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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1909
Page
4
Published every Wednesday the Corydon paper lists subscription rates and advertising charges. It outlines obituary and longer notices pricing, general display ads at ten cents per line, and special rates for churches and entertainments with admission charges. notices require six word counts per line and payment by money or stamps.
A moral essay urges consistent kindness in all relations and toward all living beings. It describes cruelty to a dog by youths, warns that such acts breed future harm, and urges self-scrutiny and habit formation to foster a sweet, amiable disposition and happiness for self and others.
Success Magazine argues the 61st Congress faces major progressive reforms. It targets Speaker Cannon and allies for blocking bills on tariffs waterways forestry defense and more. Insurgent Republicans and reform-minded Democrats are urged to write to Congress to push for a representative Rules Committee and open debate.
In a call from the March 4 telegram campaign, citizens are urged to mail 50 000 letters and then send telegrams to Washington. The goal is to influence 391 lawmakers as the nation weighs pork and patronage versus progress amid a critical national moment.
A writer argues that while nations preach peace by showing force the real path to harmony is restraint not expansion. The piece criticizes proposed $40 million annual naval builds and $100 million army spending, urging that peaceful trade and nonaggressive policy serve all citizens better than a show of warships.
The Courier Journal quotes a harsh editorial on Senator Hemenway of Indiana, criticizing his stance on Secret Service limits and recounting the President’s forceful rebuke in a letter to Senator Hale. It suggests a political clash tied to the White House and Congressional colleagues.
Congress Republicans appear to drift from campaign pledges notably on two fronts. They question or slow proposals to establish Postal Savings banks and to admit Arizona and New Mexico as states, signaling possible political maneuvering over basic party commitments.
The public demands clarity on who benefited from the take-off in the Panama Canal deal. The deal appears rotten on its face, and much has been said about it, prompting demands for full exposure of all parties involved.
The March Success Magazine article by A E Thomas criticizes Congressional obstruction led by Speaker Cannon Dalzell and Payne as barnacles hindering legislation. It argues the Ship of State suffers from delays and the insurgents are kept down through a "Rule of three" and analyzes the Presidents expansion of powers in a merger context.
The piece analyzes the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by United States Steel during the 1907 panic. It cites a Senate Judiciary subcommittee ruling that President Roosevelt overstepped by promising nonenforcement and argues there is no dispensing power in the presidency. The Indianapolis News quote emphasizes government of law, not men, in maintaining legal enforcement.
Governor Marshall urges legislature to curb state education subsidies for out of state students and warns of a deficit in the State Treasury. He advocates strict economy and notes 19 percent of Indiana Purdue and State Normal students live outside Indiana with the state paying at least 100000 yearly for their education. He citesDurbin on advancing payments and calls for tax or spending adjustments. The piece also notes a bill to sing The Star Spangled Banner in Indiana schools on Washington's Birthday.
Notice announces Jacob Hiser named administrator of the Richard R Sigler estate in Harrison County Indiana. The estate is solvent. Hiser is identified with a birth date February 15 1909.
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