06 Aug 1926
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1926
Page
1
A Detroit Saturday Night editorial rails at reliance on foreign aid to enforce laws as a century after independence passes. It laments past bold self rule yielding to overseas help amid fiscal and political pressures, urging bold insistence on domestic authority.
The Iowa Republican party praises President Coolidge while endorsing or designating for the United States Senate a man who opposes his policies. The piece notes a clash with Brookhart, Cobden, and James Couzens while criticizing a corn belt attack on Herbert Hoover. It argues Hoover’s record and leadership would benefit agriculture and the nation, warning against damaging prejudice in the middle west.
The article argues that US readers misread Mexico's crisis as simple Catholic persecution. It notes a large demonstration supporting the government with about fifty thousand participants, of whom ninety percent were Catholic, suggesting broader factors beyond religious persecution in the conflict.
The passage condemns persecution within a religious conflict and urges restraint. It notes the public cannot fully grasp the situation and hopes for amicable, quick resolution to avoid the horrors of religious warfare. The tone calls for calm, prudent handling rather than inflammatory action.
The closing of Aurora street drew peevish protests yet the work nears completion and the asphalt surface is expected to last twenty years. Once opened, the street will support heavy traffic, with a surface that can be renewed on the concrete base, and residents anticipate lasting improvements and future business along the route. The Times notes a preference for the cluster light system, though many residents favor continuity.
The piece argues that costly primary campaigns are a reality in states like Pennsylvania Illinois and Michigan with investigations highlighting the expenses of nomination races for governor Fred Green of Ionia is cited for his extensive travel band music and advertising costs. It notes that while large sums are spent the money is not proven to buy votes and could form a so called slush fund as the Sept primary nears.
The piece argues primaries, while opened as reform, are expensive and favor wealthy candidates. It notes exposures show primary contests require vast sums, reducing publicity after nominations. It contends the method narrows access for poorer candidates and questions economy as a virtue of primaries.
The Times commends Ironwood’s street program under the city commission form, noting substantial permanent improvements over the past eighteen months. Aurora street gains a new water main and paving, Suffolk street sees a concrete section removing a long sightless mudhole, and blocks west of Lake street gain lasting pavement. The paper praises the forward approach and urges continued effort to keep streets in desirable condition for years.
State taxes in all counties declined during the period while Groesbeck was governor. Marquette county paid 1925 state taxes totaling 176 644 99 dollars, down from 228 359 85 dollars in 1921. Details continued on page 8.
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