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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1898
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald publishes weekly on Thursdays under James B. Gerton and Joan J. Carney. Subscription options include two dollars for a year and shorter terms. Entered as second class mail matter at the Aberdeen post office and claims the largest circulation in Grays Harbor.
Listed slate includes James Hamilton Lewis of Seattle and W C Jones of Spokane for Congress. Supreme Judges M M Godman Dayton and BF Heuston Tacoma. Senator Joenn A Gilkey Lion. Representatives O C Fenalson and WW Callerman. other offices yanked with multiple names.
The Herald will distribute several hundred free extra copies across Chehalis County until the election. Recipients need fear no ill after receiving the papers. Live advertisers gain access to a broad local audience through this distribution effort.
The piece denounces Republican efforts to dodge the currency question and press the Spain war issue. It cites the Portland Oregonian faulting the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for urging defense of the administration amid war criticisms and alleged abuses in camps, supply, and staff appointments.
The article attacks the Herarp and Vidette while urging fusionists to back congressional and legislative candidates. It argues the central issue is currency free coinage versus gold monometallism, urging government control and silver coinage to stabilize the economy. It condemns partisan manipulation in Chehalis county politics and defends the Grays Harbor jetty project as nonpartisan federal work.
The Vidette’s figure juggler is accused of falsehoods against Auditor Sackett and local officials. The Hexarp attacks allege perjury and misrepresentation regarding county indebtedness and warrant interest figures.
The bulletin accuses voters opposing Republican nominees of direct censure on President McKinley and his administration while noting broad approval of the president and party. It mocks Portland Oregonian and Congressman Lewis for not joining in anticipated adoration.
The Vidette warns of economic peril from foreign money power and a weak gold basis, contrasting Seattle Times praise for fall business with prior warnings. It criticizes fusion ticket reporting as garbled, notes several farmers on the fusion line, and questions the paper’s farmer readers.
The Herado notes its fourteenth anniversary, praising Aberdeen’s growth and prosperity. It credits the city’s commanding location and public spirited citizens, whose dedication and enterprise have driven ongoing upbuilding and community progress.
Politicians cast campaign issues while voters tire of unfulfilled promises. The piece likens the promised prosperity to bait that does not attract, noting farm prices like wheat at 57 cents and cotton below production costs, undermining Republican futures.
The Northern Pacific Railway cuts Washington fares from five to four cents per mile matching Oregon. The move is praised as a voluntary action likely to boost travel and profitability, with residents congratulated on the reduced rate.
The Vidette credits J. W. Musgrove of Satsop with the fusion ticket nomination for surveyor to W. H. Abel's skill. In truth Musgrove was unanimously nominated by a Democratic convention in which Abel had no influence and no other candidate was proposed.
A. W. Chalderman of Porter resigns from the representative ticket due to ill health. The executive committee names J. W. Mason of Aberdeen as his successor.
The Dennison Texas Herald identifies eight types of detractors from town progress including out-of-town shoppers opposed to improvement and those who damage others. Also a public health alert recommends Shiloh’s Cure for coughs hoarseness or croup, sold by Evan Drug Co.
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