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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
2
A fragmentary notice from a county sheriff clerk and superior court officials outlines an official gazette with references to posts and offices. The readable text hints at administrative functions and a county commission role within a governance framework.
A Georgia overview notes dangers of alcopop seltzers and a metal ore near Macon for aluminum. It questions reader ad habits, cites La Follette as a probable national candidate, and highlights Governor Smith promoting temperance while contemning liquor shipments. It mentions pensions for Confederate soldiers, a noiseless firearm debate, and looming 1908 era political fusion rumors with Hearst and Watson.
The piece blames Governor Smith for a nationwide panic and Wall Street control that allegedly halted capital flow, stalled projects from Georgia to Nebraska, kept cotton prices low, and harmed employment and construction across multiple states.
The 1904 race saw Theodore Roosevelt and Alton B Parker as the top two, Roosevelt winning a clear popular majority by 1,736,264 and an electoral tally of 336 to 140. Lesser candidates Debs Swallow Watson Carrigan garnered 402 283 258 536 117 183 and 31 249 votes respectively with no electoral votes. Roosevelt's overall plurality was 2 545 515 with totals 7 623 486 to 5 077 971.
The piece critiques unemployment and vagrancy laws, urges work and optimism, and notes political shifts in Georgia. It references Hoke Smith Brown Walker candidates for governor, party alignments with populists and independents, upcoming conventions, and views on reform and finance policy.
Both houses pass bills banning Christian Scientists and faith healers from practicing without medical diplomas. Critics question enforcement for absent treatment and mental suggestion, arguing policing prayer and thought cannot be halted, and fees might be outlawed but practice may persist.
Grading has started between Arlington and Bluffton as the Georgia Alabama and Western Railway plans extend to Newton Camilla Fort Gaines Moultrie and smaller towns. The project aims to finish the road and run trains Arlington Bluffton first then extend toward Fort Gaines from one end and toward Newton and Camilla from the other.
In Bambridge and Decatur County many oppose Smith while pro corporation forces back Joe Brown for governor. Decatur is expected to swing toward Smith on the fourth of June.
The piece argues for honoring the will of Georgia voters by giving Governor Hoke Smith and his legislature a fair chance for a second term. It defends Roosevelt era regulation and deems national panics as periodic, not caused by reform policies, urging continuity and full public judgment.
To Democratic voters of Georgia a candidate for State Treasurer declares a run in the June 4 Democratic Primary. The candidate cites over twenty years of prior service in the office and pledges faithful attention to duties, asserting a record never impugned.
Article warns that many people suffer kidney problems unnoticed, urging readers to seek screening and recognize symptoms. Medical expert emphasizes early detection and potential consequences of delayed diagnosis.
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