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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald announces its status as the city official paper for Chehalis County region. Subscriptions range from 200 yearly to short term discounts for advance payments. The August 2 1900 issue promotes the Democratic ticket and circulation claims.
The Vidette figures show Chehalis county real estate and railroad track rising from 1899 to 1900 while personal property also grows. a sharp $110,944 decline in railroad track valuation puzzles residents and prompts calls for explanation. Individual property rises outpace corporate gains amid local mill improvements and McKinley prosperity rhetoric.
A Republican mentions wool price gains and cites the Dingley Bill. He contrasts price increases here at 84 percent with foreign countries at 60 percent, prompting questions about the domestic versus international impact.
The Herald advertises a high quality color plate portrait of Hon. William Jennings Bryan printed on heavy plate paper. Available by mail order for ten cents per copy with a coupon, no limit on copies, and payment in coin or stamps.
The Yakima Democrat contrasts Roosevelt era imperialism with republican politics. It argues Roosevelt shifted from patriotic democratic ideals to royalist ambition. It notes Chehalis county candidates Heath and Bryan and critiques factional tactics within the party and state convention.
The Philadelphia Record notes the Republican platform hails the tariff as a promoter of national prosperity with abundant harvests. It questions why the tariff’s impact on this year’s strawberry crop and rising wheat prices is not mentioned.
The piece argues that Gold Democrats backing McKinley reveal imperialist aims, using the silver issue as an excuse. It questions how an honest poor man can justify voting for McKinley again, suggesting no adequate explanation exists.
The Boulder Sentinel notes Kansas wheat is abundant while South Dakota fails, suggesting Republican orators will credit Kansas prosperity to Republican efforts and frame South Dakota famine as Democratic peril, reflecting the party’s prosperity argument.
A local columnist compares certain politicians to a trained pig, sarcastically noting they quit if not fed every five minuses of time, reflecting frustration with perceived incentives and performance.
An on the spot army officer says that it will take more soldiers to keep the Filipino war over than it did to put it over. He emphasizes that maintenance of peace requires greater force than achieving it.
Northern Pacific will sell tickets for August 14 15 16 from Aberdeen to Tacoma and return at 3 70 dollars Tickets on sale August 13 14 and 16 good to return August 17.
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