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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
2
Diana Democrat is a weekly newspaper published each Wednesday by Rat Publishing Company located at 12 Church Street Indiana. It claims the Democratic newspaper with circulation over 1,500 and notes office address and contact details in Indiana Pennsylvania.
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Franklin Sansom critiques the tariff revision as a fraud used to deceive voters. He accuses Taft and Sherman of dodging pledges, notes shifts in tariff positions, and argues the bill preserves higher average rates. He lists lessons for consumers and warns against continuing party deception.
A crusade for free lumber and cheaper homes is urged. The tariff on lumber is blamed for taxes and forest destruction, benefiting almost none of Americans while harming all. The call links policy to the next congressional campaign.
The Republican party advocates a tariff revision by a special congressional session after the next president’s inauguration. It supports measures to align duties with production costs, ensure American industry profits, and set maximum and minimum rates under presidential administration. It also seeks free trade with the Philippines except for protections on sugar and tobacco.
In Punxsutawney a $1.00 bag dropped by Miss Cora Williams was stolen by a man in a buggy with a woman. Burgess P. O. Freas led a chase in a touring car, reached five miles in six minutes, and the thief halted as Freas arrived at Day ton. The bag with $1.00 was recovered and returned to Williams.
The September National Monthly features Pennsylvania Democratic convention coverage with photos of candidates. Norman F. E. Maaek edits the magazine and promotes party strength. Hon. Champ Clark reviews tariff Republicans and campaign finance links. Other pieces discuss Monoplane by Kate Burr and articles by Helen Leigh and Frank Lord. Get it for ten cents at newsstands or ten dollars yearly.
Senator Dolliver opens with a defense of Republican tariff policy, challenging rivals to question his conscience driven stance. He criticizes critics as duped by misrepresentation, cites treasury data showing significant rate increases, and defends Iowa’s traditional protective policy against “green folk” and populism.
A New York World piece contrasts clean nature sports with modern pay to shoot grouse Moor pleasures. It praises genteel shooting while noting needless waste and moral concerns over bird slaughter for sport. The author questions youth direction in spending money on sport and hunting adventures.
Fifty million one cent stamps commemorating the Hudson Fulton celebration will be issued by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Postmaster General Hitchcock ordered the dies pressed last week. sales begin September 20. The oblong stamps feature a red border with the inscription Hudson Fulton Centennial 1609 1909 and show the Palisades, the Half Moon, and the Clermont.
The text argues for free wool and leather products, criticizing high duties on wool and goods. It urges a candidate to include free wool and cheaper clothing as part of a platform, claiming hides are now cheaper and advocating policy change to relieve farmers and consumers.
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