Taft Viewed as Highest Type of Christian Gentleman
A St Louis Globe Democrat correspondent recounts religious views of Taft and Bryan. Clergy and lay leaders in Ohio and Illinois praise Taft’s character and broad religious tolerance, noting his morals, jurisprudence, and public service.
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Illinois
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Globe- Democrat
J. C. Hartzell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bryan
Taft
Republic
United States
Selen Taft
Episcopal Church
Washington
Ethel Roosevelt
Fallows
Mr. Taft
Toledo
Ohio
Samuel Fallows
Ile
Tie
Adamses
Abraham Lincoln
Jesus Christ
Bryan's Inconsistencies in Popular Rule Debates
In a Boston speech Senator Borah critiques William Jennings Bryan for shifting positions on how the people should govern. He notes Bryan repeatedly endorsed initiative and referendum, rail ownership as a path for popular rule, and courts under public electors, then abandoned each proposition, questioning Bryan’s steadiness, judgment, and suitability for the presidency.
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Boston
Senator Borah
Bryan
Bryan and the Free Silver Debate Reconsidered
Kansas City Star argues that Bryan overstated free silver, noting its omission from this year's Democratic platform signals a shift in belief or political expediency. The piece contends a leader cannot escape the legacy of a once decisive issue amid times of prosperity.
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Bryan
Kansas City Star
Sound National Policy Remarks on Corporate Lawlessness
Hon. William H. Taft addresses Merchants and Manufacturers' Association in Boston urging national policy to end corporate lawlessness in interstate commerce. He argues ending unchecked stock and bond issuance will change corporate management and restore public confidence.
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Wm. H. Taft
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Boston
Mans
Drummers Help Taft Campaign Fueled by Sound Money League
The Commercial Travelers' Sound Money League plans a 1908 campaign to back Taft and Sherman. James S S Sherman pledges to address the first meeting. Col John L Shepherd chairs the Jewelers' Association and leads the league with Gen Joseph W Congdon and other prominent members. The noon day meeting tradition began in 1896 in New York. The league claims 200000 members, 75000 from New York houses, and advocates labor rights as free citizens, not party tools or pawns of presidents.
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Saya
Aaron A. Ferris
Cincinnati
Taft
Christ Episcopal Church
The
Jewelers’ Association
Joseph W. Congdon
Central Dry Goods Association
George FE. Victor
America
William E. Webb
James N. Dunham & Co
Walter Scott
Butler Brothers & Co
I.A. Hall
Jonas Langfeld
League
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Building ‘Trades
Chicago
Union Labor Organ
Virtue in Debate Prompted Challenge in Louisville
In Leslie M. Shaw's speech in Louisville, he boasted that Vir Bryan had dictated four platforms and challenged any man to admit any platform’s success, offering $10 for his photograph if he spoke up. The remark underscored rhetorical brinkmanship in a partisan setting.
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Bryan
Leslie M. Shaw
Louleville
Maryland My Maryland Taft Bryan Ballot Debate
A poem discusses Bill Bryan as he tours Maryland and Baltimore voters. It contrasts Bryan’s arguments with Taft’s appeal, noting Maryland may favor Taft. The piece references Judge Gray’s commodities clause ruling as a point of Democratic assessment.
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Bryan
Bill Bryan
Maryland
Baltimore
Gray
Sioux City Tribune
Rural Free Delivery and the Democratic Opposition
The rise of rural free delivery is traced from its 1892 recommendation by Wanamaker through Democratic resistance in Cleveland era debates. The piece argues opposition blocked early testing and expansion, while proponents claim the service boosted farm land values and connected communities, portraying it as a national good and necessity.
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United States
Wanamaker
Medinley
Postoffice Department
Cleveland
Congress
House of Representatives
Committee On
House
Wm. S. Wilson
Committee On the Postoffice and Post
Democratic Party
The
Republic
Bryan in 1924: A Minneapolis Humorist’s Take on Politics
A satirical piece recounts William Jennings Bryan in 1924 claiming the paramount issue is himself, joking about old age and declining lecturing fees. It notes Kermit Roosevelt wins the November 1924 election over Bryan with a Roosevelt majority.
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Minneapolis
Mr. Bryan
Wairview
Bryan
Tom
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Minneapolis Journal
Taft Cautions Promises While Bryan Promises Freely
The Portland Oregonian notes Taft is careful to promise only what he can reasonably achieve, a stance seen as prudent but could be misread as lacking zeal for reform. It likens Bryan to a relentless campaigner who makes broad promises, citing past speeches from 1896 and 1900. The New York Tribune questions Bryan’s case under the will of the people versus the will of Philo S. Bennett.
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Yate
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt
Conrad Kohrs
Tafty
Portland Oregonian
Philo 8. Bennett
New York “Tribune
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Robinson
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