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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
6
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For Governor Winfield T. Durbin. For Lieutenant Governor Newton W. Gilbert. For Secretary of State Enson B. Hunt. For Auditor of State WM H Hart. For Treasurer Leopold Levy. For Attorney General Wm H Taylo. For State Superintendent Benjamin F. John F. For Justices of Supreme Court James and Leander J. Monks.
Washington township resident W. L. Pryor is announced as a candidate for Commissioner of the 2nd district, pending the decision of Ripley County Republican convention.
C. C. Rubel of Milan enters as a candidate for County Assessor subject to the decision of the Republican convention of Ripley county.
William Vassar of Jackson township enters the sub convention as a candidate for County Commissioner in the 1st District. He seeks support from local delegates and outlines his platform and experience for the position.
F M Starks is named as a candidate for Commissioner from the first district, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention.
A binary political question echoes in the era with McKinley versus Bryan framed as national honor and flag protection. The odd phrasing suggests a campaign-era editorial push urging voters to choose the candidate seen as preserving national dignity and military tradition.
A political query asks whether the public should embrace McKinley and Bryan with free soup as a defining issue. The statement highlights campaign symbolism and asks voters to consider populist measures.
The statement claims Aguinaldo supporters and Tagal killers of Americans would back Bryan if they possessed voting rights. It reflects wartime political sentiment and proposed universal suffrage implications amid conflict.
A witty quip contrasts two outcomes about Li-Hung-Shang. If true, nothing changes. if false, the punchline suggests renaming him Li-ought-to-be-Hung-Shang.
In Reading Pennsylvania the iron works have raised wages four times since McKinley’s inauguration. The passage raises the question of whether these laborers will vote for four wage reductions and for William Jennings Bryan.
The Lebanon Pennsylvania iron company boosted worker pay three times in three years. The remark questions whether laborers will rush back to Democratic times for Bryan’s sake.
The Bryan pow wow at Indianapolis attracts far fewer attendees than anticipated with estimates from fifty thousand strangers expected versus actual turnout in the fifteen to twenty thousand range, viewed as an early frost to Bryanism.
The piece notes 253 shops in Ohio employing 54 470 men in Cleveland’s time and now employing 84 580, a nearly 60 percent rise. It questions whether workers under Democratic rule who were idle and under Republican rule who were busy wish to return to Democratic conditions of starvation and rest.
The report shows 78 Cleveland factories employed 29 374 workers and later 46 923 workers. It asks if the 17 549 idle under Democrats and those kept at work under Republicans will vote for change and four more years of rest.
The text accuses Bryan of calling a foreigner ignorant four years ago and suggests the foreigner remains mistaken about his stance and fears the so called straw imperialism. It portrays Bryan’s low regard for the foreigner’s intelligence and implies a continued misperception.
The passage compares Bryan and McKinley, noting that a Bryan defeat would complicate profit underBryan’s possible administration, while a McKinley victory would allow Bryan to earn from any business if McKinley wins.
A political clash centers on whether the flag remains aloft or is lowered to dishonor in world view. The speaker denounces imperialist talk as imagination of the weak minded and the venal demagogue while framing the issue as preserving American valor and the flag's standing.
The record shows 170 Ohio factories paid 1896 wages totaling 1 468 084. 32. By 1899 wages rose to 2 412 879 05. Proponents argue voting Bryan Stevenson would revert or lower wages, while McKinley Roosevelt would sustain and increase them.
The text notes Bryan accepting campaign doodles from a Montana multi millionaire Clark and from the silver kings of Nevada and Croker's Ice Trust of New York. It also mentions John R. McLean's Gas Trust of Washington and other old trusts seeking his election. The passage frames his wary gaze and reluctant acquiescence.
Former Montana senator and Silver Republican leader renounces the Silver Republicans and reaffirms Republican allegiance. He calls the silver issue dead and states the central campaign aim is upholding national honor and flag supremacy.
In a Tomlinson Hall address the claim of city government control by Bryan is challenged. The speaker argues Dick Croker and Van Wyck, major ice trust stockholders, run New York through Tammany and drain funds for Bryan’s campaigns.
In this issue the Tribune carries an announcement that Frank M. Starks is a candidate for Commissioner of the district. Starks is well known in Laughery Township and across the southern part of the county for honesty conviction and good judgment.
The passage argues that Bryan, once seen as honest, is now dishonest for trying to persuade people he favors free silver while making it a condition of his Democratic nomination. It claims he adopts a theory he does not truly believe and ignores a theory he claims to hold most strongly.
Bryan refused to endorse the Kansas City platform if it lacked free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. He argued the issue was the only live plank, but the Gold Democrats of Indiana forced a lengthy Indianapolis speech of 10 000 words without declaring free silver. Some Democrats label him brave for his convictions.
Robert Fitzsimmons retained his ring prowess as he stopped Gus Ruhlin in the sixth round at Madison Square. The fight began violently with Ruhlin’s weight and youth giving him some edge, yet Fitzsimmons’ activity speed and powerful blows proved decisive.
The article notes Bryan praised for honesty in silver convictions but complies with Indiana Democracy by not mentioning silver at Indianapolis. The 16 to 1 plank is his own creation, yet he hides it in public to avoid offending allies.
The speaker warns that Bryan's rhetoric signals pulling down the American flag in the Philippines and surrendering twenty million dollars of Spain’s claim to Aguinaldo. It frames this as disgrace to the nation, humiliation of the army, and a risky shift toward Aguinaldo rule over the islands.
New York state tracked workers and wages from 1893 to 1899. May 31 1894 shows 15 112 men employed with 8 246 010 dollars paid in wages. June 30 1899 shows 25 035 workers and 12 834 651 dollars paid. The gains exceed 40 percent in employment and over 50 percent in wages, prompting critique of Democratic stance on Bryan.
The Versailles meeting on Saturday September 1 1900 will be lively though nominations are unopposed. Auditor of State candidate Union B Hunt and speaker Fred Landis will address the crowd on the major campaign issues.
The piece argues the Democratic platform lacks mention of government by consent in North Carolina. It criticizes William Jennings Bryan for not condemning imperialism and for alleged political cowardice. It accuses him of hoodwinking voters, calling foreigners ignorant, and protecting allies who stripped Filipino and American citizens of voting rights.
Allied troops take Yang-Tsun about 18 miles from Tien-Tsin on Monday after heavy Chinese resistance. Casualties total around 200 on the allied side, with Americans suffering about 60 killed or wounded and one lieutenant wounded. The engagement follows the prior fall of Pei-Tsang, signaling relentless pursuit.
Fifty thousand troops will move toward Peking by August 15 as part of a planned advance to enforce terms on the legations and safeguard foreign interests in the capital.
The article reports Admiral Dewey charging that opposition to American authority in the Philippines will continue until after the November election. He claims insurrection is fed by leaders in pursuit of Bryan's victory and labels the charge hard on Bryan and his party.
The passage reports Admiral Dewey's blunt reply to Filipino leader Aguinaldo. Dewey warned that any attempt to seize Manila would be met with total destruction, contradicting Democratic claims of cordial cooperation. The exchange underscores disputes over U S and Aguinaldo alliance during the Manila conflict.
The text charges that Altgeld, former Illinois governor, aided rioters and anarchists, requiring federal troops to protect Chicago, and condemns Bryan for proposing him as United States Attorney General, calling it a travesty of justice and law.
A satirical listing questions key Democratic themes with cross references to figures and events. It cites nullification in North Carolina, Cleveland’s administration, Coxey’s Army, Colonel Bryan, a Honolulu flag incident, a $262 million national debt, a 47 cent dollar, Altgeld’s Attoney General bid, and Croker and Van Wyck in relation to trusts.
Fragmentary OCR hints at William Jennings Bryan predicting disaster if Republicans win in 1896. The text notes widespread laborer impacts, suggesting increases from 25 percent to double figures. No explicit places or dates are provided in readable form.
The speaker argues that employment and wages are improving nationwide under current leadership, claiming better feeding, clothing, and happiness for laborers and families. He warns against returning to the poverty and misery seen four years earlier under the Bryan era and coalition politics.
The piece accuses Bryan of cowardice for avoiding a stance on a North Carolina suffrage violation amid an alleged Black suppression by Red Shirts. It claims Populists oppose the plan and condemn his silence while urging contrasts between domestic rights and foreign battles, portraying a national political disgrace.
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