Democats Clash Over Reform and Roosevelts Backers
A 1902 editorial voice rails at cholera dangers in the Philippines and queries political maneuvers around Roosevelt’s 1904 farming mate, Mark Hanna, and party loyalty. It criticizes Democrats in office seeking power, laments party shifts, and notes figures like Tom Johnson and Mellon era debates while referencing Kilns and Miles in a sweeping critique of governance and privilege.
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Minnesota
Roosevelt
Mark Hanna
Commoner Editorial Snippets Reflect Political Tensions
W J Bryan's Commoner notes justice questions in Minnesota and questions about Chaffee and the army. It mocks acquittal of a Philadelphia ballot box stuffer, mocks Belgian hare trust issues, and cites Patton profits. Oregon Democrats win governor race while Republicans push a reform platform amid tariff talk and banker's wary financiers.
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W. J. Bryan
the Commoner
Mernate Hill
Minnesota
Kitcheney
John Bull
Alms House
Chaffee
Philadelphia
Oregon
Amas
Anaes
Poe
Renee
Ry Ted
Fragment on Jefferson and election method ethics
A historical excerpt notes Jefferson’s view that the voting method was out of harmony with a popular government, reflecting the Democratic party’s origin as the Republican party and the enduring tension over democratic electoral practices. The quotation emphasizes enduring debate about who should elect leaders.
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Schwab
Steel Trust Fame
House of Privilege
Steel Trust
United States
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Jefferson
Hanna and Roosevelt in Ohio clash over civil service
The Ohio Republican convention showed fierce loyalty to Hanna prompting congressman Burton to oppose Hanna for senator. Roosevelt supposedly backs an investigation into Hanna’s civil service favors, including the so called Hanna’s retreat in Cleveland. The feud foreshadows a bigger Democratic split and questions merit rules as Roosevelt’s administration faces critique for loosening civil service protections.
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Ohio
Hanna
Roosevelt
Burton
Cleveland
Civil Service
McKinley
Coal deal in Franklin BC sells stake to French syndicate
Frank of Butte sells a three fourths stake in his coal mines at Franklin British Columbia to a French syndicate for 1,300,000 dollars. The note mentions that even admitted reasons may not affect civil service qualifications of the victim, referencing Louis Post's Public.
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Mr.Hobson
Rome
Louis Post
H. L. Frank
Butte
Franklin
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