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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
2
Local option elections in Oregon last week swept the saloon from nineteen counties, bringing prohibitions to twenty three of the state’s counties. The initiative process birthed the law, later challenged by brewers, with a long campaign and warnings about economic fallout and weather.
In Indiana this year county local option dominates politics not prohibition but home rule and county rights. The speaker cites the governor candidate and the Republican platform urging that counties vote for or against saloons, aiming toward statewide liquor prohibition if enough counties approve.
Miss Jessie Harrison spent Sunday with her friend Gladys Boxley, sharing a quiet afternoon and catching up in the neighborhood.
The letter defends the Prohibition Party and its Hamilton County Rep candidate against Sheridan News accusations. It argues temperance is moral, explains nomination realities, denies card pledges, and condemns partisan tactics while urging voters to think for themselves.
The Philadelphia mint handles an unprecedented gold coinage surge with over 50 million dollars in gold bullion arriving from the New York assay office since the panic. The facility now coins more than 800 thousand dollars daily, adding over forty women adjusters to meet demand, and has minted over 70 million dollars in four months, 20 million more than last year.
Local grocers Hare and McKinzie Rk. Davenport Waller and Melson and Cline and Oberleas pledge to keep goods indoors to meet the Pure Food Law. Shoppers are advised to call for sanitary fruits and vegetables.
Congressman I Lin Shaw lauds ten years of national legislation including railroad rate reforms, meat and pure food laws, employers liability, a model child labor bill, and an emergency currency measure. He catalogs leaders from Seward to Roosevelt, asserting enduring Republican influence on civilization and national progress.
The Philadelphia Press notes the US has an unprecedented export surplus through May 1 totaling 520 million dollars, beating prior records by 122 million. It argues European demand for cotton, wheat, corn and copper drives exports while imports include luxuries Europe could do without.
The New York Tribune notes remaining measures for future congress sessions include spectacular proposals urged by the president and vociferously supported in the press. It argues careful deliberation is needed to avoid hasty policy and statutory errors, stressing Republican prudence to ensure wise legislation.
Analysis argues that profits come from operation scale and management, not tariffs. It warns sharp tariff cuts would destroy small producers, freeze out competitors, and expand foreign competition, creating a monopoly. Also notes for sale three quarter Heysman buggy and car seat by Sylvain Owen.
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