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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1922
Page
6
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Washington report on representative Robert Y. Thomas of Kentucky reacting to Harding support with a sorrowful original poem. The verse laments national economic woes, asserts trusts and Wall Street power, and recalls past political tricks as the homestead rattles.
The article claims President Harding will convene an extra session of Congress on November 20 to push through the ship subsidy bill. It argues the measure would fund ships via public money, a burden on taxpayers, and contrasts it with soldier bonuses as a more equitable form of payment for services rendered.
The Corydon Republican editor is challenged over claims that the Goodrich Tax Law reduced taxes for banks in Corydon while others paid more. The piece denounces Republican tax policies as burdensome, cites Fordney McCumber tariff critiques, and references a Courier-Journal cartoon on the Treasury deficit under the 67th Congress.
A Beevridge rebuke triggered a crossfire over farm prices and tariff effects. The Rockport Democrat recounts Indiana farm losses, cites USDA data from 1920 to 1922, and contrasts Beveridge with Ralston amid labor endorsements for the Senate race.
Harrison County taxpayers paid $356 362.47 to the County Treasurer in 1921, $135 530.69 more than 1919. The Corydon Republican alleged local officials control 88 percent of taxes. If true, local offices used $313,599 in a single year. Read your tax receipts.
Indianapolis September 26 More money will go into the state treasury in 1923 than in any year in Indiana history under a new 27 cent state tax levy fixed by the board of tax commissioners. The 1922 levy was 24 cents and produced 13 684 381 90 while the 1923 levy on decreased valuations yields 14 027 389 14. Tax commissioners with Governor McCray and State Auditor Oliver raised general fund from 1 to 2 cents, cut benevolent institutions levy, reduced highway commission levy, and increased teachers pension levy from 2 to 5 mills.
In Corydon Indiana the editorial board questions Republican party tactics after Senator Capper urged overseas soldiers’ parents to write for their return. It cites defeats of local incumbents Smith Sieg and Little and accuses party bosses of poor guidance and failed county road and school-fund efforts.
William F. Jones, an ex soldier and miner from Bicknell, writes Governor McCray criticizing martial law actions against Indiana miners. He questions the use of state troops, debt of one million dollars, and urges democracy over autocracy, recalling service in France.
A newspaper appeal urges women to use their suffrage to influence public affairs. It accuses Republicans of higher taxes and extravagance since the war, citing expenses from the Governor’s Mansion to state salaries, and urges voting the Democratic ticket to protest high taxes and mismanagement.
The New York Herald and the Fair Republican Tariff League claim the Fordney McCumber tariff adds 3.5 billion to yearly consumer costs with likely higher prices for manufactured goods and sugar. The piece argues farmers gain little from any price rise. It cites Mark Sullivan on a wartime peace leader and notes the Democratic slogan urging citizens to read tax receipts since 1918.
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