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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
1
A heated opinion piece attacks Republican agitators for citing 1893 as indicative of Democratic power. It argues the McKinley tariff caused deficits from 1890 onward, blaming Republican policy under Harrison and Cleveland’s later presidency, and labels opponents as ignorant and hypocritical.
Carl Nelson, editor of the Cando Democrat, criticizes Republican tactics in Ward County. He cites Johnsons promoted for political effect and notes A. A. Johnson and Jim Johnson in leadership roles. He recalls Scandinavian voters facing boss pressure and hints at a growing Scandinavian-American backlash against machine politics.
The 1907 act became operative in 1908 and shows 3.83 million more individual deposits in Oklahoma banks. Secured banks gained while unsecured ones fell. state funds declined in both groups. Board chairs George W. Bellamy and Roy C. Oakes sign the statement.
A report contrasts "Bryanism" in Oklahoma where a bank commissioner urges a farmer to reclaim funds from a broke bank while he tends his crop. In Cleveland, twelve hundred Italians storm the closed doors of Costan Lippea’s busted banking house on Orange Street amid turmoil.
Chairman Hitchcock announced Taft would conduct a porch campaign and not travel the country. The Republican camp grew confident as Hitchcock hinted at a whirlwind tour from ocean to ocean, contrasting a comfortable veranda at Charles P Taft's Cincinnati home with active campaigning.
A partisan vignette describes porch campaigns fading amid worker reports urging Macedonia aid. It notes Taft forced to stump by Democratic majorities, with northern leaders McKenzie Kennedy McCumber and allies rallying a grand fall round-up, while many Republicans threaten to break away.
A political analysis compares Democratic and Republican positions, noting North Dakota Republicans adopting Bryan era planks such as direct senatorial elections and bank deposit insurance. The piece questions whether Republicans like Gronus and Hanna can credibly govern on these shifts versus longstanding Democrats.
The article reports Republicans facing criticism over protectionist tariffs, highlighting voter switches to Bryan due to tariff claims. It notes alleged trade balance myths, gold imports from France, and price discrepancies in exports like an American typewriter sold to Mexico. It argues protection should aid American labor while condemning unequal wages and foreign competition.
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