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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
2
A weekly Plattsmouth Nebrask a note discusses Bryan notices and media bias. It praises State Journal Lincoln coverage and criticizes Omaha Bee and Hearst papers. It endorses John Mattes of Nebraska City for secretary of state in the September 1 primary.
The Cass county slate features Senator W. B. Banning and reps Jnc P Sattler O W Laughlin with M A Bates as float representative and Cam Seibert as commissioner Will C Ramsey, praised by The Herald as reputable citizens. The piece also mocks the Democratic Third district and notes Republican panic over money and the Bryan notification visit policies.
The piece notes Taft supporters abandoning the South to push Ohio campaigning, a five million dollar copper company under receivership, and rail excursions favoring Taft while Bryan’s Lincoln gain is snubbed. It also warns New York Republicans face a difficult dilemma and mocks Democratic dinner party prosperity.
The quote contrasts corporate pressure with farm interests, noting farmers are always warned about tradeoffs. It highlights a recurring dynamic in Washington where concessions are framed as a choice benefiting powerful groups over farmers.
Bryan urged Oklahoma voters to adopt the constitution aimed at deposit guarantee and corporate trust control. Taft urged rejection of the regulations and maintains opposition to them. The question remains who supports or opposes the proposed rules.
The Roosevelt managers plan to send Taft home after a series of weak speeches in Kansas City Boston Cooper Union New York and Grant's Tomb. Taft avoids outlining plans and loses votes while critics urge Taft supporters to back Bryan on the bank deposit issue. A Taft Club at Pawnee City endorses the Bryan deposit law risking party ticket alignment.
A summarization of Democratic platform pledges includes trial by jury in indirect contempt cases, employer liability act, national labor department with a cabinet representative, tariff revision and wood pulp duty repeal, restricting the speaker’s powers, campaign finance publicity, railroad regulation, home rule, administrative economy, fewer government office holders, a guarantee fund for national bank depositors, postal savings bank, waterways improvement, Philippine independence, direct election of U.S. Senators, naval defence, exclusion of Asiatic immigration, separate statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, generous pension policy, and conservation of natural resources.
A review praises Mr. Bryan's third nomination speech as strong and statesmanlike, arguing it defends the Democratic platform, criticizes Republican misrule, and calls for reform rather than revolution. It contrasts this with local critique of the Burlington shop move and flood concerns raised by the Havelock Times.
Local items note many residents like Margaret Livingston Chas Vroman J S Livingston and others traveling to Omaha Lincoln and Glenwood for visits business or leisure. Several delays arrivals by fast mail and regular trains mark daily movements and social calls across the region.
An eastern Taft supporting paper urges voters to focus on a doughnut illustration labeled Big Crop Natural Resources and hole labeled Business low mood, arguing Roosevelt caused it. A Republican exchange attacks government plunder by politicians, urging readers to turn the rascals out.
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