McKinley Hobart Ticket Leads 1896 Republican Ballot
The Republican ticket lists William McKinley Jr for president and Garrett A Hobart for vice president. State officials include James A Mount as governor and W S Haggard as lieutenant governor with a full slate of state officers and appellate judges. County posts cover representative, clerk, auditor, treasurer, sheriff, surveyor, coroner, and district positions with named candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. McKinley, JR
Ohio
Garrett A. Hobart
New Jersey
James.a. Mount
W. S. Haggard
Wm. D. Owen
Americus C. Daily
Frederick J. Scholz
Wm. A Ketcham
Supreme Court
Charles F. Remy
David M. Geeting
Simeon J. Thompson
John Q. Thomas
Thomas M. Green
Owen L. Carr
Henry C. Thompson
William L. Price
Aryel R. Herkless
Edward I. Wooden
Money, policy, and politics in a McKinley era
A period editorial cites Maine’s pro sound money stance and Vermont’s example, argues against a 50 cent dollar notion, and urges tariff reform. It notes Puntenney’s congressional ticket change in the Sixth District, Arkansas Pomocratic results, and that Maine elected Reed and Republicans with large majorities. The piece links personal finance to national fiscal policy and calls for revenue through tariff reform to avoid bonds.
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Maine
Vermont
Thomas B. Reed
Russia signs deal for Delaware Iron Co machinery
The Russian government and Delaware Iron Co in Newcastle Delaware finalize a contract to deliver all equipment for the tube and pipe mill at the firm’s large plant. The agreement also includes sending a sizable team of workers to Russia to assemble and commission the machinery.
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Delaware Iron Company
Newcastle
Del
Iron Company
Russia
Oldest Man Again Reported At 119
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Richard Reddick, claimed to be born in 1777, making him 119 years old. Interviewed at 27 Federal Street, he recited the familiar tales of meeting George Washington and being a slave while the reporter records his heavy breathing during the session.
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Richard Reddick
Federal Street
George Washington
Pittsburg Dispatch
Comparative Study on McKinley and German Tariffs of 1890s
An analysis argues that under the McKinley tariff the U S would have collected higher revenues while providing more free goods than under the German tariff. It compares import totals for 1895 and 1896 with 1892 and 1893, showing dutiable and free imports, and estimates revenue differences per year and for the two-year periods. It claims the treasury would have $191 million higher annual revenue and $85 million more free goods under McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Traders
Gorman, Wilson & Co
McKinley
Treasury Department
Free Trade Club Described as Motif for Democratic Reform
The piece notes the slow formation of Democratic clubs nationwide and proposes the emblem of a free trade club as a tool to rally tariff reform supporters. It accuses deserters of hesitation and compares free traders to British Cobdenites, urging Democrats who led action at Chicago to press others into line.
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Chicago
Democratic candidate's plan for free machinery sparks debate
The proposal aims to provide free machinery to manufacture all things, but it raises questions from machinery manufacturers and their workers about feasibility and impact on wages. The discussion centers on industry funding, employment effects, and practical implementation.
McKinley for protection marches in Canton chorus
The Canton Ohio Repository features a political campaign song praising McKinley as the coming man. It urges support for his protectionist platform, praises the Republican party, and honors Civil War soldiers while calling for voting him to lead again.
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Glen
Grand
Old Republican Party
McKinley
Canton
Tariff Question Lively and Absorbing Says McCreary
Kentucky Democrat James B McCreary told the House on March 18 1896 that protection is a living important absorbing question, defending Ambassador Bayard. The remarks challenge tariff reformers who favor free trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McCreary
Congress
Kentucky
House of Representatives
McCreary
Ambassador Bayard
Labor monkeyed with this buzzsaw in 1892 headline
In a brief era note the piece recalls the 1892 buzzsaw incident and warns against renewed meddling this year. The item hints at labor tension and mechanical risk in a concise newspaper card style.
Why Man Is Weary And Other Weekend Snippets
A column juggles humor about marriages and evening outings, tips on DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure for summer ailments, and brief bits about Erivan Grenadiers, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and a Financier Coldstone joke. Includes a teen school remark and scattered ad-like notes.
English Labor Needs Protection
English labor argues for protective tariffs to shield workers from cheaper foreign labor in France, Belgium, and other countries. The remark, attributed to Hon. William McKinley, frames tariffs as defense against ruin and destitution.
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England
Bryan Attacks Coal Duty in Fifty Third Congress
The Democratic free trade candidate William J Bryan denounces the Wilson bill as indefensible. He argues it would close coal mines or force miners to accept lower wages akin to those in foreign countries, blaming the policy for harming labor in coal producing states.
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William J. Bryan
Bryan
Old England
Cholera and cholera cure praised in older ads
An advertisement warns of death from impure water and cholera morbus, touts DeWitt's Colic & Cholera Cure for quick relief, extols DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin injuries and piles, and notes low female attendance in U S dental schools along with religious statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
G.S. Coffin & Co
Foley’s
O. S. Coffin
O. S. Coffin & Co
Great Pile
Harsh exchange over tariff echoes Nebraska politics
A speaker defends tariffs while denouncing William Jennings Bryan as mean and unpatriotic, accusing him of caring only for personal gain. The volley targets Bryan’s audience in Nebraska and the broader western states, suggesting that his stance lacks concern for regional prosperity.
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Hos
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Our people see nations must not depend on foreign ship supply
Our nation is awakening to the need to build iron ships and power them by steam, matching past achievements in wooden vessels and clippers. The text argues for domestic industrial capability to sustain ocean transportation without reliance on foreign sources.
Cheap goods and tariffs push the public toward poverty
The piece argues that retailers rush to discount clothing while demand collapses, rendering cheap goods a luxury. It criticizes revenue tariff policies promoted by Bryan and the Wilson-Gorman bill, claiming they fail to raise revenue and merely increase bonded debt and government expenses.
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New York
Free Traders
Bryan
Rough on Farmers Sets Flour Shortfall in Half Year
England imported $1,500,000 less flour from the United States in the first half of this year than in the same period of 1895, signaling a sharp drop in agricultural trade and potential effects on farmers' markets and prices.
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United States
England
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Wm. J. Henley
James B. Black
David W. Comstock
Ulric Z. Wiley
Henry A. Johnson
Elmer E. Roland
Marcus L. Sisson
Wm. M. Brooks
William T. Powell
Democratic Committee
G. H. Puntenney
Robinson
Puntenney
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Arkansas
Jones
Party of Tariff Reform
the Free Trade Club
Georgia
Prairies
Idea of
Buffalo Times
Erivan Grenadiers
Boutyrska
Second Infantry
Bucklen
Owen S. Hill
Colderstone
Johnnie
Dental
O.S. Coffin & Co
EMRE
Mercer, Henley &Co
Otto P. Hill
Weingart’s
Milroy
Eagle Mills
Henry C. Phelps
Stinger
East Mill Street
J. H. Binford
Law and Loans
Greenfield, Ind
Stone
Ciary
Binford Block
Main Street
F. M. Sparks
Indiana
Newsom's Block
J. Radley Bill
N. C
Waverly
Indiana Bicycle CO
Indianapolis
Ind
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