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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1896
Page
2
The free silver argument is dismissed as a plan to devalue gold and burden ordinary citizens. The piece questions how government silver dollars can reach circulation and warns that a shift to silver would likely hurt the general public while benefiting silver barons and financiers. It urges readers to calculate potential gains rather than rely on sentiment.
The author argues that a democratic populist victory in November would force a shift from gold to silver, eroding purchasing power and harming value of life insurance, securities, and estates. The piece warns that silver’s value would fall, undermining economic life and prompting widespread ruin, citing a prominent business figure.
The Anita Republicans met last Friday and organized a McKinley and Hobart club under the Republican State League with H W Byers of Harlan delivering an engaging address. The love feast lasted until 11 30 p m and Grant township is expected to lift the fall majority. The Sound Money Democrats met in Des Moines and Cass county sent delegates, choosing J M Martin delegate at large and G Phelps from this district to the Indianapolis convention while backing a straight money ticket. For rent a six room house in good repair inquire at Acker Brown grocery Walnut street.
Cass County citizen Cuns. F. Case defends his Democratic loyalty while denouncing A. Gardner and the Chicago platform. He condemns the party’s drift toward free silver, federal court clashes, and mob actions, pledging a symbolic hanging metaphor against what he calls the sound money faction, and recalling past political maneuvers in Cass County.
The article analyzes official figures from the State Department showing average weekly wages in silver standard countries versus United States wages on a gold basis. It discusses Mexico and other silver nations, noting the workingman’s concern over labor conditions and wage rates rather than speculation about prosperity.
A Georgia debate featured a 16 to 1 challenger and an anti money debater. The latter used an anvil and hammer to test money by stamping coins and billets, downgrading currency that failed the test. Local jeweler offered low values for battered coins. The crowd saw the point as the audio of the event was reported by Des Moines Leader. The article notes a political ticket lacks vigor and questions the party’s genuine tail.
Watson criticizes fusion with Democrats over Bryan and free silver. He argues fusion would erase the Populist party, demoralize supporters, and let Democratic money power block free coinage. He questions Bryan’s independence and warns of party absorption if allied with Democrats.
Maine Republican Thomas B Reed wins acclamation for a tenth term in the First district. He denounces demonetization of silver and urges a real bimetallic system, arguing gold and silver must be kept together and warning against silver as a basis for national credit.
Sheriff Spra ghem closed Conkling Bros banking house and two other Vernon county banks from the Conkling firm under a court order based on a State Bank Examiner report of unsafe operations. Receivers J. M. George and 0. M. Shartell appointed. firm pledges to pay all debts. In Sioux City, Thomas Marshall won a ward alderman seat amid a bribery controversy involving ex-council member H. H. Johnson.
John Gray, accused of stealing a horse and buggy from a Grand Junction livery stable on July 80, was captured in Shelby county. The arrest follows a county-wide pursuit and brings the case to pending charges.
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