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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
2
An official gazette discusses the 1920 presidential race dynamics in Georgia, noting factions opposing Governor Smith and praising prohibition measures and near beer licensing limits. The piece lampoons political tactics, bobbing between satire on Utah robes and local liquor policy, while praising city parks and critiquing warmongering advertisers.
The Savannah Press notes a lack of newspaper men in the Georgia penitentiary and suggests editors have little time for pastime that could land them there. The remark contrasts with GOP post nomination unity and reflects on Democratic unity and ballot adherence.
A fragmentary voice rails against the Little Joe Brown win in Sylvan ia Telephone era politics. The speaker invokes hell imagery to denounce Hoke Smith defeat, ring rule, and corporate control while pledging loyalty to anti prohibitions and elite interests.
The article recalls the 1855 northern prohibition wave and later shifts to license as states repealed bans. It notes nine northern states went dry in one year, most later abandoning prohibition, and argues current laws may become permanent due to local option trends and broader removal of saloons. It cites Ferdinand Cowle Iglehart in the American of Reviews for April.
Mr. T. E. Gurr is elected as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in Denver in July to nominate a presidential candidate. His Bainbridge friends express pride at the honor bestowed.
Prosperity Club unites the Smith and Brown clubs in Vldosta to create a Sunshine Brigade civic effort. The note praises the city, suggests community advertising potential, and wonders how political spending could boost local commerce and shop openings.
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati Ohio on September 15 1857 He graduated Yale University in 1878 and the Cincinnati College of Law in 1880 He served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Hamilton County Ohio in 1880s and became a Cincinnati Superior Court judge in 1887 He later held posts including solicitor general of the United States in 1899 and United States judge for the Sixth Circuit in 1892 He served as first civil governor of the Philippines in 1901 and succeeded Elihu Root as secretary of war in 1904 He was nominated president in 1908.
A pro prohibition tirade argues against beer and breweries by claiming they support a vast labor army of 750000 workers and 4 million dependents, plus barley harvests and high production costs. It contends switching to bread could relieve hunger and argues beer lowers bread affordability and harms society.
The Rev. Mr. Ainsworth argues reforms begin with the individual and that education is needed to curb vote buying and corruption. He cites Henry George and calls for persistent public education and community sentiment to enforce laws and foster reform in the city. He warns that without citizen action and unflagging effort, evils will persist.
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