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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
4
The document lists Ohio state and county ticket candidates with offices including Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer Attorney General and various court and board roles. It notes in Guernsey county the people acted sensibly by deciding county local option early giving voters time to study issues and candidates and to vote independently.
A critical tract by A D Alderman of Marietta challenges Mr Joyce's public service record. It cites multiple instances of absent or not voting on key bills, questions his stance on labor, temperance, and veterans acts, and urges voters to weigh concrete votes over general praise.
The piece denounces cheap ridicule used in a campaign and counters Grosvenor's slur about Bryan. It argues the audience should respect Bryan's devout life and condemns those who laughed. It emphasizes informed voters and the harm of disrespectful rhetoric.
The local tickets for Democratic and Republican parties outline candidates for Congress Fifteenth District George White of Washington County and State Senate Eighteenth District J. P. Mahafey of Guernsey County center township S. E. Boden Cambridge Jackson and Wills townships Cambridge 3d Ward Mahlon Combs will be included as a candidate on the ticket.
Newcomerstown Ohio October 6 1908 letter to the Daily Jeffersonian asks how a guaranteed deposits system would work for national and state banks. The writer argues for a community based guarantee funded by legislation and contrasts it with postal savings banks and Wall Street redepositing.
The piece explains three voting methods for the Australian ballot and warns on marking all choices. It notes 400 New York City customs inspectors ordered to pay £25 each into a campaign fund, though most cannot afford it. inspectors earn $5 daily, and the text criticizes the campaign fund hypocrisy.
Gov Harris secures an extra year in office and a salary rise from 8000 to 10000. The legislature also gains increased salary and mileage, despite opposition from Geo White and Perry Mahaffey. The governor could have vetoed the measures but chose not to.
Hon J P Mahaffey of Cambridge Democratic candidate for state senator in the joint Eighteenth Nineteenth district visits the fair and mingles with voters. He is optimistic about a sweeping Democratic victory this fall and Coshocton County is expected to back him strongly.
The Blue Hole Fishing Club of West Lafayette invites readers as guests on Thursday October 15 to a prize fishing event. The club is praised as reliable and honest. membership criteria are relaxed, requiring only basic character and knowledge of church street location or being under 117 years old.
Voters expect faithful service from their representatives. The Ohio legislator Joyce failed to attend roll calls in his first term, answering 452 of 1203 and missing 751. In his second term he answered 642 of 1112 and was absent or not voting 470 times, with several absences deemed very important.
The text notes Governor Harris delivering a talk on October 24 largely alone, with only the lieutenant governor candidate present. It questions why he does not turn to Senator Dick for armed support and wonders about not choosing Foraker.
The civil service laws and rules meet to curb government officials during campaigns. They aim to prevent officials from interfering with the President’s speeches and letter writing in the campaign period. The President is chastised for such activity by federal officials.
Bernard Doran named to the Democratic state ticket as a public works board candidate. The article notes he is the sole directly labor candidate on both major tickets, a member of local union No 81 UMW of A in Congo Ohio, and urges workingmen statewide to vote for him.
Gen Grosvenor attacks Mr Bryan's religion while Bryan emphasizes his simple faith and does not deride Unitarian tenets. Taft is linked to an Adherent judge and Grosvenor and his allies may provoke sectarian slurs in a nation that sees itself as a global missionary.
The Wheeling Register reports M M Garland, ex Amalgamated boss, misstates union views by campaigning for Taft’s election. President McArdle of Amalgamation clarifies union leaders’ stance while Michael F Tighe backs Bryan as the spokesman for workingmen’s principles.
The Marietta Times notes Hon Geo White opposed both salary increases and 12 cent mileage in the Ohio General Assembly. He argued public servants should not pay themselves more without constituents’ support and used influence to block the measures. Regardless, the law now grants salary and mileage, and White receives 212 dollars per service as others do.
In Cambridge, residents express pride in their own judgment and reject Taft’s appeal for Joyce. The piece notes voters' independent streak, distrust of presidential intrusion, and the district’s firm stance despite Taft’s national stature.
A provocative American Federationist piece from October highlights A. D. Welch to James W. Van Cleave and Roosevelt’s rebuke of Van Cleave. It discusses the Van Cleave Bryan exchanges and Goropers role in the current campaign, urging laborers to consider before voting.
The article notes Senator Foraker’s ominous silence and hints that the big stick may have caused a fatal outcome, though uncertainty remains about his true condition or whether he has died.
W H Shouse of Monroe township runs for infirmary director facing opponent Oliver. Shouse, a former infirmary farmer with strong management, cites political differences as reason for his earlier removal. A 1908 affidavit from Cambridge Ohio recounts Oliver at the Washington fair feeding a horse and taking corn.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Mosser and children Dallas and Marjorie have returned home after a two weeks visit with relatives in Wheeling. Mrs. Lizzie Thompson and daughter spent Sunday with Will Smith and family at Stop 7.
Misses Ruth Moorhead and Eva Hale spent Monday in the city as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lowry.
A Cambridge resident testimonial claims Doan's Kidney Pills cured eight years of severe backache lumbago by strengthening the kidneys. The ad asserts most back pain stems from kidney issues and urges buying for 50 cents from Foster Milburn Co as U.S. agents and to remember the brand.
Advertisement style line references Humphreys specific remedies for worms bots grubs and kidney and bladder disorders. The text signals a patent medicine pitch targeting general health complaints with claims of treatment benefits.
The Daily Jeffersonian notes Prince William’s criticism of a tariff claim about wheat, corn, and oats price drops, calling the assertion ridiculous. The writer also criticizes the President for Taft’s selection and hints at an eight-year Taft term followed by Roosevelt for life, quoting a gossiping “Son-in-law Nick.”
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