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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
16
The Indianapolis Sun editorial page announces Willis S. Thompson as editor in a brief masthead. It notes publication daily except Sunday, with the paper registered in the Gun Building and Post Office second class mailing. The issue date is Thursday December 17, 1908.
An editorial criticizes bankers who resist government backed postal savings banks. It notes how during a panic depositors were denied immediate access to funds while big financiers used savings to shield themselves, calling for government backed savings banks to protect the public and ensure liquidity.
In Circle Magazine Denman Thompson recalls a memorable moment during a New York engagement at the Academy of Music when an elderly fan insisted on meeting him after a performance. The man, who had followed Thompson's dance for years, thanked him for keeping vitality and stated the actor's work had drawn his son back to his mother twelve years earlier.
Kings and queens pursue varied collectings from autographs and first editions to walking sticks made from London bridge piles and a door handle room in Greece. Notable obsessions include photography by Queen Alexandra, coin studies by the King of Italy, and rare books of the Queen of Roumania.
The piece reflects on the 1908 campaign and how secret influence shapes politics. It credits Hearst for exposing the machinery behind influencing lawmakers and presidential outcomes, arguing Standard Oil uses such methods to shape laws and elections, with Roosevelt and Bryan noted as potential targets of these private forces. The quote emphasizes proving cases rather than appealing to suspicion, and cites President Eliot on secret influence as a major evil.
R J Huckle of Sumner county was elected justice of the peace against his will. He refuses to qualify and faces a $25 fine under township officer statutes. He appealed to Gov Hoch for help but was told to serve or pay the penalty. The St Louis Republic reports.
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