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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
4
The text contains oblique political remarks and moral exhortations. It mentions Mr Bryan recuperating in Mexico and Indiana lawmakers, with March 4 1909 cited as a date. No clear event or report is presented.
The ongoing fine weather reduced water supply but led to substantial coal savings as a result.
A moral adage warns against boasting about charity to those in hunger. It emphasizes that empty boasts cannot feed the hungry or ease real need.
In Batesville water remains free even as meat and other eatables push prices higher. The paradox notes water pricing drops as demand increases and sales rise, contrasting with broad inflation in groceries.
The passage contrasts two kinds of courage. Bull-dox courage fights for fighting itself and flees from death. Manly courage avoids danger unless honor or duty demands it and then stands firm even in the face of death.
The Republicans will organize the Indiana Senate for the coming session and revise the rules to meet requirements. A president pro tem will be elected to chair when the seat is vacated by the senator governor. No snap judgments will be permitted by anybody.
Republicans who backed the county local option see the recent election as a public verdict against the law. They assert both saloon patrons and Prohibitionists rejected the measure, leaving no group in favor and making repeal likely.
The piece contrasts critiques of J Frank Hanly wrecking the Republican party with silence on William Jennings Bryan allegedly doing the same to the Democratic party. It questions why Bryan isn’t blamed as Hanly is, noting repeated insinuations.
The piece notes W. J. Bryan’s insistence on his party and the possibility he could run again in 1912. It suggests the party will try to block him, while Bryan could instead lead a fourth presidential race if he wins the party’s backing or breaks away.
Indiana governor elect Thomas Marshall faces a flood of applicants for every office as he contemplates a broad change in administration and personnel. The situation signals a major reshuffle and potential policy shifts once in office.
The author notes that party switches trigger swift, sweeping shifts in governance and a flood of applicants, more pronounced than intra party changes. It emphasizes the quick expectation of new policies and personnel when a new party takes control.
Free traders claim a tariff revision mandate from the national vote while skeptics question such a reading. The piece notes the process of publishing laws and the emergency clause status, with mention of the county local option law moving through the Senate and House without an emergency clause.
The text argues Mr. Carnegie favors reducing steel tariffs and even free-listing steel except for new inventions or designs to be protected until independent. It notes Andrew Carnegie knows the steel industry’s needs and questions whether he advocated tariff removal during his active manufacturing years.
Last Friday thirty four members of the junior class left the room when two colored pupils entered. They and two colored students were suspended until Tuesday. The writer links this to perceived mental inferiority and argues against racial fear and inferiority theories using a racing analogy.
The Missouri governor ruled that Bran nock defeated Kiel in the sixteenth district based on residency and voting totals, despite Bran nock garnering more votes overall. The ruling mirrors a hypothetical close national race and highlights district based elector rules affecting outcome.
Governor Hanly proclaims the laws from the special session to be in force on November 20, 1908 at 10 45 a m. The new county local option law takes effect.
The Indianapolis News accuses the Republican State Senate of blocking Democratic Governor appointments, arguing the constitution gives the Senate power to choose officers and judge elections and set its rules, and condemning the paper’s pro brewer ties during the campaign.
An Indianapolis newspaper highlights farm products protected by tariffs stating prices per unit for cattle, horses, sheep, grains, dairy, produce, and poultry. It argues American farm goods are shielded from foreign competition under the Dingley tariff, countering free trade claims.
The Ways and Means Committee in Washington conducts testimony on proposed measures to manage national finances. Witnesses present arguments for tax policy changes and future spending plans shaping fiscal strategy.
The discussion on tariff revision shows broad support for changes in general terms yet deep opposition to cuts on items tied to specific interests. Stakeholders from shoe and furniture makers demand selective relief while opposing broader removal of duties. The committee plans to adjust rates only when all parties concur, otherwise using discretion to raise or lower as appropriate.
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy to keep bowels regular and avoid appendix complaints. It claims gentle action and guarantees from Baas & Schultz druggists, priced at 25 cents.
Sprains, swellings and lameness are promptly relieved by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment reduces inflammation and soreness so that a sprain may be cured in about one third the time required by the usual treatment. For Sale by Baas & Schultz, Batesville, Bigney & Co., Sunmap.
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