McKinley Roosevelts aid to farmers through science
The piece defends the McKinley Roosevelt administration for aiding farmers. It notes quadrupled funding for agricultural research over eleven years, supports 2000 scientists, and reports nearly seventeen million departmental publications in 2007 to educate growers and improve farm efficiency and production.
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McKinley-Roosevelt
McKinley
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
United States
Bureau of Soils
Education and growth of farming under federal aid drive 1906 era
The article highlights federal and state support for agricultural research and education, noting 1600 graduates in post graduate agricultural science over eleven years, expansion of meat and food safety laws, plant and animal disease control, soil and water studies, and a growing farm driven economy. It cites Roosevelts Meat Inspection Amendment, Pure Food Law, and a strong farm trade surplus that funded national needs. It emphasizes the farmer rising as master of his future.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
New England
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Farmer
Balarey
Coun
Bureau
Louisiana
Texas
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
America
Columbus
Labor Leaders Battle Gompers Over Labor and Bryan
The labor press and union leaders oppose President Gompers for a reported business conference with Mack of the Bryan campaign. They accuse him of using AFL machinery to swing the labor vote to Bryan, warning it undercuts labor’s interests and precedent. Prominent unions and editors condemn the move and call for an independent wage workers party.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mack
Bryan
Democratic Party
England
Toledo
Labor Party
Socialist Party
Akron
Zanesvale Labor Journal
Brewers’ Journal
Cincinnati
Switchmen’s Journal
Buffalo
Bakers’ Journal
Chicago
Stove Mounters
Detriot
Pueblo
Colo
Bro. Gompers
Denver
Labor
J. K. Pritchard
International Pawers and Rammers’ Union
Republican Party
Knights of Labor
Edward Hourigan
International Association of Machinists
John A. Dyche
International Women's Garment Makers’ Union
John Young
Samuel Gompers
The Natural Heir to Roosevelt’s Policies
A Baltimore American verse by Josh Wink questions Bryan as Roosevelt’s heir and predicted successor. The poem argues Taft will contest any claim, saying the mantle of Roosevelt’s policy is too broad for Bryan and will not be inherited or worn by him.
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Wm. H. Taft
Greensboro
North Carolina
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft Endorses Labor Rights On Bench
Judge Taft stated that employees have the right to form labor unions and to strike when terms are unsatisfactory. He said unions act as a check on labor and the public and may form with other unions. He supported funds to aid strikes and rejected opposition from Mr. Gompers.
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Taft
Gompers
Judge Taft
Organized Labor
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Baltimore American
Taft and Labor
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