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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1912
Page
4
The Sullivan Union, the county’s only Republican paper since 1866, lists subscription options including One Year Six Months and Three Months in advance. D. Chaney and R. P. White publish the newspaper.
James H. Pharce, running under the Progressive County banner, announces his bid for the First District county commissioner position. He emphasizes reform, transparency, and community-focused leadership in his campaign.
The fragment lists James Schoolcraft Sherman as Vice President candidate with William Howard Taft as the presidential figure. It also mentions Thomas T. Moore as Lieutenant Governor, Fred Is King as Secretary of State, and 1 Newt Brown as Auditor of State.
The piece argues for reelecting Taft, defending protectionism and tariffs, arguing free trade would harm labor and industry. It condemns Wilson and Roosevelt, warning that democratic control or a third party would bring economic instability and panic similar to 1893. It cites tariff policy, revenue, and political consequences for farmers, workers, and factories.
In the 1912 campaign the piece argues slander of presidents is longstanding and cross-partisan. It contrasts contemporary and historical views of Washington Jefferson Lincoln, urging voters to weigh history without bias. It defends protectionist policy as vital to growth, warning Democratic attacks could disrupt prosperity and factory employment.
The article quotes Dr. Wilson and William Jennings Bryan on pensions for soldiers, cites Taft supporters in New York and the wageworker, and highlights the speaker’s view that Taft embodies wisdom and moral courage on the bench and in the presidency. It includes remarks from the Muncie Press and references to Washington Herald positions.
Roosevelt lauded Taft’s reform zeal and integrity in a Sept. 9 1908 letter to Conrad Kahrs, praising his disinterested leadership and willingness to face wealth and power without corruption. The piece contrasts Taft with Wilson’s 1893 96 distress and argues a Wilson return would rekindle those days.
A quotation from Woodrow Wilson on page 263 of His History of the American People marks the 1897 shift as ending the crisis. It notes a political inflection tied to the incoming Republican administration and its perceived impact on national turmoil.
Mr and Mrs Cliff Pyles spent Sunday with relatives and friends in Carlisle.
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