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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1916
Page
6
For President, Charles E. Hughes of New York, For Vice-President, Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. Republican State Ticket. The text notes a hypothetical reaction if Woodrow Wilson had faced northern heckling amid political critique of the nation’s pop and the Democrats’ impact.
Taxpayers in Sullivan County will face the same 34.9 cent per hundred tax rate. Officials say the levy will cover costs for the gravel road repair department and benefit residents seeking road improvements.
The Sixty fourth congress closed its first session amid accusations of political maneuvering and flashy yet flawed measures like the rural credits bill and anti dumping law. It boasts the largest appropriations in history, with actual spending at 1.69 billion and total obligations over 1.85 billion.
The Globe Democrat condemns the Adamson bill compromise as cowardly government yielding to private force. It argues the strike crisis prompted rushed intervention, warns of a precedent where Congress and the president bow to organized pressure. It calls for steadfast, independent governance.
The Indianapolis Star notes Democratic majorities in Congress moved to extend sugar tariff removal dates and impose a high duty on dyestuffs, signaling a shift toward protectionism. It says the party abandons tariff for revenue only and risks alienating southern sugar growers while facing internal dissent from Underwood's warning.
The Republican Party of Indiana pledges to repeal the present road law in Sullivan County. A vote for Charles A. Lloyd, the Republican candidate for representative, is described as a direct challenge to this law.
A Washington dispatch notes Congressman Cullop motoring to Vincennes and planning to drive through Sullivan county on rural routes for a practical inspection.
An old advertisement highlights Dr Kings New Discovery to treat cold symptoms including sneezes sniffles sore throat and chest tightness. It claims the product loosens phlegm clears the head soothes membranes and aids breathing with a 50 cent price at the druggist.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that the Spanish-American War saved lives and prosperity in Cuba and the Philippines, while his critique of Wilson's Mexico policy claims many Mexican deaths, starvation, and social ruin during a supposed era of peace, contrasting American honor with humiliation.
The New York World once praised Hughes for independence as governor, noting he dictated no nominations and rewarded none for support. Six years later the paper questions his current positions, contrasting with Wilson and asking if the World would offer the same recommendation of Wilson.
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Woodrow Wilson for aiding Carranza and placing 150000 troops on the border. He argues the guardsmen and their families pay the price as slain soldiers and hardship follow from political actions in Ton Maine.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat applauds Hughes for exposing the weak basis of Wilsonian infallibility. It argues Democrats should abandon ecstatic praise and defend stewardship as the President campaigns, warning against extravagance partisanship and in sincerity.
The speaker accuses Mr. Wilson of widespread reversals over four years, noting changes on every public issue and even multiple reversals on some. If trusted now, there is concern he might still be wrong a year later.
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