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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
6
Charles KE Hughes of New York is the presidential candidate with Charlies W. Fairbanks of Indiana as the running mate. The ticket emphasizes reform and national leadership in the upcoming election.
The passage mocks President Wilson for flip flopping on major issues, noting his unreliable handling of the railroad question and labor policy. It contrasts stubborn claims with frequent changes, likening the situation to unreliable rural delivery.
The master bakers of the country decree that the five-cent loaf must go aligning with Baltimore platform pledges. A democratic administration is expected to reduce living costs.
A Washington Herald quote recalls a Second District congressman Cullop and compares his speaking to Tom Reed who quipped a windy member subtracts from the sum total of human knowledge. The anecdote highlights Congressional rhetoric and reputations.
The passage notes that four pens were used by the president to sign the so called eight hour bill while one pen served the fifty five signers of the Declaration of Independence including John Adams Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. It also states one pen was enough for the forty signers of the Constitution draft with George Washington among them.
The item notes S H Burton of Daviess County as a so called progressive candidate for congress and suggests he seeks to deliver voters. The Washington Herald says Burton joined the Democratic Adair parade, implying his alignment with the party.
A Lin era Grande dispatch mocks defense rhetoric by noting a First regiment win in a doubleheader while criticizing costs of defending the country. The piece claims twenty million dollars a month funded by fifty-year Panama Canal bonds at three percent, suggesting home ball grounds as cheaper.
William B. Fitzgerald, organizer of the Car Men's Union of New York City, received a PSC inquiry about an arbitration pledge and the Sept 6 strike on Interborough and New York railways. The record cites Washington Brotherhood's example supported by Woodrow Wilson as influential in his decision to strike.
President signs supplement to tax law as Congress adjourns. It targets war munitions and cotton now taxed while revenue targets approximately 200 million dollars. Federal costs for Villa pursuit and border troops run 15 to 20 million monthly. draft earnings drop to 15 dollars monthly. Pancho Villa continues attacks on U S forces.
Taft, noted for amiability and dislike of unfairness, judges cases with a strict fairness that could alienate his own party members as he evaluates Wilson’s leadership. The article contrasts Taft’s judicial stance with partisan effects on reforms and public perception.
The piece argues Taft criticizes Wilson for acting from popular appeal rather than deep convictions. It recalls Wilson as governor and president shifting with opinion and lacking firm principles. It claims bankers would flee if Wilson leads and calls for a strong decisive leader.
Washington reports that for fiscal year 1913 U S South American trade totaled 364 million with a 72 million deficit. The piece argues protectionist policy would improve concessions and investment, noting repeated deficits under Payne and Wilson Underwood laws and contrasting with Britain’s wartime export growth.
An advertisement claims constipation dulls the mind from impurities and a sluggish liver. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a mild non gripping bowel aid that tones the system and clears a muddy complexion, offered at 25 cents. A dose tonight allegedly improves the morning mood.
Will Knotts, a responsible official at the stock yards in Chicago, visited his father R F Knotts and other relatives here.
Analysis compares New York Herald and Cincinnati Enquirer polls to Indiana sentiment. Hughes and Fairbanks lead for president with an estimated plurality near 81 250, plus Goodrich over Adair about 78 000 and New over Long-term Senate about 64 000. Watson leads Taggart by about 68 500 if trends hold.
The article condemns Indiana's Democratic Legislature for boosting the state tax rate from 31.85 to 40.10 in 1913, a 25.9 percent rise tied to property value increases from 1908 to 1915. It questions whether voters should remove the Democratic machine from the State House.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for sore throat and stuffed head. It claims pine tar and honey loosen phlegm relieve congestion and break up colds with a pleasant antiseptic formula, priced 25 cents at drugstores.
William Pinkston returns from Bruceville visit with Mr and Mrs Austin Pinkston. Fair field Illinois couple visit Mrs Robert McCracklin. Edward Moran hosts guests in honor of Mrs E A Jordan of Vincennes. Carol sees Ed ward McKinney Arthur Hopewell Anthis Richardson and children. R C Stout Fletcher Oklahoma visits Weeks. Stephen Beard returns from Colorado Springs. Ruth Forbes visits Lavade White Terre Haute. Needlecraft Club met at Mrs Harry Richey Shelburn. next at Mrs Charles Lloyd October 11. Joseph DePriest and family spend week in Bruceville. Elizabeth Ring visits country near Hymera. Lelia Morgan visits Terre Haute.
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and use in foot baths for troops. It eases hot tired swollen and tender feet and makes walking easier. Available at druggists everywhere for 25 cents.
A G McNabb attorney appears in a first insertion notice dated October 4, 1916. The notice labels him as counsel and marks a legal matter entry in a periodical record.
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