08 Nov 1894
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1894
Page
1
The piece captures a Dalton Argus column reflecting Georgia politics and national issues. It notes calls for consolidating elections and voter registration, debates on silver versus gold, and populist sentiment. It also mentions newspaper behavior, education, and a discussion about infant care practices.
The Albany Herald reports Democratic standard bearer Ben E. Russell stumping Quitman, Georgetown, Fort Gaines, and Bluffton to mobilize support in the Ninth District. It notes growing unity and warns against apathy as next Tuesday’s election looms, predicting a stinging populist defeat if Democrats turnout.
The Georgia State Democratic Convention at Atlanta adopts a platform reaffirming Jeffersonian limits on federal power local self government and tariff and currency support. It calls for free coinage of gold and silver, repeal of state bank tax, and strict convicts policy, praising 1892 platforms and urging tariff legislation. It condemns centralizing ideas and mob violence while endorsing education and public schools. It also notes the November term jurors for Decatur Superior Court and lists grand and traverse jurors.
A fragment from a 19th century column railing at populists as enemies of government and virtue. It condemns their supposed subversion of principles, then shifts to an Indiana tale of Charles Marvin who marries Ida Rich, is locked out by her father, then rescues his wife after days of captivity, and a broader quip about rugged men, culture, and reputation.
A call to honesty in debt repayment citing plummeting cotton prices and the duty to settle obligations. It cites McKinley era sugar bounty figures and warns cotton planters that anti-Democratic votes favor Republican bounties. The piece ends with optimism for the South’s future and growing immigration to the region.
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