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Roosevelt & Taft Progressivism

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Roosevelt & Taft Progressivism
A more detailed examination of this topic is planned for the future. In the meantime, this collection of images and sounds is presented.
"No Molly-Coddling Here," New York Globe, 1904
"No Molly-Coddling Here," New York Globe, 1904, by Scar
The Sherman Anti-Trust Law Returns From the Dead, 1904, Minneapolis Journal
The Sherman Anti-Trust Law Returns From the Dead, 1904, Minneapolis Journal, by Bartholomew
"Woodman, spare that tree; Touch not a single bough. Funds would be scarce if we Should "run amuck" –just now", Puck, May 25, 1904
"Woodman, spare that tree", Puck magazine, May 25, 1904, by J.S. Pughe

 
 
The 1908 Election
William Howard Taft; Republican Candidate
William Howard Taft; Republican Candidate
William Jennings Bryan; Democratic Candidate
William Jennings Bryan; Democratic Candidate
The 1908 presidential election was a contest between the Republican candiate William Howard Taft, and the Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan. Taft was Theodore Roosevelt's hand-picked nominee when the outgoing president decided to keep his promise not to see another term. Bryan was the Democrat's nominee for the third time, having lost the election to his Republican opponent in 1896 and 1900. This was the first election in which both candidates made ample use of recording technology to release short versions of their popular stump speeches.
 
William Jennings Bryan (Democrat)
William Jennings Bryan Giving a Campaign Speech
William Jennings Bryan Giving a Campaign Speech (3 views)
Sheet Music: "Line Up For Bryan" (1908)
Sheet Music: "Line Up For Bryan" (1908)
Sheet Music: "Would You Rather Be a Tammany Tiger Than a Teddy Bear?" (1908)
Sheet Music: "Would You Rather Be a Tammany Tiger Than a Teddy Bear?" (1908)
"Walking The Plank!", unknown publication, 1908
"Walking The Plank!", unknown publication, 1908, by Gale
 
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William Howard Taft (Republican)
T.R.'s Pick Taft is Nominated in Chicago, Brooklyn Eagle, c. June 20, 1908
T.R.'s Pick Taft is Nominated in Chicago, Brooklyn Eagle, c. June 20, 1908, by Nelson Harding
Will Taft We're Looking To You
Sheet Music: "Will Taft We're Looking To You: (1908)
     
 
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The Taft Administration
Taft Please For a Lower Tarrif, Philadelphia North American, 1909
Taft Pleads For a Lower Tarrif, Philadelphia North American, 1909, by Herbert Johnson
Taft the Golfer Hits the Tarrif Ball, c.1909
Taft the Golfer Hits the Tarrif Ball, c.1909, by H.B. Martin
     
 
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