Democracy and Rural Delivery in Republican Legislation
A pro Republican defense argues that rural free delivery, national irrigation, and the homestead law are three key legislations expanding citizen access and prosperity. It condemns Democratic opposition and portrays the party as revising history while praising Lincoln and McKinley posthumously.
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Democratic Party
Abraham Lincoln
McKinley
United States
Republican Party
Bryan’s Supreme Court Showing Draws Critique
A New York World letter criticizes William Jennings Bryan recounting his four career lines and faults in the Nebraska rate case before the Supreme Court. The writer argues Bryan failed to raise an Eleventh Amendment defense and wonders if he would stumble similarly as president.
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Bryan
United States Supreme Court
New York World
New York
Coloel
Watterson
Wearst
Taft
Nebraska
Wis
Supreme Court
Ile
The Choice of Agents in the Presidential Question
A Springfield Republican editorial compares Judge Taft and William J. Bryan as presidential choices. Taft is praised for judicial temper energy and steady results, while Bryan is hailed as a brilliant propagandist. The piece weighs which would better inspire Congress and advance forward progress versus risk of Senate checks.
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Taft
Bryan
Congress
Senate
Springfield Republican
Wool firm offers 10 thousand premium against Bryan election
Sigmund Silberman of Silberman Bros Chicago, wool dealers, offered a 100 thousand dollar insurance policy against the election of Bryan, paying a ten thousand dollar premium if Taft loses. The firm handles 25 million pounds of wool annually with about 10 million carried over election, citing potential storage and loss costs. Silberman, a Republican, says the offer is a business proposition regardless of political views.
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Sigmund Silberman
Silberman Bros
Chicago
Bryan
Ita
West
Mr. Silberman
Aft
Silberman
Taft
Chicago Tribune
Mule and Elephant Clash in 1908 Campaign Verse
A verse compares the Democratic Mule to a thinning front man for Bryan against the Republican Elephant. The poem notes Bryanites losing momentum, Taft’s election as a spur to business, and a boastful warning that the elephant will trumpet from shore to shore while the Mule faces defeat. The piece quotes M. E. Spielman via Topeka Capital and St. Louis Globe-Democrat commentary on the election climate.
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M.E. Spielman
Topeka
Taft
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bonaparte Replies On Sherman Trust Prosecutions
Attorney General Bonaparte answers Josephus Daniels stating 65 Sherman act prosecutions since 1890 split 56 under Republicans and 9 under Democrats. He notes 46 since Roosevelt 1901 and 19 earlier. Democratic cases include Debs habeas corpus bid, and five of nine Democratic prosecutions targeted labor groups while Republicans had three such cases among 56.
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Bonaparte
Josephus Daniels
Democratic National Committee
Obiengo
Republian
Mr. Roosevelt
Eugene V. Debs
Taft Cites Law Record On Labor Growth In Campaign
In Ohio, Taft argues his injunction in the Arthur case hindered trade unions yet spurred growth. He claims that under his earlier legal opinions unions doubled nationwide and the American Federation of Labor rose 100 percent, praising the era as more useful and powerful for labor.
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Taft
Ohio
United States District Court
Arthur
Zanesville
American Federation of Labor
Baltimore American
Kern Campaigns in New Jersey After Losing Rail Pass
Democratic candidate John Worth Kern campaigns in New Jersey this week after losing his railroad pass, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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John Worth Kern
New Jersey
Philadelphia Press
Bryan Responds To Seven Point Questions From Omaha Bee
The piece lists eight pointed questions directed at Mr. Bryan and Mr. Logan, accusing them of evading labor, direct primaries, anti trust, injunction abuses, bank guarantees, and senate elections while alleging misbranding of electors and hypocrisy in campaign finance. It notes the Omaha Bee posed these questions before a Bryan speech in Omaha and accuses him of failing to answer.
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Omaha
Bryan
Omaha Bee
South
Fusion
Nebraska
Logan
Nebragkan
Mr. Tyan
Guaranty
Oklahoma
Congress
Vreeland
United States
Tibbles
Bennett
Bryan Speech Highlights Democratic Path to Prosperity
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes Mr. Bryan at Maxwell Iowa urging the Democratic party as essential to restore prosperity. He notes the last time Democrats held power was 1896, suggesting current prosperity lags behind 1892–1896 levels.
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Bryan
Maxwell
Iowa
Democratic Party
San Francisco Chronicle
Bryan in League with Liquor Dealers
Gov Hoch fair to cite Bryan letters showing opposition to prohibition yet advise not to declare against it. The Nebraska 1890 correspondence suggests Bryan sought to avoid anti prohibition planks while temperance supporters pressed. Democratic platform later opposed prohibition while Bryan campaigned against it.
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Omaha
Iloch
Bryan
Nebraska
Congress
Hoch
Taft
Topeka
Repubiicans
Deposit Guarantee Policy Draws Skepticism from Boston Herald
The piece argues the deposit guarantee aims to secure safety but may spur unsafe banking. It notes Oklahoma after the law saw seven banks fail and forty two new banks start with only ten thousand dollars capital, with one promoter planning twelve more. It warns insurance alone cannot curb banking hazards.
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Oklahoma
Boston Herald
Two-Faced Bryan Courting Votes With Personal Papers
The article accuses William Jennings Bryan of distributing two personal documents to win votes. One is a "Prince of Peace" sermon sent to religious and benevolent groups to portray him as virtuous. The other depicts his Vatican visit and praise for Pius X, mailed to Catholic voters, with the New York Sun questioning such tactics.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Vatican
Pius X
New York Sun
Ind
Question to William Jennings Bryan on work and wages
A letter from G Shuster asks Bryan to state in his next address the policy he will pursue to ensure more men are employed and receive higher wages. The writer, a laboring man supporting a family, asks for a definite plan if elected.
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W. J. Bryan
G. Shuster
Curtailed Production Affects Workingmen Says Gov Hughes
Governor Hughes of New York argues that curtailment of output harms workers, noting Bryan’s rhetoric targets workers over big corporations. He praises populist leadership and recalls McKinley and Roosevelt as examples of people ruling through elected leaders.
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Bryan
Riant
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Hughes
New York
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