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Newspaper
Hayti Herald
Location
Hayti, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
2
Vance J. Higgs and Jas. J. Faris head a slate listed for treasurer positions. Other names include J.A. Bigtlam, John Swails, Wm. Kennon, Henry Sutton, and Clarence H Dunklin. The fragment shows a political ticket from a historical publication.
A past decade has seen paper prices rise about five percent while printers continue at the same rates. Printers claim they cannot survive on current prices and urge higher charges for notices and town services. They contrast their role in the community with businessmen who seek the lowest bids from cheap labor sources.
The piece notes rising costs for doctors hotels and barbers while printers bear the blame and urges organization. It pledges to move toward a near cost system to survive as other papers in Southeast Missouri raise prices.
A critic cites an 1911 Debs proclamation urging workers to unite and strike while defending the McNamara brothers as murderers. The commentator asks why socialists do not cleanse their ranks and questions leadership and convictions.
Local residents oppose a county court petition to reroute the Braggadocio road west of town extending the trip between Hayti and Braggadocio to about a mile on ground deemed unsuitable. They urge an alternate path from the White farm to Carmine Street and caution the court be properly informed. The note warns that a few newcomers may oppose the plan for self serving reasons.
The court notes vast swamp land renders section lines impractical for road building. It urges the legislature to amend road laws to fit the country’s topography, including lakes bayous and depressions.
The Hayti city notes repeated payouts on minor bills, including Argo poundkeeper and O A Popham merchant notices. The board extended time on a stock notice for White, who declines payment, citing public information purpose. The statement ends with a pledge that brass tacks will be brass tacks.
A speaker reflects that after endorsing a man into an appointive office, he faces repeated ingratitude. The writer notes the ungrateful person bears consequences of folly and that forgiveness may be temporary.
A partisan note warns postmasters who backed Taft face a grim prospect if Roosevelt wins the nomination and election. It suggests no immediate housecleaning would occur and hints at disrupted patronage plans for loyal appointees.
A hopeful sign in politics suggests voters will replace Republican postmasters with capable Democrats. The public mood favors new appointments and a shift in local administrative leadership.
Pemiscot County notice declares a primary election to nominate candidates for Governor Secretary of State State Treasurer Attorney General and more. Voting located at regular precinct sites on the first Tuesday in August with the general election on November 6. Includes township constables and party committeemen. issued by Clerk MH M Tinsley Caruthersville.
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