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Republican National Committee [1912 Taft presidential advertisement]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09670 Author/Creator: Republican National Committee Place Written: Indianapolis, Indiana Type: Printed document Date: 26 October 1912 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 34.5 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

One presidential advertisement for Taft's reelection printed in the "Saturday Evening Post" dated October 26, 1912. The one-paged print out is an endorsement of William Howard Taft by the Republican National Committee. Text refers to candidate Woodrow Wilson as a "danger and William Howard Taft as "safety." It recalls the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act signed by Taft. It was given unwarranted critcism and proved to be beneficial for the economy in the long run.

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Hilles, Charles, 1867-1949
Reynolds, James B., 1870-1948

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