Democratic party needs truthful press and steady effort
The author argues that democratic papers have been captured by corporate interests and misled voters since 1896. He urges party voters to defend democratic principles, while noting how newspaper advocacy and economic conditions have shaped campaigns through 1904. The piece ends urging persistent cultivation of democratic doctrine for eventual triumph.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Cleveland
Chicago
Democratic
McKinley
Anthracite Coal Trust
The
Statesman
Austin
Tex
Democratic Party and the Money Question in Campaigns
A historic call for consistent Democratic stand on imperialism, the money issue, tariffs, and labor rights. It argues that party success rests on voters’ understanding, party principles in government, and applying Jeffersonian equality to all. It warns against imperialism and stresses reform of monetary policy and trust regulation.
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United States
Kansas City
Libery
Chicego
Congress
Democratic Party
Rane
Weaning of the Cleveland boom signals poor sucker fish year
The report argues that the dwindling Cleveland boom indicates suckers are failing this season, presenting it as evidence of a weak year for the species and related fisheries.
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Cleveland
Unclear political stance remark on Machen and Republicans
Fragmentary line questions Machen's ability to pull down Republican pillars if pressed, reflecting a partial partisan analysis without full context.
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Machen
Poem Request for Joaquin Miller Verse
A subscriber seeks a Joaquin Miller poem containing the line There was work to be done there was death in the air If any issue of the Commoner holds a copy and can send it to the publisher it will be forwarded
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Joaquin Miller
Good Roads Movement Info Sought by National Group Leader
Editor of the Commoner announces inquiries welcome about the good roads movement. W H Moore president of the National Good Roads association offers literature and answers to questions at 140 La Clede building St Louis Mo.
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W. H. Moore
la Clede Building
St. Louis
National Good Roads Association
Levee Critics Decry Mississippi River Dams and Politics
The Mississippi River appears bent on persuading engineers that the levee system is a total failure in all regards except funneling funds to political favorites.
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Mississippi
Public office viewed as private snap sparks Tug of dislike
Mr. Tulloch pursues steps likely to provoke strong disapproval from those who see public service as personal gain and a private perk.
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Mr. Tulloch
Wisconsin Republicans clash over party strategy
A sharp intra party dispute in Wisconsin shows Republicans at odds over reorganizing and influencing the party's direction. The rift centers on leadership and practical steps, limiting attention to broader party goals.
President vows firm stand on postal thefts
The nation awaits a strong rebuke from the president over postal thefts, signaling a stringent stance similar to past admonitions toward impulsive youth, with emphasis on order and accountability.
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Teddy
Opium Monopoly Sale May Spark Interest in Des Moines District
The Philippine government plans to sell the opium monopoly to the highest bidder. President Huill of the Philippine Lumber and Development Company still wields influence to gain insider access.
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Des Moines
Huil
Philippine Lumber and Development Company
Morgan Art Will Go to American Nation on Will Basis
London dispatch reports the highest authority says J. Pierpont Morgan’s art and treasures pass to the United States rather than his son. A duty free entry plan could arise if Morgan brings the collection in and pays duties, enabling the government to amass funds for its own collection.
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London
New York World
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
Filipino Bands Ordered To Play National Anthems
The carpet bag government of the Philippines pushes to prove superior wisdom by mandating that Filipino bands perform the Aguinaldo March and immediately follow with Star Spangled Banner to satisfy official protocol.
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Aguinaldo
The
Philippines
Republican Campaign Thunder Roars as Students Listen
A trust advocate addresses Minnesota students while a brute force apologist lectures Nebraska youths. The scene shows vigorous campaign energy amid expectations of an educational message from public discourse.
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Minnesota
Nebraska
Tariffs and Trusts Stir Debate on Wages and Prices
A column argues that tariff protection sustains trusts and keeps prices high for workers and farmers. It calls for removing tariff protection to lower costs, raise consumer spending, and boost farm and industrial vitality amid ongoing wage pressures.
The New Republican Way and the Old
The piece criticizes imperial rule in the Philippines and Puerto Rico, arguing the old Republican ideals of liberty and equal justice are not upheld. It cites Lincoln and Webster to condemn arbitrary rule and calls out perceived favoritism by President Roosevelt toward officials who smuggle.
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Philippines
Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Presidential diplomacy and navy appeal in San Francisco speech
The President argued that recent years require the United States to assume a leading global role and urged a vast naval buildup to defend what the nation holds. He framed this as readiness for potential conflict, prompting questions about his temperament and the information guiding his stance.
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San Francisco
Curious Weather Phenomena and Wall Street Flood Tale
The piece describes unprecedented dreath and heavy precipitation near Wall Street with imagined floods washing away offices and prosperity values. It warns the current tide of bad water may reverse economic fortunes and mocks Republican tariff prosperity amid political quips and a juvenile aside from Allison.
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New York State
Wall Street
Far-Seeing Protectionists in The Chicago Evening Post
The Chicago Evening Post denounces Chamberlain’s proposal to revive corn laws as misguided. It argues protectionists see no link between such tariffs and United States policy, noting protective measures fail under UK conditions and climate. The piece asserts true protectionists recognize economic limits of tariffs.
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Chicago Evening Post
United States
United Kingdom
Protection Logic Challenges English Competition Claims
The American Economist cites a Hannibal Missouri paper claiming high commodity prices in England match the United States. The letter questions why Dingley duties exist if England’s prices are equal and notes U S imports from England exceeded 180 million dollars last year. It demands answers before proposing further points.
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Hannibal
Mo.) Coursier-Post
England
United States
Missouri
Spoils of Presidential Trip Reach White House
The article describes gifts received by President Roosevelt during a campaign trip. Vans carried presents from a special train to the White House, including a large menagerie of animals from bears to tame badgers. The key item was a chinch from Western delegates to the Republican national convention.
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White House
Roosevelt
Quay Praises Roosevelt Amid Patronage Ties
The piece notes Senator Quay's satisfaction with President Roosevelt due to state patronage. It claims every Federal office in the state is filled by Quay partisans and mocks political alliances as strange bedfellows in current affairs.
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Quay
Roosevelt
Prosperity Clash Over Gould Plan Delayed RailroadExtension
The Gould combine has postponed extending its Wabash railroad saying improvements can be made in two years at lower cost. The remark is framed as treason against prosperity and a challenge to Republican party leadership, which touts prosperity and protection.
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Gould Combine
Republican Party
Lonesome in Prague consul recalls city and gloom
Judge A. A. Freeman of New Mexico recounts his Prague consulship under President Grant. He describes feeling lonely in the ancient Bohemian capital, its language barrier, historical sights, and a resigned farewell as he left the post.
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A. A. Freeman
New Mexico
Ebbitt
Prague
Alderty
Washington Post
Captured the Wrong Lion Head Waiter Honored Instead
Burton Holmes toured as a lecturer and recounts a reception where a social lion hunter mistook the head waiter for him. Extra arrangements were made for the expected lecturer, but the waiter appeared as the honored guest, leaving Holmes to observe the mistaken honor.
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Burton Holmes
Ile
Ao Elally
Snion
Tile
Mr. Holmes
The Little Maid’s Journey to Heaven in Verse
The poem recounts a young maid’s passage from earthly life toward heaven. It reflects on divine grace, the afterlife, and the soothing images of heavenly beings and eternal peace as Harriet Prescott Spofford contemplates a child’s spiritual ascent.
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Earth
Harriet Prescott Spoffold
Mechanical piano attachment Impresses guests at Colver home
F L Colver president of Frank Lee Popular Monthly Publishing Co is shown at his Tenafly residence with a mechanical piano attachment that failed to operate during a gathering. A guest remarks on how remarkable these devices seem and Colver jokes that the mechanism must be coaxed to play.
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F. L. Colver
Frank Leelie
Popular Monthly Publishing Company
Tenafly
New York Times
Favors Young Men for Office and Benner's Rise
Schwab supports worthy youths as protégés and has mentored several, including Benner a 32 year old New York resident. Benner is named president of a corporation at a $25 000 salary amid praise for his frugality. He is a bachelor living in upscale Pierpont apartments.
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Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Benner
Schwab, Carnezic & Co
Mr. Benner
Pierpon
Breaks the Bottle by Bowles Innovation for Ship Launch
Rear Admiral Francis R. Bowles, chief constructor of the navy and noted authority on launching, devised a device that lets the ship christener release the bottle as the vessel glides forward and the bottle swings accurately to the bow.
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Francis R. Bowles
Navy
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