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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
4
A May 17, 1913 Long Branch Daily Record column critiques sweeping reforms from rail regulation to direct primaries. It argues progress exists but no single law cures entrenched issues, noting distrust of reform promises, the rise of La Follette’s influence, and Republican ambivalence toward Progressives in Congress.
The piece portrays Robert M. La Follette's rise as a Republican leader amid intra party clashes. It contrasts his reform stance with competing factions, highlighting his primacy in shaping policy and the party’s path during a volatile political period.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels accuses newspapers of trying to manufacture conflict. He argues sensationalism endangers the nation and sparked the Spanish-American war. He says the press cannot be gagged but requires public intelligence to avert unrest without facts.
A strong editorial argues that during tariff revisions business is unstable and strikes mislead workers. It cautions against strikes as they worsen uncertainty and low profits, urging patience until conditions readjust and workers contest profits when prosperity returns.
The state debates tightening marriages as elopements to neighboring states continue. Wisconsin laws are evaded by young couples crossing borders into Illinois Iowa Michigan and Minnesota. Officials note a 15 year old marriage in Hoboken was annulled and New Jersey permits a license to be valid the day after issuance. A two week interval with public notice is proposed to curb rash unions.
A Bay News recap notes social shifts toward matrimony and the bans system, praising Turkish mounts but noting they lack governance. It critiques tariff delay as harming prosperity and mentions Perth Amboy readers opposing racing, with anarchists singled out as unlikely to support the cause.
Editorial tone notes that a man who can keep trouble hidden deserves success, while a Florida Times-Union aside mentions that sweeping may plump a girl's arms and contrasts it with street cars. The brief item reflects period miscellany and voice without a single dominant event.
In Newark News Taft says Progressive ideas resemble hair trigger governance yet he does not claim Progressives went off half cocked when moving against the G O P last fall. Jersey Journal notes Bayonne paving cost agitation and Chamber of Commerce plans a full investigation. It also questions Pacific coast coal pricing versus Alaska supply and U S warship coal deliveries.
A mother learns through newspaper ads that children now imitate grown up style. The piece notes that ads in The Record guide parents to current trends and where to buy items for their children, highlighting how shops reflect evolving fashions.
The piece rebukes sensational claims tying industrial strife to violence while noting attempts to wreck trains near Paterson linked to the silk strike. It questions public hysteria, defends striking workers, and muses on dancing as a societal nervous breakdown, ending with a fervent tribute to toil.
Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge argues against suffragists claiming women must bring outside influences into the home. She asserts the home should remain a place of tenderness and sentiment, while urging women to influence public opinion through example. She warns misdirected gender threatens societal race welfare.
At a special meeting of the Second Troop of Cavalry in Red Tank, R. Van Rennslaer H. Stout was unanimously chosen Captain after 15 years with the troop and previous service as Second Lieutenant. Fred Polhemus won the Second Lieutenant post, with J. J. Many named Acting First Sergeant. The State Military Board will examine the officers, drills begin Monday at the high school grounds, and plans for a new Armory, funded by a $6,000 voucher and $100,000 total cost, are advancing.
About 125 people attended a social last night in the Shrewsbury Presbyterian Church Sunday-school room. The $16.50 raised supported the Music Fund for the organist and hymnals. Mrs. George Silvers chaired the committee. a fine program featured piano duets by Mrs. William Shoemaker, Mrs. Benjamin Shoemaker and Miss Ella King, several vocal solos, a violin solo by Adelbert Ostendorf, and readings and recitations by local members.
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