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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
9
Taft directs the mammoth Panama Canal project and raises Isthmian labor wages by longevity. He approves about ninety million dollars in spending, ensures sanitation and worker health, and maintains vast support and logistics to complete the Atlantic to Pacific waterway.
The piece argues adverse charges link Gov Haskell to standard connections, suggesting suspicions affect his role in the Bryan campaign. It contrasts Haskell with Foraker, calls Bryan an experimentalist, and notes Democratic publicity and reform bills are opposed by Congress.
The Philippine commission reports the postal savings bank system, opened in Manila on Oct. 1, 1906, as a success. By year end 1906 there were 235 offices with 2 320 accounts still open and total deposits of 796 361.03 pesos. Withdrawals totaled 280 499.21 pesos, leaving net deposits of 804 08.51 pesos after nine months of operation.
Theodore Roosevelt praises William Howard Taft as the reform ally and faithful public servant, arguing Taft’s character and policies align with his own. He emphasizes Taft’s integrity, dedication to decency, and trustworthiness, asserting Taft will not err by doing wrong for any man. He singles out wage workers as a key supportive group for Taft.
Marine Note reports the ail tank steamer Co. N. Haskell on the way homeward bound to Oklahoma with a heavy first toe port. The item appears in the Portland Oregonian. Mr. Brian no longer refers to Mr. Roosevelt as his imitator and understudy, per the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The piece portrays William Howard Taft as a blend of humor and fierce reform. It stresses his altruism, notably in supporting the Filipino people, and his readiness to fight for causes beyond self. His judicial temperament, courage, and broad sympathy are praised as marks of fitness for the presidency.
The Saint Louis Globe Democrat notes Oklahoma will recover from its gold brick reputation in politics. The Omaha Bee remarks Mr. Bryan spends more time on the rear platform than the Denver platform. The Kansas City Star states Mr. Bryan has been right at least as often as he has been president.
A message from Fred W. Upham Assistant Treasurer urges Republican voters across the Middle West and Rocky Mountain states to donate one dollar to support Taft and Sherman. It notes campaign costs, bans corporate solicitations, lists state finance chairmen, and promises official receipts.
Clergymen across denominations defend Taft against religious attacks, boosting his image. Notable figures including Bishop Fallows and Archbishop Ireland praise his character and fitness, while critics who pressed Unitarian claims face backlash from Christian leaders praising Taft’s broad religious outlook.
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