Democratic Opposition to Rural Free Delivery Stated
A partisan editorial defends rural free delivery and three Republican laws the homestead, national irrigation, and rural delivery programs. It criticizes the Democratic Party for opposing these measures and recalls past Democratic eras and economic woes to argue for continued Republican support and future expansion of rural mail delivery nationwide.
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Democratic Party
Abraham Lincoln
North
McNinley
United States
Bryan questioned on labor, direct primary and reform
Omaha Bee asked William Jennings Bryan about labor protections in the South, Nebraska direct primaries, anti trust laws, injunctions, bank deposit guaranty, senator elections, campaign finance laws, and the Nebraska fusion tactic misbranding electors. The questions probe party records and alleged inconsistencies.
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Bryan
South
Fusion
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Bryan and Hoch clash over prohibition letters in 1890s
Correspondence shows Governor Hoch using Bryan's preconvention writings to cast doubt on Bryan as a temperance candidate. Bryan's 1890 letter expresses opposition to prohibition but urges leaving liquor policy to voters, arguing a prohibition plank could lose Democratic votes.
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Hoch
Kansas
Wm. J. ‘Bryan
Bryan
Marion
Nebraska
Omaha
Governse Hoch
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Topeka
Bryan’s Supreme Court Showing Criticized in Letter
A New York World letter questions William Jennings Bryan’s Supreme Court performance in the Nebraska rate case. The author argues Bryan overlooked the Eleventh Amendment issue, suggesting his record across lecturing journalism and law underpins a flawed national leadership profile and raises concern about potential oversights if he became president.
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Bryan
United States Supreme Court
New York World
New York
Roosevelt
Watterson
Hearst
Taft
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Judge Taft Versus Bryan: A Safer Lead for President
The Springfield Republican weighs the choice of agents and judges temper, praising Taft as the safest leader while noting Bryan’s brilliance as a propagandist. It contrasts Taft’s industrious, unhurried approach with Bryan’s magnetic rhetoric and questions which would better serve the nation as president.
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Taft
Bryan
Congress
Senate
Springfeld
Wool firm insures against Bryanism with huge premium
Sigmund Silberman of Silberman Bros a major Chicago raw wool dealer offered a 10 000 premium on a 100 000 policy against the election of Bryan. He said Taft's victory would let them pay, while Bryan's win would cost about 100 000 and storage on held wool. He notes his Republican ties but calls the offer a business move.
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Sigmund Silberman
Silberman Bros
Chicago
Bryan
West
Taft
Silberman
Chicago Tribune
Mule and Elephant Battle in Taft Era Ballad
A political poem contrasts the Democratic mule and the Republican elephant as the 1908 election nears. It mocks Bryanites and lauds Taft, suggesting the country faces shifts in leadership and policy with rising mood for new enterprises.
Bonaparte Replies on Sherman Trust Prosecutions
Attorney General Bonaparte answers Josephus Daniels regarding trust prosecutions since 1890 under the Sherman act. He cites sixty-five total cases, fifty-six under Republicans and nine under Democrats, with nineteen of the Democratic cases since 1901 and five directed at labor groups.
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Daniels
Bonaparte
Josephus Daniels
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Mr. Roosevelt
Eugene V. Debs
Taft Cites Legal Record to Boost Labor Support
The Baltimore American summarizes Taft's Ohio speeches arguing his judge record on injunctions aided unions. He claims unions doubled and AFL growth surged under his legal stance from a decade or two earlier, asserting the law then protected workers and boosted organization numbers.
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Taft
Ohio
United States District Court
Arthur
Zanesville
American Federation of Labor
Baltimore American
Democratic speech in Iowa on restoring prosperity
Fragmented OCR text shows a Democratic speech by Mr Bryan in Iowa promising to restore prosperity. The garbled lines reference party power and an emphasis on democratic leadership, with incomplete statements about current conditions.
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Democratic Party
Bryan
Well
Iowa
Deposit guarantee plan fails to safe guard banks
The article argues that deposit guarantee plans do not increase banking safety and may encourage unsafe practices. It cites Oklahoma where 42 of 77 banks started with only 10 000 capital since the law began, and notes promoters planning more banks. It contends insurance cannot offset the risk of unsound banks.
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Oklahoma
Boston
Two faced Bryan circulates personal documents to woo voters
A New York Sunday Letter accuses William Jennings Bryan of sending two political leaflets to religious groups. One praises his virtue and altruism while the other shows his visit to the Vatican and sentiment toward Pius X. The piece argues such religious appeals should not bias American voters.
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Bryan
Prince of Peace
Ryan
Mr. Bryan
Vatican
Pius X
New York
San
Tnd
Question about policy and campaign priorities
The text presents a fragmented query to Hon. W. J. Bryan about campaign priorities and policy plans. It asks what specific policy will be pursued if elected to ensure work first and project clarity on future actions. The source cites a reader’s request for a definite answer in a state during the campaign.
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W. J. Bryan
Asa Jabwan
John
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