Silver platforms push 16 to 1 coinage demand
The text quotes the People's party, Silver party, and Kansas City platform, pledging to repeal the currency act and restore free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. It argues the parties will strive to remove gold standards and back government issued paper with silver and gold coins under a 16 to 1 ratio. It notes declared aims as core policy across platforms and cautions readers about consequences for the economy and trade balances.
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Sioux Falls
8. D
People’s Party
United States
Silver Party
Kansas City
Chicago
Nation Deems Expenditures Falling and Tax Cuts Likely
The country shows steady reductions in spending and rising receipts in 1900. The refunding of public debt to 2 percent bonds cuts interest costs, with $8.38 million saved. Civil, naval, and Indian expenses fall, pensions and debt interest rise, and proposals urge substantial tax relief. The administration defends civil service reform and honors veterans with liberal pension policy.
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United States
Congress
Spain
Sufficent Tariff to Properly Protect Our Industries
The Republican party declares fidelity to tariff and reciprocity as core principles to fund government and shield American producers. It cites Alaska and Hawaii governance gains, pensioner relief, free homestead policy, and new banks of issue aiding rural communities. It notes rising currency per capita, strong Treasury balance, and growing exports despite economic shifts, highlighting industrial and agricultural prosperity and foreign trade gains.
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Republican Party
Congress
Alaska
Hawaii
Treasury
Build American ships for foreign trade and seafaring jobs
The speaker urges rapid expansion of the American merchant marine to carry world trade. He cites high foreign shipping reliance, calls for domestic shipbuilding and crew, and advocates completing a Pacific trade waterway with government control and future canal provisions. He notes past legislative steps and the need for decisive action by Congress.
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Congress
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
We Are Fulfilling Our Pledge to the People of Cuba
A public address outlines U S governance in Cuba since January 1899 noting restored order, social aid, and education. It states elections on September 15 to form a constitutional convention, a reduced military presence, and plans for an independent Cuban government.
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Cuba
I Sland
McKinley Platform Aims at Sound Money and Strong Tariff
The document outlines the Republican stance on a honest financial system favoring sound money and opposition to silver 16 to 1. It affirms the 1896 Chicago platform, endorses a protective tariff, notes treasury stability and gold reserves, and emphasizes industry, foreign trade, and a strong naval and imperial posture including Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. It also condemns trusts, supports civil service reform, and underscores labor welfare and pension provisions.
Policy of the Administration in the Philippines
A historical account of U.S. aims in the Philippine conflict, stressing that the United States pursued liberty and peace rather than conquest. It details the 1898 war events from Dewey’s Manila Bay victory to the signing of peace in Paris, listing key commissioners and highlighting moral obligations guiding postwar conduct and territorial decisions.
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Congress
Spain
United States
Dewey
Manila Bay
Merritt
Manila
Philippines
Santiago Harbor
Santiago
William R. Day
Ohio
William P. Frye
Mane
Cushman XK. Davis
Minnesota
George Gray
Delaware
Whitelaw Reid
New York
Peace Commission
Paris
United
Porto Rico
Carter
Philippine Treaty in Force Shapes Philippine Governance
The 1898 peace treaty ceded the Philippine Islands to the United States and set that native rights would be determined by Congress. A 1899 commission led by Schurman and Dewey sought humane occupation, local government reforms, and stable taxes while respecting local customs. after talks with insurgent leaders, a proposed governance scheme was presented, but the insurgents did not return to finalize it.
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Great Britain
South Africa
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain
Congress
Philippines
Jacob Gould Schurman
New York
George Dewey
Charles Denby
Indiana
Dean C. Worcester
Michigan
Miwell S. Otis
Manila
Senate
Philippine Commission
Schurman
The
The Filipinos Are Not Yet Ready for Independence
A Tagalog representative favorable to the commission plan was stripped of shoulder straps by the insurgent leader, dismissed from the army, and sentenced to twelve years in prison. The commission states their view, noting the war is deplorable yet not avoidable.
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Pacific Railroad
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Nicaragua
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Island
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the Treasury
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America
Pensions
Aguinaldo
Pekin
William M'Kinlepy
American Republic
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