Journeying Is Land of Dreams in Hughes Speech
Gov Hughes denounces Bryans panacea for trusts as a land of dreams. He compares proposed federal licensing to restrict control of 25 percent of product to the 1908 and Bryan's previous schemes, warning of vagueness and unintended harms. He questions definitions of product and period, and defends patent laws as necessary to prevent private monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Hughes
Youngstown
United States
Mr. Bryan
How Taft Was Sought By McKinley
The article recounts Senator Taft receiving a telegram from President McKinley in 1900 inviting a meeting. Taft visits the White House and learns he is being urged to go to the Philippines to assist in civil government as the army advances. He debates the offer before accepting, marking his rise to the Republican presidential candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taft
United States Court
Federal
Cincinnati
William McKinley
Judge Taft
Washington
White House
Secretary Long
Navy
Elila Root
Mr. Taft
Philippines
Civil War debt and pensions praised by Sherman
The speaker argues that beyond monetary wartime indebtedness there is a lasting obligation to veterans. He credits the Republican party with creating pension laws that have paid over three and a half billion dollars to disabled veterans and survivors, calling the system unmatched in history and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
James 8. Sherman
Discrimination in Election Touches Lincoln Neb Farmer
Colonel Bryan laments the discrimination against farmers, noting the small number elected to Congress and the Senate. He chiefly rails at the nationwide refusal to elect a certain Lincoln Neb., farmer to the White House, as reported by the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Congress
Senate
Lincoln
White House
New York Tribune
Taft Family Heritage Traced From Uxbridge Roots
A historical sketch traces the Taft clan from Uxbridge Massachusetts to a strong political lineage. Alphonso Taft spoke of ancestral battles for independence and the Union, noting a long tradition of notable character and influence guiding his descendants toward national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uxbridge
Robert Taft
Alphonse Taft
Tafts
Aphonso Taft
Yale
Alphonso Taft
Peter Taft
Aaron
William Taft
Blarney Castle
Blarney
William
Notable Republican Unity and Bryan Mining Stock Proposal
A Republican speaker emphasizes party strength and fulfilled pledges, urging support for the standard bearer to victory. The Omaha Bee notes William Jennings Bryan could boost support in the Rocky Mountain states with a federal mining stock deposit guaranty proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
James
Sherman
Bryan
Omaha Bee
Views on a proposed bank deposits guaranty plan
An expert argues that mandatory bank deposit guarantees fail to fix underlying banking flaws and threaten public discipline. He warns the public would lose judgment, competition would push risky banks, and conservative bankers would lose rewards, harming long term financial stability.
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George E. Roberts
Mint
Rople
A. Janker
Oklahoma
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Bryar
Roosevelt
THE
Sentinel
Baltimore American
Taft
M’kinley
Mass
Antee
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