Taft Seen as Highest Type of Christian Gentleman
A St Louis Globe Democrat correspondent recounts Methodist clerics and African American leaders praising Taft for his Christian character and moral leadership. Bishops Hartzell and Fallows, and Rev. James Robinson, affirm that Taft embodies true Christian statesmanship across denominations and communities.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Taft
J. C. Hartzell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bryan
Republic
United States
Helen Taft
Episcopal Church
Washington
Ethel Roosevelt
Church Association
Bishop Fallows
Mr. Taft
Toledo
Ohio
Samuel Fallows
Adamses
Abraham Lincoln
Jesus Christ
World Cruise of Our Battle Ships and Open Door Policy
A Republican backed world cruise of sixteen battleships from Hampton Roads in 1907 to Puget Sound and beyond aims to project U S strength and open trade. The voyage strengthens ties with Latin American nations, tests naval readiness, and supports Taft and Open Door diplomacy in Asia.
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Globe
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Hampton Roads
Horn
San Francisco Harbor
Connecticut
Louisiana
Maine
Missouri
Georgia
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Virginia
Alabama
Illinois
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Ohio
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Kansas
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Puget Sound
Pacific
Oriental
West Virginia
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania
California
South Dakota
Washington
Tennessee
Asl
China
Australia
Malta
Gibraltar
Republican Party
South America
Latin America
Republic of the North
United States
South American
Europe
New York
Rio Janeiro
Wealth distribution debated by Census chief Powers
Chief Statistician of the Census Bureau, L G Powers, argues in The Assets of the United States that wealth is not concentrated in a few. In the September American Journal of Sociology he says census estimates may be small or popular estimates of millionaire wealth may be exaggerated, and finds no evidence that the nation’s wealth is grossly understated or that millionaires own a dominant share.
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Census Bureau
United States
Thenion
L G. Powers
Washington
American Journal of Sociology
University of Chicago Press
Powers
America
Taft pledges to advance Roosevelt policy goals
William H. Taft promises to use all his ability to aid constructive work and propose to Congress the means to clinch Roosevelt policies if elected, aiming to reassure Roosevelt supporters and affirm unity on reform aims.
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William H. Taft
Roosevelt
Congress
Taft and Bryan Draw Notice With Earnest Speeches
Taft makes a favorable impression through thoughtful addresses while Bryan remains clever and engaging though somewhat superficial, highlighted in Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin coverage.
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Taft
Bryan
Milwauke Erening Wissonain
Cockran Praises Taft Despite Endorsement Split
W Bourke Cochran, interviewed in Boston, says he will back Bryan as the Democratic candidate but lauds Taft as the most capable nominee ever offered in any republic. He calls Taft a superb administrator and a greater man than Roosevelt, predicting he will be a stronger leader under similar circumstances.
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Taft
W. Bourke Cochran
Boston
Bryan
Roosevelt
Postal Savings Banks Plan Urges Thrift via Post Office System
The Republican platform backs postal savings banks to aid small savers and thrift. It notes a pending Senate bill to authorize deposit facilities through the Post Office with government guarantees, arguing the program would be self-sustaining and expand financial access.
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Congress
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Senate
Post Office Department
Europe
England
New England
New York
South
Middle West
West
Post-Office Department
Roosevelt or Reformists in the Roosevelt Record Debate
The speech argues whether the Roosevelt administration should be approved and a proven administrative party continued in power. It contrasts four decades of legislation and two score years of faithful governance with proponents of experimental minor parties lacking history.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taft Critiques Democratic Inconsistency In Greensboro
William H. Taft says Democratic leaders loudly oppose corporations and railroads yet have taken no legislative steps to curb abuses. He charges Democrats with self contentment while Republicans implement platform promises in Greensboro North Carolina.
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Wm. H. Taft
Greensboro
North Carolina
Taft Praises Sound Society Amid Prosperity Abuses
The speech in Columbus, Bale, notes a quickening public conscience and demand for remedies to abuses from prosperity. He urges every lover of country to feel pride in a society still sound with higher business integrity.
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Was. M. Taft
Columbus, Bale
Taft Planks Publicity Law for Campaign Contributions
Taft pledges to urge Congress to require filing of all contributions received by committees and candidates in elections under congressional control. He proposes a federal office filing requirement and aims for passage of a publicity law.
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Congress
Wm. H. Taft
Burke Denounces Bryan as Harmful to Nation
Congressman James Francis Burke of Pittsburg argues in an address that electing Bryan would risk harm in a divided government. He contrasts Taft and Bryan, warns of executive power to disburse a billion dollars, and notes party losses under Bryan while stressing need for a constructive policy.
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James Francis Burke
Pittsburg
Bryan
Senate
Congress
Democratic Party
Labor World for Taft urges unity among workers
The Concord Monitor reprints the Labor World urging Taft as a true friend of labor. It denounces attacks by Gompers as ineffective against labor support, calls for wage workers to stay united, and says labor cannot afford factional splits over the political issue.
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Concord
N. H
Labor World
Taft
Labor
Gompers
Taft Campaign Pledge Questioned After Denver
The piece quotes Mr. Bryan accusing Mr. Taft of stating no corporate contributions would be taken. It argues the pledge rests on a law passed by a Republican Congress with Taft’s prior involvement and challenges Bryan to be honest about the matter.
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Taft
Mr. Bryan
Denver
Bryan
Bryan Fractions in Lancaster No 4 Precinct Vote
In Nebraska Lancaster Precinct No. 4 at Fairview W J Bryan precinct, 35 Republicans and 26 Democrats voted in the recent primary. Last fall the tallies were 43 to 35, a Democratic loss of just over 1 percent. Bryan had in Precinct A of the Fifth Ward reported a 3 to 1 Republican lean. He joked that Fairview would become more even and he hoped to reform Lancaster No 418 to swing his way.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Lancaster
Fairview
W. J. Bryan
Fifth Ward
Lancaster No. 418
Western Democrats Press Race as Local Issue in Bryan Campaign
The piece argues West Virginia Nebraska Kansas and Ohio Democrats seek Black voter support for Bryan by pledges on disfranchisement segregation and Brownsville rights. It contends Southern Democrats oppose treating race as a local matter and fear broader mobilization could hurt a Democratic presidency.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Ohio
Nuegro
Bryan
Roosevelt
Brownsville
West Virginia
Twelfth
West
South
Mr. Bryan
Illinois
Bryan Slams Taft On Republican Platform
Omaha Bee reports Mr Bryan criticises Mr Taft for adding to the Republican platform while noting the many paramount issues Bryan subtracted from the Democratic platform could fill several large volumes.
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Mr. Bryan
Taft
Omaha Bee
Taft and Bryan Mentioned in Humorous Political Snippet
A brief, humorous note from the Omaha Bee references Mr. Taft buying a horse and Mr. Bryan mounting a pew hobby, illustrating light political satire of the era.
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