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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
5
The piece reports that although Gompers and Democratic bosses push Bryan, a majority of leading AFL vice presidents oppose him. It notes Keefe and others publicly back Taft, claims several unions and labor leaders across states promote Taft, and cites editorials and WPA comments supporting Taft as labor friend.
The article argues that McKinley won Rocky Mountain and Wisconsin due to backlash against the Wilson Tariff on wool. It warns Bryan's wool policy would threaten both American wool growers and manufacturers by removing duties, aiding foreign competition, and risking the fate of the American Woolen Company and independent mills.
A call from Fred W. Upham assistant treasurer urges every Republican in the West to contribute one dollar to the campaign fund to finance printing postage salaries and campaign operations. The letter lists state finance chairmen in Colorado Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Michigan Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington and a Chicago address for Upham.
Eugene F. Ware recalls William H. Taft's Voight case of 1907 in which Taft ruled against an express company attempting to shield a railroad from liability. The decision, though later overruled by the Supreme Court, helped shape workers' liability law enacted under Roosevelt and a Republican Congress. The statute voids any contract or device that enables a common carrier to exempt itself from liability to employees.
Nationwide defections from the Bryan camp appear in several states as Democrats organize to back Taft. Massachusetts electors refuse Bryan, New York forms the Cleveland Democracy to oppose Bryan, and figures like Eugene Walter Leake and Ferdinand Strauss join the anti Bryan coalition. Conversions spread from New York to California, Georgia, Tennessee, and Maryland signaling growing Republican momentum ahead of November.
Article argues American victory in war and manufacturing success stem from well fed workers. It credits Republicans for protecting high wages and curbing European cheap labor, urging workers to support the party that sustains favorable conditions.
Judge Taft argues the next administration should focus on non spectacular work. He emphasizes furnishing men and machinery to aid executive oversight so business must stay within lawful limits and be promptly prosecuted for flagrant violations.
Some Democratic newspapers recognize the situation and begin picking Cabinet officers for President Taft. They note this is something Taft can do much better himself, suggesting early forward planning and political maneuvering.
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