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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
11
The report covers a political meeting where supporters debated party lines and the local option issue, noting Mr. Marshall’s stance and the audience’s mixed reception. It also lists local business items, social notes, visits, and advertisements for hardware, seeds, wagons, and medicines from Batysville merchants.
Report of the condition of The Farmers' National Bank at Suntan Indiana as of Sept 25. The balance sheet lists loans and discounts 0.00 overdrafts 62 63 08, premiums on U S bonds 1 088 12, bonds etc. Banking house and fixtures 7 029 12, cash items 771 40. Notes of other banks 30 00. Fractional currency 0 00. Legal reserve 7 065 50. Redemption fund 1 248 50 Total 102 725 65. Capital stock 0. Surplus 0. Undivided profits 0. Expenses 361 93. National bank notes 24 660 00. Deposits 30 068 72 Certificates 22 620 00. Total 102 725 65. Sworn by cashier John Minger before town clerk Behlmer. Directors: Winshaw, Winescott, Neufarth.
A critical column argues Bryan has drifted from his earlier principles praising Roosevelt while attacking reformers. It likens Bryan to Machiavelli and Taggartian politics, questions his honesty, and endorses Hisgen as aligned with older reformers. It also discusses railroad influence, temperance laws, and the Indiana local option process.
Rushville ministers and local leaders sign a sworn endorsement defending Hon James E Watson against slanders by Marshall supporters. They praise Watson as sober moral and temperate, citing his home life and church standing in Rushville Indiana. The letter is dated September 18 1908 and signed by church leaders bankers and judges.
The article recalls John W. Kern admitting he won white votes while losing black support in a governor race. It reports Kern and Bryan now seeking the negro vote, portraying black voters as more discerning than past “nigger haters” rhetoric.
Taft denounces the temperance fight in Indiana as a money versus morals struggle. He warns against the party allying with brewers and saloons and vows to push Roosevelt policy as president to strengthen constructive Congress action.
The article lauds Indiana’s county local option law as a major victory for temperance forces and Republicans. It warns Democrats and brewers, urges voters to defend the measure at the polls, and calls for renewed resolve and unity to secure a broader victory in upcoming elections.
The piece praises six Democrats who voted to place the Republican county local option measure among Indiana laws. It lauds their courage amidst pressure from brewery interests and party lines, calling them patriots and urging enduring recognition. It contrasts them with four Republicans who reneged and criticizes political rhetoric around the Bryan endorsement.
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