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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
4
In a statement Bill Taft predicts a panic if he fails to win election. He labels Taft a bluffer and warns his own desperation could rise as the race continues.
The speaker says reforms were not enacted because most of the Republican Senate side with the trusts. He argues that only by electing Bryan this year can reform hopes be revived.
The South Dakota Democrat notes low support for Taft and predicts a shift only when the Cincinnati swag arrives. It calls the lone Republican hope a doodle campaign lacking broad appeal.
In 1912 Hearst faces a crushing political misfire as his ally and organizer of a new party, Willie, drifts from power. The piece frames Willie as the era’s major blunderbuss and charts his shrinking influence.
Edgar Howard was chosen chairman at the state Democratic convention in Lincoln to succeed T. S. Allen. Chris Gruenther remains secretary. Howard and Gruenther are described as the right men in the right places for party leadership.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes Speaker Cannon and the Rules Committee stalled a key forest protection measure due to influence from the Lumber Trust and the Paper Trust. It says trusts dominate congressional agendas, exploiting opportunities at every turn.
The passage asserts Bryan and Taft as men of high type, defending voters from ignorance. It frames Bryan as president of all the people and Taft as Roosevelt’s proxy, emphasizing distinct political propositions guiding the electorate.
A set of notes discusses a Singer sewing machine shipped across oceans and priced in Uruguay alongside a tariff question. It references Judge Ong of Nebraska and a farmer's reply from Indiana stating no item sells for more under the tariff, highlighting protectionism debates.
The article cites voters like James Watson a Nebraska postmaster who shifted from Republican to Bryan while noting few Republicans back Taft in his area. It contends the Republican campaign abandoned dignity for a more aggressive approach after long criticizing Taft rivals.
A condensed critique traces party shifts from denouncing Bryan to adopting his ideas, noting defeats in Indiana and broader gains for Democrats. It cites gains in Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio Iowa Nebraska Colorado and the Pacific coast, and reports now public campaign contributions and a New York Democratic convention as signs of Republican decline.
The piece notes New York Democrats rally behind the national ticket with Lewin Chanler seen as strong for Democratic success in the Empire State. S. J. Stearns reports unions backing Bryan and Kern, citing AFL alignment and labor relief from injunctions. Oscar Straus defends pro labor stance, while manufacturers push protectionist tariffs and oppose unionists.
A provocative line questions whether deposit guarantees are justified by comparing bank guarantees to the credibility of discounted notes. It challenges the logic of backing notes with security and asks for reasons behind guarantees.
John Mitchell states to the New York World that Bryan’s election would serve the nation’s best interests. He argues Bryan has a stronger platform and would follow it, while Taft is hindered by predatory wealth. Mitchell asserts honest wealth has nothing to fear from Bryan’s victory.
The Democratic National Committee assigns Hon. Geo. Kingsley of Karnas City to Nebraska for one week beginning the first of the month. Kingsley is hailed as a top campaign orator and the public is invited to hear him.
The Alliance Herald will publish every contribution to the national campaign fund starting next week. Money sent will be forwarded to Nebraska's general fund via the Omaha World-Herald and receipts published daily. A lapel button will be given to each contributor upon sending name and amount.
John Barnstead and John Kinsell. well known stockmen from the northern county, visited the city on business. Barnstead, a longstanding Republican of 30 years, says he will vote for William Bryan this fall, reflecting a wider trend among Box Butte Republicans.
The Kellogg company of Chicago offered to supply weekly a free four page republican supplement with top republican content and cartoons prepared by the republican national committee. The Herald notes this liberal offer and questions why no democratic literature is offered.
An amiable contemporary notes local Republicans plan an electric sign to revive Taft support, backed by Nasby and the Harvester Trust representative. Democrats welcome the jolt amid campaign lethargy, while concerns over office holders and trusts influence hinge on Taft's denials of ties to the trusts.
In Lincoln and Washington a heated exchange centers on bank deposit guarantees and campaign finances. McKinley era figures Lyman Gage and Charles Dawes back the principle, while Bryan and Stevenson receive praise for tact in Illinois.
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