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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
2
A garbled slate lists William J. Bryant John W Kern A C Shallenberger Garrett A T Gatewood William E Price Fleharty W Eastman Abbott Mackey and others as a slate for state and local offices including Secretary of State Attorney General and Superintendent with scattered party designations and unclear districts or dates.
The text lists three measures for voters: bank deposit guarantees, direct election of U S senators, and a net income tax on large incomes to fund government. It states three fourths of Nebraska voters support them and E'ryan backs all, while Taft and his party oppose. It ends with a prompt asking reader stance.
The piece discusses Nebraska politics and presidential candidates with references to William Jennies Brevan, Taft, Roosevelt, and Bryan Republicans. It notes Hughes’s veto of a 2 cent railroad fare bill and imagines Nebraska votes shaping the 1912 contest. It cites the Brooklyn Eagle and mentions Republican influence and reformers.
The former attorney general of Glin argues Taft leads the fray and cautions that futures and panics can occur under Republican rule as they have under other parties. He notes conditions reflecting market volatility and implies oversight failures.
A fragmented political-essay blasts the sugar trust for campaign funds and tariff boosts. It questions Panama Canal bond profits and Democratic hopes while accusing McKinley era trusts and Roosevelt reforms of failing to curb corporate power.
W J Wells former Plattsmouth editor now leads the Red Iowa Express praises the Colonel as a capable and principled candidate for representative from Cass and Otoe counties. He notes Wells supported by Republican readers but acknowledges cautious optimism about Bryan's election prospects.
A letter denounces Congressman Pollard for avoiding his district to dodge questions from constituents. The writer accuses him of cowardice for shunning voters and avoiding direct answers the First Congressional District deserves, criticizing political opponents in Kansas.
A discussion argues corn prices rise with world demand and tariffs do not set farm prices. It notes U S output surpasses 70 percent of world production and critiques tariffs as absurd while linking price to Liverpool markets and global surplus.
Democratic candidate Hos A C Shallenberger will address voters in Piattmouth on Monday night October 26. The message urges support for C M Seybert for county commissioner as a clear headed honest upright farmer dedicated to the county's interests.
The man Governor Hughes, who recently toured Nebraska to dictate policy, is the same governor who vetoed the 2-cent law after New York's legislature passed it.
Ex Secretary Shaw warns that over 300000 freight cars sit idle on rails and 8000 locomotives are out of service. He notes a quarter of residents in several large cities are idle while free soup houses appear for the first time under a Republican administration.
Republican managers demand a 3 percent cut in annual salaries of women state employees from laundry maids to superintendents. The party plans to issue the statement after the election, per Beatrice Sun and Nebraska City News reports.
The Omaha Bee editors urge voters to back Billy Ramsey for Cass County attorney, praising his law practice and integrity. They warn against corruption and spy tactics, urging citizens to report any fund misuse tied to William J. Bryan's supporters and Democratic committees.
The Omaha Bee calls Democrat A. C. Shallenberger hypocritical and double-dealing while noting its own editorial ridiculing the GOP tariff plank as a Bryan extract. It compares the Bee's stance to the Republican platform’s claim of unequivocal revision up or down.
The piece lists ten reasons Bryan would win including labor unity with about 90 percent backing, endorsements from gold Democratic bolters, widespread Republican quarrels threatening key states, a broken Republican “luck” due to a panic and unemployment, and a farming middle west reform movement.
A scanned dispatch discusses banking policy debated by Taft and Bryan. It notes Oklahoma actions under a new banking law allowing full depositor payment at the International Bank of Walscate and reports a creditors committee finding Farmers and Merchants' Bank depositors face a 415000 fee due to cashier Gazell's alleged embezzlement.
Clasped hands in Toledo as the political scene built toward the election. Taft faced unexpected trouble as Foraker’s actions threatened to unsettle party alignment and voter sentiment.
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