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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1904
Page
4
National Irrigation Act urged as turning arid lands into farms, homes and thriving communities. Roosevelt’s push for irrigation and reclamation links to westward expansion, productivity and patriotic home ownership.
A 1904 political column argues the United States has grown into a billion-dollar nation. It contrasts Democratic and Republican finances, citing postal costs, public debt under Cleveland, money in circulation, bank deposits, imports and exports, farm values, and industrial wages. The piece promotes Roosevelt and Fairbanks as the era’s candidates.
The National Irrigation Act opens home ownership in the Irrigated West, enabling millions to acquire land. Officials tout easier access to property, strengthening allegiance to country and family through expanded home and farm opportunities.
A test in southern California shows that counting urban and rural populations together one and a half acres of irrigated land support one person. It is estimated this could eventually be reduced to one acre per individual.
A political riff notes that Roosevelt and Fairbanks are young leaders in the Republican party and argues for progress to make the nation richer and its people more contented and prosperous.
The text critiques Democrats for not using terms like honest or stable currency while praising Roosevelt. It argues Parker supports a gold standard but notes Democratic silence on the issue, claiming the party has not truly established any honest currency policy and has instead eroded public confidence.
The letter from Joseph Pulitzer criticizes the New York political crowd surrounding Judge Parker. Pulitzer says Parker risks mismanagement by small politicians and Tammany figures, noting Parker himself has ties to Hill and other brokers. He urges Parker to take responsibility and distance from these operatives.
The piece argues Republicans expanded foreign trade while Democrats’ tariff policies crushed it. It cites examples of American goods shipped to Siberia under the Dingley tariff, including locomotives and steel rails, to claim protectionist policy builds domestic industry first before seeking global markets. It frames protection as the path to access markets abroad.
Former Senator Vilas denounces the Wisconsin Democratic State Convention in Oshkosh, accusing the party of losing its core principles while claiming the party’s governance remains steady and effective. The remarks reference Roosevelt and party unity amid debates on the platform.
A humorous poem recounts a youth in West Virginia carrying a banner reading Work over. He heckles passersby asking for a check and price, while others react with confusion about the banner’s meaning. The scene ends with the youth frozen, the banner clutched, and the crowd muttering Pork over as a final quip.
The article extols Theodore Roosevelt as the most popular figure in the world and the ideal Republican candidate. It lauds his leadership after McKinley’s assassination, his integrity, patriotism, and his ability to unite Republicans and independents behind his presidency.
The Richview Illinois resident Benjamin Brown, aged one hundred, has registered to vote. The note highlights his age as notable only for its rarity among voters and states his clear support for Roosevelt in this campaign.
The excerpt links irrigation success to population growth and defines colonization as populating untapped lands, suggesting a cycle where people enable and depend on land development and water access.
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