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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1896
Page
2
Issued Thursdays at Ames Story County Iowa by Hudson Bros Terms of subscription one dollar per year payable in advance.
The letter pile discusses Hoke Smith’s resignation rumor and Gray Gables silence while weighing Cuba news and election outcomes. It notes Montana’s record wool clip at 8 100 000 pounds and eight cents average price, argues over free silver and free coinage, and critiques a columnist on light versus lightless information. CHAS. WHITAKER signs the letter.
It is thought Fred White who placed Boies in nomination at Chicago will be the populist candidate for Congress in the sixth district. Counties are already instructed for him. White has served in Congress before from that district, but it is unlikely he can unseat Lacey.
The article notes silver costs 67 or 68 cents per ounce and that a dollar contains 437% of an ounce in grains. If silver rose to 1.29 an ounce, a dollar would be intrinsic. today it is about 53 cents, supported by gold behind it.
The public shows rising engagement in campaign issues with a demand for substance beyond partisan boasting or old accusations. Voters have conducted more reading and investigation of currency and economic questions than in several typical campaigns.
The Chicago Tribune reports W. R. Hearst purchases the Chicago Evening Journal with plans to publish morning and evening editions in free silver advocacy. Also noted are campaign speakers Roswell G. Horr and others across Iowa and Maine, plus rail and currency news and a correction on silver coinage figures.
A Chicago Record reader letter argues silver is not redeemable in gold clarifying a Treasury statement from August 23 1895 by W E Curtis Acting Secretary of the Treasury. The note states silver certificates are redeemable in silver dollars only and silver dollars are not redeemable in gold while other notes may be redeemed in gold.
A statement circulated in several country newspapers claimed the firm would stop advertising and seek cancellation of existing contracts if Bryan were elected. The publisher notes they never held a contract with the firm and rejected the letter, calling such tactics undignified. They observe other advertisers cutting spend quietly rather than loud public campaigns.
Arizona silver advocate Tom Fitch defends free coinage while warning the St Louis convention may press a single gold standard. He recalls early GOP loyalty, Lincoln era ties, and vows to stay with the party that advanced labor, wealth, and national greatness.
The piece argues for postal savings banks in the United States modeled after other nations. It cites Canadian and British deposits, warns that panic withdrawals hurt banks, and suggests banks would keep funds in circulation. It also warns of Spain's Cuba policy and imagines a bleak Cuban future if Spain prevails.
Editors note that longtime local Democrats refuse to back Bry an and Sewell amid free silver and repudiation fears. The piece contrasts fiscal risk with past voting patterns and cites currency reform debates from Alden Times and Oskaloosa Herald. A satirical farmer anecdote closes with distrust of market trusts and rising oats prices.
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