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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
2
Fifty plus Georgia counties held primaries on Saturday as Democrats debated loyalty and party discipline. Voters backed sound money in several counties while others favored free silver, with Thomasville and Dougherty leaning different ways. The piece condemns bolting and urges unity after July 7 as Democrats prepare to solidify their stance.
A contentious exchange from Eufaula Times and Dawson News questions Judge Bowers fit as a Christian gentleman candidate. Editors defend his integrity and warn against using pious character as advantage, urging voters to assess him on wisdom and public service. The debate centers on the Second Georgia district race for the Fifty-fifth Congress.
The Decatur County DEMOCRAT urges party unity after Saturday’s primary elections both the state and county lines. It defends the true bimetallic stance, opposes bolting nominations, and calls for all Democrats to support the national party platform and duly accredited nominees. It also endorses J. W. Butts of the West side as a capable legislator for Decatur County, championing farmer interests and direct representation.
Report from Jakin Georgia on June 5 details a fatal shooting on the Hayes place near town. Tare Bradley, while handling a gun, discharged it and hit his brother Jim Bradley in the bowels as he lay on a bed. A physician arrived too late. authorities suspect the act may have been intentional amid brothers’ frequent quarrels.
Auction notice from Townsend and Westmoreland offering a six and a half horsepower boiler with a spyzine and thirty five saw gin and condenser in first class order, plus a 22 horsepower horizontal tubular boiler listed as good as new. Terms reasonable. April 30.
A Silverites View of Bower's Position urges free silver at a chosen ratio and restoration to mint, arguing it protects the poor from depreciation. It cites Crisp and Bailey, critiques Griggs’ 1892 actions, and notes Dawson News editor Rainey’s dispute with Col. Walters. Governor Atkinson posts a $5,000 reward for the Columbus lynching suspects, and Miller county delegates to the state convention back coinage repeal with July 15 primaries planned.
The dry spell slows tobacco and oats, with possible march rain needed to salvage crops. Corn looks decent amid drought fears. cotton thriving. Eloise Nicholson visits Bainbridge and Quincy. Church, literary society notes, and a June Primitive Baptists meeting upcoming. Stonewall Engine Co honors the late H Nussbaum with resolutions. Bainbridge mourns a valued son.
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