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WILLIAM J. BRYAN, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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VOL. 8, NO. 23
Lincoln, Nebraska June 19, 1908
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CONTENTS
NA FRANK REPUBLICAN
A PREJUDICED VIEW
' ' A WORTHY MONUMENT
"PAID. IN FULL" AN OKLAHOMA INCI
DENT "A POEM FOR COLONEL HARVEY
THE1 REPUBLICAN CURE FOR PANICS
THE GOOD AND BAD OF THE PRESI
DENT'S POLICIES
WASHINGTON LETTER
COMMENT 6.N CURRENT TOPICS
- ' -HOME DEPARTMENT
WHETHER COMMON OR NOT
NEWS OF THE WEEK
A FRANK REPUBLICAN
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The following, from a staff Correspondent
of the Indianapolis News, appeared in that' re
publican paper, issue of June 7:
Chicago, 111., June 6. As has been said,
there is to be no- personalities associated with
the campaign that has. been planned by the field
candidates. No one intends to say aught against
Mr. Taft as a man, nor is there much disposition
to say that he might not make a good president
if elected. The sum total of the argument
against nominating him is that he can not be
elected. It is now being pointed out, and it will
be pointed out with more energy when the dele
gates all get here, that for the following rea
sons he will be defeated, if nominated:
First On reflection the people of the coun
try will noUelect a man whose nomination was
dictated from the "White House.
Second He will lose the votes of a large
number of progressive republicans everywhere
as a result of the support he is getting in Wall
Street and from the trusts and "interests" gen
erally. Third The negro vote of the country is
against him and will never become reconciled to
his nomination.
Fourth Organized labor is unfriendly to
him and is quietly planning to wage war against
him if he should be nominated.
Fifth His statement about General U. S.
Grant on Decoration day has offended the Gran'il
Army men of the land, and they may bo expect
ed to be lukewarm in the campaign, if thfiy do
not refuse to support him.
Now these republicans who are opposing
the nomination of Mr. Taft for the above rea
sons believe every reason they assign Is based
on facts. They have faith to believe that the
delegates to the convention when they get to
gether here and canvass the situation with the
view of doing what is best for the party will
see what a risk the party will be taking In nom-
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