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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald dated Thursday August 30 1900 declares itself city official paper. It lists the Democratic ticket headed by William Jennings Bryan for president and Adlai E Stevenson for vice president.
The piece contrasts Mr. Bryan with McKinley, noting Bryan’s speech at Indianapolis spoke to a nation rather than a party. It argues Bryan defended universal free government, while McKinley spoke for party policy, highlighting the Democratic stand for constitutional principles.
A Manila dispatch describes the McKinley era Philippine commission under Judge Taft as shaping laws education and finance while General Arthur enforces the commission. The piece questions whether this constitutes liberty and self government or imperial control over the rescued peoples.
The question posits that a war already declared as over and finished still keeps 60,000 men occupied. It asks what size force would be required to sustain a war that is genuinely active and ongoing, implying a much larger manpower demand than the apparent ceasefire suggests.
The Toledo Bee cites a future society called The Society of Sons of the Cuban Carpet baggers and warns no member will be admitted if they attest to theft. It criticizes Webster Davis and remarks on Republican figures including McKinley compromising due to party standing.
The speaker argues that under McKinley the slaveholding, polygamous Mohammedans are fit for self-government while Christian Filipinos are not. They claim McKinley has made a treaty with the former but refuses one with the latter, demanding unconditional submission and condemning Christianity in the imperial administration.
In this presidential campaign the McKinley organs move minds with lively columns. Some insist silver is the paramount issue while others report silver Republicans returning to the Hanna fold as the topic will not fade for years.
The quote discusses political sovereignty with Daniel Webster’s contrast of arbitrary rule and unified national identity, asserting that territories must be integrated or remain strangers. It emphasizes uniform laws and allegiance rather than distant rule.
The Chicago American editorial declares the flag now represents imperialism rather than the republics constitution. It compares the flag to French Madagascar, Russian Turkestan, and British Transvaal, condemning imperialism in the Philippines and the Sulu Islands and urging an end to it.
Judge Chas W Hodgdon is renominated for superior judge at Seattle on Tuesday. Fusionists from Chehalis and Mason counties hail a spotless record during the past three and a half years. Four years ago he was little known in the district, now his name stands strong across Chehalis and Mason counties.
The article notes McKinley era papers praising Republican Populist fusion in North Carolina where three electors go to Republicans and Pops receive eight. It mocks the double standard, arguing Democrats fusing with Populists threatens society while Republicans do the same to “save the government.”
A Seattle telegram reports that the fusion conventions met in union convention with Land Commissioner Bridges as chairman. F. C. Robertson of Spokane and J. T. Ronald of Seattle were nominated for congress. Gubernatorial nomination to be taken up next, Rogers versus unknown field, anti Rogers majority. The joint convention adopted the two thirds rule.
Artistic taste and expert workmanship meet stock buying acumen to deliver high quality printing at lower prices than competitors. Local shop emphasizes thoroughness and value in skilled job printing services.
The Tacoma News argues for William J. Bryan as the rightful leader to extend Jeffersonian democracy amid vast economic inequality. It praises his integrity and fitness to combat entrenched privilege and to push for an income tax to equitably fund government, contrasting with imperial drift.
Edward A. Wilson of Brooklyn New York advertises a free prescription claimed to cure consumption and related lung diseases after his own recovery. He offers to send the remedy details at no charge to fellow sufferers seeking a guaranteed cure and blessing.
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