What Does a Change Mean For YOU
A conservative appeal argues prosperity under Taft era policies and warns voters against changing Washington. It urges workers and taxpayers to weigh the concrete benefits—full mills, booming trade, high farm prices, and low unemployment—before supporting political change or self seeking candidates. It frames a change as risking a return to panic and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Taft
Gore Pier
Mr. Taft
Tariff Debate and Taft Record Draw Critics in Voter Letter
A Grand Rapids Republican voter asks the Republican National Committee for clarity on Taft's tariff pledge and cites the Payne law revisions. The response defends downward tariff changes, blames magazine attacks for misperceptions, and contrasts the 1907 panic with 1893, praising Taft's administration and policy outcomes.
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Hilles
National Republican Committee
Grand Rapids
Mich
Republican National Committee
Chicago
United States
The Panics of 893 and 1900 A Political Debate
A lengthy defense argues the Panic of 1893 and subsequent hard times stem from Democratic policy and not Republican measures. It contrasts 1893 blame with 1907 causes, credits emergency currency action, and asserts political panic roles depend on policy, not individuals.
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Wall Street
Republican Party
Democratic Party
WHY ROOSEVELT BOLTED
From Clay Center Kansas the piece argues Taft was fairly nominated at Chicago and Roosevelt bolted out of ambition and revenge. It labels Roosevelt a bolter ingrate and traitor and predicts he will be punished for treachery as history shows traitors fail.
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Taft
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Clark
Treasury Department
Roosevelt
Outlook
Clay Center
Kan
Chicago
Gut of the Honest Class. Salt Lake Tribune opinion
Governor Johnson calls President Taft the most humiliating character in American history and accuses Johnson of attempting to steal the Republican organization in California to disfranchise Taft voters, labeling him unfit for respectful treatment.
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Taft
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Governor Johnson
President Taft
Johnson
California
Republican Facts Highlight High Wages and Full Operations
Wages remain high and factories run at full capacity while railroads handle heavy traffic. The report notes strong employment conditions and robust industrial activity amid ongoing infrastructure movement.
Economic Hardship Amid Depression Rumors
A stark portrait of hardship with long bread lines, widespread foreclosures, bank failures, mass unemployment of three million men, ten million children hungry, and broken families facing mortgage burdens as money disappears. The piece emphasizes widespread economic distress across communities.
Taft Campaign Appeal Warns Against Wilson Vote
A political appeal recalls 1893 4 bread lines and bank failures under Grover Cleveland. It portrays Woodrow Wilson as Democratic nominee with risky free trade policy and urges voters to mark the ballot to keep Wilson from winning, warning a Roosevelt vote helps Wilson.
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Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Republican Party
What a Democratic Victory Would Mean
Theodore Roosevelt argues that a Democratic victory would abolish or reduce tariffs to revenue only, plunging the nation into a deep industrial depression that would last for an indefinite period as proclaimed in his 1913 Chicago address before the Progressive convention.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Interurban Timetable Sullivan to Terre Haute Stops
Interurban timetable lists daily trains from Sullivan to Terre Haute and return times with early morning and evening departures. Flag stops at Pimento and Youngstown apply to all trains, with the 11:00 p m Terre Haute train waiting for the Theatre to clear.
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Sullivan
Terre Haute
A. m
Pimento
Youngstown
Willis South bridge bid notice Sullivan Greene line
Sullivan County Indiana Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by noon Friday November Sth 1812 for a 30 foot reinforced concrete bridge on the county line known as the Willis South bridge plans on file in the Auditor's office. The board may reject any or all bids. Attest: Win S. Bicknell Auditor. First insertion Oct 16 1912.
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Sullivan and
Greene
Willis South
Sullivan County
Indiana
John A. Mattix
John Scott
John Driver
Win S. Bicknell
Appointing Administrator for Holmes Estate in Sullivan County
I H Kalley is named administrator of the estate of Arthur A Holmes late of Sullivan County Indiana dece as said estate is to be settled and sold. First insertion October 16 1912 3t.
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Arthur A. Holmes
Sullivan County
Indiana
I. H. Kalley
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Maine
BR. Wilson
Ssinisog
American Industries
Payne
Congress
Lawrence
Mass
America
Harrison
Democratic Congress
Cleveland
Cal
C. H. Stratton Loan Co
Crowder Bidg
East
Ind
Public Square
Clayton A. Price
Victor J. Evans & CO
Ninth St
Washington, D. C
New York
Saad A Ade Dy
Barco
Board of Commissioners
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