Rise of Republican gains and fusion calls in 1897 rhetoric
The piece argues Republicans gain twenty percent in twenty weeks, citing Rhode Island as proof and linking tariff protection to national sentiment. It notes Democratic fatigue with Populists and urges continued fusion with silver Republicans and Democrats, naming George Melville as a signer.
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Rhode Island
McKinley
Bryan
Omaha World-Herald
United States Senate
George Melville
Bryans
Cleveland
Jefferson
Macon
Telegraph
Democratic Party
The
The Struggle Between Honesty and Dishonesty in Silver Policy
An article relays high tension over silver policy with warnings about retroactive currency changes and repudiation of debts. It cites Bryan and the Chicago Tribune framing, arguing that mass public harm would come from a silver monometalism plan. It also notes Democratic claims about protection not aiding farmers, while farm prices rise ahead of Dingley.
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Bryan
Chicago Tribune
Post Office Department Building and Politics of the Era
A historical piece traces the Post Office Department building rise from colonial beginnings to a grand marble structure, noting its scale with seventy thousand postmasters and twelve thousand letter carriers. It discusses government policy on distributing literature, the cost and receipts, and ponders future innovations like electricity and a postal telegraph. The discussion shifts to politics with Bryan, the Dingley tariff, and the uneasy Populist-Democratic alliances amid 1890s electoral debates.
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Ing
War Department
Greenleaf’s Point
United States
Post Office Department
Postoffice Department
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Riday
Washington
Meltlville
House of Representatives
Seckless Simpson
Topeka
Kan
Democrat
Post Office Department Building
Washington, D. C
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