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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
2
E Russell and Jno M Brown, editors and proprietors listed. Price noted at two dollars. Numbers 100 50 205 appear, details unclear.
Editorials rail at gubernatorial hopefuls and discuss Georgia politics. The Atlanta Capital lauds the Grant funeral attendance by the Gate City Guards and mocks various politicians while urging action on tax reform and a statewide assessment law to equalize taxation and reduce costs of the extra session.
Asta Poetry notes Col Albert Lamar of the Macon Telegraph outlines three rules for publishing poetry. Publish poems that strike us or may strike the public. discard those that fail to strike or seem unlikely to interest readers, with a decisive wastebasket strike. Poetry depends on reader imagination and heart to be appreciated.
Saratoga World correspondent recalls ex Speaker Randall remarking on two accidents in a Saturday pageant. He says Hayes and Arthur were overlooked by papers. A prominent public man laments small men elevated by accident and later sunk to greater obscurity, warning against public forgetfulness.
The piece argues against a new constitutional convention to renew the state charter. It blames protracted sessions and local factional debates for delay and urges relying on legislative amendments rather than a wholesale rewrite. It cautions lawmakers to curb speeches and heed past constitutional stability.
A letter from the Atlanta Capitol argues there will be no parade in the North for Jefferson Davis after his death. The South will mourn in silence and preserve his memory as the nation later recalls leaders like Davis, Lee, and Jackson in immortal terms. The writer rejects today’s sensational sentiment and commits the Lost Cause to posterity.
The editorial complains that the extra session has wasted six weeks with speeches on local option prison reform and railroad commission while no progress occurs on fair tax assessment. It urges the reader’s senator and representatives to take the lead on this crucial issue.
A Senate sub committee cites Georgia marble as a complete, cheaper option for the Capitol building from foundation to roof. Critics recall last year’s bids and a failed attempt by Georgia quarry owners to secure the contract. The Rufus A. Connell episode has made him widely known, drawing nationwide attention and lively commentary.
The editorial urges selling the State Road to relieve state debt if cash proceeds reach nine million dollars. It contrasts this with continuing the lease and cites The Philadelphia Herald criticizing postwar politics. It questions prohibition in Richmond County and links it to Edgefield Railway outcomes before urging subscription to The Democrat.
The Connell Bill to tax bachelors was withdrawn after debate in the House. Members voiced mixed reactions with vows of equal treatment and amusement as the measure was described as a joke and then quietly dropped amid applause.
The unsigned column condemns a sixteen year old girl’s pursuit of pleasure without labor and warns of self-respect through work. It includes a Sumter Republican appraisal of a brutal Ft Gaines murder where Willis Hudson and two women attacked Miles Millions, who died after being struck with sticks. The attackers were jailed.
Cholera unlikely to visit the United States this year says Surgeon General Hamilton amid fears in England and Spain. Officials urge vigilance with France and Spain while river navigation funding asks for $20 000 to clear Flint obstacles up to Albany. The Chronicle mocks a proposed dog tax bill and comments on sheep protection.
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