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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
2
A tale from a publication recalls Lord Curzon hosting the maharajah of Benares with carved ivory furniture. Questions arose over the furniture and a potential exchange involving a rifle, highlighting tensions between hospitality and wealth in British India and Anglo American manners.
Kansas correspondent notes a shift from the old semiarid plains to a modern farming belt. Rainfall is better used, droughts less disastrous, and land once grazing only now yields big crops even in dry years. The Great American Desert fades from maps as agriculture adapts.
Connecticut bans sale of mining and oil shares within the state until the issuer files a sworn statement with the secretary of state detailing property location and financial and physical condition plus the cash expended. A $25 fee is required. The law treats such schemes as guilty until proven innocent, a stance unlikely to please all legitimate enterprises.
Ernest Buch, a Duluth waiter, inherits $23 000 from a German relative yet cannot return to Germany to collect. He once told a joke about the Kaiser at a mess dinner eight years ago and fled after a brother officer warned of lese majeste. He deserted, delaying royal forgiveness.
The riddle hints at the word judgment. Commonly misspelled as judgement with an extra e in British usage, many educated writers add or omit letters, making judgement a frequent error. The beloved word judge appears in both spellings with persistent misspelling linked to regional variation.
The Cincinnati Enquirer and Cleveland Plain Dealer condemn Johnson and Clarke for raising calamity rhetoric. Clarke is shown as promoting fear of economic collapse, while Johnson endorses him, arguing the pair aim to scare voters rather than support prosperity. Both papers insist prosperity remains intact.
In this 1902 Ohio election discussion, supporters push Henry George single tax while opponents note Johnson’s silence on the policy. The article argues Johnson publicly embraces the land tax in speeches yet omits it in campaigns, while backing a legislature aligned with his tax plan and opposing free trade. It questions the sincerity of Democratic nominees and accuses them of deception by avoiding key issues.
The Columbus Citizen editorials Sept 24 denounce a proposed amendment to enlarge the General Assembly tax powers as communism. It warns Johnson's influence would push property under a single tax, burdening land values and opposing democratic aims. The piece urges voters to reject the plan.
The Ohio State Journal editors condemn Johnson and Clarke as self serving free traders aiming to control the legislature to elect a senator. They contrast with Herrick and Hanna, who defend protection and U S industry, arguing all Ohio prosperity hinges on choosing true protectionists over radical free traders.
A quote by Hanna in Chillicothe is described as a solemn warning against socialism. The piece contrasts his warning with how Johnson and Clarke paraphrase him and argues that Democratic leaders attack him while aligning with socialist ideas.
The piece argues that no Ohio industrial firm benefits from Tom Johnson’s wealth and mocks claims he funds workers. It contends Johnson’s attack on Hanna and Herrick is tied to their support for large ventures that employ thousands. It emphasizes that many workers see Hanna and Herrick as friends.
John H. Clarke of 1896 era remarks still praise McKinley while pro-Bryan chatter claims Clarke is shifting on currency policy. The note reflects evolving political loyalties around the gold standard and currency debates in that era.
The piece argues Mississippi leads the assault on what it calls ugly anti democratic amendments and predicts southern victory helps Republicans nationwide. It cites reactions from Memphis and St Louis papers praising Vardaman and predicting a north south realignment in 1904 with Bryanite electors shifting to the Republican side.
The Cleveland Leader notes Chamberlain’s push against free trade linked to colonial tariff plans. It says Balfour’s pamphlet avoids that issue and focuses on Britain’s fiscal policy, arguing free trade harms export markets and lets foreign manufacturers undercut British ones. It questions continuing defense of free trade amid rising protectionist sentiment.
A comment on the southern political bloc notes the “solid south” history, its roots in prewar party alignment, and its persistence despite Democratic losses. The piece argues southern devotion to the Democratic label harms regional progress while Republican policies aided southern prosperity, urging an end to the anomaly for the nation.
The Troy Times argues that Republican policies promote wealth and welfare under protective trade, restrained liquor traffic, and equitable taxation. It contends Democratic critiques misjudge proven results and asserts a strong link between sound governance and material well being for the public.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat condemns Col Watterson for calling Cleveland and Bryan selfish, while the Indianapolis Journal lauds Roosevelt as a reformer using party machinery. It notes Tom Johnson as a possible Democratic VP nominee and questions Missouri’s governance amid Bourbonism.
Bryan endorses John H. Clarke as the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in Ohio, arguing Clarke’s anti‑wealth, direct election, anti‑injunction, income tax, imperialism and tariff positions mark a forward path. The piece contrasts Clarke with reformers and notes Salisbury’s enduring influence in British politics.
Editorials note Democratic confusion over nominee Gorman not announcing a choice while Republicans map a bold 1904 strategy. Ohio and Illinois races loom as party lines sharpen. Newspapers urge intelligent organization and bold campaigning amid cross party forecasts.
The obituary tribute notes Lord Salisbury as not just a premier statesman but the final figure of a distinguished European diplomatic era. It contrasts his steadfast conservatism with Gladstone’s reformism, highlights his church defense zeal, and recalls his role in opposing Gladstone’s 1884 franchise bill while seeking a peaceful political solution after Beaconsfield’s death.
The piece sketches Lord Salisbury as a restrained, caustic leader whose 49 year parliamentary career culminated in a long prime ministership begun in 1886. It cites crises from the Venezuelan dispute to Fashoda and Peking and the South African war, noting his blend of firmness and compromise and a dinner party anecdote about a flying squadron ready for emergencies.
A historical note highlights that about two million Londoners abstain from church attendance, reflecting a wide gap between population and religious participation in the city.
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