Republicans Proud of Civil War Pension Record
The piece extols Republican pension legislation for Civil War veterans, widows, and dependents, praising acts from 1862 to 1908 and condemning Democratic opposition. It highlights Taft as a longtime friend of veterans and cites detailed funding figures and veteran counts to support the party's generosity.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Congress
House
Senate
Cleveland
Jarvison
General Grant
Grover Cleveland
United States
Bryan and Tillman on Negro Disfranchisement
The piece cites Bryan of Nebraska and Tillman of South Carolina aligning on black voting rights, accusing them of supporting disfranchisement to curb carpetbag rule. It claims both would strip constitutional rights to please southern white voters and questions northern black support for Bryan.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Tillman
South Carolina
South
Tchuan
Toward Taft Advocates Labor Unions Across Roles
The article praises William Howard Taft for supporting labor unions during his diverse roles as judge, governor of the Philippines, and secretary of war. It notes his encouragement of native workers to organize to protect dignity of labor and to guard against cheap Chinese labor inflow.
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Taft
Puch
Philippine Islands
Panama Canal Zone
Philippines
Taft Strongwoo
China
Gompers and Union Labor in Bryan Campaign
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin notes growing friction between Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor and its former supporters. It argues union labor will resist being dragged into the Bryan camp and will vote with independent political judgment.
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Gompers
American Federation
Bryan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Taft Voices Labor Equity in Chicago Speech
William Howard Taft declares support for labor rights and fair treatment, arguing labor should be on a level with employing clauses. He emphasizes square dealing and continued interest in labor after election, speaking in Chicago.
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William H. Taft
Chicago
Taft and Roosevelt Policies Endorsement Noted by Republican Editor
An Independent columnist argues voters will recognize Taft by election day and favor his orderly advance of good government. The piece portrays Taft as transparently honest and committed to Roosevelt policies, trusting him to uphold them with wisdom and strength.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Springfield Republican
Governor Hughes vetoes 2-cent passenger rate bill
Bryan attacks the veto as a political defeat while noting the state commission appointed to investigate the matter is active. The Globe-Democrat reports the governor’s action and the ongoing inquiry into the rate proposal.
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Bryan
Huughes
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
First Voter Should Cast Ballot for Taft and Republican Prosperity
The piece argues the first voters in the presidential race may swing doubtful states and stresses a Republican victory under Taft and Sherman. It contrasts Republican achievements from Lincoln to McKinley with Democratic failures, urging the first voter to back the Republican party for stability and progress.
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Taft
Sherman
Great Constructive Business League
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Republican Party
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Union
Republic
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Antilles
William McKinley
Russia
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Atlantic
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Celestial Kingdom
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Panama Canal
Philippines
Porto Rico
labor unions grow strong says taft in speech
Mr Taft asserts labor organizations are more prosperous influential and legally fortified than in the past noting the American Federation of Labor doubling in size and the International Typographical Union expanding from 28000 to 45000 members with five million dollars paid in and 250000 in treasury.
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American Federation of Labor
International Typographical Union
Engineer Taft or Bryan Chosen by Cochems
Henry F. Cochems of Wisconsin compares William Taft and William Jennings Bryan as engineers guiding 90 million people. He argues Taft would prioritize safety and reach the destination, while Bryan might rush ahead and risk derailment.
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Iyan
William St. Taft
Bryan
Henry F. Cochems
Wisconsin
Bryan era veto over Nebraska pension tribute sparks debate
The Des Moines Capital recalls a 1899 Nebraska joint resolution thanking First Nebraska volunteers for service in the Philippines. Gov. Poynter vetoed the measure, allegedly at Col. Bryan's prompting, a claim Bryan denied in an open letter and defended the governor’s action as resisting partisan political use of soldiers' bravery.
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William J. Bryan
Congress
Nebraska
Philippine Islands
United States Volunteers
Irving
Bryan
State Journal
Lincoln
Poynter
Clark
Civil War To This Partisan Action On the Part of Colonel Bryan
Union
Colonel Bryan
Des Moines
The Nemesis and Bryan’s Remembrance in Verse
A satirical poem recounts Bryan’s past haunting him as a persistent rival figure named Past. The past heckles Bryan on issues of labor trusts railroads and personal gain, challenging his claims of record and honesty while he seeks to escape historic echoes.
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Bryan Wold
Bryan Targets Two Nepublicans in Race Clash
Omaha Lee quips that Bryan faces not two opponents but about eight million, framing the race as a broad, humorous challenge against a vast crowd of Nepublicans and political opponents.
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Omaha Lee
Feeney cites labor law partisan split in states party contrast
James Feeney, leader of Washington Union No 4, Idaho reports that in ten labor laws and related protections Republican states outpace Democratic ones. He notes labor bureaus, public employment agencies, arbitration boards, eight hour and child labor laws, women and shop girl protections, anti-sweatshop rules, and union protections skew Republican.
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James Feeney
Washington
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Feeney
National Capital
Aken
Mr. Feeney
State Boards of Arbitration
Taft Labor Record Defends Against Bryan Attacks
The Philadelphia Press editorializes that from the campaign start Democrats distort Judge Taft on labor issues and misrepresent his record. It argues Taft has shown he supports labor and rejects Bryan claims his policies hurt workers, noting Bryan’s tariff politics as harmed employment before a Republican act later changed the situation.
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Bryan
Congress
Philadelphia Press
Taft’s decisions gain labor support said to merit respect
An unsigned editorial notes Judge Taft’s rulings as legal necessities, arguing he acted within the law and earned respect from labor and other interests. It cites Taft’s decisions as foundations for labor protections later cited in cases, reflecting a heated political debate about Republicans and labor.
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Tabor
Taft
Iabor
Philadelphia
Democratic candidates clash over Roosevelt interference
John Worth Kern in New York says Roosevelt’s interference helped the Democrats while William Jennings Bryan campaigns in Nebraska with forty seven speeches a day. A misunderstanding appears to exist between the Democratic candidates.
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Ratoo
Pass
New York
Roosevelt
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Philadelphia
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