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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
16
The article claims Democratic tariff policies hurt American potato growers by boosting imported potatoes and predicts foreign potato acreage will double, while rice growers in the South fare better under the Wilson tariff which imposes a duty per bushel on rice.
A fragmented critique notes Democratic leaders and press pressuring the Progressives to stay allied with the Democrats to counter the Republicans. It argues the Progressive party skepticism toward democracy aids the Democratic effort to win back power by exploiting intra party divisions and urging voters to stay aloof from Republicans.
The piece discusses tariff reform and its hoped effects on industry, arguing that benefits rely on lower costs, not higher prices or broader markets. It critiques Secretary Redfield’s “weather map” metaphor for prosperity, claiming it ignores major auto and textile regions and underestimates agricultural influence.
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, former Democratic House leader, lambasts party infighting over reserve cities and other issues. He quotes himself and Nelson to say the party repeats a pattern after gaining power, calling it “the poor dear old foolish Democratic party” and recalling Tom Reed's 1894 95 remark about governance and self-government.
A garbled compendium of editorials from multiple papers lampoons editors and politicians. It cites Atlanta Journal Bluefield Telegraph Wheeling Intelligencer Elkins Inter Mountain Parkersburg Dispatch Huntington Herald Dispatch and others criticizing greed, protectionism and free trade policies. It references Secretary Bryan touring the Chautauqua circuit and warns of political stagnation under waiting policy.
A ribald stage bit climaxes with Paytry Otick failing to light a patent cigar and facing a chorus of heckling patrons. The crowd is drawn into a chaotic sweep of pratfalls and broken musical cues as the action shifts from the foreground to a noisy confrontation.
Brief listing shows events in Clarksburg and West Virginia including a West Virginia Wesleyan gathering at Union Park on June 11 and a biennial session of a Protective Home Circle. Also notes baseball at Union Park and a future booth sale. Real estate ads hint at forthcoming sales.
Railroads and resort managers push lively ads offering rest and recreation. The Daily Telegram urges readers to read the presort literature and request booklets, noting that exploring travel literature can be as enjoyable as travel itself and that newspapers have a service role this season.
A fragmentary narrative depicts a tense moment as a crowd reacts to a speaker and a plan to train men to handle a net. It notes procedures, safety implications, and the need for thorough instruction before public demonstrations.
The fire committee led by Thomas Boehm received a communication from Chief Edward B. Croker of New York stating that the life net had been shipped. An inquiry confirmed the life net had arrived and was received by the department.
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