The One-Term Pledge and Parker Attacks in Senate Speech
The piece argues against Alton B. Parker's call for a single presidential term. It defends Washington Lincoln Grant Cleveland and McKinley as presidents who pursued public duty over personal election concerns. It also denounces Senator Bailey's accusation that Theodore Roosevelt supports lynch law as inexcusable campaign vilification.
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Alton B. Parker
Washington
Lincoln
Pmce
Congress
Judge Parker
Ife
United States
Lincol
Grant
Cleveland
McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
The
Republic
George Washington
William McKinley
Union
Theodore Roosevelt
Bailey
Senator Bailey Accuses Roosevelt of Lynch Law
In Brooklyn on August 25 Senator Bailey of Texas charged that President Roosevelt advocates lynching for certain crimes. The speech, denounced as yellow journalism, claims Roosevelt would condone lynching though the President has consistently upheld lawful process.
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Bailey
Roosevelt
Texas
Brooklyn
Ile
Montana
United States
Union
Senate
York
Roosevelt’s Qualities Highlighted by Bailey in Brooklyn
The article recalls Senator Bailey’s praise and critique of Theodore Roosevelt, arguing that military prowess does not equal statesmanship. It traces Roosevelt’s career from Cuba service to roles as assemblyman, rancher, publicist, civil service commissioner, police chief, governor of New York, and president, praising his honesty, ability, and efficiency.
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Bonaparte
Europe
France
Cromwell
Naseby
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Theodore Roosevel
Andrew Jackson
Bailey
New Orleans
Grant
Hayes
Gar-feld
Carrison
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Texas
Cuba
New York
United States
Prosperity and Politics in a Gilded Age
A pro McKinley era argument cites pre 1896 panic and post election recovery. It notes large trade surpluses under McKinley and compares them with Cleveland's 1894 tariff period, urging Americans to favor current conditions over Democratic tariff policies.
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Mel
Inley
McSsinley
Cleveland
McKkinley
McKinley
Democratic criticisms of the open door and monopoly planks
The writer ridicules three Democratic platform planks the open door to Orient trade Jeffersonian simplicity and opposition to private monopolies. He argues the open door must not be conceded and warns against limiting patents or rural delivery schemes. ached with political attack on Roosevelt.
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Jefferson
Alton B. Parker
Parker
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Bell Telephone
New Jersey
Cause of Prosperity and Tariff Politics
The piece argues that prosperity across all industries comes from a protective tariff and sound money under a Republican administration. It cites President Roosevelt criticizing opponents who promise to revert past policy, asserting promises will be null and void if the current Democratic course continues.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt's View on Vice President Qualifications
The piece notes Theodore Roosevelt, then NYPD commissioner, wrote in 1896 that a VP should share the President's views, be trusted by party leaders, and ready to carry on if needed. It argues his later actions as president validated that prognosis, calling his early words prophetic in light of history.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Review of Reviews
New York Police Board
New York
Republican Party
McKinley
Rural Mail Service Costs Farmers Millions
The rural mail service proved a boon to farmers yet cost the postal system about 12 million dollars in the last fiscal year. Receipts lagged roughly eight million dollars behind expectations, per discussion in the New York Press.
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Great Public Ledger
New York
The Pending Strikes and Democratic Campaigning
An opinion arguing that labor strikes in the early 1900s are not a durable political weapon for Democrats. The piece contends strikes reflect periods of prosperity, compare wages and success rates under different administrations, and warn against using labor unrest as a campaign issue due to its mixed historical results and broader economic context.
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Fibor
Cleveland
McKinley
Roosevelt
Harrison
Garrison
Wight
American Federation of Labor
Philippine self government as duty of the United States
The essay argues the United States must educate and guide the Philippines toward self-government. It defends imperial responsibilities as American ideals in public schools, health, religious freedom, and protection, asserting the canal policy and empire are just and unselfish.
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Philippines
Pacific
Union
Ian
United States
Remedy for Business Paralysis After McKinley Victory
The excerpt notes that after McKinley’s 1896 election the government ran deficits, Cleveland’s administration borrowed heavily, and seven days after inauguration Congress passed the Dingley tariff bill. It claims the tariff restored prosperity with ample revenues and just rewards for labor and industry.
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McKinley
Cleveland
Congress
Official ICC Report Shows Rail Road Employees Rise in 1902
The Interstate Commerce Commission's 1902 report states 1,189,315 railroad employees in the United States, up 118,146 from 1901. It notes prosperity returned to railway transportation around 1898 during McKinley’s second year, with 28,476 workers on June 30, 1897, and a five year gain of 865,839.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
McWinley
The Crime of ’73 in Political Debate
The text debates whether the silver demonetization of 1873 was a real crime or a political scheme by Republicans to win support by a policy that brought prosperity, with 1896 and 1900 partisan accusations and counterclaims.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Lest We Forget Panics of Yore Remind Us
A Chicago Chronicle piece warns voters to heed past panics of 1893 and avoid trusting untried men. The poem urges caution against high promises, urging vigilance in how and whom they vote for to prevent new doom.
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Chicago Chronicle
Way for the Wheat
The article proclaims Allied forces in Asia eat American hardtack every other day, praising American wheat's role in the war effort and implying imperial reach through food aid. It underscores the strategic value of wheat production to sustain troops and bolster wartime diplomacy.
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Asia
Republican Canal Policy Criticizes Democratic Inaction
A political blast denounces the Democratic party for failing to advance construction of an isthmian canal. The speaker accuses Democrats of impudence for criticizing a policy they did not pursue themselves.
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Democratic Party
Hill on Roosevelt and Democratic stance in New York
The piece critiques the New Yorker stance and Democratic campaign tactics in New York, naming ex senator David Hill as a controversial figure and alleging shifts away from core party planks. It argues Roosevelt faces no fear from Hill’s influence but hints at internal party fissions and strategic criticisms.
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New Yorker
Widence
Roosevelt
David BB
New York State
St. Louis
Esopus
Wihieli
Bonth Africa
Colorado
Issine
Ninethegi
Ninethegi Industry, Seyaetor
Walfort
Theodore
Tie
Gaidienve
Hiture
Nas Mk Demateg
State Senate
Hoosevelts
New York
Chivid
Flill
David S. Hill
Oosevelt
Rise of Tin Plate Industry Spurs Protection Debate
Before a protective duty, U S tin plate imports ran about 600 000 pounds annually with payments exceeding 20 000 600. After McKinley tariff began in 1890 the first U S tin plate factory appeared, and production rose from 15 000 000 pounds in 1892 to 791 000 000 pounds by 1899. The text argues protection keeps money at home by producing tin domestically.
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United States
Taggart as an organizer and Indiana politics record
The article notes Hon. Thomas Taggart as Democratic State Central Committee chairman in 1892 and 1894 with near statewide outcomes, plus his role as Indiana member of the Democratic national committee in 1900 and 1902. It compares political results and tariff views, and cites railroad employment figures for 1895 and 1900.
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Taggart
Thomas Taggart
Democratic State Central Committee
Indiana
Iso
Democratic National Committee
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