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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1908
Page
3
The piece recounts Secretary Taft declaring Philippine railway bonds taxable like others after a debate spurred by a rumor of tax exemption. It covers Taft's campaign events, Ohio prospects, and remarks on Governor Hughes, plus Edward B. Whitney advocating for Public Service reforms and through rates for street railways.
The Taft campaign plans car and personnel logistics for the week long stops. Officials specify rear platform speaking when possible to save transfer time and require multiple conveyances to separate Taft, his staff, and local hosts. Newsmen and party aides accompany Taft in dedicated cars with limits on local committee boardings.
Indianapolis October 2. A marked improvement in John W. Kern Jr is reported and his father says My son s much better We feel hopeful about his condition and I will leave tomorrow on my campaign trip He is scheduled to tour Indiana in a special train leaving Indianapolis early Monday and ending Saturday night
Jonathan A. Rawson Jr. reports letters from American manufacturers nationwide showing a strong Taft bias. Replies from twelve firms in ten states indicate orders tied to election outcomes and a belief Taft will restore prosperity, with one Michigan exception preferring Bryan on tariff views.
Brooklyn pastors in sermons yesterday urged voters to back Governor Hughes. Dr Cortland Myers accused gamblers and horsemen of opposing morality while Dr Nacy McGee Waters praised Hughes as a reformer who would regulate corporate power. He contrasted Hughes with Chanler, claiming Hughes acts for the people.
Judge Taft and William J. Bryan launch three days of speeches across Manhattan Westchester and along the Hudson with overlapping routes. Major stops include New York City venues like Madison Square Garden and Brooklyn halls as the two camps clash over campaign ground.
A Taft praised account lauds his rulings on injunctions and labor disputes. It highlights the Narramore case protecting workers from unsafe railroad practices, cites Taft’s labor reforms, and notes the administration’s role in arbitration, wage protection, eight hour laws, and federal child labor standards.
Theodore Roosevelt urges Taft election to advance social and industrial reforms and avert economic chaos. He praises Taft as a fearless defender of labor rights and American citizenship, urging railroad workers and other laborers to back him for stability and progress. Signed by Theodore Roosevelt and P H L Grace of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Albany October 1 Governor Hughes took a rest from campaigning and handled official duties and about a thousand letters. He will tour a whirlwind final campaign week speaking in Joharie Fort Plain Gloversville Schenectady and New York City before Oswego Fulton Batavia Dunkirk Jamestown Callicoon Kingston and Orange County. His health is improved and he remains eager for the final push.
William C. Brown of New York Central urged railroad workers to reject government ownership advocated by Bryan. He contrasted U S and European rail pay and highlighted Taft’s support for private ownership with strict regulation, praising Taft on the Arnodor injunction and labor rights framing.
President Parsons says the Republican county committee is still short of funds and must cover the necessary expenses of the closing campaign. He urges all who can contribute to do so immediately, emphasizing this Democratic stronghold as the hardest fought area.
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