Temperance, Tariffs, and Trusts Debate in Indiana Politics
A speech extract from R B Taylor at South Whitley on October 16 1908 argues that temperance local option is moral law and that tariffs protect industry. It critiques trusts and defends maintaining protective duties while urging tariff reform based on exact facts to curb abuses without harming independent producers.
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Taylor
South Whitley
Ben
United States
Universa Prine
Tirvan
Willauersaet
Aryan
Marshall Lincoln flap stirs Indiana Republicans and recalls party loyalties
The piece examines Thomas R. Marshall invoking Lincoln to aid a Democratic ticket, sparking anger among older Indiana Republicans who remember Lincoln’s war policies and prior Democratic opposition. It cites family history and local veterans questioning Marshall's Lincoln praise and notes broader anti-prohibition and pro-business sentiments, including a Newport brewery letter urging support for the Indiana Democratic ticket.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
Marshall
Lincoln
Indiana
Marshal
Marshall the Elder
Tom
Abe Lincoln
Why Farmers Should Vote Republican Ticket
A political piece argues farmers prospered under Republican tariff and warns in November voters to mirror 1896 prices versus 1908 costs. It notes farm land and product values rose while consumer goods stayed steady, and comments on Mrs Bryan and labor figures like Watson Perkins and Gompers.
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John Mirchel
Bryan
New York World Telegram
Mitehelll
Mitchell
Gompers
Taft
Watson
Tess
Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis News
Temperance and politics mix in Indiana banquet remarks
An Indianapolis banquet by the Merchants and Manufacturers club, aimed at defeating temperance, is cited to show voters in Crawford and Perry counties what candidate John Sweeney stands for. Speakers praised liquor interests, noting support for Sweeney to protect the liquor question, while local boards resisted brewers’ political campaigns.
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Merchants and Manufacturers Club of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Sweeney
Indianapois News
Nick Beamel
Tell City
Manufacturers and Merchants’ Club
C. J. Root
Terre Haure
Brewers Press Campaign Push Against County Local Option
Candidate Marshall claims independence from brewers while supporters include brewers saloonkeepers and dive-keepers in the county local option debate. The article notes the intensified effort by brewers still backing the measure.
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Marshall
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