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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
4
A political broadside argues for Democratic victory in Missouri, accusing Hadley of inaction against the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association, condemning corporate coercion, and urging voters to back the Democratic ticket on November 3. It contrasts tariff reform timelines and criticizes Republican strategies as delaying essentials until after the election.
The speakers denounce oppressors endorsing the Republican party as pursuing imperial policies contrary to the spirit of the Declaration of Independence and to the U S Constitution. The remarks advocate human liberty and universal rights.
A political piece attacks Hadley for campaign finance dealings and accuses Republicans of enabling trusts. It contrasts Taft era policies with Democrat principles, claims immense influence of breweries and monopolies, and argues the Republican platform is evasive while trusts profit at the people's expense.
A fragment asserts that the Republican party is funded by a small elite granted legal favors by Republicans to seize money unjustly. The passage hints at systemic graft and control by a privileged group influencing party finance.
The piece attacks the Aldrich-Vreeland law as a damning Republican era policy enabling market manipulation by a few. it condemns tariff taxes on everyday purchases and urges voting for Bryan or Taft. It references Edmund Pike’s return, a photo of the Patrick McLeod family, editor-community tensions, and critiques of local preachers and editors, noting Emporia’s William Allen White.
The Columbia Tribune urges every male citizen twenty one to vote to build a Democratic majority in Missouri. It argues central counties like Boone Monroe Howard and Callaway can elect W S Cowherd and the state ticket, condemns private money lending in farm lands, and labels the “mysterious stranger” a closed incident.
A meeting in Palmyra Missouri heard the owner of the Palmyra Creamery owes patrons about 2600 for milk and 1000 on creamery and ground, over two months behind on milk payments. A plan to transfer the business to patrons and have trustees continue the venture was favored for the next meeting. Roosevelt is Boomed. Roosevelt as world president is the Reform Bureau’s aim with an international government at The Hague and Dr Wilbur Craft predicting success. Perry S Rader to speak in the city at 7:30 Saturday night.
The New York Herald notes that Bryan’s election would not trigger a financial catastrophe and that his acceptance speech has strengthened public confidence. It observes Bryan mellowing in retirement and contrasts Roosevelt’s growing radical stance with Bryan’s cautious conservatism and rising popularity.
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