Taft farmer speech reply criticizes dinner pail imagery
Blair Nebraska letter argues Republicans misled workers a generation ago with the dinner pail and now fail farmers with a full barn basket. It cites high prices, tariffs, trusts, and contested reforms, claiming farmers suffer under Republican rule while urging honest elections and broader soil policy.
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Blair, Neb
Bryan
Mr. Taft
Taft
Republican Party
Canada
England
Republicans Push South Representation for VP Ticket Four Years Hence
A Cincinnati Chronicle summary notes Kohlsaar visits the White House urging President Roosevelt to back a plan to reward the South with a vice presidential slot four years ahead. The piece argues Republicans have long talked of South representation but rarely delivered, calling for tangible action and cabinet influence instead. Cleveland is cited as the only president recognizing Southern interests.
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Kohlsaar
White House
Roosevelt
South
Fast
Koblsant
Cleveland
Foley's Drino Laxative credited with saving life
A. Wolkush of Casimer Wis reports that after his boy suffered severe constipation and high fever, two doses of Foley's Drino Laxative brought the fever down by morning and left the child entirely well, praising the remedy as life saving. The notice lists W. S. Martin Co as the source.
Depositor versus Banker letter to James B. Forgan
A depositor writes to James B. Forgan of the First National Bank of Chicago warning a Bryan victory could trigger bank panic and urging prudent leadership. The author questions the banker's political stance, stresses loyalty, and asks how public statements affect depositor confidence and employment, urging calm and continued deposits.
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Willis J. Abbot
James B. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
Sam
Forgan
Bryan
Smith
First National
Campaign Sub scriptions and Democratic Fund Appeal
The Democrats receive and acknowledge contributions to the Democratic National Campaign Fund in any amount from one dollar upward, promptly to the local treasurer of the Campaign Committee. Thousands of good Democrats in North Carolina should esteem it a privilege to contribute their portion to the success of the party.
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Democratic National Campaign
North Carolina
Taft on Republicans in North Carolina
Taft contends the North Carolina Republican party would be stronger as a voting party if all federal offices were held by Democrats. He notes public office as an honorable aspiration but argues fixed federal appointment power harms both officials and the community. He warns Southern Republicans represent a factional base for federal offices, alienating local business leaders and sustaining current South political conditions.
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Taft
Republican Party
North Carolina
Repubican Party
South
Taft Stance on Bank Deposits Sparks Laborer Debate
The article questions President Taft's view that a worker who saves in a bank is not entitled to withdraw funds on demand. It argues such reasoning would shock bank wreckers and challenges the premise, noting human nature and the difficulty of persuading laborers to accept limited access to their savings.
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Bryan
Taft
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Dress Goods and Nation Department
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