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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
4
The phrase describes ongoing power of Standard Oil and the limited impact of Theodore Roosevelt's antitrust efforts. It portrays persistence of corporate dominance despite early reform rhetoric and enforcement attempts.
A speech by Candidate Taft on acceptance, delivered last Tuesday at his brother Charlie's home, ran about 16 000 words and failed to clarify the Republican Party's stance on key issues.
A Kansas delegate at the independence convention faced a violent assault after naming Bryan as a presidential candidate. He avoided serious harm as protesters pursued him with fists and clubs, forcing him to flee for his life.
The initial donation to the Democratic National Fund came yesterday from Mr. Bryan who sent Governor Haskell of Oklahoma the sum of 1504.95 as the net result of 100 contributions. The note questions Republican actions and corporate participation and calls for more disclosure.
Dispatches report an assailant tried to pepper Judge Taft with shot during a river trip on the Ohio. Mrs. C B Russell, a guest on the Taft boat, was struck and slightly injured. Vowed regret and condemnation from readers.
The piece notes Taft being given honorary status by the steam shovelers' union in Chicago, praising his handling of the shovel last month and hinting that railroad workers next November will react differently.
On Wednesday August 12 Mr Bryan will be officially notified in Lincoln Nebraska of his nomination as the democratic candidate for president. It will be the occasion of a life event marking the formal party decision.
The people of Nebraska prepare for a major ceremony in Lincoln expected to attract enormous crowds. Organizers emphasize it will be the most notable event in Nebraska history and urge true Bryan supporters to attend.
Roosevelt’s reform program faces repudiation at the Republican National Convention and fears that Taft election would halt reforms. Taft, Roosevelt’s understudy, is portrayed as a standpatters’ choice supported by those who opposed Roosevelt. The speech questions fate of reform if voters back Taft and Congress remains opposed.
William Randolph Hearst led a Chicago independence party convention last Monday naming Thomas L. Hingen for president and John Temple Graven as vice president on the new ticket. Graven is described as Hearst’s hired man and is expected to face an uphill campaign.
The Cincinnati Times-Star notes the sun shining and birds singing as it comments that William Jennings Bryan has again won the Democratic nomination for president. It asks why Republicans should be unhappy about the outcome.
A Pennsylvania man dies from swallowing a table knife highlighting a cautionary note to Minnesota Republican managers about candidate Jacobson who boasts of eating pie with a knife. The item frames the事件 as a political caution tied to the candidate’s unusual claim.
A commentator argues that romanticizing political outcomes should be limited to the uncertain or doubtful states. The piece emphasizes cautious framing and avoids overstating victories or defeats across swing regions.
The piece traces the party’s appearance in national politics in 1828 with Andrew Jackson, notes Jefferson as founder, contrasts Jeffersonian localism with Hamiltonian centralization, and lists presidents elected by Democrats and their tariff stance. It explains the party’s evolution from Jefferson to its modern form and cites a preference for low tariffs or revenue tariffs.
Willis J. Abbot argues organized labor may swing toward Bryan and the Democratic ticket as Hearst launches an independent party. He notes Taft’s antiunion posture risks alienating labor and assesses potential chairmanship contenders amid Chicago and national conventions. He cites a New York Central Federated vote showing Bryan strong with workers.
William J. Bryan argues the presidency operates within a system of checks and balances. He stresses that the president cannot legislate alone and must align with both houses, urging moral courage, broad sympathy for the people, wise advisers, and a nonterm ambition. He calls for the vice presidency to be a cabinet member and supports open relations with the other branches.
Justice David J. Brewer warns against hasty government changes. He emphasizes that the United States government remains a government of the people by the people for the people and urges deliberation before reform.
A column extols arbitration as the path to ending war, praising General Grant and the era after his death. It notes treaties with seven or eight leading powers near completion, one already law, and others soon ready, urging constant public emphasis on war as humanity’s greatest crime.
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