Cravens Resigns Due to Taggart Brewery Alliance in Indiana
A Indianapolis News editorial endorses Joseph M. Cravens of Madison who withdrew from the Fourth district race after denouncing the Taggart Bell Crawford Fairbanks Lieber brewery influence in the Indiana Democratic Party. It argues the party machinery has long served liquor interests and urges voters to confront the brewing crowd in a pivotal state contest.
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Cravens
Taggart
Democratic State Organization
Congress
Mr. Cravens
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
Dixon
Fourth
State Committee
Combine
Indiana
Taggart, Bell
Crawford Fairbanks
Albert Lieber
Democratic Party
Hearst Questions Democratic Identity and Bryan Party Ties
Hearst argues there is no true Democratic party, calling it a Bryan faction. The Iroquois Club in San Francisco asks for his resignation as he questions whether today’s Democrats align with 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, or 1908 factions. He cites Cleveland, Parker, and Bryan stances on tariff reform labor, trusts, and direct democracy.
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Iroquois Club of
San Francisco
Hearst
Senator Hearst
Cleveland Democrats
Parker Democrats
Bryan Democrats
Bryan
Growth of parties and legacy in U S politics
The piece argues parties evolve with time while preserving some leaders and maxims. It contrasts modern Republican methods with Lincoln era actions and notes Bryan era Democratic shifts, questioning continuity of today’s parties with their historic roots and popular will.
Bryan and the gold standard a pivotal campaign question
Readers confront a bold question about Bryan's potential handling of the gold reserve and the gold standard in a crisis. The letter argues Bryan might drift to silver if influenced by law and markets, risking a panic worse than 1893, while contrasting with Cleveland's actions.
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United States
Cleveland
Bryan
Walter Wellman
St. Mary’s
Ohio
London
Colorado
Montana
Democrat Higman Signals Local Option Pact in Indiana
In Muncie a Democratic candidate for the Delaware county legislature says he will vote with Republicans for county local option if elected while remaining a Democrat on other issues. Higman offers to retire if the party desires, a move that could swing the race. He is not a Prohibitionist but declines the brewery collar, a stance echoed by temperance supporters seeking local option.
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Cravens
Congress
Taggarts
Bells
Crawford Fairbankses
Albert Liebers
Muncie
Delaware County
Higman
Indiana
Jim Watson
State House
Marshall
Republican Party
Shall the people rule campaign line debated in Indianapolis speech
John Kern denounces Bryan's catch phrase in Indianapolis arguing the people rule claim is flawed. He says the will of the people must be acted on, but offers no concrete example where the general will was overridden by the center.
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John Kern
Bryan
Kern
Paper Trust
Democratic Congress
Wilson Gorman
Republic
Indianapolis
Guaranty of Bank Deposits Under Fire in Political Debate
The piece criticizes Bryan's push for deposit guarantees, arguing the plan is a socialist lure used to aid speculation. It notes Oklahoma bank failures and Kansas versus Oklahoma deposit flows, calling for caution over guaranteed deposits and framing postal savings banks as educational, not competitive. It also mocks tariff reform talk as a means to appease farmers while warning of broader economic impacts.
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Wildcat
Indiana
Bryan
Topeka
Oklahoma
Cleveland
New York
Kansas
Postal Savings Bank
Savings Bank
County Local Option Victory Sparks Party Debate
The Indiana county local option law is praised as a Republican victory led by Jim Watson, with Democrats warned to support the measure or face potential repeal. The piece notes party unity, warns opponents, and recalls anti-Watson resolutions pushed by brewery-backed delegates at a federation meeting.
Indiana labor federation backs liquor resolutions at Vincennes convention
Indiana Federation of Labor delegates at Vincennes voted 129 to 46 to adopt resolutions favoring the liquor traffic and opposing the Anti-Saloon League despite protests from miners and carpenters. Many delegates left the hall before the vote.
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Vincennes
Indiana
Indiana Federation of Labor
Edgar L. Brown
Terre Haute
State League of Bartenders
W. D. VanHorn
M. M. Lollo
George W. Lackey
Daniel Patterson
Clayton H. Johnson
Fort Wayne
Federation
Anti-Saloon League
van Horn
Mine Workers
G. W. Lackey
Organized Labor
John Hughes
Mr. Lackex
Hughes
M. Lollo
Glass Bottle Makers’ Union
Federation of Labor
Mr. Lollo
EF Am
Recordi
Friends of Law and Order and
Temperance
Patterson
Questioning Indiana News stance on county option plank
A correspondent questions why the Indianapolis News, previously hostile to breweries, now stays silent as saloon versus people issues reach a crisis. It ponders whether the paper seeks favors from brewers or has shifted its reform motives, leaving temperance supporters puzzled and wary.
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Chicago
Indiana
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