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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1896
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph outlines rates for one year six months and three months for daily editions. It notes publication every evening except Sunday with latest general news and market reports.
Announcements declare W. H. McConvint and Henry Whuton candidates for Cass County District Court clerk. Each seeks Republican convention decision and united party support of Cass County Republicans.
In Cass county notes the names James Green Frank Herbert C W Andrew Frank Aylesworth Frank Q Jackson and H M Boorman appear as candidates for county auditor recorder and county attorney with appeals for Republican support. A political commentary follows discussing Altgeld Boies and a Dubuque convention scene criticizing free silver advocates.
The piece argues free silver advocates should back protection to boost industry and revenue, predicting the tariff will be the campaign’s main issue. It cites strong support for a protective tariff, Republican governance, and the St Louis platform’s monetary stance, warning obstructionists face political doom. It also notes Methodist Conference moves and critiques Altgeld and Moran on gold versus silver, framing a broader monetary debate.
England, already occupied with other duties, will probably file a protest in the Chee Foo matter. The bear is indicated as the larger game she is pursuing at the moment.
Secretary Moron states the Democratic Party cannot straddle and is badly split, making any operation difficult and painful due to internal divisions.
The piece argues the Republican party must lead again to rescue the country from Democratic mismanagement and financial trouble. It warns against demagogues and silver agitation, praising protection and stable revenue without bonds, while noting foreign nations target Dana as a key market and Russia scrutinizes Chefoo developments.
Rumors say multiple labor organizations plan to consolidate under one management to boost effectiveness. Disagreements over centralized control across branches have hampered cooperation, and agreement on a unified course seems unlikely to satisfy all groups.
The passage argues that Democrats leaving power in 1893 left a hollow prosperity. if true, the Republicans would face increased debt, reduced revenues, failing industries, lost confidence, and a host of national adversities, contrasting the two parties’ records.
Observers believe the Democratic conventions selecting free silver delegates for the state convention will unite many Democrats with the Republican Party this fall, placing them in the best company they have ever trained with.
It is evident the St Louis convention will not monopolize the contested delegations as the Chicago convention is likely to claim its share, enough to make the opening exercises interesting.
A Georgia railroad conductor argues against unlimited free silver, saying it would raise costs and hurt salaried workers and laborers. He warns depreciation would harm wages for laborers and farmers, urging support for stable money that maintains face value worldwide.
Ex governor Bores, speaking at Maquoketa, claimed there is something more sacred than party ties and that all the people are dearer than half. The speech implied his past positions matter little if they block office, joking he would renounce republicanism for a keg of beer and a gubernatorial nomination, and now shed democracy for a 50 cent dollar and a presidential bid.
Srain stops executions of prisoners taken during the Competitor incident while a full investigation proceeds. The piece notes Spanish impetuosity yet warns against causing a real war. General Weyler is described as boastful. if he seeks a fight, Maceo could engage beyond Havana. Weyler operates largely from his palace and via telegraph, with victims mainly those others catch and tie before execution.
A writer ridicules Methodist bishops for gender logic in defining laymen as masculine. They predict the next general conference will concede that woman also ends in man and expect seats for lay men.
The piece praises McKissey for loyal wartime service and ascent from private to trusted leader, argues civil service exams will come for office holders, predicts backlash from Democratic papers, notes a Senate bill authorizing a cable subsidy to Hawaii, and mentions Langley’s ten year flight experiment as a boost to free silver advocates.
Colorado prohibitionists push for Hipp as presidential nominee but fear duplicating leadership in their movement. The discussion highlights candidate goals and party unity concerns within a reform ranks.
Welker Given relinquishes editorial control of the Marshalltown Republican and passes the quill to S. C. McFarland a top Iowa editor and manager to uphold standards. Free silver supporters warn against contracting the currency yet advocate a plan likely reducing money by about 600 million dollars. Missouri Bland rejects free silver backing McKinley and sound money with Indiana resolution support.
A commentator notes that earlier predictions of Republican collapse in Iowa due to prohibition split have grown louder as new rifts emerge over the silver issue. The piece questions potential outcomes from this renewed intra party division.
The piece argues that Democratic policy differs from 1892. It claims three years of rule failed to aid the poor man and his dinner pail and condemns current wage relief as insufficient, noting plans to offer only fifty cent collars.
Con Er Boecn asserts that the proposed string of measures by the state Democratic majority will bankrupt every financial institution and ruin every industrial enterprise, large or small. He claims the plan reflects the party’s dangerous direction and would destabilize the economy.
Tite Nouparicl urges that a proposed tax increase from fifty cents to fifty dollars per thousand on cigar ettes would eliminate the cheap products, making them unaffordable for every boy able to raise a nickel.
A reader argues against the North American Milling Company aiming to raise flour prices by twenty cents per barrel amid a falling wheat market, calling for the trust to be stopped.
Political observers note bosses have little leverage in selecting national delegates as voters unite behind protection. McKinley is hailed as its champion, having led the cause three years ago and now reaping the benefit as supporters demand he again lead the protection hosts.
In 1892 Mr Bores denounced the tariff as the cause of national distress and warned that only a Democratic victory could spare the country from ruin. After three years of policy, he now renounces that view, blaming the crime of 73 and praising unlimited silver coinage at 16 to 1 as the solution, showing a string of reversals in his predictions.
Voters in Scott County show enthusiasm for a candidate nicknamed Free Beer Boies but balk at his policy shift to Free Silver Boies. The crowd backs him in part yet resists backing a 50 cent dollar feeding plan.
Citizens across Nebraska are urged to stay vigilant for the upcoming clash between Rosewater and Billy Bryan. Authorities warn another wind event could prove disastrous after a previous storm, urging preparations and cyclone cave readiness.
Farmers must buy extra buckets to hold the milk from cows this year as grass growth remains strong. The cows are working hard but there is no grumbling among the farmers about the workload.
The St Louis convention is seen as probable to nominate McKinley for president and Reed for vice president. If this ticket is chosen it would be a hammering victory and could win by the largest majority ever given to a presidential ticket.
The text notes the presidential nomination at St Louis will be a before-breakfast task beside the Cleveland general conference election of two bishops. It mentions there are some effective wire pullers among the Methodists when business begins in earnest.
A casual glance at last Saturday's Democratic convention to pick delegates for the Dubuque gathering showed a freewheeling, hard-to-classify mix. The event had a go as you please atmosphere, leaving the political alignment ambiguous.
A free silver advocate recently defined the ratio 16 to 1 as support for coining 16 dollars of silver for every 1 dollar of gold. This explanation reflects the era's monetary debate and the politician's stance on bimetallic standards.
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