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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
15
Colonel William J. Bryan argues that Democratic gains signal victory and presses for universal bank deposit insurance. He criticizes current safeguards, cites bank failures, and notes examples from Oklahoma, urging banks to back deposits and protect savers. The talk emphasizes public trust, financial security, and national money staying within the United States.
A Bryan comment argues that declaring deposits guaranteed protects depositors and the community. He says uncertainty harms banks and prompts insolvency, and he prefers banks handle banking rather than government control, urging a deposits guarantee as an easy solution to financial troubles.
Wathan Straus a New York merchant and philanthropist explains his reasons for backing Mr. Bryan. He asserts Bryan will be elected, will foster general prosperity, and serve all people as a safe conscientious president regardless of class. He criticizes panic predictions and pledges support until election day.
A circulated poster features Judge Tafts appearance across cities. It claims Taft will explain how he gained power, accuses his backers including Standard Oil allies, and asserts he opposes jury trials for laborers while Wall Street trusts back him. It notes committee ordering.
Economist Edward A Ross now at Wisconsin University argues tariff schedules must be guided by a rational principle protecting public and national interests rather than by private and party contributions. He criticizes the Dingley act as influenced by profiteers, urging schedules that reflect labor cost differences and public welfare over corporate influence.
Mr Tutt advocates revising tariffs on pottery to ease consumer relief, while plain ware faces 3 percent duty and decorated ware 0 percent. Freight costs and packing duties raise overall price impacts, with The New York Times noting protection may fail to curb imports and arguing home industry is strong enough to resist duties. The Times questions why Tate can set the market alone.
Papav Friendly to Taft doubts good faith of party as calls rise for policy changes. Remarks cite past reciprocity promises and tariff fights, noting manufacturers seek higher duties. Critics accuse party leaders of duplicity while arguing for a clear explanation of Republican missteps over ten years of ascendency.
Voters should study the new voting method and understand the ballot layout. The Democratic device is a roaster and the Republican device is an acorn. the Democratic column appears first, followed by Republican, with presidential electors listed before state candidates.
Instructions outline casting ballots by state county and township, or by machine, with emphasis on straight party voting and marks. It cites penalties for buying or selling votes, and notes procedures for voters unable to read English or mark ballots. It preserves historical language and includes the 1905 act details.
Jesse F. Orton argues that high duties tempt monopolistic trusts and that removing excess rates while enforcing injunctions and prosecutions could curb monopoly. He dismisses Taft’s claim that freeing trust products would destroy business and calls for tariffs to curb temptations without harming productive capital.
A garbled piece discusses profits tied to a manufacturer and associates claiming a monopoly in the American market. It notes a $30,000 estate linked to Willa Leeds and a duty of $20 per ton, suggesting ulterior motives and critiques of industrial gains impacting workers and the broader public.
The passage questions who should judge what is reasonable in a dispute over grammar and profiteering. Edward M. Shepard argues that profiteers will defend their actions as reasonable, a conclusion deemed eminently reasonable, though the text remains muddled.
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