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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic quotes a brief comment from October 5 1916 noting With Hughes in the field Mr Wilson may as well stay at home in reaction cited from Albany Democrat. The item reflects contemporaneous political discourse in Oregon.
The current heavy frosts signal a harsher season for November elections as forecasts revise earlier mild winter predictions. The Graphic volume twenty eight ends, to restart next week. The Cres cent, new college year issue, credits Pacific College students with the edition. Norma Harvey edits, Lyra Miles assists, Lloyd Edwards handles business, Frank Cord as assistant.
The Graphic cites John H. Davis & Co and Oregon’s dry law, arguing prohibition practicality. It attacks the Democratic Underwood tariff impact, cites a Bureau of Labor Statistics table showing a 14 percent rise in food costs, and defends Hughes as Republican presidential nominee.
In a public statement Chairman Vance C. McCormick said Hughes is the best man for the presidency and that Wilson will win with a strong Democratic majority in both houses. He portrayed Hughes as the candidate of the people, and attacked Hughes’ opponents as backed by a privileged minority.
The Oregon Register questions the proposed amendment with C. E. S. Wood noted for nursing mothers fame. It cites partisan folders by the Equal Rights to Oregon Industry committee that critique prohibition in other states. The editor asks why reopen a debate two years old and whether legal beer production would bypass Oregon law to market brewery output.
The piece argues the tariff is a consumer tax. despite Underwood tariff reductions prices rose, yet advocates claim tax relief for the poor while denying real savings to any consumer. It questions whether anyone can truthfully say personal costs fell. The author calls for evidence of actual savings.
A Coos county farm visit ends with a Would be kiss thwarted by stout shoes used as defense. The assailant sustained ankle injuries and a week of lameness amid the encounter. An offhand note claims the tale is true.
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