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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
4
The Intelligencer prints political announcements for Lafayette county candidates including Horace F. Blackwell and Judge James P. Cuunn, with notes on Judge Walker Osborn and other county officials. It also carries editorials praising Judge Osborn’s fiscal management and critiquing Beef Trust and Northern Securities cases while urging party unity and vigilance.
Judge Fort withdraws from the race for supreme judge amid rival Judge Fox in the southeast state. J Sterling Morton is dead, adding a note of intrigue to local legal politics.
The Jackson county based convention will meet at Independence on May 10 to nominate Hon. W. S. Cowherd. He is hailed as one of the greatest men and truest patriots in public life and is expected to be re elected, as defeating him would be defeating Jackson county itself.
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes Attorney General Knox is investigating the beef trust to see if it violates the Sherman act. Roosevelt aims to push Commerce Department probes, but prospects for action seem limited. Testimony cites large rebates from Michigan Central to trust firms and widespread price increases. Public call for criminal proceedings and enforcement of antitrust laws grows as election politics loom.
The Kansas City Journal accuses critics of cowardice for attacking a downed figure Funston after Roosevelt silenced Kansan. It recalls Roosevelt’s open insult to Tillman and argues the journal should apply the same standard both ways. War in the Philippines continues with mounting costs and deaths amid public weariness.
An essay argues for domestic science as a formal field in colleges and high schools, urging that housekeeping be treated as a serious science. It cites Chicago Stanford and Kansas Agricultural College as leaders and warns that general education must support practical skills for women and men in a commercial age. It calls for municipal duty to provide vocationally relevant schooling and for teachers to guide students toward useful careers.
The article reflects on the United States as a land of sunshine and hope. Ambassador Joseph A Choate praises America's optimism and prosperity, noting sunshine as a metaphor for opportunity and a driving force for progress that inspires both Americans and Europeans seeking better lives.
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