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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
4
A Nebraska district court action spurred by a bill to add a judge and fix court sites, pitting Judge Kinkaid against Judge Westover. Alliance residents urged to back Westover after perceived bias toward Chadron and Kinkaid. Local press argues Westover better protects Alliance rights and regional interests.
The letter accuses the Republican committee of sending circulars to both parties claiming Taft and Sherman are essential, while alleging it uses corporate donations. It argues voters have long funded the campaign via Morgan, Rockefeller, Carnegie and others and urges the public to assert rights and break political shackles.
The passage argues Taft as a foe to labor and reform, warning that his election would empower trusts and undermine the gains of the Commoner W. J. Bryan. It asserts labor organizations would fail, and a government of the trusts would rule for the few at the expense of the many.
Box Butte county veterans will vote next Tuesday on who should handle county legal affairs for two years. Eugene Burton, current incumbent, is praised as honest, conscientious, capable, and noncorporate in practice. He earns taxpayer support regardless of party in this fight for the office.
The Alliance Herald lists local Republicans who plan to vote for Bryan and warns they will be ostracized in Nebraska after the fourth of next month. The Times notes the county faces a purge if Republicans back Bryan and recalls past cross party voting patterns with Roosevelt and Parker.
An open letter by Captain Akers to Moses Policy Kinkaid is published in Tue Hecaco. The Alliance Times and the Marnland correspondent, both strong Republicans, have yet to comment. The question remains which leader they have forsaken Moses or Captain Akers after his recent city address for the party.
Representative candidate Fred W. Johansen of Hay Springs pledges fair, capable service. A Chadron academy graduate, he taught in Sheridan county and now edits the Hay Springs Enterprise. He supports a permanent state normal school at Alliance.
The Chadron Journal urges all voters to back Congressman Kinkaid for re‑election citing his work securing Chadron as a federal court site and a local government building budget. It contrasts with a Dawes County voting note praising a married candidate while criticizing Kinkaid as a rich bachelor with federal pay benefits.
The article notes a 48 percent jump in living expenses over the past decade and asks readers whether incomes have kept pace with the climb.
The 1908 state taxes charged to all counties rose to 2 448 346 65 from 1 208 984 04 in 1900, with Box Butte County paying 10 316 70 this year compared to 5 682 15 in 1900. The call is to view county records and elect Shallenberger who pledges to restore local assessors and curb state boards.
Crawford Nebraska October 27 1905 Adams writes to Alliance area voters promising to push if elected to make the temporary normal school permanent and to secure a state appropriation for its establishment. He vows to work toward securing a lasting institution for the western part of Nebraska.
The speaker Jolly, during a Thursday night lecture at the opera house, warned of dangers facing the nation and wealth concentration. He denounced wage influence on elections and defended the ballot as sacred, saying penitentiary terms are preferable to undermining constitutional truth and justice.
A speaker argues the wealth concentration endangers republican ideals. Citing La Follette and McCaulay, he warns that eight men control 80 million, threatening a government by the people. He contrasts past revolutionary sacrifice with present political power and insists on preserving the ballot box as the core of democracy.
Women invited to a lecture and election night program to hear returns from across the country. The evening offers a chance to learn if a promised gown from Taft or Bryan will be provided, with a single admission for the event.
Postmaster James Watson of Marple spent Saturday in the city. A life long Republican he is this year among the most ardent Bryan supporters in the country.
A speech argues for guaranteed deposits and private banks handling deposits rather than government control. It urges banks to back insured deposits, cites Oklahoma as a model, and claims deposit security protects depositors and the community while stabilizing banking.
The signed letter lists Charles F. Brooker, Charles Nagel, Frank C. Lowden, T. Coleman Du Pont, Boise Penrose, George R. Sheldon, William Nelson Cromwell, and Fred W. Upham opposing Hryao’s election. It portrays them as heads of trusts and campaign organizers aiming to sway farmers and business men against Bryan. The piece argues business leaders fear a Democratic win but claims no legitimate businessperson should fear it.
A political attack arguing Taft favors trusts and special interests over common people, opposing bank-deposit guarantees, tariff cuts, and jury trials in injunction cases. It claims Taft profits the few while Bryan champions equal rights and democracy, and asks readers to choose a side.
William J. Bryan wrapped up his campaign swing in Greater New York traveling 115 miles by automobile through Manhattan and Brooklyn. He spoke eighteen times, drawing large crowds and warning workers against traitors in their ranks. He attacked Taft and Roosevelt and hailed bank deposit guarantees, drawing enthusiastic reactions at every meeting.
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