Lyons Mirror Hails Primary Law Against Boss Rule
The Lyons Nebraska Mirror argues the primary law outperforms any other nominating system in Nebraska despite defects. It urges fixing flaws rather than reverting to boss-controlled methods and urges elector resolve in Iowa expressing strong support for the primary.
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Odebolt Chronicle recalls tariff clash and Cummins talk
The Odebolt Chronicle offers $100 to hear President Teft answer on tariff bills if he speaks from Des Moines on September 20. It questions why he protested the 100 percent duty rise on cotton goods and cites wool price hikes. The Jacksonville Times-Union mocks Uncle Geo Perkins and the Cummins boom, while a Green County report notes 300 miles of permanent gravel highways and praises local road progress.
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Jacksonville
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Green County
Hubbard Faults Cannon Rules Over Tariff Debate
Representative E H Hubbard of Iowa argues in a letter to the Kansas City Star that Cannon rule control stifled free debate and amendment on the tariff bill. He says the House lacks genuine discussion and that restoring its full authority is the national issue, with the speaker wielding undue influence. The Sac Sun reports his stance as consistent with his 1902 campaign pledge.
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High protection tariff theory and American labor questions
The text questions who are the protected American laborers and how they are protected. It cites 1905 figures of 5,470,321 laborers and alleges rising immigrant arrivals, noting steel and tinplate firms prefer aliens for open shop work. It argues capitalists favor foreign workers over native Americans and accuses tariff backers of steering aid toward millionaires.
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Pittsburg
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