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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues Republicans falsely claim economic thrift while Democrats increased wartime spending. It notes appropriations totaling 4.86 billion dollars, Navy and Army costs, and sundry bills. It warns extravagance harms national morals and governance, urging restraint.
A Chicago convention report describes Johnson and Wood supporters clashing over the Roosevelt legacy. A Roosevelt sister on stage sided with Wood, shifting momentum, as critics note that posthumous glory belongs to those who live on, not merely inherited fame.
The essay argues that force and intellect must combine for real influence, citing Roosevelt as a man of action rather than a thinker. It notes Roosevelt’s self view as a warrior not a prophet, and discusses perspectives on the South's reconstruction era, along with railroad bids and public utility concerns highlighted by New Orleans Item.
Judge Whitfield Jack faces petitions from Monroe and other towns along the Arkansas and Louisiana Midland line seeking to block or shape a sale set at 287 500 to E A Frost and associates who promise to operate the full line. The towns supplied rights of way and cash subsidies, including Monroe’s 25 000 contribution, while bidders want to tear up rails and sell them as junk.
A Portland dispatch reports on a Tuesday petition drive for Senator Hiram Johnson. More than 5,000 signatures were collected on the circulated petition supporting the Republican platform and Johnson's bid.
Oregon readers question why Senator Johnson is urged to repudiate the Chicago platform. Johnson stated at Chicago that reservations on the League of Nations failed to pass and that the platform backed what the Irreconcilables had done in Washington. Wheeler of California praised Johnson’s views on the League.
Notice is given of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Monroe Hardware Co. Inc. at its Monroe Louisiana office at 10 a m on June 28 1920 to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact any other business. W L Ethridge Secretary VW 108.
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