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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
3
The piece argues Republicans have controlled government for six years, enabling rapid trust growth and price hikes. It critiques Roosevelt’s anti trust push as insufficient and questions relief from a Republican president or Congress, urging action beyond publicity and tariff changes.
Congress adjourned with the ship subsidy bill stalled in the House. Senator Hanna had passed it in the Senate but Republicans fear the Morgan ship trust will absorb most of the subsidy. House members avoided voting on the subsidy before elections, planning to revisit the bill after November elections.
A Republican card alleges Indiana state debt figures from 1861 to 1902 show a Democratic debt rise and a Republican control period. It lists bold figures for 1861 1880 and 1895 with claimed political context plus administration sequences from 1877 to 1902 and debt totals by administration.
An 1901 Indiana legislature clash shows Republicans pushing a weak Cooper bill as a caucus measure to curb trusts while governor Durbin signs it. The act declares conspiracies to fix prices or restrain trade illegal and punishes violators, yet no suit has been brought to enforce it. The piece accuses the attorney general of lax enforcement.
The piece contrasts ten years of Democratic reforms advancing labor rights safety mine ventilation eight hour public labor protections and election reforms with Republican opposition. It charges Republicans blocked school books labor laws eight hour work employes liability Aussie ballot tax and fee laws while supporting Pinkerton detectives and corporate favors.
Strikes spread nationwide as workers demand higher pay to cope with rising prices of essentials. Many non laboring workers like clerks and bookkeepers fear wages lag behind living costs while merchants push for more money to cover expenses.
The piece denounces the McKinley Roosevelt Republican stance, accusing the party of serving sugar trusts and neglecting Cuba. It argues the Dingley tariff sustains pricing harms, praises tariff revision, and calls for a party uncompromising against trusts. It frames trusts as growing stronger under protectionism and urges electoral change.
The excerpt notes Republicans obstructing the new tax law from 1891 to 1895, denouncing it in the 1891 state convention and on the stump, then claiming benefits since 1895 to rob Democrats of prestige. It frames the law as the sole financial step to liquidate state debt.
Speaker Henderson declines renomination in Iowa Third District arguing tariff policy favors trusts and pledges to strike plundering industries unless innocent interests are harmed. Analysis credits free trade planks to GOP stagnation and notes district Republican unrest and possible Democratic gains shaping his exit.
State party leaders abandon precedent by endorsing Roosevelt for renomination two years ahead. They cite strenuous times and insist the president will secure the long distance cinch, while speculation about Fairbanks' boom lingers.
Two years ago Gov Mount opposed inviting Mark Hanna to speak in Indiana. The senator praised trusts and strained relations with the Republican state central committee followed. The governor refused to make speaking appointments through that channel. Durbin cannot speak out and the proposition is not worth discussing.
The British Association for the Advancement of Science held annual sessions in Belfast last week. Trusts and shipping combines sought shares of consideration, with a general view that trusts struggle in free trade England and thrive under protection. Sir Bosdin T Leech predicted eventual free ships between England and America and warned the U S might adopt free trade, risking Britain.
Judge Grosscup’s injunction blocks price fixing by packers but allows consolidations of packing establishments. The beef trust is forming, with Roosevelt noting that consolidations aim to shape trade and require constitutional power for control. The distinction between combining and consolidating is viewed as a difference without impact on the public.
Co. F. W. Neely sues to recover $6,000 seized by government during his New York arrest after a pardon. He argues the pardon applies to him, while Cuba claims the funds were ill gained. The War Department holds the money pending court ruling.
Col. Ivan N. Walker of Indianapolis served on the Indiana state board of tax commissioners in 1891 and 1892 after a Gov. Hovey appointment. He was the Republican auditor nominee in 1890 and sought renomination in 1892 but withdrew when the state convention denounced the new tax law, with John W. Coons succeeding. Walker refused to run on a corporate influenced platform, and the November outcome reflected popular sentiment.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a convention of retail butchers in Washington voting to pressure congressional candidates to pledge to abolish the meat and live stock tariff. The move could undermine the beef trust and alter Republican majorities if consumers back the plan.
The passage mocks Congressman Overstreet of Indianapolis for claiming farmers enjoy a carefree prosperity, portraying him as out of touch with trusts and plutocracy while criticizing his defense of a Republican victory and his views on farmers and industry.
State geologist W S Blatchley notes multiple peat beds across northern Indiana. Cady marsh near Dyer covers about 300 acres with peat thickness from one to five feet and could revive local fuel production if coal prices stay high. Bog iron occurs with peat in Lake and Porter counties. Mishawaka once housed a large bog ore furnace.
A Chicago man extols kindness over deeds and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds. He claims the medicine prevents pneumonia and always cures, citing personal use and recommending it through Houseworth Bros. sales.
Salem Jacob Williams, 44, likely the state’s tallest man at seven feet six inches, marries Miss Ella Meadors of Washington County. Williams has rejected several offers from museums and shows. his wife is described as short and stout.
A short promotional note inviting Jell O as a quick no bake dessert option. It highlights two minute prep with hot water and cooling, lists flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry, and notes price ten cents at grocers.
The St Louis and San Francisco railroad announces at its annual stockholders meeting in St Louis on November 10 that up to 18 million dollars in 4 per cent gold bonds may be issued. The bonds would be secured by first mortgage bonds of lines built or bought with the proceeds. Officials would only say the funds would finance additional line construction or acquisitions and denied any link to the Chicago and Eastern Illinois purchase.
Fragmented ad style text cites dubious claims about tea curing pimples liver marks constipation and headaches. Mentions various body parts and health effects with scattered phrases and numbers. The source is garbled and reads like an old medical hoax販売.
The Southern railway plans a substantial spending program to enlarge its freight facilities at Princeton Indiana. The project aims to make Princeton a more important division point once completion occurs.
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