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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
4
The Maryland Democrats at their June 3 state convention publish a brief platform. It emphasizes tariff reform, retrenchment in federal expenditures, and resistance to national encroachments on states and people. The platform is praised as clear and Jeffersonian in spirit.
The piece criticizes Republicans for failing to reduce living costs despite promises. It argues trusts and railroads remain unpunished and prices unchanged, accusing the administration and Congress of inaction, and labels the approach a tariff trust railroad vague of the coming campaign.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports proposed railroad rate hikes due July 1 may be postponed until after the election to aid the Republican party. The rate bill passed with Roosevelt’s compromise with railroad controlled senators, boosting Republican claims. The public expected rate reductions, but now a near term rise seems likely, signaling reform promises unmet.
The piece mocks the Republican platform crafting as an incubating process and argues the party will backtrack on promises if in power. It suggests relying on the Taft machine to reveal the likely outcome and questions ambiguous Chicago platform clauses.
The piece argues Republicans exploit events and break with Lincoln’s platform, labeling Roosevelt inconsistent and criticizing tariff and currency reforms. It notes Wall Street funding taints campaigns, cites Senator Lodge and Watterson on finance ethics, and describes Kentucky and Denver political dynamics shaping Bryan’s likely nomination.
Special correspondent notes the Republican National Convention is preplanned from start to finish. A plank on court integrity clashes with Roosevelt Taft camps, as Butler and allies push a reform plank backed by the Manufacturers Association. The report hints at potential clashes that could benefit Democrats. Henry Watterson reportedly advised Bryan in Lincoln on a debt repayment matter.
A series of land transfer records shows multiple warranty deeds with varied parcels in Dillon, Wisdom, Melrose, and nearby districts, including 100 inches water rights, 0.5 lots, 2 lots, 97.43 acres Blue Wing Placer claim, and 160 acres near Melrose. Considerations range from 1 to 2000 dollars with several transfers to Craig Cornell and White Investment Co, plus patents for 160 and 120 acres near Bowen in the Big Hole basin and a mineral patent for Blue Wing district.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announces new white bed spreads on its Southwest Limited trains between Chicago and Kansas City replacing heavy woolen blankets. Blankets will be kept in reserve for cooler nights, improving comfort for sleeping car patrons on hot weather trips.
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