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Newspaper
The Fairbury News
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
8
Taft directs the Isthmian project as War Secretary shaping operations and finances. He raises wages for laborers, expands vacations, and improves sanitation, reducing yellow fever and malaria. A 1908 commission notes workers’ loyalty and the project’s global significance.
President Roosevelt appeals to citizens to join the National and Congressional Committees to elect William H Taft as President and a supportive Republican Congress. He argues harmony between presidency and Congress is essential to continue policies of seven years and warns a hostile Congress would thwart Taft.
A message urging Republican voters to donate one dollar to the campaign fund to support Taft and Sherman. It explains campaign costs like printing postage salaries and travel and lists state finance committee chairmen and addresses for contributions. Fred W Upham signs as Assistant Treasurer.
A cleft note recounts William Jennings Bryan’s January 20 1900 Baltimore speech contrasting true prophets with false ones. It cites the Bible line By their fruits ye shall know them as the test for discernment.
Bryan argued tariffs crush farmers while statistics show tenant farmers rise. The answer lies in rising grain and livestock prices, land value gains since 1892, and a shift toward owners. National Irrigation Act and conservation push expected to boost western agricultural growth.
A fragmentary extract discusses William Jennings Bryan’s 1896 Democratic convention rhetoric against the gold standard, citing a fiery Albany speech. It contrasts harsher early calls for abolition with later lines praising the standard's prosperity, claiming it supports farm mortgages and national education.
The text challenges the growth of imperialism and defends patriotic spirit tied to the Fourth of July. It references William J. Bryan in Lincoln Nebraska on July 1900, urging readers to preserve the meaning of 1776 and national citizenship against encroaching empire.
In 1904 William J. Bryan denounced Roosevelt for surrendering to corporate influence and promoting militarism. Proponents argue Roosevelt embodies peaceful leadership and world stability, with Taft promising to continue the policies that elevated the United States among global powers.
The text recalls William J. Bryan's 1906 Home-coming speech arguing railroads are monopolies needing public ownership. It cites The New Yorker in 1908 and notes Bryan’s claim that regulation is impossible and government ownership the only fix. It contrasts with the Federal Rate Law, suggesting Bryan’s views are disproven.
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