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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
4
James H. Pearce runs as a Progressive County candidate for county commissioner in the first district. The campaign presents Pearce as the local reform choice seeking to represent residents and advance progressive priorities.
For Judge WM. R. NESBIT. For Prosecuting Attorney. WALTER F. WOOD For Representative WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS For Treasurer DON A. COCHRAN For Sheriff. HENRY H. SMITH For Commissioner 1st Dist. FRANK SPRINGER For Commissioner 2d Dist. GEORGE McNABB For Surveyor JOHN ERSINGER For Coroner DR. IRA J. GILL
The Indianapolis Star states its mission to unite conserve and save the Republican Party through organized efforts and public engagement. It emphasizes restoring party cohesion and guiding its future strategy.
In the Indianapolis News Abe Martin quips that a patriot is a tariff reformer with a flock of sheep. William J. Bryan praises Taft's administration as more progressive than Roosevelt’s in a speech delivered Saturday.
The policy of Protection has altered the farmer's finances from debtor to independent spender. The aim is to pressure him into supporting Free Trade, challenging his stance and economic position.
John E. Lamb claimed a government saving of 840 million in twenty minutes during a Saturday democratic speech in Terre Haute. Critics say his figures are inflated, noting foreign taxation yields about 365 million and that Lamb, busy as mayor and general manager, may not be well versed in governmental affairs.
In early June the farmer earns 50 cents a quart for lima beans and two quarts buy a rake or hoe. Under Free Trade prices, July could not exceed 10 cents, with September at 2 cents, depressing business and incomes. A rake costs more than the bean profits, so the farmer would rather pay a dollar for a rake than sell beans cheap or let them rot.
The Washington Herald argues Progressive party efforts to blame critics of Colonel Roosevelt for the Schrank crime are absurd. It states Roosevelt spoke boldly in speeches and writings and should not fear public discussion. The piece notes Roosevelt has faced balanced treatment from opposing press and supporters alike, compared with Taft and Wilson.
The piece rails at Albert J Beveridge, accusing him of treachery to the Republican party and likening him to Joab, while denouncing Progressives and warning against tariff and trust policies. It links his stance to the 1900s era debates and cites Taft defending constitutional duties and tariff reforms. It ends with a jab at Woodrow Wilson and cost of living.
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