Omaha Bee Stung By Longworth Tariff Critique
An Omaha Bee editorial criticisms of tariff language sparks party tension as National Committeeman Rosewater misattributes GOP platform wording to Bryan. Bryan denies the charge and notes the lines come from the Republican platform.
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Omaha Bee
Victor Rosewater
Republican National Committee
Byreau
Bryan
Rosewater
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Fairview
the Bee
Omaha World-Herald
Longworth Suggests Roosevelt Back in White House After Taft
The Rock Island speech by Nicholas Longworth, President Taft’s son in law, proposed eight years of Taft followed by eight years of Roosevelt. The Chicago Inter Ocean criticized the idea as improper and alarming to Republicans, noting it conflicts with public taste and presidential tradition and could mislead voters.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Longworth
Rock Island
Nicholas Longworth
White House
Chicago
Inter Ocean
West
Mr. Taft
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Diaz
Republic
Longworth remark sparks fear of Roosevelt dynasty in party
The exchange centers on taft era politics and a Longworth comment viewed as harmful to the Republican ticket. Democratic Publicity head Josephus Daniels criticizes entrenched power and warns voters may reject long one party control in November.
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Taft
Eurse—Enda
Tieputiienwn
Repub Ean
Longworth
Josephus Daniels
Democratic
Cloge Corporation
Thore
Convincing certificate on bank deposit guarantees gains followers
The Commoner excerpt from Guthrie Oklahoma in June 1908 notes a depositors guaranty law boosting secured banks. It reports 551 banks under the law including four national banks and shows shifts in deposits from unsecured to secured banks through early 1908.
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Taft
Commoner
Guthrie
Oklo
Hank
Hoeth
Oklahoma
Koy C. Oakes
State Banking Board
Gerorghe W. Bellamy
Extravagance Galore in Government Finances and Cannon Row
The article contrasts a 1904 federal deficit of 88 million dollars with earlier surpluses, noting 4 million more spent than in the 1808 war and citing Lawrence Gillespie of Equitable Trust. It criticizes Speaker Cannon, calls for Republican turnover, and questions Standard Oil funding of the party and its tariffs.
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Lawrence
Gillespie
Equitable Trust Company of New York
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Practical Men and Political Cash in Roosevelt Letters
A letter from Theodore Roosevelt dated October 4 1901 discusses practical men on ground conditions and offers to delay a visit for government talks. Edward Harriman confides campaign risks and funds, detailing a $200000 fundraising effort in New York state with a $50000 personal pledge and a successful raise. The funds fueled the state committee, aiding Depew and swinging about 100000 votes in New York City.
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Edward Uh, Harriman
Sir
Edward H. Harriman
Sidney Webster
Roosevelt
Washington
New York State
National Committee
Cortelyou
New York
Depew
Paris
Bliss
New York State Committee
City of
New York Evening Post
Democratic Committee
Harriman
Dawes Advocates Bank Insurance Idea in Dawes Policy Review
The piece cites Charles G. Dawes former comptroller and Central Trust head in Chicago who backed Bryan’s proposed tax on national banks to fund deposit insurance. It argues such a fund would stabilize deposits, prevent panics, and distribute losses like insurance, aiding debtors creditors and overall prosperity.
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Charles G. Dawes
McKinley
Central Trust Company
Chicago
Louis F. Post
Dawes
United States
Mr. Post
Bryan
Congress
West
Trusts influence in Republican circles labeled in long critique
A Washington Tribune style piece argues that Republican leaders including Frank Kellogg from Minnesota act in the interest of large trusts like Standard Oil and U S Steel. It accuses party figures of cozy ties, campaign funding, and possible conflicts with antitrust enforcement, citing Seattle and New York papers.
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Republican Campaign Fund
Seattle
Frank B. Kellogg
National Republican Executive Committee
Minnesota
Taf T
Steel Trust
Seattle Times
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Oliver Mining Company
Standard Oil
Kellogg
United States Steel Company of
Standard OJ
Merritt Bros
Duluth
John D. Rockefeller
Mesaba Range
Oil King
Circuit Court of Appeals
Rockefellers
Great Western Rtailroad
Chicago
St. Paul
Kansas City
Department of Justice
Taft
Standard Oil Trust
Aldrich
Cannon
Battle over trust prosecutions rages in letters
Josephus Daniels, head of the Democratic publicity bureau, presses Attorney General Bonaparte for a detailed accounting of how many of the 287 trusts have been prosecuted under the Sherman act, the amounts of any fines, subsequent actions, and prosecutions of trust officials. He accuses the Roosevelt administration of weak enforcement and contrasts it with earlier administrations, arguing trusts remain powerful and pricing harms persist.
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Chicago
Josephus Daniels
Democratic National Headquarters
Bonaparte
Daniels
C. J. Bonaparte
United States
Department of Justice
Judson Harmon
Frederick N. Judson
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt
Harrison
Cleveland
McKinley
Meat Trust
America
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Cald
Actul
England
Paper Trust
Tobacco Trust
Steel Trust
Trusts and panics amid rising costs and waning savings
The piece contrasts Taft’s calm with Chicago education fears of 15 000 hungry children and rising living costs. It cites postwar bank withdrawals and savings declines, reports a wholesale trade drop across groceries and confectionery, and notes ties between industrial trusts and governance highlighting Harvester profits and political gifts.
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Taft
Chicago Board of Education
Saturday Evening Post
New York
United States
Middle West
Bryan
Wall Street Journal
International Harvester Company
Steel Trust
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