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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
4
John J. Carney editor and manager announces subscription rates: one year six months three months. Official paper for Chehalis County claims the largest circulation on Grays Harbor and status as county’s oldest publication.
The piece argues the money trust controls the Republican organization nationwide and seeks to capture the Democrats. It cites Senator Chandler opposing a switch to a strict gold standard and urges remonetizing silver, warning against discarding bimetallism despite current prosperity.
The piece argues against adopting the single gold standard and against altering the party platform under pressure from money interests. It condemns war censorship, calls for full news access about the Philippines, and notes rising printer costs amid prosperity, linking it to broader economic discontent.
The eastern millionaires now called gold Democrats will back any platform as long as silver is declared a dead issue and anti-expansion, free trade and anti-trust planks are favored. The Portland Fourth celebration mockingly paired McKinley with Queen Victoria. An Edmund Burke quote on patriotism is cited amid monopoly concerns. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is praised for curing consumption, with a mail-order offer and a printery note from the Aberdeen Herald.
Washington Letter notes friction in McKinley’s cabinet between Gage and Alger and hints at an inevitable cabinet break. It cites Henderson’s rapid rise, Wheeler’s Manila trip, and Grant’s Liberia annexation idea. It discusses McKinley’s campaign finance concerns, McLean’s Ohio governor bid, and Epes endorsing Martin for DNC chair. Roosevelt is portrayed as posing as a military expert while likely pursuing political aims.
An ad style fragment touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for blood disorders and rheumatism. It claims the product strengthens the system like sunshine to nature and includes testimonials from Sogeney, McOamara, and others about improved appetite, recovery from rheumatism, and family use.
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