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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
In Elkhart the weekly paper notes its 1859 founding by Charles B Duass and 1872 daily by Chase & Kent. It criticizes a recent speech by Kyrle D. Price, denouncing alleged lies and advocating stricter democracy while attacking class conflict and party aims ahead of the election.
The text criticizes anti saloon league officers for partisan uses of the county option issue and argues congressional candidates in Indiana's Thirteenth district should not be judged on temperance matters but by their party positions. It notes Democratic resistance to local option and emphasizes party loyalty and temperance enforcement.
The article argues the leaders of the movement refuse to back temperance with local option but warn repeal would erase the voice of the people and restore old saloon licensing rules. It claims Republicans including Mr. Watson vow to sustain the law, while Democrats aim to repeal it. Which outcome is desired?
Sammel Gompers, president of the AFL, will deliver thirty speeches in Indiana this month under federation auspices. He will travel the state by special train and make a four day visit with a stop in Elkhart on October 16. The article notes Democratic nominations in Union and Locke townships and remarks on Roosevelt and Hanly margins in 1904, plus a Goshen Republican first voters club chartered with ninety members.
The piece explains local option as home rule giving people in a defined unit power to decide on saloons, with majority rule as the foundation of government. It argues local option can curb unlawful saloon practices, without necessarily prohibiting licensed liquor, and notes its value even where sentiment is pro saloon. It also mentions local option as a public weapon to enforce lawful conduct and regulation.
A humorous note questions wives' reactions to husbands staying away briefly downtown versus longer trips out of town. The speaker contrasts abrupt irritation with silence during extended travel, implying double standards in domestic expectations.
The pending city Valley Traction Co. franchise matter has moved to May or Greene and will appear before the council in the evening, with no reference given. No regular council meeting for two weeks, attorney J. H. State plans a short trip, delaying Hast Jackson street line construction this fall.
Start a savings account this month with St. Joseph Valley Bank. Savings books issued and interest paid every four months. Next interest period begins Nov. 1. The Cash Basis Bank invites readers. The Lady Maccabees of Indiana Hive to host an ice cream and cake social at Mrs Geiger's, 113 Fifth Street, Friday evening, October 9.
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