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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
4
The Semi Weekly Aberdeen Herald, MO J. Carney editor, lists subscription prices at 2.00 per year with discounts for advance payments. It claims the Herald is the oldest paper on Grays Harbor with the largest Chehalis county circulation and states advertising contracts rely on this and may be forfeited if not true.
A bill by Representative Brewer would build a state road from Montesano through Aberdeen Hoquiam Humptulips Quinault Clearwater in Chehalis county to Port Angeles, with a $25,000 appropriation and a four member commission appointed by the governor. Counties pay preliminary location costs. the state board would control the road. The Herald notes potential passage difficulty due to competing road bills but credits Brewer for the effort.
The New York World cites J Pierpont Morgan refusing personal oath tax, offering to pay on a 40000 assessment if accepted. A London report suggests Morgan earned 49000000, fueling a push for a universal income tax. Also a Duluth shingles firm petitions the ICC over a 3 cent rate hike seen as unlawful discrimination.
Massachusetts politician George Fred Williams advocates forming The People's Rule Clubs to push direct legislation public ownership of utilities and juries by trial, aiming to influence all parties without creating a new party. Details available from organizer Powell Stanley McPaasin, 20 Washington St Boston.
The author argues that Civil and political rights should not depend on skin color. He asserts the White House belongs to all American citizens including Negroes and credits President Roosevelt with exemplifying the American ideal, while noting some southern statesmen may refuse to attend due to racial prejudice.
The legislature is urged to revisit a 10 year old measure to award county fund custody to the highest bidder paying interest on daily balances. It would use bonds for security, keep funds safe, and divert profit from accumulations to taxpayers, removing banks from county politics. The July 1901 auditor report shows $228,509.60 on hand. A war department decision to ship Philippines supplies via Puget Sound may boost lumber trade as west coast shipments alleviate car shortages and aid regional production.
The Commoner quotes Caleb Powers relying on Republican support to finance his defense. A circulated letter, addressed to postmasters nationwide, urges contributions to “maintain the integrity of our party” and warns a loss could harm the party's standing in Kentucky. Bryan's Commoner questions partisan double standards in the Goebel assassination case.
An Associated Press dispatch from Joplin, Missouri reports the Venezuelan company formed to recruit colonists has gathered over 1,000 men with military training, including former U S Army and Navy officers. Applications pour in from across the United States and Canada as the firm seeks large land grants from Venezuela.
The Philadelphia Ledger critiqued the swift passage of the coal tariff bill as panic by its supporters and blamed it on Dingleyism. It accuses influential papers of hypocrisy for opposing the policy in campaigns after aiding a party that backs it.
The Alabama state committee chairman endorses Mark Hanna as the Republican candidate for 1904. He says the South’s Lilly whites will organize to oppose Roosevelt and unite behind Hanna. Despite Hanna’s denials, many believe he has quietly encouraged a Hanna boom and Roosevelt may not have an easy win at the national convention.
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