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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
4
Establishment date shown as 1856 and circulation 3400 for LWM O Bannon and proprietor. Post office at Corydon Indiana registered as second class matter.
A wartime editorial denounces Germany for violations of international law and barbarities against neutrals and civilians. It praises Allied response to gas and declares America must join to defeat the German threat, with praise for President Wilson as a steady leader guiding the nation through crisis.
Leaders vow to defeat the threat at all costs as the danger to global stability intensifies. Allies coordinate urgent action to counter the menace and secure lasting peace amid rising tensions.
A Corydon Republican excerpt quotes Congressman Cox criticizing northern Democrats as pusillanimous while accusing southern Democrats of burglarious raids. The piece defends Woodrow Wilson and questions Democratic loyalty amid a climate of partisan insult in Indiana.
The text echoes Vice President Marshall urging unity in wartime politics. He stresses that loyalty is individual, not partisan, and that the war is a national effort under a Democratic administration, supported by both Democrats and Republicans alike.
A column questions Governor Goodrich’s stance on democracy citing remarks at Camp Zachary Taylor in 1918 and a later speech to Indiana Republicans. It argues the governor’s contradictory lines undermine public trust and could affect Indiana’s political image.
Former presidents Taft and Roosevelt urged Republicans to back their party in the November election but offered no concrete reasons why Republican success would help. They criticized rivals and highlighted loyalty to Wilson's war program while avoiding La Follette and other dissenters.
State Senator Austin Retherford and Representative William Swain of Anderson visited Corydon last Wednesday. Swain, a Republican, and Retherford, a Democrat, called on Habermel & Jones to see Hon. William Habermel, a former legislator. Swain is president of the Indiana Silo Company in Anderson. The pair enjoyed their first look at the Old State House while traveling in a car to address Southern Indiana business matters.
Governor Goodrich mocked the idea of making the world safe for democracy and claimed the country is not a democracy. He sought to oust Ele Stansbury as Attorney General and have the governor appoint his own. Tensions linger between Standpatters and Bull Moosers as a Standpatter mocks a forty cent Bull Moose. locals defend Bull Moose competence. Corydon Republican notes no treasury funds shortage yet questions town fundraising ethics.
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