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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
4
The Forty ninth Republican group selects Elmer E Hastings from this city as their prosecutor candidate. They praise his four terms as deputy prosecutor, citing courage honesty efficiency and a clean private life. He is expected to win across two counties with cross party appeal among Democrats.
The piece recalls Indiana politics and William Kern’s long history as a prophetic figure, noting past predictions for Democratic victories and losses from 1894 to the 1920s. It highlights Kern’s association with Tom Taggart, gambling ties at French Lick, and the political fallout surrounding actions against the Taggart network.
An editorial argues against bank deposit guarantees as socialist overreach. It recalls earlier hard times under Bryan’s party and warns that postal savings banks could lead to full government ownership. It favors bank self guarantees and strict regulatory limits instead.
The Indiana electorate backed the Republican state administration and rebuked Kern and Taggart, delivering a majority over 30,000 in an off year. The piece notes Kern’s aggressive campaigning and predicts continued Democratic support, while asserting Grovesnor overstates Kern’s influence.
A critical editorial argues that Bryan is a name only Democrat and labels him a late populist. It attacks his Jeffersonian pose and claims his banking stance is a campaign trick. The piece asserts the GOP would defend the banking system better than Bryan, who fifteen years ago opposed the gold standard.
In the Washington Democrat editorial, Fremont Goodwine, veteran Indiana state senator, is praised for fiscal prudence and broad ac.quaintances, while Frank J. Hall of Rushville is portrayed as a weak rival aligned with Taggart. The piece notes Goodwine’s long record and Hall’s limited political reach and controversial mayoral tenure.
The piece argues for James A. Hemenway to remain in the U S Senate and for Beveridge to be sent back to the national capital, noting that Republicans will control the state legislature and predicting Goodwine as governor would still lack comparable qualifications. It contrasts Goodwine with Beveridge and Hemenway and emphasizes party control and experience.
The Washington Democrat column argues about local option voting size and the Indiana issue. It claims the Herald overstates national politics while detailing the influence of Thomas Taggart and brewery interests on Indiana’s temperance debate and party alignment.
The Washington Democrat accuses Republicans of trying to repeal liquor laws via garbled speeches from Mr. Watson. It claims the remonstrance mechanism could be altered by a statewide effort. Democratic candidate Thomas R. Marshall is noted as setting an example for voters. The platform includes a full statement on the Nicholson laws and Moore amendment.
The piece explains Republican stance on preserving state liquor statutes and introducing a county local option law. It urges county voters to decide by ballot at a special election whether saloons may be tolerated, with a majority ban expelling saloons from the county while remonstrance laws for cities and townships remain in effect. The plan reiterates that city wards and townships already free from saloons will stay so.
The Democrat criticizes William Randolph Hearst once seen as a leading presidential hopeful. It says Hearst now resembles a political guerrilla with egotism and a network of satellites, opposed by William J. Bryan and aligned with Wall Street interests.
The text records reaction to William Jennings Bryan sending congratulatory telegrams and offers to stump for Hearst, which Hearst declined. It accuses Bryan of toadying Hearst and chasing approval from Hearst’s sensational New Yorker style press, describing the Commoner’s life as nauseating to readers.
The letter acclaims the Sullivan Times as an anti saloon paper biased toward prohibition while accusing it of hypocrisy in supporting the Democratic state ticket with brewer backing. It cites past elections, Taggart influence, and fears of brewers swaying Indiana votes to gain legislative control and a U.S. Senate seat for Taggart.
A puzzled political note shows opponents labeled undesirable citizens in Bryan's circle. When Tom Taggart opposed Bryan he faced suppression in Indiana. After agreeing to let the Hooaler state vote go to Bryan the Indiana crowd quickly shifted sentiment and praise flowed for Taggart and Sullivan.
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