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* ic Bainbridge Search Light R 23. BAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1904. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DECATUR COUNTY AND CITY OF BAINBRIDGE. $1.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE; lest Electieu- S. Perry of the recent can and who was votes, filed his rman Hawes of cratic Executive for a recount of sheriff is con- Sc and general mtest especially (legal ballots in alleging that votes as polled <erry the rightful ir ty. No other ctedbythe con* beriff. The ap* thy one and re* thihgs that at at Bainbridge reason that at cast, the par* iad not paid their were therefore lakes no charge take or miscon- the managers But they allege >f the consolida- rns were not suf- itinized to tell of the returns the tally sheets, possibility that es has ordered ecutive commit- the court house e 14th inst, at matter will be posed of. The presented by S. of Thomasville, 11 is represented [ot this city. The to be a lively one. ;ht feels assured t»v the affair is de- both of whom tried democrats; the decision, and will be engen test «l Your Life. >1 you can and : call attention difficult dot con figurated. We :rs will avail them ortunity of enter 1 and try for the offered, and which n will surely get. cr °f the Search lm ~and it surely endeavor to pro- intricate, difficult something that °f the contest ter ourselves that loun d it, and here *8® at enormous l61rc >i Light. llve Procured the ! u si\ejy anc j a g a j n lhat w e are offer |gn:ficent prizes *' s that have eve- ,er ® d in Decatur , them we call ats *, of central real 1 °i that; a hands WJter ^wer, an w atch, a range, a round trip Board of Trade Met Monday. A meeting of the Board of Trade waB held Monday evening in the Justice Court Room in the court house, J. C. McCaskil! presiding. No business was transacted fur* ther than the reading ot some com munications by secretary Wayne concerning the new A. C. L. depot, and the constructionof theproposed rail road northward from Apalachi cola to Quincy, Fla. and possibly to this city. Some time ago the mat ter was taken up by the local Board and John M. Egan who is at the head of the new road was coramu* nicated with concerning the exten sion of the road to this point. Mr. Egan has replied that he will be glad to take the matter into con* sideration and that it may be pos sible that he will make Bainbridge the northern terminus of the road Concerning the erection of the new Coast Line depot, it may be said that work will be begun at an early date. There seems to have been some hitch in the transfer of the deeds to the rail road officials, but this will all be arranged in a few days and the road will begin the erection of the handsome struc ture as early as they possibly can do so. The citizens will be glad to see work start on the depot after much delay; we are tired of the old structure which has for along time been an eye*sore to Bainbridge. OUR HYSTERICAL NEIGHBOR. Tallahassee’s Base Ball Team. The Florida State College Base Ball Team spent the day here Tues day en route from Atlanta to Tal lahassee. The Florida boys play ed two games with the Tech in Atlanta and cne with Auburn and though defeated each time they played excellent ball. The Tech is conceded to have the strongest team in the state and the stand made by the Tallahas seeans spoke well tor them. It was generally hoped that game could be arranged with Ba:n bridge for 1 uesday afternoon, but the boys were out of training and could not get ud a nine that would do our city credit so the game was postponed indefinitely. We hope that Bainbridge will in the near future organize a first class team and give us some good sport this summer. Our esteemed contemporary, the Argus, has had another fit— rather a mis-fit. Some weeks ago the three local papers were invited to make bids for the city printing; The Search Light secured the work at a figure considerably above that which the Argus has been receiving for the county printing for the twelve months past. Our contemporary fainted dn the spot, and every one remembers the vap- orings that followed. At that time we gave it little concern for the two reasons that we had a right to accept the work as cheap as we saw fit; and for the second reason that thus far we have heard no kick coming from the city authorities. But our contemporary has had a second attack; this time accom panied by violent eruptions and explosions, while sulphurous fumes infect the air for blocks away. In fact our contemporary seems to have opened its viol of wrath and with numerous interspersions of interrogation points, coarse epithets and comparisons has .sought to bring in to disrepute those agencies that have labored earnestly and unfaltering for years in the interest of Bainbridge and her uplift. If the city council and R. L Hicks are at variance, council has had every opportunity, so far as we Know, to answer Hicks through either of the three local papers, and certainly The Searh Light would have been as willing as any one else to have them do so. It is not our purpose to condone the actions or the assertions of Dr. Hicks con cerning the town, but when the Argus says that this paper for any monetary or other consideration endorsed Dr. Hicks sayings, or any body else’s sayings such statement is in fact unjust and' absolutely untrue. So far as we are concerned, the editor of The Search Light has been absent from his office for the past month and a half, and during that time he had not read the Hicks’ ads at all and could not therefore have passed judgment upon them. In what we shall say in this article we hope to depart from the methods employed by our contemporary and shall attempt to appeal not to the madness and prejudices of anyone, but to appeal to reason In our efforts to promote harmony between citizens of the town, which is as much the duty of a newspaper as anything else, we hope that we shall not resort to yulgar and coarse language, nor shall we attempt “to stab in the back" even our “kind friend”—the editor of the Argus Why it is attempted to show that the town is in a desperate condi tion; whereas the very attack made in last week’s Argus is calculated to bring to the attention of hundreds of people the fact that Bain bridge had been injured, when they would never had known it had the thing been kept quiet. But as Hicks has spent his ‘ spleen against Bainbridge,” so has our contemporary spent his spleen upon We submit that of those who have been discussing the matter, no one has said so much as our friend; and he knows that any word said, or any action taken against the Democrat and Seaich Light will bring patronage to his paper. The Search Light does not understand that the citizens of Bainbridge should take especial interest in the downfall of any one paper; when as a matter of fact Bainbridge needs every possible ally in the upbuilding of the town and the development of her resources. So far as attempting to drag down the town for “filthy lucre” is concerned, we should spurn such a thing with equal readiness aswe would spurn the employment of unfair methods of build ing up our own paper at the expense of another paper in the same r r- P« our readers contest with 1 and iPnaes liberality are offered , tlle hour the J’P'y with the ar « nothing Judge Simmons Endorsed. The following strong endorse* ment of the candidacy of Judge Thomas J, Simmons, chief justice •f our supreme court, a man of distinguished legal ability, was passed Saturday last. Judge Sim* mons has honored the state by his service for many years past and we trust that he will receive the highest endorsement of the people in the state primary on April 20th. The resolutions were offered by Capt. J D. Harrell, at the conclu* sion ot the consolidation of the re turns of the democratic primary held Friday. Hons. John E. Don alson, W. D. Sheffield and others seconded the motion to adopt, each speaking in the highest terms of the service Judge Simmons had rendered. The resolutions were passed by a unanimous vote: Whereas, Hon. T. J. Simmons, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia is now a candidate for re-election before the people in the coming state primary to be held on April the 20th instant. And where as his character as a private citi zen and a public servant has been above reproach and his ability and sendee to the state are such as commend him to the people. There fore be it resolved by the citizens of Decatur county in mass meet ing assembled, that we endorse his record 011 the bench and commend him to the people of Georgia for re-election. This, April and, 1904. Charges la City Licenses- At its session Monday night the council passed the annual license ordinance regulating the tax tor doing business in Bainbridge in all lines. We publish this week in an other column the entire ordinance, showing the amount charged for each business, trade and profes* sion. In most cases the fee is the same as that charged in previous years. The saloon license was increas ed by £25, and in future saloons will have to pay £400 per year in stead of £375. A license of fiioo was imposed on those handling beer at wholesale. This is a new license, being for the first time created. Another new license waa that ot £250 imposed onwholesale liquor dealers. It was suggested to coun- r cil that parties were now contem plating establishing liquor house* in Bainbridge and they accordingly provided for a license to bo paid by such dealers. The ordinance will be published in pamphlet for distribution to in terested parties. All changes though plight, will be beneficial to the city and not objectionable to the business people. A Neat Compliment. ■ We congratulate Hon. S. R Brinson of Decatur county, on his re-nomination to the legislature, He won by 500 votes over his next highest opponent in the contest Mr. Brinson is one of the ablest and most popular members of the present house, and his return to the general assembly will be hailed with pleasure by his many friends throughout the state. His col league in the next house will be Mr. E. M. Donalson, a talented young gentleman of Bainbridge, He made a brilliant race, leading in a field of five popular candi* dates. Donalson and Brinson will make as fine legislative team as Decatur ever had.—Macon News The improvements in the Opera House which haye been in prog ress for some weeks will not be com pleted until the first of May. Man agers Prevalte and Tonge were so pleased with the alteration* that they enlarged upon their original plan and making many more alterations than tqey at first intended. Early in May the opera bouse will be opened, the first performance being giveo by local talent. Now what are the facts in this case, so far as the necessity for the articles appearing in last week’s Argus is doncerned? On Wed nesday evening of last week the editor of this paper was approached by Dr, Gordon Chason, a member of council, who called attention to the character of the Hicks postscripts, and it was readily agreed that they shouid not again appear. We learned from him that the Demo* crat would not again publish the postscripts, and since “a deed to every drug business in the state” would not induce the Argus to pub lish these things, we had a right to believe that the whole matter had been brought to a satisfactory and peaceable close. All these things occurred prior to the trbuble at council chamber and so far as this paper is concerned without any dictation or coercion on the part of anyone. As it was ended, why then should the Argus have wasted a whole page of its valuable space and exhausted its entire supply interrogation points and parentheses in an effort to fan the flames and add insult upon injury? Was our contemporary itching that everybody everywhere should know that Bainbridge had been assailed, and that they should ressurrect at this time all that had been said. We certainly could not conceive that our. contemporary could have been spurred to action from the fact (so we are informed) that he had solicited advertising from Dr. Hicks and had failed to secure it. Since it has been in existence The Search' Light has upon every occasion endeavored to avoid controversies of this nature, and we have o^y t0 regret that in this instance the matter has been thrust upon us by the continuous unwarranted attacks of a contemporary with whom we have sought to labor in peace, and for whom even now we have but words of kindness to offer. There is such a word as conservatism in the English vocabulary, and we hope that it has likewise found lodgment in the minds of the good people of Bainbridge whom we adore and for whose interests we have tirelessly labored since our residence in the city. We believe that there is a future ahead and we hope to aid as much as possible in bringing to fruition your fondest hopes and dearest dreams Gentle reader don’t give up the ship upon the idea that our distinguished conteroporrTy is the only pebble on the beach and that upon its shoulders rests the responsibility of steering the old ship past the rocks and shoals. There are other steersmen at the helm. Daeffatcri Confederacy Meet. An enthusiaatic meeting of the Bainbridge Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was held Wedneaday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. John E. Dona! son on Shotwell street. The rain being responsible for a small at tendance, it was decided to post pone the election of permanent of ficers till the next meeting which will be held at the court house at 10 o’clock a. m. the morning of the 25th. Mrs, E. J. Perry announced that Hon. Jas. M. Griggs had been in vited to deliver the Memorial ad dress and that he had accepted the invitation. It is expected that the occasion will be one long to be remembered by those who are present. Competent committees were ap pointed to look after the detail of the program for the Memorial ex ercises. Morgan’s Ad Chanfes. We call attention to the ad of the New York Mntnal Life Insurance Co. wbioh appears on the eighth page of this issue. Mr. Edgar Mor gan the special agent for this district has been doing splendid work for his company and be attributes much of his success to the advertisements which he has regularly inserted the Search Light. A short while ago a gentleman living in the cdbntry : not a subscriber to the paper, saw Search Light and was attracted the ad of the Mutual Life. He im mediately opened a correspondence with Mr. Morgan which resulted in his taking out a policy for quite large amount. Mr. Morgan says that this is only one out of a num ber of applications he has gained through bis advertising. Taklag Befoat Oraccfalljr. One thing may be said of the candidates who have juat been de feated in the primary, and that is that they are graceful in their de* feat and that they are showing no bitterneaa toward the sucoeeafu! men. At the conclusion of the consolidation of the returns last Saturday several of the candidates were called upon and to our mind one of the most graceful replies waa that of City Solicitor elrtt O’Neal, who m the course of his remarks declared that while he re joiced in his splendid victory, yet he did not want hiA friends to glory in the defeat of the other candidates whom he opposed. In politics the day has passed when mudslinging during the cam paign prevailed; and when political ’ “crow” is to be thrust down the throats of defeated candidates. We are all democrats, and let us trust loyal ones; if we are defeat ed, let us as loyal adherents to, the party, considerate of her future in terests, be not vainglorious in our election, nor ungrateful ^1 our de feats. Better men have been elect ed before, and perhaps wiser ones may have been defeated. Ceemissleaer Chose*. At a meeting of the oouaty board of eduoation held in the oourt house Tueeday evening, J. S. Bradwell waa ehoeen a* county aohool commission er for the eneoing year. Mr. Brad well has held this important position for many yean and so far a* w* kaow he has done *0 to the seUsfac- tsoa of the pabUo sad the Board. dive l)p Convicts. On April 1st the felon convicts of the state went under the oper ations of the new law and a gen eral shift occurred effecting to Rome extent this county. Under the new lease the convicts are bringing all the way from $22$ to $256 annually, a price which the coal mine operators were unwillfng to pay and hence the convicts will be worked on turpentine and siw mill works in the years to come. The removal from the coal mines was a welcome departure tor the convicts who have been laboring underground. The Chattahoochee Lumber Company, who have been works ing 50 convicts have given them up and will hereafter operate their works with free labor exclusively Hon. J. W. Callahan has convicts and will employ them on his turpentine farms. You can secure a copy of the new edition of booklet entitled “Wbat to Say In Spanish and how to Say It” by sending two cents in postage to W. H. Leahy, 55*. ion Passenger Agent, Atlantic Ccsst Line Railroad, Savannah,