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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
2
Illinois event notes Democratic talks by Hon. R W Miers for Congress. Speeches set in Jasonville Friday October 12 at 7 p m and Worthington Saturday October 13 at p m. Local residents invited to attend.
Tulip Friday at 3 p m Oct 12 and Bloomfield Saturday at 3 p m Oct 13 are the sale dates announced for Inman H Fowler boundary items.
Oscar Fields is scheduled for a Bloomfield event on Saturday October 3 at 7 p.m. The listing notes timing and venue details for the entertainment appearance.
An event listing notes Seynour Riddle performing at Dog Island on Friday at 7 p.m. and at Jackson School House in Stafford Township on Saturday at 7 p.m. Listings place the venues and dates for performances.
Democratic voters of Greene county meet in Bloomfield at the courthouse on October 20 1900 at 10 o clock a m to nominate candidates for county Surveyor and county Council George E Enpris chairman G H Heenpsen secretary.
The article urges Bryan residents to vote this fall to resist British influence in government. It presents a positive outlook for Bryan and ties the electoral choice to maintaining local governance autonomy.
In a controversial historical note, the question asks who hauled down the American flag in Alaska and handed the lucrative gold mining region to Britain. The claim identifies William McKinley as the figure responsible.
Bryan contends the core issue is not which man becomes President but which ideas guide the leader who holds the office. He argues that ideological influence, not personal power, shapes presidential action and policy.
About 15 000 coal miners gathered in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday to protest the phrase coal baron's taffy and demand substantial food for dinner pails, signaling strong opposition to Hanna's policy.
The quotation credits William McKinley accusing sugar and tobacco interests of pressuring Congress to push a tariff bill, claiming it violated the plain duty to grant free trade to Porto Rico as with the rest of territory.
The text argues Republicans receive vast campaign money mainly from trusts and questions if victory by McKinley would curb trusts. It suggests the money pays for protection rather than reform, implying little chance of change.
The party is described as defender of the trust and a large army supporter aiming to hold colonies as subjects rather than citizens, comparing to England France Germany Russia Italy and other monarchies.
The speaker’s swing through Indiana and Illinois drew large crowds with seventeen speeches in one week. He closes with a major Louisville meeting and continues to Chicago, Southern Illinois, Salem boyhood visit, and then Ohio, asserting gains for Bryan and challenging Republican views on trusts.
The article defends William Jennings Bryan against Republican lies about payment for speeches. It argues voters should distrust foes of trusts rather than trusting their enemies and notes Republicans circulate the false claim Bryan was paid handsomely for the Linton speech.
The piece argues Republicans shield trusts while McKinley leads a pro trust era and Bryan pledges to fight trusts. It contends Ohio Attorney General efforts were blocked by party leaders and courts, leaving trusts dominant in government and policy.
A historical op-ed style excerpt criticizes Republicans for blaming Democrats over trusts while focusing on the Ice Trust. It references Croker, Van Wyck, and Tammany leaders as examples and notes Roosevelt attacking Democrats over the same issue.
The speech denounces British influence over McKinley’s foreign policy, citing tie votes on Boer sympathy resolutions and alleged flag lowering in Alaska. It questions imperial and royal imagery in the Philippines and Alaska while urging a defense of Americanism and the flag of the free.
The passage accuses Roosevelt allies in the Ice Trust of engineering his rise from governor to vice president and questions why he attacks the Ice Trust while protecting friends. It portrays Bryan arguing the Ice Trust is local and not a national issue, amid broader Democratic attacks on trusts.
The Democrat publishes William J. Bryan’s full speech delivered in Linton last Saturday. The lengthy address is presented for every reader to study and reflect on.
A warning and sales pitch for Chamberlain's colic cholera and diarrhoea remedy stating no risk to buyers. Geo E Cravens guarantees money back if not satisfied after use. The ad claims it is the most successful bowel remedy and the only one that never fails, described as pleasant safe and reliable.
The record shows Mr. Bryan is a Presbyterian. In a sketch of him in The First Battle (1897) Mrs. Bryan notes he joined Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Salem Illinois at age fourteen, later joined First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville Illinois, and upon moving to Nebraska transferred his membership to First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, where he remained.
A large crowd in Linton gathered despite rain to hear William Jennings Bryan condemn Republican policies. He argued against tariffs, gold standards, imperialism, and trusts, urged labor rights and arbitration, and urged voters to back Democrat Fern and allies to shape Indiana’s stance against empire.
Mr. Bryan told a Marion audience about a clipping from Columbus Ontario dated September 28 1900 reporting Dr Jennings financial data for the Western Methodist Book Concern. The White Paper Trust increased Cincinnati paper costs by about 40000 in the last year and over 100000 for all church publishing houses. Ministers were astonished and discussing trusts over assignments.
A statement declares a trust taxes churches nationwide at 100000 dollars annually and forces parishioners to cover the cost. It warns that congregations must either increase donations or reduce church activities to meet the levy.
It promotes the benefit of healthy flesh and solid bone for children, claiming Rocky Mountain Tea as the aid. The note mentions a price of 35 cents and advising readers to ask their druggist.
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