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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
2
An OCR fragment from the Washington Gazette in Washington Indiana lists publication details and staff roles. It shows issue format, subscription rates, delivery options, and editorial offices with names and titles.
In Daviess County the courts show no major criminal or civil cases, with crime notably absent for years. The editor notes low taxes, debt-free state, fertile farms, and a lawful, close community contrasted with Greene County’s recent murders. A Philadelphia editor cites Roosevelt’s nonreentrance to a third term and remarks from Justice Brewer supporting two terms.
The piece argues voters should keep the Republican county ticket, claiming Democrats misstate county finances and seek control through a small faction. It contrasts nominees for joint senator Spencer and Mattingly with their Democratic rivals, insists Republicans are honest and fiscally prudent, and warns against Democratic influence under O Neall Heffernan Padgett and Davis backed delegates.
In the Second district race, supporters question Democratic confidence in winning. The piece argues Roosevelt's popularity still shapes votes and that John C. Chaney remains a strong candidate with proven service in Indiana. It notes 1904 turnout and predicts continued Republican strength.
Evidence accumulates to bear out the belief in Theodore Roosevelt’s perfect sincerity about a possible demand from his party for a second race for president. He will not accept another nomination under any circumstances. Charles Ariory.
A heated political broadside from Democratic sources targets Governor Hanly’s $31 per day state salary while touring for $100 plus daily speeches, alleging using office for profit. It notes Democratic leaders Taggart Greene Smith Kern as orchestrators and cites the French Lick gambling den controversy as motive to distract the public.
A large group of former Daviess County residents now living in Indianapolis plans a picnic on the 15th. About 500 people, including many children, are listed by Wit T. Mahan of the secretary of state's office. The event reflects differences between state administrations and the old county ties.
National Chairman Taggart questions resignation at Indianapolis as discussion turns to Russell Sage heirs contesting his will. The writer laments wills and argues fortunes should be used for broader good rather than preserved intact by heirs.
The text recalls Mr. Bryan’s early declaration that he will not run for president again if elected in 1908. It also alludes to the remembered tale of an Irish man who made him laugh before attempting to throw a bull over a fence.
The Elkhart Review argues that partisan papers no longer dominate Indiana politics as they once did. It praises statistical reporting by party bureaus while condemning ready made editorials as a threat to local editorial independence and intellectual honesty.
Democratic managers in Indiana guided by National Chairman Thomas Tageart pursue a campaign of vituperation. Washington Democrat extracts circulated by political staff show Democratic editors in Indianapolis pushing this strategy as they assign brains to local papers. The text accuses Republicans of moral failure and taxation without representation while alleging corruption tied to insurance dividends.
When Democrats governed Indiana they ran deficits or made debits. during Republican control the state paid its debts in full. The remark contrasts fiscal behavior with party power shifts, implying differing budgeting practices across administrations.
A critique of Indiana Democratic press fawning for William Jennings Bryan and a note on public sobriety policies. Items include Indiana committee members for Bryan’s reception, mentions of Shmuel B. Boyd Mason J. Nidlack and John W. Kern, and reflections on Dr Maurice Letulle’s dust hygiene campaign as well as European abstinence trends. The piece also cites the Chicago Record Herald on partial prohibition and Washington’s city officers’ on duty liquor embargo.
The piece discusses penalties for on duty city employees and vendors selling to on duty workers, notes Jackson county tax rates higher than state average, cites Kansas City Kansas liquor enforcement changes, and highlights health officials push for safer food displays and curb on outside goods. It mentions Indiana newspaper meeting coordination and a Branasville Star Bulletin endorsement context.
Fragmentary notes report a meeting of old settlers planned for next week in a quaint town, with mention of the Mt Vernon gold hoard, a rivalry between local papers, and ties to the district in public health enforcement. Mentions Taggart, Bryan, Chaney, Walsh, and a political climate ahead of Indiana's campaign.
Lonis Helphinstine a well known Second ward livery stable man has sold his one third interest in the Helphinstine Cal e May Avery stable on east South Street to Fornwald formerly of J FE Crane Co. The deal was made Saturday but possession will not pass until Helphinstine who has ran the stable for seventeen years finishes his affairs.
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