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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1922
Page
4
A small historical notice lists subscription rates for The Sullivan Union newspaper. It shows a year plus six months plus three months term for readers, with a price of $1.50 and a reference to a Republican paper in the county established in 1866.
The document lists 1916 era Indiana Republican candidates for county offices including Secretary of State Ed Jackson Auditor William Oliver Treasurer Ora Davis Clerk Circuit Court Mae Hendrickson Auditor Herman Funkhouser Treasurer Harve Thompson Recorder Theodore Barnes Sheriff Warson Fl Walters County Surveyor John Erlinger County Assessor Ed Alsop Coroner Ira Gill and Commissioner 2nd District Col A E Harrison.
Alva Hadden faces criticism as a six week trustee in Hamilton Township amid accusations of misfit performance and lies about him. The piece endorses a competent replacement and notes local political tensions, including Gill Township’s Independent Conservative bid by Thomas J. Hunt for Congress and editorial sparring with The Times over tariff and taxation debate.
The Vincennes Commercial marked its forty fifth anniversary with a special thirty two page edition highlighting the paper’s growth and development over the years.
Thomas H. Adams, veteran editor, and his son Chester W. Adams, general manager, are praised for forty-one years shaping editorial policies and building a reliable republican newspaper into a metropolitan, well equipped publication with modern facilities. The paper’s editorials are noted for their sharp pen and defense of republican principles, square dealing, and civilizational values.
Burl O. Buckley Republican candidate for Prosecuting Attorney was admitted to practice law in the circuit court on motion by John C. Chaney. Buckley, a Shelburn native, educated at Northwestern University, serves in World War I era discipline and is praised for fitness and character by his hometown and supporters.
A political message argues that under Republican tax laws the average taxpayer saves via increased exemptions and reduced taxes on clothing, goods, and services. It cites billions in annual savings and urges electing a Republican Congress to continue public economy and tax relief.
The writer argues Woodrow Wilson era excesses are gone and Republican governance will reduce debt and restore prosperity. They claim normalcy under Harding with full employment, criticize Senator Beveridge and Democratic candidate Beveridge, and attack the Times for anti League of Nations stance amid Smyrna events.
The piece argues Republican prospects improve as the party cleans up the Wilson era wreckage and makes progress toward normal conditions. It notes widespread dissatisfaction globally but credits steady work reducing national expenditures and restoring fiscal responsibility.
The piece argues that tax reductions, business friendship, tariff protection, and reduced government waste mark a shift from Democratic policies. It credits the current administration with steering away from entanglement, war debt, and sectional politics toward national welfare and peace progress. It urges continued support for the Republican party in the upcoming election.
Jerry Dodd a legendary scout known as The Man Who Scalp Self saves a wagon train on the Santa Fe trail by waving his hair scalp to intimidate Pawnees. Betty Dodd’s fate remains unknown as the West’s memory fades.
A 1922 endorsement from the American Legion and United Veterans of the Republic urges voters in Indiana's Second District to reelect Oscar E. Bland. The letter recounts Bland's wartime votes on soldiers pay and benefits, his France service, and efforts to bring home fallen soldiers. It notes Bland's Bland amendment and support for the adjusted compensation bill, with active veteran outreach from Dayton Ohio figures Frank F. Jones and John Thomas Taylor.
Open letters from The American Legion National Headquarters in New York and Bring Home the Soldier Dead Lewrue commend Hon. Oscar I Bland for backing Adjusted Compensation and aiding the Homeward Burial of soldiers. The messages note increased Legion membership despite financial hardship and gratitude for ongoing congressional support.
A Washington letter dated September 14, 1922 commends Oscar E. Bland of Indiana for steadfast support of soldiers' legislation. It notes Bland authored the early proposal to repatriate dead soldiers from France, influenced the Army Appropriation Act, and backed the Soldiers' Adjusted Compensation, War Risk Insurance, and Vocational Training measures, portraying him as a sincere friend.
L. C. Gray of the U S Department of Agriculture reports an extended survey across Europe shows large estates being divided into small farms and people reverting to farming to supply food for home use rather than for commerce.
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