Silver coinage and political clash across states
The excerpt cites Blaine’s 1878 senate speech on silver remonetization and criticizes gold standard advocates. It argues for silver as money, warns of risks of a gold-only system, and highlights economic stakes for the United States. The text urges voters to support Bryan and criticizes opponents and media aligned with gold interests.
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FALSE PROPHETS AND SILVER PROPHECIES IN 1878
The piece rebuts gold standard prophecies from silver opponents during the Bland Allison era. It notes large coinage of silver dollars, no gold exodus, and imports, cites Sherman law repeal and failed forecasts, mentions Kentucky election defeats, and urges independent thinking to support Bryan and Sowell while warning of fruit crop losses and farming decline.
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The Democratic Platform Declaration of Principles
The platform proclaims Democratic goals centering on liberty and equal rights under the law, condemns the demonetization of silver, and calls for free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1. It opposes the gold standard, argues for an income tax, and seeks reductions in government waste while restoring prosperity and national independence.
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