The Wages of Railway Employes in 1905 and 1900-01
Official statistics from the Interstate Commerce Commission report wages for 1,812,537 railway workers across all classes and the average daily earnings by class. The findings show real wages declined since 1890, with most commodity buying power dropping around five percent overall, despite wage data.
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Bureau of Labor
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Coe
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The Democratic View by Edward M. Shepard in Bennington
In a Bennington speech Edward M. Shepard presents the Democratic view arguing growth stems from American liberty and productive citizens. He praises land, war, climate, and seeks continued principles with less foreign entanglement and reduced military spending while boosting trade freedom and national rights.
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Edward M. Shepard
New York
Bennington
Way
Shepard
Democratic Party
Presidents Dream of War vs Judge Parker Peace Plea
A campaign card from the National Democratic Committee contrasts Roosevelt’s wartime dream with Judge Parker’s peace plea. It cites Roosevelt’s governorship speech and Parker’s acceptance speech, arguing about military spending and nonintervention, framing the contrast in the 1904 political context.
Roosevelt's War Spirit and Political Favoritism Examined
Professor Henry Looms Nelson argues in the New York World that the Roosevelt administration pushes autocratic tendencies by expanding armed forces and appointing loyalists like General Wood. He notes the Treasury shows a deficit of 4 million dollars in the current year and a surge in military expenditures versus 1908, while receipts drop by six million.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Wood
Treasury
Tta
Henry Looms Nelson
New York
Roosevelt and Supreme Court Revolt Questioned in Open Letter
Beaumont Texas lawyer I M Hardy writes to the New York World posing whether a Roosevelt victory guarantees court stability and whether a newly appointed Supreme Court justice could be influenced by arguments that the President’s pre election acts were ratified by the people. He suggests a plausible constitutional challenge backed by a strong majority.
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I. IL. Hardy
Beaumont
Texas
New York World
Mr. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
United States
Depew Praises Parker for Gold Telegram Honesty
Senator Chauncey M. Depew, speaking on Labor Day at daumarken N. ., lauded Jude Parker at the St. Louis convention. He praised Parker for honesty and courage in sending his famous gold telegram, highlighting the act as a notable display of principled conduct.
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Daumarken
Chauncey M. Depew
St. Louis
Jude Parker
Protecting Industry Versus Monopolies, 1904 View
Quote from Prof. John B. Work of Columbia University in the Political Science Quarterly September 1904 contrasts protecting an industry to let Americans profit fairly with shielding a monopoly to curb foreign competition, enabling the trust to price abroad and at home differently.
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John B. Work
Columbia University
the Political Science Quarterly
Tariff Swindle Harms American Workingmen
A critical view argues the Dingley tariff raises prices on goods while leaving labor on the free list, inviting immigrant labor that depresses wages. It cites rising prices, rising trusts, and many foreign workers as undermining strikes, urging tariff reforms to aid workers.
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Willian D. Kelley
Congress
Tattlefield
Maine
A Man of War in Open Letter to President Roosevelt
Harrisburg Star-Independent reports an open letter to President Roosevelt critic by Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World. The piece argues Roosevelt favors war, seeks conquest, and disdains peaceful achievements, contrasting him with Washington and Grant who valued peace.
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Harrisburg Star-Independent
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Theodore Roosevelt
Pulitzer
United States
Soosevelt
Washington
Grant
Judge Crosby backs Parker for President outspokenly
Judge Ernest H. Crosby former New York Assembly member and International Court judge in Cairo declares support for Parker. He argues imperialism and militarism eclipse domestic issues like wealth distribution and warns against foreign conquest creating caste and entrenched aristocracy at home.
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Ernest H. Crosby
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Assembly
International Court
Cairo
Egypt
Parker
Crosby
New York Reform Club
Frick Named Financial Head of Republican Drive in W Pennsylvania
A Pittsburg telegram to the New York World says Henry Clay Frick was appointed the financial head of the Republican campaign in western Pennsylvania to secure funding from local manufacturers. The appointment may have been made by George B. Cortelyou, former Secretary of Commerce and head of the Republican National Committee.
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New York World
Pittsburg
Henry Clay Frick
Pennnsylvania
George B. Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Prosperity Claims Burned by New York World Report
A contrarian take argues prosperity touted by Republicans is illusory. It cites New York World figures on rising urban distress, unemployment, bank failures, and collapsing real estate. The piece criticizes Secretary Wilson for portraying universal prosperity to aid partisan aims.
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New York
Angus
Ata
Wilbon
Evers
Mekhinies
Wilsons
Des Vmanes
Tiolley
Beet ‘Trust
Cies
Lewa
Faviain
Republican Party
Wilson
Fairbanks Parrot Like Rhetoric in Vermont Speech
The piece denounces Fairbanks as repeating party talking points and misrepresenting history. It argues his statements ignore the Panic of 1893 and the Democratic tariff bill, claiming Republican claims of prosperity are unfounded. The text labels him a machine politician and cautions Democrats about GOP stump tactics.
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Chaciment
Semetoel Fairbanks
Vermont
Fairbanks
Cleveland
Republican Party
Wil Keepobi
Shaw
Wilson
Imperial presidency defended in constitutional government base
The St Louis Republic argues that constitutional government requires no imperial presidency. It asserts that war has been declared when needed and the Monroe Doctrine has been defended successfully at every stage. The piece stresses the success of constitutional presidents in guiding national policy.
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St. Louis Republic
Retirement of Major Jerome A. Watrous Sparks Political Critique
The retirement of Major Jerome A. Watrous from the Army Pay Department draws criticism of political favoritism. He entered service in 1890 after leaving civilian life, rose to lieutenant colonel on retirement eve, and will receive higher retired pay for limited combat duty. Critics label the move as improper patronage and liken it to a presidential milkwoman appointment.
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Lousevelts
Jerome A. Watrous
Army
Watrous
Mmy
New York
Ballots Better Than Strikes for Wage Gains
A historical analyzing piece argues ballots outperform strikes in raising wages by reducing prices through limiting protected trusts. It explains that real wages depend on goods bought, not just money paid, and warns voters that policies increasing costs harm workers while boosting monopoly prices. The piece urges working men to consider voting measures that curb trusts to lift overall living standards.
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Nerd
Eamyp
Sears
Speech excerpts question Parker tone and constitutionalism
The text quotes a treatise by Wine Boll Hornblower praising Parker's constitutionalism and critiques Roosevelt. It questions whether voters can be swayed by dramatic rhetoric or thunderous speech, asserting that the Constitution and government of laws, not of men, should guide decisions. It poses concerns about Roosevelt’s expansion beyond constitutional bounds.
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Dudee Parker
New York ‘Times
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt does not seek autocracy yet warns against war spirit
Professor Henry Loomis Nelson argues in the New York World that Roosevelt’s silence and stance against autocracy stress the need to defend democracy. The piece contends Taft’s attempts to sway Republican readers, while Roosevelt’s own position risks polarizing voters and shaping the political system.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Vermont
Mrr
Henry Loomis Nelson
New York World
Tarted Demands Revision and Industry Trust
A 1904 quote from Prof. John B. Clark argues that protective practices in nursing and fostering, initially for infant growth, may be unnecessary later, serving to aid monopolistic power in the industry. He notes two roles: safeguarding trust and supporting industry protection.
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John B. Clark
Columbia University
New York for Parker declares big state support
The piece argues nationwide concern about Tammany in Greater New York is unfounded and forecasts New York State backing Parker by at least 60,000 in the election.
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New York
The Fat Fryers and the Dollar Power Debate
Boston writer Thomas W. Lawson continues his Trenzied Finance series in Oversbods Magazine. He exposes Standard Oil and copper trust magnates allied with Rockefeller, arguing money steers elections, courts, and laws. Lawson warns dollars control candidates and policy, shaping US politics nationwide.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Oversbods
Standard Oilain
Paceline the People
Min Lawson
Rockefellers
Sme
Lawson
United States
Dollas
Our
Republic
Unite States
Trusts in England and U.S. tariffs cited in campaign dispute
The piece critiques Republicans for distorting trust and tariff facts. It notes English trusts as 128 concerns with 250 million capital in 1890–1900 and cites a 1908 Congressional Record list of 500 trusts with 14 billion capital. It argues U.S. tariff history under McKinley and Dingley produced many trusts and mocks limited view beyond England.
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England
Polliver
Unet
Steen
Congressman Littlefield
Congressional Record
Littlefield
Iogh
H. C. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Roosevelt's woolly horse jibe in the press
The Army and Navy Critic reprints a cartoonish remark about Senator Fairbanks in which Roosevelt is likened to a woolly horse from Indiana. The piece mocks the president and defends Fairbanks, framing Roosevelt as a chivalrous yet biting figure in political theater.
Four Years of Sundrilded Rooseveltish
The St. Louis Republic urges voters to reject unbridled Rooseveltism and prefer the qualified Rooseveltism they know, arguing that four years of unchecked power would exceed acceptable limits and urging a negative answer from the public.
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Roosevelt
St. Louls Republic
Quote on duties and mature industries from John Bates Clark
Prof John Bates Clark argues in Political Science Quarterly September 1904 that certain industries have matured beyond infancy and that protective duties now mainly foster monopoly, suggesting duties are no longer necessary for infant industries and may impede competition.
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John Bates Clark
Political Science Quarterly
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