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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1909
Page
4
The Washington Gazette is a weekly newspaper edition published by The Gazette and Herald company. It serves as a public news outlet under the Gazette and Herald brand.
A local editorial condemns mob violence and lynching praising lawmen like Sheriff Zack Jones and Deputy Dick Meredith for protecting prisoners. It recalls a 19th century incident in Alfordsville where an armed deputy’s wife stood off a mob, and credits Daviess County sheriffs and newspapers for opposing lynch law and keeping the county free from mob rule.
Four lines of historic city governance recount how a $1.25 per hundred tax levy funded essential services and debt payments. The text credits modern reforms with trimming street department costs and raising saloon licenses to the legal ceiling, contrasting this with past Democratic machine practices.
The record shows Lester and council members Cros Strasser and Small voting with Republicans for the license increase while five Democrats including Kelly Feagans Perry Dant and Brady voted no. Ex senate former mayor Taarp joined to pass the ordinance.
The Herald and Democrat dispute the impact of McCarty on the city tax levy. Historical figures show the council levy varying from 2.00 to 1.25 per 100 dollars since 1889, with 1.25 the current low. The paper challenges McCarty to prove how he would cut the rate further and offers space for his explanation.
A Republican critic denounces the Washington Democrat for falsifying the city’s bonded debt figures in a campaign issue. The letter asserts the debt fell from 84 300 to 62 500 since the current administration took charge, including electric light bonds, and accuses the Democrat of malice and deception.
The speaker argues the new mayoral team can manage city finances to run twenty nine cents on the $100 cheaper than the prior administration. He asserts McCarty can prove what he hopes to do with cold figures, not rhetoric, and emphasize lowering taxes through knowledge.
The piece argues Republicans paid off old debts with a levy twenty nine cents per hundred less than Democrats while still meeting bond obligations. It asserts true efficiency lies in taxes avoided for taxpayers, not in debt payments alone.
The piece argues Washington must choose leaders with financial wisdom to fund rising costs from lost saloon revenue and higher fire department and water expenses. It praises the Republican record of a $1.25 levy and debt payments, contrasting with Democratic claims and urging against returning to the party blamed for prior fiscal issues.
The Vinzens republican papers attack McDowell the Democratic mayoral candidate as a physician whose time would be taken from city business. The Democrat calls the argument weak, noting the same logic could apply to the Republican lawyer candidate. It suggests nominees usually have a vocation, not a life spent seeking office, except for idlers or fortunes who retire from work.
A comparison of Democratic and Republican administrations notes debt paid versus debt made. It cites a $1.54 per $100 levy under the former and $1.25 under the latter, estimating about $9,000 more in direct taxes for the Democratic period over ten years.
Sympathy grows for Professor Ferrer executed in Barcelona on treason charges. The article contends Ferrer’s teachings were vicious and criminal, noting his brilliance but accusing his mental balance of being erratic. It questions the Spanish government’s extreme penalty while condemning his ideas.
A fragment printing exposes sharp protest lines blaming privilege, hunger, and capitalist appropriation for working-class suffering. The quotes condemn religion as falsehood, soldiers’ uniforms masking crimes, and the claim that maintaining order sustains injustice against laborers.
Prince Ito of Japan was shot at a Manchurian railroad station by a Korean while on a peace mission to explain Tokyo’s Manchuria policy. The event highlights the dangers faced by leaders seeking diplomacy and global trade interests.
The proposal for a Mitchell to Vincennes passenger train is postponed until spring as merchants doubt its profitability. The piece condemns mob talk after a councilman Wise’s daughter’s assault, urging citizens to reject lynch mob justice and rely on lawful processes for punishment.
The proposal urges abandoning county homes in favor of a central institution for orphans. It argues county homes fail to educate wards of the people and to separate sexes, wasting money and morals.
Montgomery items report social calls and travel across towns. Miss Frances Williams and Thomas Cooevers attended a Tuesday ball in Canonsburg. Dora Lechner visited Logotoe Friday. Edna Farmer went to Washington Monday. Harley Borders returned from Vincennes. Loveless Jones visited his mother Mrs. Jacob Hawkins in Montgomery. Presiding Elder J W Gilley visited with Rev S L Walls after quarterly Mt Union meeting. Salaries discussed and parsonage eyed for pastor Rev S L Walls. Walter Weimer Cecil Slinkard and Daily Baker attended First Baptist Sunday. William Guy of Indianapolis visiting his son Lewis Guy. Miss Gertrude Morgan from Indianapolis attended Bradley Walker wedding. William Butcher moved from Cannery to Montgomery. Joan J O Neill returned to Linton after weeks here. Leon Williams of Tinton arrived for a short visit. Edward Dant returned from Terre Haute after a trip.
A pretty wedding was solemnized at St Peters church Tuesday morning by Rev Father J P Matthews. The couple were James B Walker of Kansas City Kansas and Miss Sulla Bradley of Montgomery. After the ceremony the party dined at the bride’s home and then traveled to Vincennes and St Louis before setting up housekeeping in Kansas City.
Whooping cough runs through the area while several residents travel to Washington for farmers meetings and other tasks. B F Potts attended Jasper on Monday. Prota Hedrick works concrete at Orwell. G Cosby bought stock last Tuesday. Tom and Mrs Davis visited Washington. J B Meade went to Washington for a farmers meeting. The infant of Richard Canolly was buried at Oak Ridge. meetings of the M E church occurred at Glendale High Rock.
Alva Smith buys a fine bird dog Henry Raab visits Petersburg. Wilsie Chapman hauls mussel shells to Petersburg. Harve Smith and William Billings visit Benjamin Smith. Clay Combs of Washington visiting his mother. Colbert coal mine runs day and night. Mrs. Lissa Goslin visits Horrall family near Washington. John Shercliff and Willam Wilson go to Washington. John Graham makes business trip to Washington. George W. Wilson at Washington. E. E. Godwin hauls hogs to Washington. Colbert and Abel attend Orwell shooting match. Abel loses pocket book. Wilson and Smith attend M E quarterly conference at Glen Dale. Charles Akester buys an automatic shotgun. Eunice Chappel, Leola McCafferty and Leona Colbert ill. Desser and Baker operate corn shredder in neighborhood.
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