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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
12
Supplements to Canoe City Weekly Record in Canon City Colorado urge Republicans to vote the straight ticket and register voters. John F Vivian as chairman asserts Democrats lack record and attack tactics, calling for large turnout and anti stay at home sentiment ahead of October 27 registration day.
A Colorado opinion piece accuses the Standard Oil Special train of being financed by corporations to aid Bryan allies Charles J. Hughes Jr. and Joan F. Shafroth. It claims Hughes and Shafroth are corporate affiliates and criticizes Bryan’s acceptance of corporate money as corrupting the Democratic Party. The author cites Bryan’s past anti-corporate stance and alleges ongoing corporate funding of the campaign train.
A Denver News report accuses Honestjohn Shafroth of focusing on beet sugar in his governor bid, saying he dodges state issues and misleads about Taft’s impact. Critics contrast Colorado’s sugar imports from Hawaii, Porto Rico, and Europe with Philippines potential effects, labeling his view as misinformed and isolationist of broader trade facts.
The piece accuses Colorado Democrats of heavy corporate influence led by Standard Oil money. It notes Cassady as a Standard Oil agent running for state senate, Shafroth’s ties to utility firms, and numerous lawyer-candidates linked to major corporations. It claims wealth swayed media and party choices.
A satirical piece portrays Dr. Bryan peddling potions for political ills. It mocks his shifting remedies from the silver cure to anti imperialism and bank guarantees, accusing Republicans of engineering bank access while touting new nostrums every four years.
A Colorado political editorial contrasts Jesse McDonald and John Shafroth. McDonald is praised as self-made, honest, and closely aligned with miners and working people, while Shafroth is cast as detached, bluff, and opportunistic. The piece argues voters favor McDonald based on sincerity, merit, and past behavior.
A Bryan collection reveals he used non union printers for bookwork and the Commoner lacks a union label. Union printers cite this as a contradiction to his professed love for labor and note the irony in his apparent stance. The finding has drawn amused comment and sparked discussion among printers.
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