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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
6
The piece argues Bryan’s election will bring hard times for workers, farmers, and merchants due to free silver policy. It warns of a stock and money panic, with the treasury forced to accept silver, risking widespread business collapse. The message urges voters to consider personal welfare and stockholdings over party loyalty.
The speech exhorts young voters to choose progress over past Democratic legacies. Garfield argues against independence served by family ties, urging the audience to avoid graves of “Squatter Sovereignty,” Dred Scott, slavery, and flat-money rhetoric, and to join the camp of liberty and prosperity advocating McKinley over Bryan in the impending election.
The year’s money order business totals 504 million, up 62 million or over 14 percent, the largest rise in history. The report credits the postal service boost as a broad gauge of national prosperity while linking political views to economic policy and state rights.
A stirring wartime-dedication speech honors 25 years of Republican abolition, pledging freedom and national unity. The orator recalls 350000 soldiers who died for liberty, urges youth to invest their lives in a lasting, immortal cause and to defend slavery’s prohibition in western territories.
Provision wide and praised by Silver Men, the Republican led currency act requires all government notes of ten dollars or less to be silver certificates and notes above ten to be treasury notes. It aims to expand standard silver dollar use and public demand for paper money under Republican policy.
A skeptical editorial from Sept 4, 1900, cites Bryan’s Chicago platform as repugnant to voters and argues German voters favor McKinley. It ridicules anti imperialism literature and predicts Democrats must shift positions to preserve prosperity and national honor. The piece frames Bryan as a disruptive, untrustworthy candidate.
Bryan focuses on trust dissolution as a campaign claim but faces Democratic opposition in a past congress vote. The piece argues his promises are impractical, noting a constitutional amendment attempt with narrow support and questioning if a Democratic House would back such laws. It critiques Bryan’s character and party position on dissolving monopolies.
The article argues U S diplomacy under President McKinley guided China policy with steady handling by three secretaries of state. It cites a Paris dispatch praising timely independence and warns that backing away proves the safest approach to secure future trading rights guarantees. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a shift toward settling the long dispute as powers show agreement.
Richard Croker testified before the Mazet committee asserting self interest in amassed wealth and arguing that his control of New York Democrats makes him pivotal for Bryan’s national chances. The piece notes Lew Wallace’s public support for McKinley, citing his Crawfordsville remarks on Bryan’s possible victory and concerns over factional candidates.
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