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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1912
Page
4
The Roosevelt party backer aid for southern whites who deny black rights is critiqued. President Taft’s address to Maryland Republican editors expresses strong faith in the electorate’s intelligence and sober judgment, a confidence the piece expects will be borne out in November.
President Taft told Maryland Republican editors that rivals will press false charges and use dishonest tactics. He warned that electors who vote for another party’s candidate would betray the ballot and that a true fight demands honesty from all sides. He avoided harsher terms but faulted rival factions.
President Taft denounces Republicans aligning with a third party as treacherous and calls for a clear choice for a square deal. He blasts Roosevelt and warns the third term campaign could shift on tariff planks, noting bosses support for the candidate and predicting opportunistic changes to aid the Republican cause.
The piece questions the sincerity of the third-term candidate after his proclaimed willingness to accept another’s nomination. It argues the campaign was a calculated act to gain power, citing Roosevelt’s anger at a Missouri compromise candidate and likening the convention to a puppet show. The author accuses the Oyster Bay candidate of grandstanding and hypocrisy.
A critical column attacks Theodore Roosevelt as a ruthless party boss and dictatorial figure. It argues his leadership relied on dictation, his convention control, and a third party strategy to elevate him, aided by machine politicians and aggressive trusts, revealing alleged hypocrisy and manipulation.
The National Fertility League warns of a looming agricultural crisis if soil is not improved. President Howard H. Gross cites studies predicting famine within twenty years unless farming productivity rises. Experts urge farmer education and government supported extension departments to boost soil fertility and national food security.
A fragment suggests debate over the motives of Roosevelt party funders, noting multi millionaire backers and skepticism about their concern for genuine welfare. The text implies criticism of financier sincerity in backing the Roosevelt movement.
The piece argues Perkins and other corporate leaders finance Roosevelt to safeguard their holdings and fear Taft enforcement. It claims these groups seek to influence government to shield trusts, deny true people's rule, and punish Taft while aligning with Roosevelt for future protection. The author dismisses the idea of a genuine popular rule.
Governor Wilson tells farmers that tariffs create a strong home market for agricultural products and fuel industrial growth. He argues Republican tariff policy has made U S farmers highly prosperous and warns that Democratic plans would curb industry growth.
At the American Bar association gathering in Milwaukee from August 27 to 29 the committee on uniform state laws urges a uniform marriage and marriage license act a uniform child labor act and alignment of state laws with the federal food and drugs act of 1906. The proposed marriage law would abolish common law marriages. It favors a uniform through compensation for industrial accidents across states and federal jurisdiction.
Secretary Marshall of the state horticultural society reports an apple tree near Weeping Water produced two crops. The first was picked from the main tree, and a few days later blossoms appeared on shoots from the bottom, indicating a good chance of another crop as fruit matures.
Democratic national committee asks banks nationwide to receive and forward campaign subscriptions to their proper sources. The move covers Democratic, Republican, and Prohibition parties, aiming to channel donations through established financial institutions. The plan stresses secure, traceable transfers to support party campaigns.
A week of fighting between blue defenders and red attackers ended with the blue lines holding. About 20,000 regulars and volunteers participated in the maneuver, which featured Lieutenant Foulois scouting enemy lines and making multiple reports before being captured by the reds.
Richheimer & Co, Chicago coffee merchants, filed for bankruptcy after losses surpassing 100000 in three weeks. Counsel cited an aggregation of coffee men in New York with Brazilian interests seeking to control output. Liabilities are listed at 365000 with assets of 275000.
Official returns show Attorney General E. W. Major leading former Congressman W. S. Cowherd by 2 742 votes for the Democratic nomination for governor. Major’s supporters claimed county returns would overturn Cowherd’s city advantage, though he faced a nationwide 10 000 deficit per his allies.
Burglars broke into Warner postoffice in Aberdeen district, blew the safe and stole 400 dollars worth of stamps. Telephone wires were cut to hinder an alarm.
Railroad workers report a critical freight car shortage across Nebraska and Kansas as elevators overflow with grain. In Omaha, 150 cars could be loaded in a day. recent rains promise relief by easing threshing. Some freight men say lower wheat prices may curb farmer sales and help clear congestion.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher congratulates the department and himself on a sale of 665 acres of coal lands in Evanston within a short distance of Rock Springs. The land brought 263230 dollars, illustrating the coal land policy's practical effectiveness against arguments of inflated government valuations. Fisher credits Wyoming citizens for this result and counters claims the valuations hinder development.
A new treatment named RENALL KIDNEY REM EDY is offered with a single trial. The promoter promises a money back refund if not satisfied, outlining terms to obtain the guarantee and trial eligibility.
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