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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
4
The writer rails at democracy versus plutocracy and mocks Brethitt County Kentucky. The piece questions Republican calls for salary increases and criticizes Congress for not enforcing the Interstate Commerce Act. It also mentions Clyde Fitch potentially dramatizing the post office scandal with a sharp jab about odors.
The piece criticizes J. Pierpont Morgan for pressuring securities, questions Roosevelt’s Post Office reform and Quay chairmanship, mocks “honest money” theorists, and contrasts Republican positions on silver and fiat currency while highlighting perceived double standards in Wall Street and national politics.
The piece argues the Republican faction will adopt a hands off approach as a battle cry for the coming year. It asserts party allies profited from the trials and urges the public to rise with hands up while claiming ongoing theft under trust protection laws.
The piece railes at grafters in the post office as thieves and questions truthfulness. It notes Mr. Fowler opposing a silver dollar calling it half fiat and promotes bank currency seen as all fiat, labeling it typical of Republican logic.
The piece attacks Republican leaders over post office corruption in Indiana and New York, cites Philippine matters, and argues Democrats will present a strong ticket in 1904. It critiques Roosevelt’s protectionist shift and outlines a bankers' plan to base circulation on industrial bonds, warning of trust-dominated governance.
The article argues Britain's proposed universal tariff would devastate U S exports, noting $542 million annual shipments to the United Kingdom and detailing major commodities like wheat, flour, cotton, cattle, and provisions. It criticizes Chamberlain's tariff move as a war measure and condemns protectionism. The piece mocks the President's navy posture and uses Hobson's critique.
The excerpt criticizes a prior Legislature for raising salaries of Supreme Court and district court officers and for a retroactive law benefiting county sheriffs and clerks. It argues the law shifted costs to taxpayers by denying fee collection from litigants, increasing county levies.
The author attacks Republican tax policy and legislative graft while condemning trust prices. They argue that fines on packers do not deter monopoly harms and urge imprisonment of trust magnates. They warn against press gag orders in Pennsylvania and fear national imperialism.
Civil Service Commissioner Procter’s report accuses a former high postal official of partisan manipulation with the Postmaster General’s help. The text questions reform under Republican leadership while praising Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted summer aid for children, sold at Crosier’s Corner Drug Store.
An advertising phrase recalls the Swamp Root tonic by Dr. Kilmer and the Bangor address for ongoing campaigns. The oddly phrased lines urge readers to remember the product and its origin during a period of wartime propaganda style.
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