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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
4
That plague of cholera in Southern Russia recalls epidemics in America’s youth. Modern sanitation makes such horrors unlikely here. Those who long for old times forget small pox and cholera’s toll, including mental torment. We of the present generation face fewer troubles and are better off overall.
Ray Stannard Baker argues in the American Magazine that Taft, once the most popular figure, became highly unpopular in sixteen months. Baker cites Taft’s charm paired with a tentative nature and reliance on friends, fearing constitutional doubts and party abandonment, reshaping his historical standing.
The article argues the president has shifted from reform to personalism, sending bills drafted by his advisers to Congress, denouncing dissenters in his party, withholding patronage, and punishing critics. It condemns his weakness of character while noting his outward courtesy and prominence.
An auto accident in Massachusetts seriously injures a laborer as Robert Taft’s car speeds through city streets. The President expresses sympathy and offers to pay medical costs, a gesture seen as inappropriate given the reckless conduct and lax enforcement of speed laws. The piece suggests such behavior may influence a son to view laws as optional.
Governor Fort says most clamor for a special session is political trickery. The Legislature cannot stop New Jersey New York commuter rate increases but can regulate New Jersey to Jersey City rail rates without confiscation. Burden of proof falls on railroads to show fixed rates grant a fair return. Protesters seek no less.
The piece argues Roosevelt would welcome Hughes leaving the bench but not by pressure. It notes Hughes unlikely to run and warns Roosevelt could face a timing dilemma if a Democratic NY victory arises. A stray Evening Sun front page snippet mentions Jersey commuters and a July hearing, followed by a warning about a horse poisoner.
Garf ield and Pinchot head to Oyster Bay while Aldrich Cannon and Taft are unseen there. The day shows mixed signals as birds of a feather flock together. Long Branch records 73 degrees, New York 80, with Asbury Park and Atlantic City in a similar range.
Editorial excerpts discuss Sea Girt political theater, a probable future governor shaping Public Utilities Commission powers, and public discontent with Republican policies. It critiques budget practices, noting Tawney’s undercount and omitted expenditures, and examines New Jersey school funding debates amid alleged fiscal misdeeds in Atlantic City’s school board.
A critical note on how political speech pretends clarity as a mystic insight. It warns against overbearing rhetoric that masks simple truths with grandiose language and lectures on policy. The piece condemns palatable platitudes and urges originality in discourse.
Edward W. Townsend muses on bold opinions versus cautious delay. The piece humorously critiques overconfident dogma and advocates clear speech, declaring that critics and committees both exalt bold rhetoric while shelving caution.
A reflective quotation on fortune and happiness argues that modest contentment may outpace the allure of royal power, suggesting virtue and inner peace surpass worldly status. The excerpt, attributed to Fenelon, frames fortune as a potential source of true satisfaction not found in throne or pomp.
A string of hometown notes shows Elmer F. Lawyer returning to work at the post office after a vacation. Willard Lawyer visits in Freehold, Irving Longstreet stays with Miss Lila Rogers in Morris avenue, Clarence Dennis starts at Teeder and Son in South Amboy, and L Kempner family arrives at Greens avenue summer home. Other items mention J Page and family at Cornell cottage, Louis Roswell visiting in North Long Branch, Mrs. Walter H. West visiting a grandmother in Asbury Park, Mrs. Caroline Allen returning from U S Life Saving Station Galilee, Miss Mainie Brice and Miss Lillie Kisseck visiting Aunt Van Brunt on Hulick street.
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