Republican Doctrine at Bammelsburg Meeting in Emmetsboro
The opening Republican campaign meeting in Emmetsboro featured Senator Allison urging maintenance of the gold standard and warning against free silver. He argued for a fixed ratio between gold and silver, criticized fusion with Democrats, and warned that free coinage would destabilize wages, savings, and banking while boosting debt and economic chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsbore
Allison
Iowa
Lette
Democratic Party
Congress
Republican
Marshalltown
New York
Connecticut
New Jersy
Chicago
Mexico
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Boies
United States
Congressman Dolliver Urges Republican House Victory
Congressmen Dolliver argues a Republican majority in the Fifty-sixth Congress is crucial to defend the gold standard and oppose free silver. He warns Democratic victory would embolden political agitators, threaten contracts, and unsettle business. He cites 1898 price trends and war-time lessons to support sound money. Mrs. I. A. Bennett of Lamore, N. D., reports Angora cat farm demand outpacing supply, driven by eastern buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
House of Representatives
Ely
Congress
House
Chamber
Jones
Nevada
United States
Bradsteet
Gume
Fair
Land
the Times
Alexander the Great
Council Bluffs
America
Republican Party
Labor
Masterly GOP address attacks democracy on fiscal reform
Governor Shaw speaks at Le Mars and cites Marshalltown platform to warn that Democratic socialism threatens property rights and the nation. He accuses the party of larcenies in grants and treasurer looters, urges Republicans to defend the constitution and preserve American freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
le Mars
Frank Q. Stuart
Marshalltown
Stuart
Porto Rico
Jefferson
Jackson
Iowa
Democratic Party
Republican Party
John P. Altgeld
Altgeld
United States
Ple
Senator Allison on money and silver standard debate
The text argues that money supply has risen over the last twenty five years, asserting that a shift to silver would shrink overall liquidity and debase purchasing power. It contends the US already has the largest per capita circulation among major nations and condemns bimetallism as sham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Allison
Judge Thomas Advocates Constitutional Conservatism
Judge Thomas denounces placing the Constitution at public opinion risk while defending a conservative posture on money and tariff issues. He argues the United States Constitution should guide public action, resisting liberal construction and implied powers, and laments modern democracy drifting from reverence for the foundational legal framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Stength
Marshalltown
United States
Democratic Party
The
Great Meeting in the Third The Banker and the Reneloner
A Republican rally featured Speaker Dobson and Colonel Henderson arguing for sound money. Henderson praised the party's wartime record and McKinley's stance against silver coinage while citing money circulation statistics to defend current policy and oppose changes in the monetary system.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Republicans
Allison and
Bammelsburg
South America
California
Australia
Europe
Adolph Laettker
COR
Quesdaseteetpere
Germany
Guy
Congressmn Dolliver
I. A. Bennett
Lamore, N. D
Gov. Shaw
Judge Thomas
United Stat
Pu Jon
Henderson
Dobson
McKinley
Siduge United
Theratas
Repubs
Chervitson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!