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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
4
The Democrat, a weekly paper founded in 1861, published Thursdays from Bloomfield Indiana. Editor W L Slinkard lists subscriptions at 1.50 yearly, 0.95 six months, 0.05 per copy. ads 5c per line. office in Opera House Block. post office mail matter.
Analysis of Republican campaign strategy accusing Hughes of exploiting voters and funding influence. Blames Hughes for inflaming passions while avoiding clear policy, contrasting with President Wilson. Cites moneyed interests and Elihu Root's Carnegie Hall speech as evidence of entrenched power.
After Republicans left office with a debt of 2,609,163.12 dollars and a tiny general fund, Democrats paid all debts, completed four new state institutions and renovated many others, leaving 2,149,765.26 dollars cash on September 30, 1916. The general fund levy dropped to seven cents, the lowest since the Civil War, and the state reported a Democratic balance of 4,579,886.07 dollars more than the Republicans had. You are not at war. You are at work. Greater prosperity and higher wages are claimed.
The editorial denounces Mr. Hughes and his backers for disparaging Wilson's wartime policies. It accuses Root and contemporaries of treating Americans as fools, asserting the public will reject a campaign run on low intellectual ground. It argues Wall Street funding cannot replace conviction.
At Toledo last week Mr. Hughes declined to answer questions from 87 historians and fiction writers and from laborers. The public seeks his views on the Danbury chatter case and a 2 cent passenger fare.
Ilene Virgil Mullis traveled to Linton on business last week. Walter Hugen and wife moved into the Margaret Huffman house. Mrs. Hugen will now help Mrs. Elizabeth Meredith by keeping house for her son Nobe Shanks. Guests included Mrs. Reuben Barter and Mrs. Cynthia Cox of Friendship. Frank Rodgers visited John and Mart Rodgers of Vincennes. Miss Iva Canady visited Miss Rachel Grounds. Mrs. Ward Pitman of West Island called on Homer Grounds family. Alfred Mullis and Milford Mullis visited. Lee Jones and Frank Burke of Bloomfield bought the Fred Morgan farm locally. Sunday visitors to J. W. Canady’s included Mrs. Jane Boyd of Odon and Richard Dove with his daughter Mrs. Dove accompanying her mother home.
Carl Weddle and Floe Reed were married last week amid well wishes. Several locals shared visits and meals, including Will Mullis with his son Ralph and Fred Chaney, plus many friends visiting farms and relatives in Newberry, Vincennes, Worthington, and Mineral City. Horse illnesses and losses are reported in the area with a lockjaw and fodder-poison link.
John H. Sharkey Abrams and son Albert traveled to Bloomfield on business. Emerson and Mrs. Wiles visited Bloomfield. Hazel Heaton visited Eunice and Alta Wiles. Mrs. Hash visited her parents over Sunday. George and Ada Carpenter and Adam Bland family enjoyed an automobile ride Sunday. Dailey attended Pleasant Ridge church. Frank Shipman visited his parents part of the week. Emerson Wiles works on the new pike road. George Carpenter builds an addition to William Wright's house.
Midland residents Mr and Mrs Lon Doyle spent Saturday night and Sunday with L P Doyle family. Mrs Beard of Solsberry visited Mrs Lewis Wilkerson. Gore Bowman Odon and Fortner Osborn Burns City visited Margaret Workman and remained to visit Kate Gary and Mary Phipps. Timothy Nicholson and Mrs Mullis of Scotland called at Dave Blaker's. Earl Fry Worthington accompanied Claude Workman home. Roy Wilkerson returned to Illinois after visiting his parents. Leora Blaker, Tay lor township teacher, visited friends near Solsberry.
Clover Bottom Taylor Joseph of Worthington visited the families of James Barnes and William Hunter the first of the week. Emery Taylor and wife near Bloomfield spent Saturday with Claude Taylor and wife. Barnes and family of Tulip visited his parents here Sunday. Willard Dilley made a business trip to Bloomfield Saturday. Gladys Loffland Jessie Thrasher Leona Bridges Lem Whaley and Oscar Hays spent Sunday with Harry Ruth. Willie Thompson moved here on his father's farm. Ivan Johnson family and Emery Taylor near Bloomfield with Claude Taylor visited Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Sunday. Mrs. Ed Crane Mrs. John Loffland and Mrs. John Pope attended the Dorcas club meeting at Mrs. Will Ruth's Thursday. Frank Hanson and wife of Newark visited Sunday with David Thompson and family.
Mr and Mrs John Watkins visited Mr and Mrs W J Vandeventer Sunday. Rev Odgen Bureh had dinner at Roland Bland’s. Miss Anna Wells spent the evening with Miss Fannie Watkins. Luther Fry and children spent Sunday at George Fry’s.
Friend Resler visited Worthington Friday. Mrs. Lizzie Bland stays with daughter Mrs. Della Livingston of Freedom who is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Messimore and daughter stayed at T. C. Ferguson's. Irene and Robert Daily visited Opal and Yakey Arthur Sunday. Local youths attended church at Lost Forty Sunday. Visitors to Sherman Wells included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bland Jewey Bland Mrs. Clarence Padgett and Ruth Ferguson. Homer Ray went to Worthington Tuesday. Mrs. Roland Bland returned from time with her daughter Mrs. Foster Livingston Tuesday.
Local residents hosted and visited friends from nearby towns. Attendees included Mollie Greene visiting Spencer, a MeVille pie supper draw, and a large Sunday birthday dinner for Frank Watkins. Voters registered on Monday while drill plans emerged for an oil well on Charlie Eller’s farm.
A crowd joined the Farmers' picnic near Owensburg Saturday. Dollie Carmichael visited her sister Mrs. Stella Turpin near New. Many from the area attended a speaking event in Hobbieville Saturday night and various locals visited neighbors and relatives across nearby towns including Switz City and Mineral.
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