11 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Kingsbury County Independent
Location
De Smet, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
1
The piece argues Judge Vandevater’s restraining order against Arkansas rate cuts to 2 cents a mile supports federal intervention. It asserts interstate traffic is mostly beyond state jurisdiction and endorses federal control as the Republican solution, criticizing Bryan’s stance.
Grand jury charges 117 defendants in Springfield riot case with murder and robbery counts. Four indicted are police officers who allegedly failed to perform their duties. The piece labels the riot as driven by hoodlums and argues for early suppression to prevent a larger race war.
The Vermont September election produced a Republican plurality of 28 000. Historical reads show larger margins in years of Republican presidential wins, with 1888 1896 1900 and 1904 margins cited. The Sioux Falls Press notes Vermont’s vote acts as a political barometer for national trends.
A newspaper note argues manufacturing centers oppose Bryan and Roosevelt while Taft gathers west support. It says eastern voters distrust Taft policies and that progressive Republicans claim old machine backing Taft for power, not belief in Roosevelt doctrine.
Old machine papers note considerable satisfaction with Taft's stance on bank deposit guarantees, a Republican platform plank. The piece criticizes Taft for weak arguments while comparing his position to Bryan on railroad regulation, calling both approaches partisan and politically shaped.
The South Dakota Republicans say they do not need voter apologies as the 1906 platform was completed by the administration. They note increased railroad taxes, a system of primaries, and reduced railroad passenger rates, though a federal court halted the pace. They contrast with Democrats who promised a primary system but then sought to overturn it.
The speech pins the Democratic injunction plank as a sham aimed at wooing labor. Bryan attacks injunctions and picketing rules as misapplied law, arguing the platform changes are cosmetic and that courts, not legal reform, drive labor policy.
State supreme court sustains secretary of state D. D. Wipf in refusing to certify Democratic state convention nominees at Rapid City, blocking their listing with county auditors. Court ruling affects placement of names on ballots.
The piece criticizes the Democratic Party for avoiding a full June primary ticket, instead nominating only some offices and leaving others for a Rapid City convention. The move, deemed malice aforethought, risks voter confusion and potential losses, and conflicts with state primary law. The author asserts the Democrats sparked their own defeat by flouting the primary provision after advocating for it.
Four railroads traversing Arkansas seek an injunction from Judge Vandeventer to block the state’s 2 cent per mile passenger fare rule. The court ordered the state to show cause, with exchanges over whether mail and express carriage revenue should be counted. The decision underscores tensions between state regulation and interstate commerce and hints at arguments about the scope of Arkansas law over rail traffic beginning outside the state.
The text argues fare computations favor intrastate business only if interstate traffic underpins the measure. It invokes the fourteenth amendment to warn against laws depriving property and forcing service at a loss. It suggests states must waive jurisdiction over interstate corporations for self protection and interest.
The 1907 joint resolution proposes increasing the Attorney General’s salary to match other state officers. It will be voted at the November 3, 1908 general election with ballot wording Yes or No. Dated August 1 at the capital, seal of Secretary of State D. D. Wipf.
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