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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
4
Hon F J Reinhard of Rockport will address the public in German at Fulda on Saturday October 3 at 7 pm. He will discuss the political issues of the day. Everyone is invited to attend. R E B Roberts, Chairman. Wm A McCullough, Secretary.
The message shows W J Bryan asking Lincoln Democrats to take down his pictures during Taft's visit. He urges courtesy to Taft while criticizing the Republican ring rule and calling for a square deal. Senator Foraker weighs in on economy and term limits as political debate.
Dale Reporter denounces Uncle Joe Cannon as a true blue Republican aligned with trusts and monopolies. The piece accuses him of thwarting popular will, favoring predatory interests, and cites opposition from Democrats and the American Conference of Methodist Ministers urging defeat at the polls.
A brief editorial statement rejects the notion that the Rockport Journal engages in deceptive political tactics to mislead voters and urges readers to seek reliable information before voting.
The editorial argues Bryan and the Democratic Party oppose a plan to guarantee bank deposits by taxing depositors. It contends the proposal would tax bankers, not depositors, to fund deposit guarantees and cites Taft and Republican platforms supporting banker responsibility and state efforts. The piece attacks the Journal for backing the banker-guaranty stance and frames the issue as a broader political battleground with roiling reactions in the press.
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