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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
5
The notice lists candidates for county offices including Auditor A E Labagh and Treasurer H L Brown with terms for 1909 and 1910. It surveys editorials on women’s salaries, Denver politics, a western paper’s editor’s death worth $100000, and praise for newspapers as publicity tools. It reports Bell system growth and locomotive production in 1907.
David Rankin a noted Missouri corn grower, who began life barefoot for years, paid his last dollar to the preacher who married him in 1850. He now owns thousands of acres of land and last year raised over 1,000,000 bushels of corn, valued at more than $3,000,000, proving farming can pay.
At Taft nomination day hundreds with convention tickets were barred by door keepers while strikers entered on handwritten Hunter cards arranged by Edward H. Hunter, lobbyist for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Regular ticket holders were denied admission as crowds swelled. A Cummins supporter from Iowa lacked entry.
The Commoner notes seven propositions where Republicans retreat from past positions. It praises Roosevelt era reformers and asks if a stand-out convention will quash the reform spirit awakened by the president. Millions of Republicans rallied to the president's call to march forward.
The piece describes a Republican convention where La Follette reforms faced heavy rejection. It notes endorsements by President Roosevelt and Taft allies, calls for campaign finance publicity, railroad value assessment, injunction limits, income and inheritance taxes, and direct Senate elections, all dismissed by large margins. It analyzes whether the party has retreated from the president’s positions and public reform aims.
The Burlington Gazette reports a Sioux City Democratic convention presenting clear, forceful resolutions opposed to government by injunction and rail freight discrimination. It urges support for labor, good roads and inland waterways, stronger railroad and interstate commissions, enforcement of antitrust laws, and a bank deposit guarantee similar to Oklahoma. The piece urges voters to wake up, saying the ballot box is the people’s only relief.
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith describes trust busting jobs for college students and early graduates. He cites Kansas farmers hiring students as harvest hands and notes the Bureau of Corporations needs researchers who can assess moral and social values without prejudice.
Warning against mercurial catarrh ointments and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio. Cure is taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Sold by druggists at five cents per bottle and complemented by Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Odebolt Chronicle notes standpatters who backed Cummins and Garst two years ago now seek harmony. They claim to be the genuine Republicans and urge 102,000 voters to unite, questioning whether Cummins supporters can join a Cummins foe ticket and warning of party contamination.
A staff correspondent reports Chicago reaction to Taft as a presidential nominee. Critics warn the White House dictated campaign risks, Wall Street and trust fears, anti Negro vote, labor opposition, and Grand Army disaffection. Federal power cited in steering southern delegates through office holders.
The text argues the Taft campaign counts on southern delegates and Wall Street backing while west and progressive factions demand explanations. It questions deals with standard oil and steel trusts and suggests Roosevelt policies influence the convention. It notes alleged promises about anti trust changes and fears of misleading delegates.
A historical roll of national presidential ticket candidates by party from 1856 through 1904. It lists Republican tickets such as Fremont, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt, and Roosevelt again alongside Democratic pairs like Buchanan, Douglas, McClellan, Seymour, Tilden, Hancock, Cleveland, Bryan, Parker, and Davis. It notes regional splits between northern and southern Democrats.
A Harlan Republican editorial urges amendments to the primary law to reduce expenses and broaden voter control. It proposes limiting primaries to parties with 10 to 15 percent of state votes, adding district judges to nominations, and allowing voters to arbitrate nominations, with township offices and caucuses restructured for efficiency.
A brief quotation explains that staying active in work is the foundation of happiness, suggesting purposeful labor as essential to enjoyment.
The Burlington Gazette denounces the Chicago platform as a mass of broken promises and hollow words. It accuses the party of insincerity, self praise, and catering to corporations while pledging reforms that never materialize, urging readers to read the platform for itself.
Washington reports say Progressive Republicans offended by Sherman nominate vote for Bryan. N. O. Messenger in Washington Star notes standpatism fever, Cumming and La Follette strong in Midwest, spurring GOP alarm. Dems foresee victory, unite despite differences.
Physicians frame neurasthenia as a disease caused by nervous worry in modern American life. Overwork and social strain fuel blues for men and women, especially among the upper class. Cure lies in saner living with rest, outdoor exercise, sunshine, and a serene mind. A health resort offers fresh scene and new outlook to break the habit of brooding.
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