Supplement to the Shoshone Journal
Stostone Idaho September 2 1904 supplement to the Shoshone Journal notes local events and community items from Stostone and surrounding areas with brief notices and updates as printed in the periodical.
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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
12
Stostone Idaho September 2 1904 supplement to the Shoshone Journal notes local events and community items from Stostone and surrounding areas with brief notices and updates as printed in the periodical.
A long exposé details alleged connections between Democratic leaders and major trusts. It lists executives and directors from Standard Oil, railroads, sugar trusts, and power companies, accusing them of steering policy to favor corporate power.
The text records William Jennings Bryan accusing the nomination process of deceit and crooked methods while criticizing the New York platform as vague. It mentions Roosevelt's reply praising irrigation progress and Senator Culberson asserting the gold standard platform could not be adopted at St. Louis, highlighting Democratic tensions.
A satirical acceptance address mocks Republican governance, urging restraint while praising a grand platform. The speaker resigns a local post to seek higher power, lampooning weather, commerce, and imperialism debates, and ends by declaring no second term but a strong, hopeful outlook for the party.
Fragmentary political opinion notes that both major parties have good men but must be judged by results. It recalls the 1803 panic during Grover Cleveland's era, blames tariff and currency shifts, and contrasts free trade with protectionism affecting workers while criticizing England and Democratic proposals.
In a satirical mock heraldry piece, fictional figures critique a Parker family letter about emblems and mottos. The Dame Democracy laments design flaws, mocking various creatures and mottos including a mule, a tiger, and a mole in noose, ending with a jab at graft and political manipulation.
Secretary Hay cites Roosevelt's strong, versatile persona as central to the campaign. Opinions from the New York World and several papers praise his courage, intelligence, and patriotism while questioning critics who fixate on issues rather than character.
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