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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1904
Page
10
Reader letters discuss voting rights for property owners and racial groups, questioning constitutional limits and equal opportunity. The correspondence cites Rockefeller, Roosevelt, Parker, and socialist ideas, contrasting public ownership with current policy while criticizing tariff effects and trade with Argentina. A juror panel discussion and court reforms are noted, urging rule changes or new legislation.
In a recent sermon Dr Easton voices strong opinions on imperialism and the presidential race. He urges citizens to consider moral responsibilities as they compare candidates from Jefferson to Parker, urging vigilance against misplaced leadership.
Public officials in politics face accusations of menace to press freedom and campaign integrity. The piece cites expenditures and influence, naming Hames Y. Ullman and questioning the role of cabinet actions, reformers, and party leaders amid calls for change and accountability.
A historic editorial advocates equality through public ownership of major utilities and property, arguing that true equal opportunity requires state control of streets trains and schools. It warns private ownership leads to oppression and vast wealth disparities, citing recent commentary on enormous sums and the need for communal wealth to secure liberty and fairness.
In a caustic letter Edstor Post argues Southern whites fear negro domination due to alleged inferiority and cites Roosevelt and Wall Street as villains. The writer insists many Southerners should back Watson the Populist for public ownership to curb plutocracy while accusing Democrats of stoking racism to prevent thinking.
A correspondent defends Prof Maurice Francia Egan by citing Chippewa and other Indian practices of bathing. The letter notes Indians wash body images, sweat baths across the plains, and harden their bodies by cold river immersion, contrasting with perceived wash habits of clothing and dwellings.
In a forceful letter the writer argues the protective tariff drives up staple costs and questions reciprocity’s benefits. He cites higher clothing, beef, pork, tea, coffee, and fish prices, contrasts wholesale vs retail, and asks which party profits from current duties. He questions reciprocity with Cuba and the Wilson bill’s impact on wool.
Letter from THOS DAY BURGESS defending William J. Bryan against a September 17 editorial criticism. Burgess cites Bryan’s character and patriotism, contrasts past praise with current attack, and argues Bryan seeks party unity within the Democratic camp rather than opposing it.
An editor urges court management changes to speed business and reduce delays. He notes six justices across equity and circuit courts and proposes sharing cases between the two courts, consolidating assignments, and impaneling juries from a joint pool to cut preliminary delays and improve trial calendars.
The Post defends that labeling protection as robbery was a strategic misstep by Democrats, aiding Republican managers. It argues protection raises costs and does not raise wages, benefiting only a few protected employers while harming the many laborers, with a detailed economic critique and figures from the era.
The Saturday market lists homegrown vegetables with scarce and abundant items. Prices show potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, lettuce, onions, string beans, tomatoes and fruits like apples, peaches, plums, pears, oranges, lemons, grapes, pineapples and cantaloupes with varied per box or per barrel rates. Butter and eggs face supply and grade concerns, while live poultry offers steady but fluctuating quotes.
Receipts show none for live cattle and calves with prices steady for dressed beef. Hogs steady with 1,860 head on sale. cattle receipts around 900 with market steady. sheep and lambs slow but near steady. lambs around six dollars per hundred and yearlings about four and a half.
Weather affects cattle market with dull trade and lower prices for heavy calves and medium grades. Lambs and sheep quiet. hogs, calves, and grain prices mixed with no clear demand. Flour, wheat, rye, and corn prices hold with steady receipts and exports noted.
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