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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
1
A sprawling column mixes political commentary and assorted notes. It riffs on Sulzer's conviction, Wall Street, tax debates, Goethals, and US policy while jabbing at Mexican politics and American public life with editorial asides and anecdotes.
The secretary of state prepares nomination petition blanks under a new nonpartisan judiciary law. Supreme court candidates must file 5,000 signatures by April 20, with at least 30 from each county. District and superior court petitions require fewer signatures and county-specific totals.
The currency plan from Senator Reed of Missouri would create twenty four regional reserve banks with Des Moines among the locations. He fears funds shifts could hurt Des Moines Omaha and Kansas City while Iowa stands little chance of securing a bank. The income tax law grows more complex as lawyers study its details and Luther F. Speer explains the rules in newspaper articles.
Des Moines Capital urges a 1914 15 return to Iowa highlighting land value rising from 100 per acre, strong hog and cattle industry, fruit farming in Page Mills Fremont and Montgomery counties, and the safety and opportunity of investing in Iowa as a growth state for both young and old.
Farmers near McGregor Iowa face an apple surplus as Western Jonathan apples from Charles M. Pearsall in Wanatehee Washington sell at two for 5 cents. Local home-grown stock is wormy and packed with bruised fruit, leaving plenty of rotting apples on the ground. The issue echoes across Clayton and Winneshiek counties, urging better care and selection to achieve fair prices.
The Washington income tax bureau appointed T. H. Pickler of Ottumwa Iowa as the first appointee under the income tax law. Pickler, a special deputy collector, will take charge of tax duties with a prominent role in administering the law in Iowa.
The commission of the Methodist churches of Town, representing four conference committees, met in Des Moines last week and voted to employ a paid state Sunday school worker after January 1.
Discussion in Washington centers on Senator Kenyon as a potential national chairman if Hilles resigns before the Republican national committee meets December 16. A pivotal fight over convention control and party reforms is seen as the crisis that could decide the party's future as the progressive wing pressures change.
Governor George W. Clarke designates November 27 as Thanksgiving. He urges statewide church gatherings to express gratitude for moral progress and humanity, hoping Iowa becomes a distinguished, progressive state with compassion for the poor. The note closes with the official seal and date. Political chatter from Washington follows, with potential gubernatorial and senatorial candidate talk including McGinnis, Whitmer, Pepper, and others.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes a Democratic plurality collapse with Democrats trailing as Progressives and Republicans combined beat them by thirty thousand votes. It credits Governor-elect Walsh's win to the Bull Moose influence.
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