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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1896
Page
2
The Athena paper explains the sixteen to one silver to gold ratio and its contractual basis. It critiques eastern views of the west, condemns office seeking, notes the gold reserve dipping below 90 million, and reports bankers offering rescue with gold while opposing bond issues before the fall election.
Broad coverage recounts Bryan’s convention appeal and wide silver sentiment from Boise to Spokane, noting Republican defection and independent talk. It contrasts Cleveland era praise with Garf ield and Ingersoll echoes, and ends with a medical ad insert on deafness and a patent medicine claim.
The platform reaffirms liberty and justice, opposes gold monometallism, and calls for immediate restoration of free coinage of gold and silver at 6 to 1. It urges full legal tender status for silver, opposition to demonetization, and rejects bonds used to sustain a gold standard. It also advocates income tax, tariff reform, reduced government waste, and broad support for relief and prosperity.
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