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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
4
Local items note census figures and law disorder in Sumter County. Editor Thomas Gamble Jr. and staff publish brief remarks on publicity, fashion trends, and political figures including Hill and taft Bryan links. Collected quips reflect early 20th century public discourse and social commentary.
Republican reformers in New Hampshire narrowly miss securing the gubernatorial nomination by five votes. The piece notes growing reformer numbers, mentions railroad domination as a key issue, and references Winston Churchill as the prophet of the autis, with Democrats facing stiffer opposition than in forty years.
Government data show wages up 3.7 percent while food prices rise 4.2 percent last year. Authors blame tariff profits and food trusts for strained living in workers homes, noting Republican lawmakers face lobbyist futures. Hearst and Bryan emerge amid Republican anxieties over the nation’s political direction.
It makes one smile to hear Jimmy Sherman say that never in the history of the nation has a party been dominated by a man as the Democratic party has been by Mr. Bryan. The nation recalls the army of federal office holders pushed Taft by Roosevelt and the contrasting characters of the last two major party conventions.
In Georgia and Southern states agents claim to find kerosene barrels overgauged, not the opposite. The passage recalls Standard Oil's supposed benevolent acts as John D. Rockefeller contemplates the harsh misrepresentation and persecution it has faced.
Taft declines discussion of the Arch bold Foraker letters as the public contemplates their release on the eve of the presidential election, prompting opinions on Taft's views and political timing.
A Sumter County political appeal urges every Democrat to organize local Bryan clubs and work to secure a large Georgia majority for Bryan and Kern in the November election. It stresses unity, active participation, and pride in contributing Sumter’s full share to a Democratic national majority led by a President beginning March 4, 1909.
The article argues the convict question remains unsettled though claimed settled. It cites fear of ongoing trouble from handling felony prisoners under a new system. Counties may use felons for public works, distributing about two thousand convicts as deemed fit for local rounds.
The piece argues counties may struggle to use felons on highways starting March first next year. It questions county readiness and costs, noting many lack funds and capacity to manage both felony and misdemeanor convicts. Judges fear escapes and unions oppose city use while suggesting state farms as safer, lasting options.
A sweeping editorial argues that William Jennings Bryan leads in a Democratic drift across states including Indiana Maryland and Ohio. It cites Taft Roosevelt and Foraker as factors driving Republican weakness with West Coast and New York factions unsettled. The piece predicts a Bryan victory without New York and analyzes liberal element loss over temperance issues and bank deposit guarantees.
The Philadelphia Record argues tariff reform and farmer costs are linked, showcasing cartoons that depict how duties fall on consumers. It lists items like hats, shirts, shoes, and corsets taxed at high rates, explaining why living costs rise while manufacturers grow rich and consumers struggle.
All eyes turn to Georgia as the final state in a string of elections before the national contest. The piece urges Georgia Democrats to unite and vote decisively, framing Georgia as pivotal to national party morale and victory, while warning of Republican and Hearst aims to sway sentiment. It calls Sumter to stand true and deliver a decisive majority, with 50 and ideally 80 as targets.
The Philadelphia Record, once doubtful of Bryan’s national bid, now predicts his possible election if he lives, while clergy from Savannah press Mayor Tiedeman to shut down so called blind tigers, arguing the legalized gambling bars should be closed or taxed.
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