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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
7
Reports from New York recount Colonel Bryan’s appearance with Croker and Tammany influence at a Thursday reception. The Columbus Dispatch details party power, crowd reactions, and perceptions of Croker’s dominance in the Bryan campaign amid banquet and Madison Square Garden scenes.
The Bryan campaign parade moves down Madison Avenue to a stand near Tammany Hall as Colonel Bryan arrives at 9 25. Croker aides escort him to the rear while cheers rise from the crowd and Richard Craker sits with the candidates on stage.
Reported Washington dispatch says President has used influence to urge settlement of the anthracite strike. Representative Connell of Scranton carries the message to operators and miners, favoring arbitration or a swift settlement. The president seeks a satisfactory understanding between operators and workers, highlighting arbitration prior to any other plan. Belmont magnates nominated by Tammany for Congress in New York amid Bryan’s “plain people” stance.
The article notes Democratic leaders denouncing the tariff as the mother of trusts while citing 1891 to 1896 trust growth prior to the Dingley bill. It lists major consolidations such as National Lead, Anaconda Copper, American Sugar Refining, National Wall Paper, Columbia Fuel and Iron, United States Leather, and United States Rubber, plus several malt firms and trade associations. It adds that Mr. Bryan was in Congress then but did not oppose these trusts by voice or vote.
The piece proclaims postal receipts exceeded expenditures in the quarter ending Sept GG and annual receipts topped 102,506,000 for the year ending June 20, up 20,000,000 from 1906. It frames this as proof of national prosperity and urges voters not to seek change.
William Jennings Bryan attacked the protective tariff as a false economy and a vicious political principle during a 1891 House of Representatives speech opposing the Wilson Free Trade tariff law. The remark frames tariff policy as a battleground over economic fairness and national interests.
The article discusses North Carolina cotton gin proprietors in Alamance County resisting labor organization. It claims southern manufacturers pay very low wages to push northern rivals into bankruptcy and notes Bryan’s nuanced stance toward laborers while criticizing union efforts.
W. Locke of Bucyrus Ohio cites Bryan at Deer Park Maryland on September 5 1900 arguing the Republican Party has a policy and outlines its results. He claims Bryan lacks a consistent platform and accuses him of duplicity while praising Republican gains in manufacturing agriculture and overseas liberty.
Democratic paper accuses William Jennings Bryan of acting as a paid agent for silver mine owners. It portrays Bryan as a top ally of the silver trust, claims he threatened to replace Nebraska delegates to force a 16 to 1 free coinage stance, and cites a 1895 Chicago Chronicle piece calling him a paid spokesman for the Big Bonanzas.
The piece argues that Bryan could push silver into circulation via presidential order, claims Republicans should retain control to avoid panic, and notes bank clearings suggest business activity remains strong while new investments waver. It warns voters to beware Bryanism and its value attacks in the looming election.
Democratic chairman Jones defends his position against being linked to any trust while accusing the American Cotton Co. of monopolizing the cotton bale process through patent rights. The dispute touches Bryan's attacks and ties to other trusts, including Searles of the sugar trust, amid tariff politics.
Official figures by Carroll D. Wright show wage levels in manufacturing and mining at record highs in 1900, surpassing 1899. More workers earned higher pay, with Michigan adding 1,005 factories and 23,000 jobs, while savings deposits across six states reached 68.7 million dollars, signaling improved living standards.
The article denounces Bryan's claim that Republicans seek a standing army to suppress dissent by force. It argues no city would consent to forts near them for business or social reasons and asserts Bryan fabricates such insinuations to insult the public. The piece condemns the perceived deceit as more disgraceful than the accusation itself.
Yale president Hadley argues imperialism began with battleship building over coast defense, praises Hay and Toot, and declares support for William McKinley. The piece notes Richard Croker's role in pushing for Bryan and criticizes party dynamics amid a tainted political backdrop.
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