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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1896
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with yearly, half year, and quarterly options. Notices urge address changes, advance payment, and mail orders to We Publishing Company New York. Editor and Publisher E. A. Grozier signs the notice.
Massachusetts voters face a single crucial issue today the biennial amendment ending annual elections. The editorial urges a decisive NO arguing the reform would affect the Commonwealth's future welfare and that local concerns demand clear opposition to the change.
An editorial extols seventy million voters as the supreme authority in self government. It cites vox populi, vox dei to assert that the people’s verdict is final and authoritative, surpassing monarchs or parliaments in significance.
A political exhortation urges voters to cast ballots based on personal principle rather than party unity. It condemns the Democratic Party’s Chicago platform shift while affirming enduring Democratic principles dating to Jefferson. It argues individual choice defines democracy, not faction.
A civic exhortation declares all American citizens equal on Election Day. It argues that party labels like Democrat or Republican do not create real classes and that every ballot carries equal weight in shaping government policy.
A editorial urging voters to reject class antagonism and vote for the general welfare. It laments exceptions as misinformed and emphasizes shared privileges and civic responsibility for all Americans.
The article argues a decisive public shift toward sound money over free silver, predicting an overwhelming rejection of free coinage and defeat of candidates backing it. Voters are described as voting for monetary policy rather than party or candidate lines, shaping prices and national honor.
The piece argues that Bryan fails to justify free coinage at 16 to 1 and cannot explain how wages or savings would be protected. It claims independent silver coinage would cut wages and devalue savings, life policies, pensions, and investments, while benefits are only suppositions.
A jumble of anecdotes and social vignettes fills this column. A mother leaves two toddlers unattended, then finds the baby safely playing with a tack in the nursery. Newsboys cite the Yellow Kid and Missing Link as Gotham icons in alley life. A Maine farmer misreads Boston social circles, seeking Emily Purse for a cap. A Brighton car scene showcases a polite offer of a seat, sparking amused reactions. The piece closes with political banter on ballots, a Bohemian gathering at Rexford, and a Bryan campaign anecdote about a dream-based forecast.
The editorial condemns heavy spending by the Republican party in doubtful states. It argues the anti free silver stance should win on principle, not money. It hopes McKinley wins by a large margin to refute claims of plutocratic influence on voters.
The Post urges voters to mark no on two amendments on today’s ballot. One would move governor and state officers to biennial elections, the other would set Senators and Representatives on a two year cycle. The paper argues for annual elections to preserve local self government and accountability.
A collection of light hearted jests from newspapers and magazines. Bits joke about Noah the weather prophet and campaign buttons with multiplication tables. Other quips poke fun at politicians, fashion, and verbal finesse across several papers.
The Observant Citizen notes West calls to Eastern pulpits with Boston listed clergy prominent. Rev George B Vosburgh of Stoughton Street Baptist Church considered for Grand Rapids and Rev H Francis Perry of Hyde Park First Baptist for Chicago Englewood. Eugene E Partridge returns from Maine hunting trip with tales. Dr Raphael Lasker of Temple Ohabei Sholom revered for twenty years of service and public esteem.
Breakfast list includes cantaloupe cerealine mush cream boiled finan haddie baked potatoes muffins doughnuts wheat cakes maple syrup coffee. Luncheon covers smothered oysters eggs in cream hot biscuit cottage cheese celery olives pickles pineapple ice sponge cake wafers cocoa. Dinner features clear soup celery fricassee of veal boiled halibut white sauce fried tomatoes boiled onions olives celery sliced cucumbers riced potatoes peas hubbard squash lemon meringue pie ice cream angel cake salted almonds concord grapes. Smothered oysters melt two tablespoons butter in a pan add one quart oysters cover and cook five minutes season. Eggs in cream two cups milk one tablespoon butter four eggs cheese. Fricassee of veal boil two pounds veal chops dredge with flour brown in butter melt butter and flour add liquor reduce pour over meat. Clara J Appleton 374 Columbus avenue Boston Mass.
The Boston Post invites women readers to submit three meal menus with brief cooking directions. Each menu serves four to five people and costs up to 10 dollars per week. The first deadline is Saturday Nov 9 with weekly contests thereafter.
The piece lists General S. N. Leger the new Haytian minister seen as handsome and non English speaking. It cites Sultan of Turkey as fond of children and wary of bicycles. It notes ex Governor Northen of Georgia promoting immigration via fifty agencies in midwest states. It mentions Mrs Anna Hancon Dorsey and her Papal commendations and Tartare medal from Notre Dame. It recalls Mrs Labouchere alias Henrietta Hodson on Old English stage. It describes inauguration silver foundations for Governor-elect Joseph F Johnston, including silver heel plates on his shoes with a horse shoe motif carved by students of Normal and Industrial School Normal Ala.
A reader recounts a country game of Consequences with Joe Amos and Esther Morgan set in a Cape Cod town. The tale blends a playful fiction with a portrait of Joe, known as Hermit Joe, living in solitude by a tranquil lake while Marshville recalls the past.
William A. Ryan, president of Division 23 A O H Roxbury, complains in a letter to the editor that the Post failed to credit his group for donating 27 to Irish prisoner relief at a Music Hall anniversary event under the Irish Nationalists of Boston. He notes their county’s unique amnesty response and supplies details of donation and presentation.
A Sunday Post anecdote from November 1, 1896 recalls a youth asking his father what kind of bug a Prohibitionist is if Republicans are gold bugs and Democrats silver bugs. The father replies the Prohibitionist would be a water bug.
A Boston Globe item from November 2 1896 features a child calling Republicans gold bugs and Democrats silver bugs, with a parent confirming the labels and quipping that Prohibitionists must be water bugs, reflecting the era’s party caricature.
The Post offers weekly prizes of 10 dollars for first, 5 dollars for second, and 2 dollars for four other stories. Winners are named Sundays and paid by mail Mondays for stories from the prior week. Only female writers receive prizes. submissions must include name and address.
In Canton on the eve of the election Major McKinley is seen hale and confident. He greeted 350 Akron women and other delegates, thanked readers, and pledged to shake hands with each person. A Canton parade and mass meeting closed the campaign, with McKinley cheerful and hopeful. London reports wheat prices stable with a predicted rise in December.
New York November 2 Republicans report strong nationwide returns as McKinley’s win appears assured. At headquarters executive members Manley Scott Clayton and Osborne monitor dispatches, with Manley declaring the battle won and focusing on the majority size. National committeeman Scott notes Colonel Swords offered 4 to 1 on McKinley’s election.
New York November 2 brokers on the stock exchange closed trading at 3 pm and were entertained by the glee club of the Republican dry goods district, singing national airs to the crowd. Cheers for a sound money victory rose as hats and handkerchiefs waved.
Telegram from St Paul to National Democratic official George Foster Peabody disavows any Democratic guidance to vote for McKinley. F W McCutcheon signs the repudiation condemning the unnamed address and stating no committee authorized it.
The New York produce exchange shows the visible supply of grain on Saturday October 31 at 58,679,000 bushels of wheat, up 1,394,000 from the prior figure. Wheat closed at 1-3.
The piece surveys capes of many kinds from rich to modest, highlighting the grebe cape as the grand example. It describes brown velvet or sealskin versions about twenty inches long with a circular shape and a ring of grebe breasts at the edge, plus the transition of feather color from white to brown.
A fashion piece contrasts golf capes with promenade capes and notes rich velvet, red face cloth, and jeweled trims. It describes velvet pleats, cut satin reveals, braided edges, and high collars as ladies’ necks appear behind elaborate hair and accessory styles. The tone hints at trends and the allure of refined dress.
John F. Dowd of Hyde Park argues against biennial elections and two constitutional amendments. He praises fair reporting by a local paper and urges readers to reject both amendments, citing the principle of popular sovereignty and citizen oversight of government.
Francis P. Curran declares he supports John A. Ryan in the race for Congress and disputes a meeting chair’s claim that he abandoned the fight. He emphasizes neutrality on district contests while reaffirming his backing for Ryan to the end. November 2.
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