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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
5
The slate lists W B Martin for Secretary of State B F Carroll Gilbert S Gilbertson Charles W Mullan Scott M Ladd Charles A Bishop John Crockett W W Cornwall A Dawson Robert G Cousins Jasper H Ramsey W J Mills Ervin Ek Reed Robt A Scroggin and Wm A Cunningham for county posts and supervisors in the party line.
Secretary Shaw argues voters stay away from polls because parties lack new issues and praise current prosperity under Republican policies. He contends Democrats offer no counter to sound money labor protection and a conservative stance toward territorial possessions, noting good times reduce political engagement. He warns against shifting control of Congress.
A Jones County Republican meeting voided support for its judicial nominees citing Cedar Rapids bosses and a silenced convention. The express anti nomination stance contrasts with Linn County papers that stayed silent. The piece stresses district party manipulation and warns Republicans risk becoming puppets under ward heelers.
The article urges Republicans and Democrats to follow ballot rules for a straight party ticket and judge selections. It cautions voters who scratch to seek guidance, avoid mistakes, and not spoil ballots by guessing in the booth.
In Dubuque County Democratic leaders focus on keeping rank and file loyal amid local issues of official extravagance. Boies campaigns in hamlets to bolster the banner party in the state, while Republicans mount the early push and leave Democrats on the defensive throughout the race.
Congressman R G Cousins is in a Chicago hospital after an operation to remove an access. Physicians say he must cease work and abstain from activity for a time. Ex Secretary of State Dobson and Col Clark of Cedar Rapids will fill his remaining engagements.
In Davenport Judge Wade democratic candidate for congress argues satisfaction with current conditions under Roosevelt and the administration. He touts prosperity, full employment, strong national credit, and asserts imperialism and militarism are debunked. He claims Theodore Roosevelt offers the best path for solving labor and capital issues.
Judge S F Prouty of Des Moines delivered a Republican address in the Monticello Opera House last Tuesday praising the Iowa platform's protectionist tariff and denouncing trusts. He argued for home production protection, criticized free trade, and warned against a new Democratic Congress.
In Manchester the Hopkinton Leader reports a busy adjournment week with the trial of McGuire versus Carruthers over a stray steer. The jury valued the steer at 24.50 and resolved ownership after three days of testimony and the unusual appearance of the animal in court as an exhibit, with costs around 200.
Ex Gov Horace Boies of Leaington Kentucky declares he is not a free trader and supports a tariff for revenue with incidental protection where it benefits labor. The quote places him as the leader of protection democrats amid a party split with Bryan Hill and Cleveland factions.
Senator Dolliver declares that Senator Foraker delivers prosperity as well as descriptions of its rise and fall. Iowa corn school slated at State Agricultural College Ames January 5 to 17 1908 will showcase top varieties and leading breeders. Geo Collins to assume Stephen Deshaw farm stock and crops from Pride and move in. Pride to leave for Indiana soon.
The ad states that the only kind of consumption to fear is neglected consumption and urges prompt use of Scott's Emulsion to check the disease while it can be checked. It claims thousands of cases turned the balance in favor of health and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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