Jefferson Follower Critique by Federalists of 1800
Henry Adams surveys Federalist tirades against Jefferson from 1800 New England and New York, calling followers dissolute and criminal while labeling Jefferson the incarnation of their theories. Roosevelt also condemns the Kansas City platform as infamy, predicting widespread misery and dishonor if its policy prevailed, urging steadfast duty though doubt.
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Henry Adams
Jefferson
New England
New York
Kansas City
Hawe
Historians Praise Jeffersons Peaceful Popular Admin
Historians including Morse and Schouler laud Jeffersons administration as peaceful progressive and popular amid foreboding times and financial strain. They note falling debts reduced taxes and external calm expanding prosperity, with political opposition waning as the nation grew comfortable. Bryan’s harsh critique echoes in the parallel discussion on American labor and imperial policy.
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Jerverson
Schouler
Jefferson
Morse
Mr. Morse
Inngland
Dr. Morse
Plan to Expand U S Territory Faces Labor Backlash
The OSSU piece argues McKinley imperialism threatens American labor by bringing in cheap eastern labor from Mongolian, Malay, Chinese, and Japanese sources. It warns Philippine conquest would open movement across U S territories, worsen labor competition, and cites Hawaiian and Manila labor patterns and editorials opposing expansion.
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Far East
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Hawaiien Alands
United States
Hawaiian Islands
McKinley
Westley Merritt
Charles A. Whittier
Paris
Ila
Aald
Manila
Mfe
Omaha Bee
Republican
Fragmented Critique of McKinley and Imperial Policy
A searing editorial letter rails at President McKinley for imperial moves in the Philippines and Cuba, denouncing annexation, tariff pressure on Porto Rico, and a Wall Street tied administration. It accuses McKinley of hypocrisy on silver standard, civil service, and liberty, naming figures like Hay Root and Miles while invoking Grant as a contrast.
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McKinley
Philippine Archipelago
Porto Rico
Spain
Cuba
General Alger
General Hagan
Rathbone
Neely
Gage
Treasury
Morgan
Wall Street
Griggs
Hay
Sun
Pretoria
Edemy
Standard of Trust
Idaho
Standard Oil
Coeur d’ Alene
Miles Incommuncado
Shafter
Peta
Hanna and
Platt
John Bull
Pratoria
Lome
Root Jn
New York
Grant
McKinsey
Napoleon
Providence
Let The People Elect The Senators
William Jennings Bryan argues that direct election of U.S. senators by the people has long failed but gains momentum as major parties embrace reform. He reflects on historic attempts from Johnson and Weaver and predicts eventual success if fusion forces win.
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Johnson
United States
Weaver
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
William Jennings Bryan
Monarchy urged in republican paper on McKinley drift
The Des Moines Globe, a Republican farmers paper, argues for constitutional monarchy as a modernization of government to protect capital and expansion. It claims republics falter when nations grow rich, urging a shift away from old constitutional limits toward centralized authority while condemning anti monarchist ideas as French revolutionary.
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Des Moines
Globe
McKinley Republicahiam
McKinley
John
Ward-Beslers
Republic
Bryan and the Income Tax
Advocacy in the piece centers on making income tax a permanent federal revenue tool. It cites activists and political groups supporting constitutional authorization for an income tax and predicts eventual success in expanding tax power.
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Bryan
End of Pilar and the Insurgent Leader at the Pass
Rich ard Henry Little recalls a solitary, blood drenched body on the trail. The dead insurgent officer Gregorio del Pilar is identified by the diary and letters found with him. The column moves on, leaving his memory and a torn uniform as the only traces of his conviction and leadership.
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Pilar
Wwe
Rascal
Thirty’ Third
Gobbler
Dolores Hosea
Gould
Sullivan
Snider
Hia Sry
Richard Henry Little
Chicago ‘Tribune
False Pretense Of Prosperity In McKinley Era
A Nebraska and Indiana mortgage debt analysis disputes republican prosperity claims. Chicago statistician Pr Ot Perkins cites a certified report showing real estate mortgages up $99 million and chattel mortgages up $238 million during 1897-1900, with overall state indebtedness rising sharply. The piece argues lenders favor short loans and foreclosures rise, challenging McKinley prosperity rhetoric.
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McHintey
Maris Hannes Reynite
Ot Perkins
Chicago
H. Gleason
Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics
Nebraska
of Nebrasky
Southwest
Indiana
McKintley
McKinley
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Lincoln
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Grate
Arnold
Bloomington
Til
Party
Hell
William McKinley
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William J. Degan
William McHintey
Jonathan H. Taylors
Cubs
Philppines
Washington
Abhanam Lincoln
Othene
Uberty
W. J. Blyan
the Children of the Coal
Neby
Raske
Theria
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