The Bottom Consideration in the Campaign
The piece argues laboring people and farmers bear the impact of tariff policy. It contrasts protection with free trade and cites price changes since 1895. Leaders like Roosevelt Taft Beveridge La Follette push scientific tariff revision and a non partisan commission to stabilize prosperity and reduce consumer costs.
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Beveridge
la Folleta
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Plain voter logic for a wary electorate
The passage urges voters to reject vague promises and focus on clear facts. It warns elections cannot instantly perfect a nation and contrasts skilled, careful governance with inexperienced, impractical leadership. It stresses steady progress toward economic and political improvement and warns against swayed judgment.
Debates on Milk Demand and Voting Reform in Iowa
The piece discusses early Iowa business and agriculture potential, urging farmers and merchants to engage in political discourse to boost prosperity. It contrasts Australian ballots with voting machines, arguing for reforms to allow straight-ticket voting, and recalls 1890 Democrats' rise to power as a warning to elect Republicans to govern responsibly.
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Sioux City Journal
Railroads Critique and Public Opinion in Law Debate
A critical survey of railroad opposition to federal restraint, praising the law’s balance while accusing railroads of using legal evasions. It condemns maneuvers to dodge regulations, notes public sympathy hinges on railroad conduct, and cites Mann-Baiking bill battles, Emerson quote, graft scandals, and Audubon warnings as broader societal tensions.
Parker Attacks Roosevelt Over Government by Strong Men
Alton B Parker warns against government by strong men as a national peril and hints at his 1904 presidential bid to save the country from such danger. He frames leadership as a central crisis in national policy and aims to rally voters.
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Alton B. Parker
Roosevelt
Parker
The Awakening Woman in Civic Reform Speech
The piece praises women's civic activism in Nevada and nationwide. It cites church, university, and women’s groups as key in defeating gambling, noting leaders and commentators extoll women for organizing reform. It argues women’s leisure and domestic roles enable broader public service and civic progress.
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University of Nevada
Woman's Organizations
United States
Women of America
Women of America Embrace Reform and Opportunity
A historic call to American women urging energetic involvement in reform. The writer praises women for enthusiasm and rational advocacy, while warning against sentimentality and hysteria, hoping women prove worthy of a great opportunity.
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America
Lo Ling
Women of
Senator Cummins Defines Republican Tariff Basis in Marshalltown Speech
Senator Cummins argues Republicans can unite on a stable tariff basis without erasing recent history. He contrasts the Republican platform with the Democrats, warning against a revenue only tariff and advocating gradual reduction of duties while opposing the Democratic proposal to overhaul the Payne-Aldrich measure. When voters act, the speech continues.
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Carroll
Iown
Iowa
Cummins
Marshalltown
John C. Fremont
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
United States
Debates Over Protective Versus Revenue System
The excerpt discusses voters judging the overall soundness of the protective system against the revenue system rather than weighing the merits of Republican or Democratic candidates. It frames the choice as a fiscal policy question rather than a party endorsement.
How Various States Support Good Roads
A 1907 Illinois legislature created a state highway commission. The commission includes the governor, state mining inspector, and state engineer, with bonds and federal aid supporting road construction via special commissioners. Illinois uses township and district road systems, including local elections for taxes and convict-made materials supplied to townships and counties.
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State Highway Commission
In Memoriim Ezra Lackenbill War veterAn Waterloo
Obituary tribute notes the death of Comrade Hzra Luckenbill Waterloo and honors his Civil War service with Co. K, 5th Iowa infantry and Co. Z, 5th Iowa cavalry, praising his commitment to the Union and his role in sustaining state and national leadership.
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Bara Lauckenbill
United States
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Hzra Luckenhill
Manchester
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Hazra Luckenbill
Local Post Mourns Death of Comrade Ball
The post notes the death of R. D. Ball on Oct 14 1910. It praises him as a warm greeting, a kind father, and a valued community citizen. Resolutions request copies for past records, relatives, and the press, and extend sympathy to all relatives.
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Ball
R. D. Ball
Save Money by Voting the Bonds for a County Hospital
Voters are urged to consider the plan to issue $25,000 in bonds to build a hospital for the harmless insane on the county farm. The board believes the county will gain financially and relieve burdens by moving care to a suitable county home, capable of serving twenty five patients.
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Kilngamaa
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