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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
4
A compilation shows across 40 states that Republicans lead in labor bureaus factory inspections eight hour laws night work and protections for women and children. The report argues Democratic states trail in enforcement and new rules while noting several bipartisan measures.
Hon. Wm. H. Taft in Columbus Ohio says he would restrain unlawful trusts with injunctive process and punish attempts by aggregated capital to suppress competition. He cites Mr. Bryan’s question and answers with firm support for enforcement and criminal prosecution where needed.
The article argues that a Bryan tariff would threaten the country by shifting duties to revenue only, hurting protected industries in Republican states, lowering demand for American goods, and stalling domestic labor. It claims that revenue tariffs would still burden all regions, ignoring protection and spurring imports.
The article celebrates a Republican led agreement with Great Britain effective October 1 1908 granting a universal two cent postage rate for letters between the U S and the United Kingdom. It notes added gains at the Rome Universal Postal Congress including a universal return coupon and an extra U S vote at future world postal congresses.
In acceptance remarks Taft contrasts Roosevelt’s progressive, regulatory approach with Bryan’s as destructive. He argues Roosevelt would regulate trusts to secure lawful operation and national prosperity, while Bryan aims to extirpate and destroy the business to root out evils.
The Republican platform backs postal savings banks to aid small savers and thrift. It argues Congress will establish them, citing England and other nations, and notes the Post Office Department can support such depositories without extra cost, aiming to broaden savings beyond New England and New York.
Quote from Hon. Wm. H. Taft to Merchants and Manufacturers' Association in Boston praising the honesty of local business men and their methods as aligned with the President’s battles for lawful conduct.
Hon. Wm. H. Taft at Cleveland Ohio lauds William McKinley for his policy that placed the country in the forefront as a civilizer and uplifter of unfortunate peoples despite abuse and contumely he faced.
Congressman Halvor Stevenson reports that William Jennings Bryan drew a large but silent crowd in Crookston Minnesota. The speech focused on farmers and Republican prejudice, but the audience remained disappointed and gave only a single small ovation.
Quote from Hon. William Howard Taft praising the 1896 Republican campaign as a campaign of education for wage earners and farmers. It credits the party with defeating a financial challenge to the nation’s business structure, amid a mood of industrial downturn.
W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Empire Ga says Bucklin’s Arica Salve cured two severe sores on his hand and leg. He declares it worth more than its weight in gold and would mortgage the farm to obtain it. It costs 26 cents at all drug stores.
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