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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
2
Bryan notes that false prophets may arise today and urges discernment by their fruits. The Baltimore speech of January 20, 1900, is cited as guidance for separating true prophets from false ones.
A summary from the 1908 Answer edition references William J. Bryan’s 1892 tariff critique. It links today’s strong grain and livestock prices to land value gains since Bryan’s speech, noting tenant farmers increasingly become homeowners under irrigation and conservation efforts shaping the West into a dominant agricultural region.
The text cites William Jennings Bryan criticizing the gold standard at the 1896 Democratic National Convention and Albany speech, arguing anti gold rhetoric. It counters with claims the gold standard aided prosperity, reducing farm mortgages and funding schools, asserting national well being.
The fragment quotes William J Bryan defending American patriotism against imperialism. It contrasts fears of the empire's spread with pride in American citizenship and the enduring spirit of 1776, urging readers to judge whether the Fourth of July remains meaningful.
The piece surveys anti Roosevelt sentiment in 1904 with Bryan's attack on his militarism and pro peace praise in 1908. It argues Roosevelt’s policies elevated the United States to world power and Taft would continue them, presenting Roosevelt as a peacemaker in history.
Bryan argued railroads are monopolies best handled by government ownership and public management. The piece counters that federal rate law disproves his claim, asserting regulation suffices to curb transportation abuses.
The Republican Party is described as action oriented and future adaptive, fostering growth and prosperity. It protected American industries and labor with immigration laws, supported the gold standard, and built the Isthmian Canal. It curbed trusts, regulated railroads, and ensured steady wartime and peacetime leadership.
In a Youngstown address Gov Hughés denounces campaign funding practices while praising Republican reforms in New York that barred corporate political contributions. He argues both parties bear fault and urges federal rules for disclosure and accounting of donations in elections.
John P. White, former Iowa United Mine Workers president, accuses Alabama of brutal labor suppression under Bryan Democracy. He cites miners jailed for union membership and shootings as strikes press for rights, urging attention to South labor conditions amid national labor appeals.
The article critiques the claim the poor grow poorer, tracing savings bank data from 1820 to the late 1800s. It notes savings totals rising from 1.1 million dollars with 12 cent per person in 1820 to over 3.69 billion and over 8 million savers by 1898, arguing wealth concentration increased under different administrations.
The piece describes Bryan speaking in the morning and night across offices, halls, churches, and chambers from Senate to House, addressing the people as common sense. It likens his voice to a loud clapper mill, ending in disappointment for office and friends.
A call asks loyal Republicans to donate one dollar each to fund Taft and Sherman, detailing campaign expenses and urging contributions via state finance committee chairmen or direct to the national committee. It lists chairs in Colorado Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Michigan Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington and Chicago assistant treasurer. It claims higher grade printing at the Patriot shop in Lucas County.
In a letter to William B. McKinley, President Roosevelt appeals for citizen support to elect William H. Taft as President with a Republican Congress. He argues harmony between executive and legislative branches is essential to continue policies of seven years and warns that a hostile Congress would thwart Taft. Register today.
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