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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
5
Supplement brief from Batesville Tribune Indiana notes local brief items and notices for Batesville community readers. Compact recap emphasizes regional happenings and civic notices with no further details provided.
The article reports Willis Howard addressing organized labor in Zanesville Ohio, arguing Republican protectionism restored prosperity and prevented pauper labor from Europe. It contrasts Republican tariff policy with Democratic free trade, defends labor unions, cites court cases, and lists labor laws backed by Republicans to support higher wages and steady work.
German Americans across the United States back Taft arguing Bryan’s policies threaten business and national institutions. The piece cites Ridder’s shifting stance and appeals to German voters’ common sense, stressing free property and rural delivery principles in favor of Taft.
A Nebraska farmer argued reaper prices rose since 1896. The storekeeper recalled payment of 600 bushels of corn at 10 cents a bushel for the old model and offered a new reaper a wife’s survey and $60 cash if the farmer brought the corn again. The farmer admitted prosperity exists somewhere.
The Taft profile emphasizes sincerity and purity of life as core virtues. It notes his Unitarian faith and willingness to accept opposition to his presidency over religious differences. A related editorial from the San Francisco Chronicle comments on workers seeking jobs and the value of business and work in peaceful times.
Quote from William H. Taft outlines a plan to tour Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina Virginia and Maryland. He says the trips aim to show southern voters they are part of the Union and should vote Republican to gain national influence.
The passage discusses opinions among Democratic friends and workers about President Roosevelt. It questions trust in leaders who praise his actions to build interests and contrasts attitudes of employers and professionals who prioritize business over reform efforts.
The New York Sun reports a partial and unverified list of Democratic campaign contributions of 106 dollars or more. It notes no sworn statements from Chairmen Mack or Treasurer Ridder and mentions ex-Treasurer Usskell, suggesting the list may be incomplete and not compromising unless a large 85.0OW check on Charles J. Poughes of Denver affects Mr. Bryan.
The act expands workers compensation to about 75,000 government employees in crafts and harbor services, including navy yards and construction, effective August 1. Benefits cover disability and death with dependents, administered by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, requiring timely applications and physician certificates.
In Omaha a Kansas City liaison cites traveling salesmen backing Taft as key. He warns Bryan victory would freeze commerce for a year, with depositors and rivals panicking like bank runs. He stresses orders already placed depend on Taft and brands will pivot to avoid risk.
A political contrast notes Taft’s fitness reflected in deeds while Bryan’s is judged by his rhetoric. The piece discusses how voters should weigh a president by tangible results against spoken proposals amid a campaign climate.
Bishop W. F. Oldham head of the Methodist Episcopal church in Southern Asia urged Chicago ministers at a Washington Street church to vote for the party in power to avoid “duningagic experiments” in the Philippines. He praised missionary progress and argued for Republican support as beneficial to Christianity.
Collier's Weekly weighs in from Denver on Bryan versus Roosevelt and Bryan's regulatory ideas. The piece mocks Bryan as a visionary relying on bubbles and slogans while contrasting him with Roosevelt and practical reform amid a heated national debate.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat reports that most labor union leaders praise Taft and promise to vote for him. Taft tours Ohio, West Virginia, and New Jersey, meeting strong unions and receiving cordial greetings. Democrats cry bribery in response.
In a Springfield Republican editorial the veto of the two cent fare bill is defended as consistent with railroad rate regulation by commissions. The piece argues Bryan uses the veto to attack Governor Hughes, but calls his claims unfounded and points to the bill’s aim of fielding commissions with mandatory powers to regulate fares.
The Salt Lake Tribune notes that corporations are barred from giving to the Bryan fund yet reveals that some large subscribers are corporate magnates. The piece raises concern that contributions may carry corporate influence or motives.
The New York World notes that if Mr Taft is elected he will redeem his pledge at once by calling a special session of Congress to revise the tariff. The emphasis is on prompt action upon inauguration and tariff reform.
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