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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
6
The ticket lists William McKinley as president and Theodore Roosevelt as vice president. The pairing reflects a Republican lineup promoted in party materials and campaign notices. Campaigns emphasize leadership, reform, and American vigor as central themes in the slate.
A dense list of elected roles and candidates appears, naming Clerk Samuel M Smith Treasurer Joseph Scoopmine Recorder John Minger Sheriff Edward Ebeli Assessor John Curran Surveyor Peter Laswell Coroner M Joseph Coomes Commissioner 1 Frank M Starks Commissioner 2 W L Pryor Councilman 1 George W Foreman 2 Elm ore Saltmarsh John G Albright 4 Wesley Shaw Councilmen H Johnson Theodore Schulz J L Hodges War Trustee Robert Uter John H Beck Advisory Board Selector Thackery Clinton Ward Louis Stockinger Justice of the Peace and Constables William Davis George Dettmer Fred Brummer Road Supervisor District No 1 Gottlieb Horstman 2 Pred Wonning 3 Henry Norwald August Norwald 5 Peter Mang.
President Mitchell reports 118,000 coal workers on strike in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania. Prospects favor the workers as the dispute continues. The era’s rhetoric champions extending freedom and labor rights amid mounting industrial tension.
A concise note reflects Bryan era politics where what is paramount changes quickly from imperialism to trusts and beyond, illustrating fluid public priorities and transient concerns in the political discourse.
The speaker advocates reformation by placing Croker of the Tammany ice trust and Jones of the cotton bailer trust in power, while Clark paid 375000 for a U.S. Senate seat and Bryan would pay 100000 for an election in a failed bid.
A brief note states Congress passed an act titled Jefferson's Government of Louisiana and approved by Jefferson on March 26, 1804. The fragment references the 1804 authorization without detailing its full provisions or outcome.
The Governor and Judges of the Indiana Territory gain power to create inferior courts and enact laws for Louisiana district. This defines Louisiana as a district governed wholly by territorial officials, under absolute control.
Quote pairing Vallandigham and Burke contrasts Union and Philippine conflicts. Vallandigham, banished as a traitor in 1864, opposed Lincoln and Yankee forces in Virginia. Burke, Democratic candidate for Congress from the 7th District, voiced similar anti American intervention sentiments in 1900 Hartford City.
Germany demands punishment of leading murder figures before any peace negotiations begin. China favors a court trial for guilty parties after talks have begun. The United States Russia and France likely support China. Germany and Britain may push for punishment first and peace efforts later.
The passage argues that under Cleveland era workers rarely struck because quitting meant unemployment while others filled vacancies. It claims today workers strike for higher wages with hope of success since labor has demand and employers cannot easily replace strikers, forcing higher pay or compromise. It emphasizes that during good times strikes flourish due to job stability and consumer demand.
An examination shows trusts formed starting in 1893 under Cleveland and a Democratic Congress. The Leather, Rubber, Consolidated Iron Mines, Typewriters, California Wine, Chicago Brewery, Milwaukee Brewery, Consolidated Ice, and Sewing Machine trusts were organized during Cleveland's administration, with others of smaller consequence.
The article notes two primary causes of strikes. One is employers attempting to cut wages, or to impose changes that reduce workers’ pay or conditions. The piece emphasizes labor tensions as workers resist reductions and seek fair terms from management.
A brief sale notice announces items offered in Batesville by owner G A Baas. The detail shows a local sale event with potential buyer details and venue. Readability is limited. the notice emphasizes the Batesville location and the selling party.
The text explains two strike causes: workers believe higher productivity and product prices let employers raise wages, and when employers refuse higher wages despite better trade. The first signals harder times with dull trade and lower prices, while the second signals improving times and a duty to raise wages. past strikes followed the first, current ones follow the second.
The president's letter of acceptance is the best political document yet for the country. It defends the current administration and policies, refutes Bryan and his followers on the Philippine question, and presents a clear, factual, statesmanlike case addressed to the American people. It rejects theory and appeal to passion, urging all readers to study it.
Public records confront Democratic assertions that President McKinley agreed to slavery in the Sultan of Sulu domain. The record shows the reservation that the treaty requires Congressional action and does not authorize U S consent to slavery. The author asserts that Democratic claims are false and records are true.
Extracts from McKinley’s acceptance letter emphasize immediate issues, labor values, events governing action, and the Republican stance on freedom and the Philippines. He asserts the American people will not yield sovereignty to insurgents, frames the American choice as duty versus desertion, and warns opponents against surrendering sovereignty or endorsing imperialism.
The piece argues against Mr Bryan claiming that with 100,000,000 people and 100,000 soldiers a single warrior would threaten liberties of a thousand. It taunts foreigners as ignorant voters and predicts the November election will prove birth under another flag does not make one a fool or traitor merely for supporting Bryan.
The passage recalls President Cleveland invoking imperial power by appointing Blount to resolve the Hawaiian crisis without Senate consent. It notes the provisional republic under Dole, the U S flag over state buildings, and the Queen's restoration aim, followed by annexation under McKinley and a shift to a Republican form of government.
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers ordered a strike in Pennsylvania coal mines causing thousands to be out of work and coal prices to rise. The piece argues miners favor arbitration while employers refuse, condemning political demagogues who exploit the dispute and praising restraint and justice.
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