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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
4
The slate lists Governor James E. Watson Lieutenant Governor Fremont Goodwine and Secretary of State Fred Sims as the ticket in the upcoming race with each candidate presented in the official listings.
Clerk Newton Hyatt and Treasurer Johnston J 8 are listed with Recorder Lewis A Wetzler Sheriff William R Griffith and Coroner Edward A Zierer as the new slate of county officers.
The ticket lists trustees Charles Meyer and assessor Joseph Newman. Justices of the Peace are Thackery for 1st Precinct Schultz for 2nd and Wessel for 3rd. Constables are Wambsgons for 1st Patterson for 2nd and Wessel for 3rd Precinct.
A fragment comparing Bryan's political principles to the fluctuating price of whale oil suggests skepticism about the stability and reliability of his positions. The remark implies volatility and potential shifts without formal notice.
Column notes a chorus of parrots in Lincoln joining a large green parrot to cry Shall the people rule amid public debate on governance and citizen power.
The Bryan campaign book asserts that behind the Democracy lie eternal and irresistible forces that will ensure victory for the truth and prevent the opposing forces from overtaking it.
In Indiana campaign remarks Republicans defend their allies while Democrats denounce brewery influence. Voters across both parties express desire to rebuke alliances and choose moral, decent conduct over party success and brewery methods.
Indiana brewers and temperance forces mobilize in Indianapolis to sway the House of Representatives. Republicans 53, Democrats 47, with tactics ranging from moral suasion to political pressure and moneyed corruption funds. Time will tell which side prevails.
The article explains how county local option would close saloons in dry counties while township and ward local option targets only dry townships. It notes voter behavior under remonstrance laws and describes a Democratic compromise proposal that combines county and township features to make both county and township outcomes dry under different conditions.
Taft advocates postal savings banks to aid thrift and small savers. He cites England and legislative progress, argues post office facilities can handle deposits with no cost to the department and predicts congressional action at the coming session. He adds a note on campaign finance disclosure.
Philip Schumacher announces to Ripley County Indiana that he will apply to the Ripley County Board of Commissioners at the next regular term for a one year license to sell spirituous and vinous liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking, also to sell soft drinks and tobacco and serve lunch at his Morris town premises on Railroad Street facing the west side with multiple entrances and a private room arrangements for secure closure.
Sherman urges voters to approve Roosevelt's administration and reelect a party with long experience in governance. He contrasts “demonstrated capacity” with “experimental malcontents and theorists” and cites four decades of legislation and two score years of faithful administration as the basis for the Republican appeal and the November verdict.
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