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t'er- Snail cne Pr#ss the People’s Rights Maintain
BY JOHN M BROWN.
BAIN.RI06E. GEORGIA. THURSDAV NORNINC OCTOBER I. 1908.
Vol. 39—So. 16-91.oc s Year
Editor ialettes
Hi-
Hot
7 .rgia democrat who does
v for 'iryan and Kern is
ebuckiw-head, declares the Atlanta
(institution.
«l j,e -heath gown doth oft pro
C l,j,n the wo .nan,” says the Louis-
viile Courier-Journal. And quite
M often makes rubber-necks of
mo-t ni' ii.
Rockefeller’* advice to young
meii to work and save money
will appeal just now with especial
forte to those who have neitheT
wars not money.
Li'.ttc Joe Brown is making his
ctmpaign promises good He is
making hi- long-promised journey
through Georgia, and his reception
has been cordial.
Li t every white man, whatever
his politics, record his vote for
negro Disfra .chisment, next Wed
De-day vVi h the negro eliminate
ly, a- a voter, good government
will !-(■ assured for all time.
Little Joe is out stumpiug for
Bryan, and Hoke comes out with
n decimation that he will vote for
Little Joe. Bryan and Brown will
carry Georgia by rousing majori-
It is stated that Evelyn Thaw i8
going abroad, Emma Goldman to
Australia ; Thaw is locked up and
tl-e legislature has adjourned. Let
it' be getting ready for Thanksgiv
ing.
Some of those who are now
knocking Hoke Smith have had in
do past to prove an alibi when
kcusod of having been in the PaJ-
and Buckner or McKinley
tsrrp.
At any rate, the legislature has
f'vided plenty of work for the
x me. There,will be the prohi-
o 'ti question and the convict
*"tinu to settle all over again
Jj-t a year ago Republican poli-
snooKed the bottom out of the
'U-’ne.-s of thecountry; the coun
ty, believing in reciprocity, is now
*bout to knock the bottom out of
die Kepublican policies.
legislature has adjourned,
f 'sum and taters are getting ripe,
* cti the day that will see Bryan’s
*-eeuon is drawing nigh. What
^* u -* " e shall have for a , great
dtanksgiving day!
, Ttl e fact that the President finds
,l necessary to rush into print
*'* r . v other day in defense of Mr.
1 indicates now sorely pressed
'■'die candidacy of the candidate
^ has designated as is heir to the
hirone.
4 lhe Jacksonville Times-Uoion
' •’Bsthat: “Idle money is no
t s,t hly good to an y 0ne » And
. 1 here we desire tc remark
j 1 &n exerciser of coin, we have
Equals and no superior*.
* s « it outright away.
The Ananias ciub will be a pro-
- igiou-ly numerous organization
A Healthy Family.
“Our whole family has enjoyed good
IlMaaMHNNWNNWa
,1-1 no doubt that airships
.he Atlaiit’C in five years
h vn nim—in an Ocean
ng in the world was
some purpose. The
r keeps spinsters hope-
I i.op.o who navo been ob-
tho sheath gowns will
other Iron Wes. The
the trees will soon he bare.
before the presidential campaign ! health since we began using Dr. King's
ends, if this thing is kept up, big | New Life Pilis > three years ago,’’ says
ger even than either party—for
there are millions belonging to it
from either party.
Commenting on the fact that
Senator Allison left a fortune of
$75,000. the Savannah Press says.
h*. A, Bartiet, of Rural Route 1, Guil
ford Maine. They cleanse and tone
the system in a gentle way that does
vou good. 25c. at all drug stores.
Qjalificathm of Electors anO
Registration of Voters.
A PROCLAMATION
It is generally believed that the
question of doing away with the
“Yes indeed,he should have been 1 preswDl " mit of four at any
allowed to carry it with him.- ■ 0Ue church * or Me ’ hodist . ^ u,s -
ters, will be seriously considered
By His Excellency, Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor.
Executive Department.
Atlanta, Ga., August 1, 19&S.
Whereas, the General Assembly, at
its session in 1998 proposed an
amendment to the Constitution of
. . this State as set forth in an Act ap-
| ierence at Gains vilte, and pus-, toy j proved AujUJ 3 t 1st, 1908, to wit;
Mr. Bryan has been arrested for ihaiui tiiaiol theHouth GeOigia, ' An Act to amend the Constitution
fast auto speeding. Wouldn’t the ^ Ulll “au. Although u iak« 3 a | of the State of Georgia by repealing
republicans be glad if they could ' P OWfcrIut good man aud preacher
to “Wear” and d Gods serv»e», in
Augusta Herald.
No Never! It might burn.
at the coming North Georgia eon
stop him somehow' from continu
ing the fast speed he is making on
the presidential race track, but
♦ hoy can’t.
The Pittsburg Dispatch assorts
that sixty per cemt of American
.he same lo.vu auu
time, for as lonj a
years,
ter i
The internal revenue bureau
■ Lalemeut just giveu out for ine lu-
women are knock-kneed. This | loi lBdllou o1 lUo UaUe India****
may be classed as '‘important if! mat tne available supply oi whisky
true,” but he wili first oe required ! al tne close oi tne fiscal year was 10,
to show us ; for we are ali from
Missouri and expect to remain so.
When the national campaign
committee wanted real speakers,
men who can curry conAiotion w’ith
their words, It will be noticed that
it did not call for any of those
Georgians, who are yapping at the
heels of Hoke Smith.
There will be no “vest-pocket”
voting at the state election next
week, as the able voter will need
a wheelbarrow in which to trans-
000,000 ^ai.ons Jess tuau at tut same
per.utt tue year oelere. i_.ia, its a
great degree, was Uue to decreased
piouuctiou. mere also was a ma
terial reduction in the withdrawals
of spirits lor consumption, reach
ing probably some ifi,u00,000 gal'
OUs.
Prohibition “prouiniis” then—
10,000.000 gallons a yoar. n.*y it
on ALcDutf.
Election Next Wednesday.
The State election, :or Governor
port his ballot to the polls. A copy i house officers, members or
of the official ticket is two feet and [ue legislature ana (Jouuty officers,
six inchos in length by actual 1 Cuul „soff ou next Wesuesday,Octo-
measurement
There is no danger of the Demo
cratic party absorbing the colored
vote. It would go to pieces in the
process. Therefore the sane and
safe thing to do is to vote for the
Negro Disfranchisement Constitu
tional amendment, in the State
election, next week.
Prohibition in Kansas is a mar
velous success. The spirit that
backs it is growing and the laws are
being more and more enforced,
When Georgians have developed
an equal degree of moral senti
ment in favor of civic rightousness
then do we expect to see similar
conditions here,
Mr. Taft is scared,and Mr. Roose.
velt, whose candidate Mr. Taft is,
is scared, and the whole Republi
can party, which Mr. Roosevelt
dragocnod into nominating his
man Friday instead of some man
of its own, is scared. And the
worst scared man in the crowd,
seems Mr. Roosevelt himself
The Jacksonville Times»Union
notes that “the Georgia colony in
Jacksonville is steadily growing in
numbers—and they make mighty
fine citizens.”
If ^tis liquor and liquor selling
that carried the “Georgia Colony”
to Jagsonville, t-hen they are wel
come to any number of it, for
Ge orgia is better for their going.
In forsaking the demociatic par
ty and swinging on to the coat tails
of Wm. R, Hearst, John Temple
Graves has distinguished himself
as about the biggest ass the state
of Georgia was ever afflicted with
Walton Tribune.
Shame on you! You ought to
apologize to the first mule yon
meet tor slander to his paternal
aneetors.
The Augusta Herald, says “An
Augufta man saw Oville Wright
make bis great record-breaaing
fight in his aeroplane. Few im
portant things happen in which
Augusta is not represented in some
way,'’
Don’t believe a word of it; for
the claim discounts the Atlanta
man—and that*!! never do.
her 7th. and every patriot is expect 1
ed to _o to ttie pulls ana register
his baliot iii behalf of good govern*
meat,
Be sure you do tills aud you will
have d.me your civic ducy aud me
results will take care of them
selves.
The Constitutional
Amend.
There are three amendments to be
voted on next Wednesday.
1. Pensions for old soldiers and
their widows. This gives pensions
to ali soldiers who own less than
*1 ,500 in prupertjr.
2. Disfranchisement amendment,
which will be voted for by nearly
every white man in Georgia. It
will be passed by an immense ma
jority.
3. Rural policeman and sanitary
improvements, is for the benefit of
counties that want them.
Can’t Be Separated
Some Bainbridge People Have
Learned How to Get Rid
of Both.
Backache and kidney ache are
twin brothers.
Yon can’t separate them
And you can’tget rid of the back
ache until you care the kidney
ache.
If the kidneys are well and
strong, the rest of the system is
pretty sure to be in vigorous
health.
Doan’s Kidney Pills make strong,
healthy kidneys.
John A McKinnon, farmer, 412
Clay St, Thomasvilie, Ga„ says :
“I nsed one box of Doan’s Kidney
Pills when being annoyed by the
irregular action of the kidneys.
They helped me greatly and I
have no hesitency in allowing my
i;ame to be used as one whe en-
u >rses them highly.”
For sale by ail dealers^ Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Bnf.
f..io, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
. Remember the name—Doan’e—
a d take bo other.
, seetion l oi article 2 of the Coustitu
| ticn of this State and inserting in
I lien thereof a new section. eousii'ii.y
tue same e f ipu e paragraphs, pi escribing u;t-
i as four j qualifications tor electors; providing
] for the registration of voters, and foi
other purposes.
Section’ I. Be it enacted bj the
General Assembly of the State ef
Georgia, and it is Thereby enacted b;
the authority of the same,
that section on* of article, two
of th* Constitution of this State be,
and the same is, hereby repealed, and
the following section, consisting of
nine paragraphs, he inserted in said
article in lieu thereof;
Paragraph l. After the year 1903
•lections by the people shall be b>
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 this
(State who is a eitlzen 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
ed by It, shall be an elector and eu
titled to register and vote at any
•lectlon by the people; provided
that no soldier, sailor, or marine in
the military or naval services of the
United States shall acquire the rights
an elector by reason of being sta
tioned on duty in this state.
Par. 3. To entitle a person to reg
liter 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 bad an opportunity
•f paying agreeably to law. Such
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 oi
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 s^tion 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 oi
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 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 oI
Georgia in the war between the
States, or
2. All persons lawfully descended
from these embraced in the classes
enumerated in the sub-division next
above, or
3. All person who are of good
character, and understand the duties
and obligations of citizenship under
• Republican form of government, ox
4. All persons who can correctly
read In the English language any par
agraph ef the Constitution of the
United States or of this State and
correctly write the same la th*
1T«git«h language when read to them
by aay am of th* registrars, and all
sub-divisions one and two of para-
praph four shall continue only until , )ften The Kid.
January 1st, 1915. But the registrars
shall prepare a roster of all persons WfiSKBIlcu u) JY8r-W0rK,
who register under sub-divisions one ! . „ , . mi .
and two of paragraph four, and shall Dnhealtn - V KiJnt; - vs Make !aJ P urt Blooa
return the same to the clerk s office 11 use< * - lo ‘’- e . considered that only
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 sub
divisions one or two of paragraph j
four shall thereafter-be -permitted tc
vote; provid-.d, he meets the require- 4
ments of paragraphs two and three of
this section.
Par. 1 . cn to whom the
right of registration is denied by the j
registrars upon the ground that he]
lacks
the im-
four, ’
appeal, a
trai-s allowing :
UUcki* s>ctavi' .
mui’t L.* .:’t\ . .
istrars within 10 gh.-s Horn the date
of the i-.. u... -h;..ed ci and
she 1 ! re? - ;,.i the registrars
to the oifice of-the clerk oi urn superi
or Court to ho uttu 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 full force.
Par. 8. No person shall be allowed
to participate in a primary of any po
litical party or a convention o< 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 se non, ex
cept where inconsistent with same;
the Legislature may change or amend
the registration laws from time to
time, but no such change or 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-thirds of tne 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 aud 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 eubmitted 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 im 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 persons 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- !
stltution providing qualifications of j
voters.”
Sec. 4. Be R 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 aiticle thirteen, and if
ratified the Governor shall, when he
ascertains such 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 1
IB one of the dally papers of this;
flats, announcing such result and'
Aaelaring the amendment ratified.
Now, therefore, I, Hoke Smith, Gov- ]
eraer ef said State, do issue this my
proclamation, hereby declaring that
the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution is submitted for -
persons who solely, because of phys- j ratification or rejection to the voters
leal disability are unable to comply ef the State qualified to vote for!
with the above requirements, but who members of the General Assembly at
can understand and give a reason- the general election to be held on
able interpretation of any paragraph ( Wednesday. October 7th, 1908.
~ ~ * ' HOKE SMITH, Goti
urinary and bladder troubles were to bt
m*. traced to the kidneys
' A but now modert
science proves that
nearly a.I diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filtei
and purify the blood—
that is their work.
Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
- out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If you arc sick or “feel badly-,’’ begin
Ifiking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because a> soon
as your kidneys are well they will lu-lt
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect ot
... Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great
.. .... icg- kidney remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cas s, and is sold
on its merits by all
druggistsin fifty-cent,
and one-dollar size
bo tf *-es. You may —*"<•
have a sample bottle
set forth in
ji paragraph
i to take an
.:a_ enter an
of the iegis-
a to register
. as. Alt appeals
Home ot Swamp-Koot.
ny iiu.,'. iret, ; r ; ■’ ***l , *n« f vot
how to find out if you have kidney oi
Sr-c-c’ "r-r 1 "'; Mention this naper
when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N Y. Don’t make any mistake,
but remember tne name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the ad-
iress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle.
We Will] SendSampleShbwing Hoi
B. B. B. Cures Above Troubles,] als
Eczema and Rheumatism.
For twentv-fh i yearsjBotanic;BlocK.
Balm (B B B) has been curing yearly
thoands of stiff erers f oni Primary,
Se endarv or Tertiary Blood Poison
and all forms of Blood Disease. We
solicit the most obstinate cases, for
B B B cures where all else fails. If
you have exhausted the old methods of
treatment and still have aches and
pains in -bones, back or jvints, Ehcu-
ma ism, Mucus Patches in month, Sore
Throat, Pimples, Copper-Colored Spots,
Ulcers on any part of the body, Eating
Sores, ate run down or nervous, Hair
or eyebrows falling out, take B B B It
kills the poison, makes the blood j tire
and rich, healing every sore and com
pletely changing the entire body ii to a
clean, healthv condition.
CURES ECZEMA
Itching, watery blisters or open, itch
ing humors, Risings or Pimples of
Eczema all leave after killing thepoi
eon and puryfying the blood with B B
B. Jn this way a flood of pure, rich
blood is sent direct to the skin suaface,
the itching stops forever aud every
humor or 6ore is hcal.c and cured.
BOTANIC BLOOD J'-ALM (B B It)
is pleasant and safe to take; composed
of pure Botanic ingredients. It purifies
and en-iches the blood.
DRUOGISTSJI PER LARGE BOT
TLE with directions for home cure.
FREE BLOOD CURE COUPON
This coupon (cut from Bainbridge
Democrat), is good for one large sam
ple of Botanic Blood Balm mailed free
in plain packages. Simply till in your
nme and addr ess on dot'ed lines be
low and mnil to BLOOD BALM CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Sla:e name of trouble, i f \ < u 111
of the Constitution of the United
States or of this State, that may bo
read to them by any one of the regis
trars; or
5. Any person who Is the owner
to good faith in hie m right ot at
least forty acres at land situated In
this State, upon which he resides, or
Is the owner in good faith ta Us own
right of property, attested ta this
State sad assessed far twsttse at the
By the Governor;
PHILIP COOK.
Secretary of State.
■“OTT’S PENNYROYAL PULS
Sale and tellable, they
ARE YOU SURE
That the iee cream you bur it strictly
PUBS I
Ho you know that the makers' ^.Twlf
were clean, flies excluded from the factory,
and freezers and other atenaila kept in
Sanitary Oonditient
Why take any chance where your health
it concerned 1 Why not
MAKE AND FREEZE YOUR OWN ICE CREAM
la 10 MINUTES
FOR 1c. A PUTE with
JfM ICE ClEHl Powder
It It ao easy. Simply stir contents of
one 13c. package Into a quart of milk and
freeze, without cooking, heatins or the ad
dition of anythin* eu£ Thia make, two
quart, of ice cream, dean, pore and whoie-
■oaae. A good iee cream freezer eaa he
bought for a dollar or two which will Last
year., and will soon .are It. eort.
ft?2^* ICM CREAM Pow-
Flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawo-
oorry, Lemon and Vnflavored,
Sold by all good groom.
6*»*««e Pws Facd Ce, U Bey, M. ¥. A
17
7 he D^int v Dtss
P1ETAMED INSTANTLY. Simply add h-J
