Use of Money in Politics Draws Strong Criticism
The piece denounces large campaign funds as corrupting and warns of corporate finance influencing elections. It cites Nebraska and Connecticut patterns, recounts past fund levels, and urges Democrats to appeal to Republicans’ conscience for cleaner methods. It argues voters must choose principles over money and rebuff captured metropolitan press influence.
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Connecticut
Havemyer
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Cleveland Committee
Republican Committee
Republican National Committee
Post election market slump and asset currency push
Republican papers celebrate a sweeping victory while financial pages report a stock market downturn after the election. The Chicago American notes prices fell sharply and suggests a bigger storm ahead as Wall Street presses Congress to pass asset currency legislation.
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Herst
Chicago American
Party of Prosperity
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Wall Street
Rockefeller Bank
Democratic Leader Search Amid Post Election Turmoil
Commentators note unsettled Democratic prospects after a Republican gains and a stagnant money question. They doubt Moses or Tom Johnson, while coal operators pledge arbitration limits on wages hours and weighing, amid miners breathing rights and stock market slumps.
Tariff commission idea urged as folly and politics
A reader letter argues against a permanent bipartisan tariff commission, claiming it would remove tariff decisions from Congress and embolden bias. It contends commissions delay reform, miscast evidence, and risk partisan manipulation by Roosevelt or Congress.
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Pennsylvania
New York Commercial
Congress
Roosevelt
Money Situation Growing Worse Across Regions
Silver prices fall as governments push gold standards and frontier markets face currency instability. In Manila and Mexico City reports note gold premiums rising and silver’s decline, with fears of a global shift to gold and harsh impacts on insular treasuries and trade. Quarantine and cholera worsen conditions in Mindanao Moro towns as officials scramble for cash and essential supplies.
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Strait Settlements
Mexico
China
Congress
Mindanao
Davis
Sumner
Mexico City
Debates on Tariff Reform Split Democrats After Election
The argument that late election killed tariff reform persists while editors push free list remedies. The piece notes Democratic unity on money and imperialism, then highlights Krupp's death in Berlin, detailing his wealth, benevolence to workers, and imperial favor.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Polls Hint At Weaker But Encouraged Democratic Party
The Memphis News notes the democratic party is not as strong as before yet appears much better off than in the past, sparking widespread encouragement. Republican organs argue Reed Smoot of Utah may claim a Senate seat if elected, while those who inserted the anthracite schedule into the Dingley law insist on keeping it in place.
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John
Charles
Daniel
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Turkey
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Florida
Virginia
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Church of England
Gov. Johnson
Republican Party
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Cleveland
Memphis
Tenn
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Dingley Law
Five Thousand Natives Die In Volcanic Eruption Tales
W J Campbell reports from Guatemala that 5000 natives may have died in the recent eruption. Coffee fincas and estates suffered heavy losses with millions in value destroyed. Quesaltenango is ruined and villagers flee as sand and ashes beset the area. Emperor William narrowly escapes an incident at Delmeny when guard horses shy at flag signals.
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W. J. Campbell
Muatemala
Campbell
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Finca Aldofo
Mayer
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Quesaltenango
Emperor William
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