hoke’s term ex- [.ir*'-. 1i„. - .uthern white man anu the p *.rn negro understand each 0 tr> r Without outside influences theyr-an live together in peace and snd l; irimmy, each knowing and g.- ( ing his place. A N. a York matron, 108 years o!l,iMrihutes ner longevity to the f„ r - - at «he has never worn a t r- She need not, however, a: •! ! r -liy other women to her ■ 1 r , for they J|^il(i die first. V.' iii.- myan was away from me recently lightning strueK a vu:uiiinil in hi*, yaid. How lucky amt tie was away when the light- f ,jj,- , ms looking for windmills to \ SL-ie.itist nas discovered that Ui.r. are millions of germs in era ktd listie J . now we can ac count tor a great many things which were hitherto opaque, pro vided cracked brains are like oracKed dishes. A man in l'exa s swallowed asiive dollar the other day. The reason aligned for this performance seems plausible, that he swallowed it to escape having to contribute it to the campaign fund, believing ihat i; would do him more good, if it had to he swallowed. Orville Wright’s success with his aeroplane gives promise that ten years hence flying machines will he as com mon as automobiles were ten years ago. It hasn’t he«n along time since “horseless carriages” were unknown,and now they an to be seen everywhere! But what shall we want to do after we have learned to fly? It was thought that after the O' iUito was scientifica ly and of- idly convicted of being a dis- buting agency of deadly disease wi uld be doomed to extermin ■n in all well governed ana pro "ive municipalities, but the wns and cities ihat have inau- irated campaigns for the purpose getting rid of him are excep* onal. "tere h a superfluity of presi- tial tickets in the field. For exigence of most of them there • course, no excuse. But the •vim are on them, of course, t Iook at it that way. It is all yreaitothem and they think ■ rt running for the pres;- cy. no matter what others r - There is no law to prevent c running tor it, and there is * any law or disposition any- to deny them the right to nn; ttieir excuse for whatever oth. Free speech is the - t i >u< right we still have us, on which there is no live or other tariff tax, aud ' V( that the people are al- - willing to give every one a whether they agree with '■ not. years have parly lines loosely drawn or voters sed to put principles hove party labels The y of the Democratic e coming election lias itself an effective in vote can be won if the aud its candidates ore election day’ that ve this vole and can ap- confidence. I he Good Government League of Atlanta rs composed of a num her of the most influential men in the community, and it promises good work for the enforcement of the laws. ^Vith municipal and state machinery organized, and the people taxed to support it, it is a little strange that private citizens must organize to see that the laws are enforced, Something, or some body, fo wrong when such organi zations as the Good Government League are a necessity. It ia good though, tt at when they must be, there are those who are ready and willing to take up the work such organizations are called to do. A community can well afford to bear the extra expense for the good that will follow.—Wesleyan Chris tian Advocate. Herein may he the hope of civic reform for other cities in Georgia than Atlanta. They Take the Kuiks Out, “I have used Dr. King’s New Life Pills for many year-*, with in creasing satisfaction. They take the Kinks out of stomach, fiver and bowels, without fuss or fric tion,” says H. Brown, of Pitts field, Vt. hruaranleed satisfactory at all drug stores. 25c. Near Beer and intoxi cation That tne r cent action of the leg- 5 islatore in placing a special tax upo* the manufacture and sale of bererag-8 k*«wn as n ar beer, in no way interferes with, or nullifies, ! the prohibition law, was the con- ! struction placed upon the law by Judge Pendleton, ei the superior court, in his charge to the grand jury for the September term. Cilice the legislature passed the m. asore which placed a tax upon the manufacture and sale of near- beer Judge Pendleton has been in- We are not all born equal in in dividual opportunity, but we ar all born with equal right, befoe the law. The government lias no right to lax one lor the benefit ot another, and cieate privileged classes among the people, and yet that is the prin r cipal activity of the government of j this country as it is conducted to day. But the victims are more numerous than the ben- ficiaries and have it within their power througn the ballot to correct such inequal 1 ties if they desire to do so, and the i vestigatiug its probable effect upon 1 the prohib tion law and the extent j to which it would allow dealers to 1 go in placing beer upon the market. From the tone of his charge lie has ’ reached the conclusion that it will i not affect the prohibition law. “The prohibition law prohibits the sale ot any beverage that pro duces imoxicatii >n,” said fudge P-ndieton, “and this receDt act ot t ! e legislature unly places a tax upon beverages in imitetion’ of beer, or what is known as "near beer, and does not license in any way the sale fault is theirs alone it they tail to . . , , . ,,, ot any drink or beverage that is rightly exercise their power, lhe;, % , , , ,, . . ,, , , , . barred by the prohibition law.” chief trouble is and has been that , , . , , , iii. i.l Judge Pendleton also gave the the p< ople have been tamely taught I. “ , _ „ , . . . , , \ .. , foiurythe benefit ot his opinion ot to look to government lor paternal | J , . . r , . . , , , what intoxication means and tola favors and partial advantages over each other instead of simply asking a fair field and no favors, and it is from the consequences of this a iuse that the country is suffering today. Blind Tiger Lairs. them they should ha v e no trouble in settling the question of whether a beverage does or does not produce intoxica ion “By intoxication,” said he, “is meant that condition which de prives a man of the full and tree use After a conference with Governor , of his mental and physical powers. Smith and Attorney General Hart, j It does not necessarily mean that a Comptroller General Wright has man must be drunk to be mtoxi- set in motion the machinery of the cated. The condition which is or- state to collect, the license tax levied dmanly termed ‘tipsy’ might be by the legislature against imitation considered intoxication. b eer s— ‘near beer,” if vou please. j “Now, we all know from observa- The act became a law upon its non, if not from experience, what approval by the governor, and under intoxication is, -md therefore you its provisions >t became effective in' should have no trouble in reaching stanter, wherefore the conference bei a conclusion as to whether or not a tween the state officials. beverage will produce intoxication The law provides that all “ileal- should any ot these cases come up ers” in imitation beers shall pay a for your consideration.” license tax of $‘2oo per annum to the ■■ state, and that all manufactures of imitation beers shall pay a license tax ot |5oo per annum. The comptroller general estimates Hea)this W orth Saving, and that it will yield approximately, ** ♦2oo,ooo to the state. Some Bainbndge People Under the provisions of the bill, Know How to Save It the fund derived from the license tax shall be paid into the treasury yjany Bainbridge people take and be he'd as a special fund to pro. their lives in their hands by neg- vide tor the convicts ot the state. footing they kidneys when they It has b-cd, and still is, persis. know tnese organs need help. Sick tent'y rumor d that the license tax kidneys are responsible for a vast will be enjoined on the ground that amount ot suffering and Jill health, it is unconstitutional, and it is said but there is no need to suffer nor that convict lessees w:ll inspire the to remain in danger when all dis- attack upon the measure. e * 9es *«»* * chde and pains due to The attorney general holds tha*. weak kidneys can be quickly and the law is constitutional, and the permanently cured by the use of state officials apprehend no danger Keep the Kidneys Well from this source. A great majority ot places where near beer has been dispensed are nothing more nor less than blind tiger lairs. Doan’s Kidney Pills. Here is a Bainbridge citizen’s reco- meuda- tion. Mr* Geo. H. Harrison, living on Water street, Bainbridge, gh., says: “I hsve used Doan’sKid- ney Pills and while I have not taken them carefully in accord ance with the directions, 1 can sav What shall ttaTe We for Dessert Try Jell.o, the dainty, appetizing that I have derived ,a great deal economical dessert. Can be pre of relief. 1 can recommend Doan’s pared instantly—simply add boil Kidney Pills as being an excellen ing water and serve when cool Flavored just right; sweetened just right; perfect in every way A 10c. package makes enough dessert fora large family. All grocers sell it. Don't accept sub' slitutvS. Jell*o complies with all Pure Food Laws 7 flavors:— Lemon, Orange,‘Raspberry, Straw berry, Chocolate, Cherry, Peach remedy for the purposes for which they are intended. 1 procured hem at the Willis Drug Company • nd intend to continue tbeir use.” For sale by all dealers. Frice 50 rits. Foster-Milburn Co., 3uf- : New York, sole agents for tbe I uitwd States Remember the name—Doan’s— and take no other. QuaiiflcattoD of Electors aofl Registration of Voters. A PROCLAMATION By His Excellency, Hoke Smith, Oot- onor. Executive Department. Atlanta, Ot., August 1, 190S. Whereas, the General Assembly, at Its session in 190k proposed an amendment to the Constitution of this State as set forth in an Act ap proved August 1st, 190&, to wit: An Act to amend the Constitution of the State oi Georgia by repealing section l of article 2 of the Constitu tion of this State and inserting .2. lieu thereof a new section, consisting of nine paragraphs, prescribing the Qualifications for electors, providing tor the registration of voters, and ioi other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted bj the authority of the same, that section one ot article two of the Constitution of this State be, and the same is, hereby repealed, anu the following section, consisting o: nine paragraphs, be inserted in sa.d article in lieu thereof; Paragraph 1. After the year IDeS elections by the people shall oe ballot, and only those persons sna.i he allowed to vote who have been first registered in accordance with the requirements of law. Par. 2. Every male citizen of this State who is a citizen of the United States, tweDty-one years old or up wards, not laboring under any of the disabilities named in this article, and possessing the qualifications provid ed by it, shall he an elector and en titled to register and vote at an;, 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 tt an elector by reason of being sta tioned on duty in this state. Par. S. To entitle a person to reg late, 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 tbe Constitution of Georgia of 1877 that he may have had aa opportunity ef paying agreeably to law. Sued 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 expiratioa of the time fixed by law for the payment ol such taxes. Par. 4. Every male citizen of this State shall be entitled to register as an elector and to vole iu ad 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 niter ins 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 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 id 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- agtaph 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 to comply with the above requirements, hut 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 (n 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. EU. k riCk* ** m&m wrier sub-divisions one ar.d two of par praph four shall continue only unti January 1st, 1915. But the registrars shall prepare a roster of all persons who register under subdivisions 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 bas beea once registered under either of the sub divisions one or two of paragraph four shall tbereafter~.be -permitted to vote; provided, he meets the reqi^re- ments of paragraphs two and ti^e of this section. Par. 6. Any person to whom the right of registration is denied by the registrars upon tne ground that he lacks the qu„liiica.;oi.s rvt forth in the five u u.>i . uj ol paragraph ^faosen as Wei; Miserable L, Bladder Trouble. four, s appeal appeal tj cil t umki must e is uars oi U shall to hail or ae omco -• lit to :o u.ko an iioui ixie dt-id a oi h.:.d In -- : k A ’kv si’pe:*- - o'h-.r apbtiulo. anti tiL' ul ‘iie udiiC, Uic i&ir«ki':i cLaJl it- 1 lire Redo iu-jj aud Par. 7. read: til the final judgment Oi main in full loixe. Par. o. No person snail 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 an, nd the registration laws from time to time, but no such change or amend ment shall operate to defoal any ol 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-thirds of the mem iters elected to each of Kidney trouble preys npon the mind, iscourages and lessensambitien; beauty, vigor and cheerful ness s<>on (lisnp|-«'ttr when the kidneys are out of order or dis eased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that it is not mu ( tu rnon for a child to lie bom bfHicted with weak kidneys. If the did urinates toooften, if the urine scalds .e flesh, or if. when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet- ting, depend upon it, the cause of the d i 15- cultv is kidney trouble, and the first sten should be towards the treatment of these important organs. Ibis unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most p* ople suppose. W<imrn well as men are made miser able with kidnev and bladder trouble, and both need the sasne great remedy. The inihl and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It :ssold by druggists, in fifty- cent and one-dollarj size bottles. Yon may; have « sample bottle bv mail fitrC, also a Bona* of F^amjyRoct. pamphlet telling all aoout Swamp-Root, including many of the thousands of testi* moiiial letters* received from sufferer! cured. In writing Dr. Ililmer & Co., Binghamton, X. Y., i sure and mention tliiJ paper. Don't make any mistake, but reniemb r the name. Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the ad* dress, Binghamton, X. Y., on every bottle. POISOil m y * t,} . * * r ■:3 v-yr t-i Cffl- , it tin, £ Vv We Will SendSamplfMiQMint; Hoi the twojB. B. B.)(ures Above Troubles,* ale houses of the General Assembly, am. j Eczema and Rheumatism. For tweuty-fn .-years|Botanic Blooe Balm (BBB) has been curing yearly thoands of miff erers f om Primary, Se endarv or Tertiary Blood Poinon and all forms of Blood Disease. We soiicit the most obstinate cases, for BBB cures where all else fails. If yon have exhausted the old methods ot treatment and still have aches and pains in bones, back or joints, Rheu- ma.ism, Mucus Patches in month. Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper-Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the f>ody, Eating Sores, aie run down or nervous, Hair or eyebrows falling out, take BBB It kills the poison, makes tbe blood pure and rich,healing every sore and com pletely changing the entire body into a clean, bealthv condition. CUREs ECZEMA Itching, watery blisters oropen, itch ing humors, Risings or Pimples of Eczema all leave after killing the poi son and puryfying the blood with ft B B. In this way a flood of p>ure, rich blood is sent direct to the skin snaface, the itching stops forever and every humor or sore is healed and cured. BOTANIC BLOOD BALM (B B B) i3 pleasant and safe to taae; composed of oure Botanic ingredients. It purifies and en-iches the biuod. DRUGGISTS *1 PER LARGE BOT TLE with directions for home cure. the same has 'been entered on then journals with the ayes aud cays tak en thereon, the Governor shall cause said amendment to be published in at least two newspapeis in each Con gressional District iu this State lor the period of two months next preced ing the time of bolding 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 ot this Act in the several election districts of this State, at which election every per son shall be qualified to vote who is entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly. Ah persons vot ing at said election in favor 01 adopt ing the proposed amendment to the Constitution shall Lave written or printed on their ballots the words "For amendment of Constitution, pro viding qualifications of >otere,” and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment snail have writ ten or printed on their uaiiota the words, "Against amenument of Con stitution providing qualifications of voters." Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the Governor -be, and he is, herefij authorized and directed to provide for the submission of the ameddmeni proposed in this Act to a vote of un people, as required by the Conati tion of this State in paragiaph one section one of articie thirteen, and it ratified the Governor shall, when he ascertains such atification from the Secretary- of State, to whom the re turns shall be referred in the maa- ae: as in cases of elections for are ar te rs of the General Assembly, to esust and ascertain the result, issue hi- proclamation for oae insertion PREPARED INSTANTLY. &i , /y add L. i la tne ef the daily papers ef this in? water, cool and aerve IOc.k: l-m .ye ^ " z. j all erocertr 7Oarers. Refuse ail subttitu: ^ State, announcing *ucli result ana _ dedaidag the amendment ratified. s* nr A ft! Now, therefore, I, Hoke Smith, Gov- |y|/\y\|^ ICE LKlAItI •raor of said State, de issue this my j .s/a-rro proclamation, hereby declaring ^DrKt/iVI WAIEK the foregoing proposed amendment; to the Constitution is submitted for ratification or rejection to the voters FREE BLOOD JURE COUPOU This coupon (cut from Bainbridge Democrat), is good for one large sam ple of Botanic rllood Bairn mailed free in plain packages. Sprnply fill in your nme and addr ess on dotted lints be low and mail to BLOOD BALM LO., Atlanta, Ga. State name of trouble, it|you know ef the State qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly at the general election to t>e held oa Wednesday, October 7th, 1908. HOKE SMITH, Governor. By the Governor: PHILIP COOK. Secretary of State. moTT's PBMMYRQYAL PULS Safe end reliable, they overcome weakness, irw creese vigor, banish pain— No remedy equal* 08. MOTTS PENNYROYAL PILLS iSoid by Onoltt aad Dr. Motts -aguocw Jsvcou, 9L. and a small quantity of condensed milk, if fresh milk cannot be hact PECIPE. pint niila--osts . . . -06t. A<id (-Douce '--old water to maze one (, aa-: 00 Oce 13e. package 41'LhO ICE CREAM Powder J3e. T<jtal . . ..... .19*. Mix all together thoroughly and freeze. Don’t heat or cook it ; don’t add anything else. This makes two quarts of delicious ice cream in 10 minutes at very small cost. AMD YOU AMOY/ IT'S PURE. Fn* kinds : CMocciah ■ \itulla, Stra*>- berry, an I Unfiavortd. 2 packages 25c. at-all grocers. XlliUitrated Itrripe ltook Free. Tho oenese? Pore F«3 C», te Roy, k Y. i