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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
2
Aberdeen Herald issued weekly in Chehalis county notes its status as the oldest Grays Harbor paper. Subscription rates are listed with advance payment discounts and terms. The notice asserts circulation superiority and warns that contracts may be forfeited if claims are not true.
The ticket includes William Jennings Bryan for President and Adlai Stevenson for Vice President with a slate of candidates across Washington and neighboring counties for Congress Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Judges Secretary of State and other state posts. Names cover counties such as Spokane King Pierce Whitman Skagit Snohomish Douglas Adams Yakima and others with several judges and electors named.
A Vidette editorial praising new staff provokes Democratic party tension. The piece mocks Carney as power hungry and describes Abel and Little as key to reviving fusion efforts, noting past GOP defeats and potential gains if fusion conventions stay empowered.
A Chehalis County dispute centers on Bro Carney and Abel refusing to bow to nonparty control. Abel allegedly threatened to control the nominating convention and derail a Hoquiam candidate, offering another ticket slot. The Vidette editorial feud is tied to past reforms and party factions, with references to 1896 and 1898 events and threats to the fusion slate.
The text mocks Governor Roosevelt demanding an automatic double action kicking machine. It quotes him accusing opponents of the McKinley policy in the Philippines of aiding the enemy, labeling traitors who should not vote, and insisting voting rights be limited to McKinley supporters.
The threat of Major Rathbone of Havana to disrupt the Republican party appears effective as Neely faces delayed extradition after the November elections. Rathbone may enjoy protection from interference, while public trust in the administration declines amid alleged wholesale theft and protection of thieves.
W J Bryan argues that Republicans push the old free silver scare and warns that trusts and tariffs shape a dictatorial government. He contrasts 1896 promises with current policy, noting double standards for money and citizenship and urging equal protection and constitutional equality for all citizens.
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