31 Mar 1892
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1892
Page
1
The paper argues for agrarian reform and debt relief, praising Roger Mills for U S Senate election and criticizing usury laws. It urges farmers to vote for Democratic delegates and stresses economic fairness, quick debt collection, and prompt tax payment.
A Georgia letter from Fort Valley reports strong third party push among alliances with 1600 of 2200 sub alliances backing the movement. Readers quote alliances in Houston and Lowndes counties opposing the new party while praising Tom Watson as a key leader. The piece notes opposition within the Democratic Party and cites pension plank debates linked to St Louis platform issues.
The Atlanta Journal notes Senator Mills’s triumph in Texas over rival candidates, with Governor Hogg’s defeat and Mills projected to rise to a commanding Senate role. It highlights Mills’s long Democratic leadership, tariff reform advocacy, and cross‑state admiration, while predicting continued influence in the House and beyond.
A Kentucky captain recounts Civil War generals Morgan Shelby and Forrest as famed poker players whose bluffing and calm helped win battles. The piece blends frontier humor with tales of hunting, manners, and a note on quail laws in Dougherty county.
Mr. Polk president of the national Farmers' Alliance declares the Omaha meeting will nominate a third party ticket with a Northwestern man for president and himself for the second spot. He predicts South politics will fracture over Holt and third party influence, while denouncing free silver as ineffective and urging elimination of all but the financial plank to overthrow the current system.
The Brunswick Times argues that Alliance complaints about the national bank system currency scarcity taxation and tariffs are aimed at Republican policy. It says Democrats cannot claim responsibility for those issues and have fought to limit Republican control to reform legislation and aid farmers.
The Greenesboro Herald Journal reports a suggestion from the Atlanta Constitution that legislative aspirants frame three bills without aid, seal them, send to the paper by May 1, and have all bills published by July 1. The test aims to reveal true legislative skill and potentially weed out weaker candidates amid civic scrutiny.
A Georgia farmer says cotton has made the region poor and urges shifting to tobacco or other crops. He notes farmers’ tax troubles and reduced fertilizer purchases, with traveling fertilizer salesmen reporting 10–15 percent less cotton acreage and 30–50 percent less fertilizer use, forecasting a 25 percent crop drop across Georgia Florida South Carolina and Alabama per the Augusta News via Savannah News.
The piece notes Governor Northen gaining broad support for a second term and criticizes Third Party papers. It recalls Judge Atkinson’s third party stance and reports Dawson convention delegates, including B. F. Brinberg and Bonds, with Rollins as presidential elector for the Second district.
Colonel Post leads a push for a Georgia state organization with a likely Atlanta convention in early April. He predicts a unified party with a gubernatorial call and possible national contest, while other speakers Plan to campaign in Monroe Washington Ga Fairburn. Ellington and Peek mentioned as potential candidates.
Georgia notes cover the Second congressional district convention in Dawson on the 26th, a Jesup festival and military contest, editorials, debates over the third party platform, resignations and candidacies for Congress in the Eleventh, veterans events in Albany, and local political skirmishes including Atkinson’s shift to the third party and Savannah mayoral race. The piece surveys editors, elections, industry concerns, and social events across the state.
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