Four Great Facts Justify Republicans in 1908 Campaign
A Republican campaign text argues four reasons to reelect: 1806 pledges redeemed, resulting prosperity, fallacy of Democratic principles, and global and domestic gains from tariff, gold standard, Panama Canal, and labor protections. It claims twelve years of progress despite Democratic opposition and urges support in 1908 elections.
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Republican Party
United States
Republican Campaign
Trepublican
Republic
Panay Canal
Department of Commerce and Labor
Cuba
Panaina Canal
Trusia
Virile quote from Judge Taft on presidency principle
The Topeka Capital quotes Judge Taft saying he will not accept the presidency if it requires compromise with Senator Foraker or anyone else in matters of principle. The remark is noted as a quotable, memory-retaining line in American political history.
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Taft
Senator Foraker
Topeka
Roosevelt Replies To Bryan On Monopoly Cure
Theodore Roosevelt counters William Jennings Bryan by arguing that Bryan’s proposed radical measures against private monopolies would fail to cure evils and could plunge the nation into confusion. He urges voters to judge Bryan by his stated words and what he now seems to want forgotten.
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Mr.Taft
Mr. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Bryan Unlike Lincoln in Vote Canvass Remarks
Vice Presidential candidate Sherman spoke at Rock Island, accusing Mr. Bryan of courting fame by invoking Lincoln. He warned that the device insults the Civil War era and Emancipation Proclamation, urging voters to reject tactics that realign and ridicule America’s past leaders.
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Bryan
Republican Party
Mrr
Lincoln
Sherman
Rock Island
Bryan the Free-Trader and the Wilson Gorman Fight
A critical retrospective on William Jennings Bryan and his support for the Wilson Gorman tariff of 1894. It contrasts Bryanism with Cleveland Democracy, arguing the act harmed farmers and the economy, reducing sheep numbers and wool production, lowering wages, and triggering industrial decline.
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Bryan
House Committee On
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland Democracy
Public Welfare citied in Governor Hughes speech
In South Bend the governor argues for progress and honest administration. He says Bryan would have blocked candidacy. the Republicans must preserve proportion amid campaign heat to protect public welfare and stable enterprise.
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Hughes
South Bend, Lod
Bryan
Republican Party
Shall the People Rule Taft Bryan Taft in 1908 Opinion
A collection of letters and poems argues for Taft in 1908 with chorus lines proclaiming “The People still shall rule” and critique of Bryan. It cites 1896 and 1900 episodes, praises honest banking, opposes guaranteed deposits, and urges voting for William Taft while criticizing William Jennings Bryan. The letters frame Taft as steady progress and advocate Roosevelt era policies with naval and foreign policy caution.
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Yune
Joan Brown
Nebraska
Fairview
Taft
Bryan
Paramount Lessies
William
Noventer
William Bryan
Bf. F.C
Baltimore
Democrats Dodged Bryan Bank Deposit Plan Votes
Interview with Judge Walter J. Smith, congressman, recounts how in the last session Democrats failed to unite on a currency bill proposed by Mr. Williams of Mississippi. The measure promised a national bank deposit guarantee, but party lines and the record show most Democrats abstained or were split on adopting it.
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Kahn
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Standard O Trust
Finner
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Oight
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Sullivan
St. Louis
Parker
Tig
Sulivan
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Texas
Leviator
Kalley
Oklahoma
Haskell
Denver
Kentucky
Bryam
Goebellam
Beckham
United States Senate
Nebraska
Bryas
Q Cowboy
Jim” Dalliman
Roosevelt Urges Taft Backing For Strong Republican Congress
In a public letter to William B. McKinley, President Roosevelt urges citizens to back Taft and a Republican Congress. He argues harmony between President and Congress is essential to continue seven years of policy and warns a hostile Congress would thwart Taft.
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Taft
William B. McKinley
Eal
Republican Congressional
National Republican Committee
Congressional Committee
William A. Taft
Republican Congress
Congress
Ths
Mr. Taft
Tart
Kansas Bank Deposits Reach Record High After Panic
State banks in Kansas held over eighty three million dollars on Sept 1, the last call, a record high. In the eighty days before the prior call deposits rose by about one hundred thousand dollars daily, totaling an eight million dollar net increase. National banks are expected to show a similar gain.
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Big Western
Kansas
Topeka
Taft Pledges to Continue Roosevelt Policies at St Paul
Mr Taft told a St Paul audience that if elected he will devote all his energies to continue Roosevelt policies. He pledged to keep business honest and ensure every man stays within the law, regardless of wealth.
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Taft
the World
Europe
Japan
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Louis Shapiro
St. Paul
Bryan's ties with tainted bosses and reform foes
An exposé recalls Bryan's alliances with Standard Oil linked figures and Democratic operatives from Illinois to Nebraska. It cites Sullivan, Connors, Murphy, McCarren, Belmont, and others, detailing support funds and shared aims against reform administrations, with Missouri and Indiana as key examples.
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New York
Mr. Bryan
Fingy” Connors
Charley” Murphy
Pat” McCarren
Standard of) Trust
August Belmont
T. Portune Ryan
Trust Officinls
Tee Track
Magher
J. Perrine Ryan
W. F. Sheehan
Nebraska
United States Senate
Bryan
Thes
Standard of Interests
Jas
Chanler
Pennsylvania
Colonel Guffey
Democrats
Standard Ol
Denver
Taft urged to hold to original resolution not answer Bryan
The Philadelphia Ledger argues Taft should stick to the original resolution and avoid answering every Bryan statement. It predicts Bryan will deny all if given time, leaving Taft to respond only when necessary.
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Taft
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Philadelphia Ledger
Haskell and Bryan Circle Noted in New York World View
The New York World notes Haskell’s value lies in illustrating the type of men who would surround Mr. Bryan, signaling political alignment and influence in Bryan’s circle.
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Haskell
Mr. Bryan
New York
Gioba
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