Union Labor Rebukes Gompers Bryan Plea Across Nation
Protests mount against Gompers pushing labor votes to Bryan with warnings of Democratic rule in the South. Union officials, locals, and press criticize the AFL leader and vow to vote independently, citing wage cuts and moral decline under Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Moch
Brean
Democratic Party
Earth
West
Kiniee
Bryan
Gompere
Denean McDonald
Steel Workers
Central Union
Terre Haute
Ind
Samuel W. Gompers
Frank A. Kidd
Columbia Typographical Union Noe
Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
Wiliam J. Bryan
Sali
Uoions
Federation of Labor
Chicago
Building Trades
Associated Building Trades of
Cook County
Bryan Siporter
Labor World of
Pittsburg
Taft speech calls tariff schedules for protection and profit
Hon William Howard Taft told Kansas City attendees that ten years after the Dingley Tariff many schedules are misaligned. He urged reexamining the tariff to protect against foreign competition and ensure reasonable profits for manufacturers farmers and business men without inviting monopolies through excessive rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Changley
Dingley
Ww. H. Taft
Kansas City
Sherman for Protection Prosperity through Tariff Reform
The speaker asserts constant protectionism as a path to national prosperity, praising the Dingley bill and urging tariffs to balance production costs at home and abroad. He argues a revenue-focused tariff harms American industry and workers, opposing immediate tariff reductions favored by Democrats and defending protection and the gold standard as benefits for labor and producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingley
Seven Good Reasons Oppose Bryan In Omaha Bee List
A partial republication from the Omaha Bee outlines seven arguments against William J. Bryan’s candidacy. It claims Bryan is estopped on Senates selection, campaign finance, postal savings banks, currency policy, Speaker reform, wage trends, and tariff positions, contrasting with Republican stances and Roosevelt era reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
United States
Republican Congress
House
South
Hrgan
House of Representatives
Debates on Bank Depositor Guaranty and Public Safety
A Chicago News piece argues deposit guarantees shift risk from banks to the public. It compares banking to railways, explains banks must lend deposits, and recalls that national banks hold a strong guaranty through capital, surplus, profits, and liability. It rejects a 1 percent public guaranty and favors private insurance as fairer risk management for depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Bin
Oklahoma
Depeshorein Lose & Cent
Louis
Ftead Ih
Iink
National Honor Established in 1900 by Republicans
Quote from Hon. James 5 Sherman praising the Gold Standard and Republican record in meeting financial obligations despite Democratic opposition. Mentions 1900 adoption, national and party honor, and obligation fulfillment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 5. Sherman
Taft Injunctions Praised by Roosevelt In Labor Debate
President Roosevelt argues that Taft judged injunctions reflect broad labor rights and fair dealing. He contends the judge’s principles align with laws and practices of responsible labor organizations and serve as a charter of liberty for workers, employers, and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan and West Virginia Democrats Clash Over Ballot Policy
The National Mirror reports Bryan campaign managers misplacing West Virginia as a state with a fair chance to carry. West Virginia Democrats call for constitutional amendments to protect the ballot and electorate from power abuses. Bryan dodges race questions, citing no mention in the Democratic platform, and previously approved Southern disfranchisement in New York last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Flea
Sameel Gowpers Naking
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
Allerien
Broo’ En
A. J. Joos
Whiting
A. F
L Aprees
New Maven
Conn
Iwarmakers’ Union
Cowpers
Democratic Party
Cigarmakers
New York
Cileago
Cigarmakers’ Union
Journeyman Bakers’ and Confectioners International Union
Bryan
Maryland
National Mirror
Nocero
West Virginia
Stryan
South
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Union Labor
Gompers Bryan
Sabor
Labor
Sion
Dinement
Sere
Mertyes
Vals
American Federation of Later
Trad Onion
William Little
United Mine Workers of America
The
Terre Waute Lodge of
Iron
International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel
William HH
T. J. Dolan
Goypers
American Poeleration of Labor
Punani
Mr. Watterson
Philadelphia
Loquiror
Sherman
especi@i
Bryan and
Leading
Negro Journal
Action of Democrats
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