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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1897
Page
2
A brief masthead reads Columbus Ind Aug 7 1897 listing E H Kinney managing editor Chas A Turpin city editor and Gertrude Jett society reporter as the paper’s editorial team and date.
Major Charles W. Ler argues the farmers’ year should satisfy critics who worried about prosperity. He notes Bryan has not pushed inquiries on general prosperity and implies the topic is avoided by Bryan and followers.
The Bryan dollar pricing collapses from 53 cents at last campaign to 442 cents now. By 1900 it may reach about 10 cents, challenging the idea that money must have a fixed metal value. The critic argues for monetary metal value consistency.
Reports from multiple sources indicate broad satisfaction and rising activity as manufacturers reopen plants and employ thousands after President McKinley signed the Dingley bill. The measure’s passage spurs hiring and production nationwide.
Reports from the West say a severe shortage of freight cars blocks moving large grain crops that fetch good prices. This contrasts with the idle car surplus of the past two years since summer 1893, while silver prices continue to fall.
The column attacks Democratic demand for protective tariffs and accuses Bryan followers of misreading trust origins after the Wilson act. It praises Republican candidate Charles W. Lee as trusted and virtuous, arguing he would serve honorably in Congress. The piece references August events and Alaska gold discoveries.
The piece mocks political rhetoric around Hanna and Lee in Indiana and notes labor unrest, wage issues, and local business pride. It questions the Seymour Democrats new ownership and forecasts court house debates while urging readers to wait for tangible results before crowing about better times.
The piece urges voters to back Charles W. Lee as the 10th congressman in the district. It lauds the Republican party for fulfilling pledges on tariff protection currency reform and the bimetallic conference, contrasting with four years of Democratic leadership and banking failures.
Sale advertisement lists women's oxfords originally $2.00 now $1.50 and Tan Lace shoes reduced to $1.50 and $1.75. Prices indicate wartime discounting on footwear for ladies.
The note recalls FP M Griffith prosecuting many colored men for murder in Switzer land county, a venue move to Jefferson county, and a later acquittal after Col Ward defended them. It says the colored men will remember Griffith next Tuesday and predicts no silver party in 1898. It urges old soldiers to remember Mr Lee as the campaign shifts to new issues for Democrats.
A speaker argues against free silver, claiming it would harm workers. He praises current economic improvements, cites full factory employment and a recovering nation, and asserts Republicans will redeem pledges and restore prior prosperity. Times will improve further with continued policy.
Critics accuse Democrats of stealing the populist platform while attacking Browder, the populist candidate for Congress, amid a period of heavy rains and strong agricultural prospects. The dispute centers on policy alignment and party loyalty.
A terse report notes an elderly man on a street corner snorting substance last evening amid talk that a Union bullet caused him pain. The item conveys a local street scene without graphic detail.
Columbus hosts cycling contests on August 12 with entrants Frank IXercheske and Ed Davis. Kid McCoy, the famed boxer formerly of Columbus, will attend and spar six rounds. Rep Webb Hege bought the family residence on Chestnut Street for about 1800.
The State government news and national events promise abundant information for Sentinel readers. The Indianapolis Daily and Weekly Sentinel highlights its large circulation and thorough service receiving latest state and foreign news with dispatches to subscribers.
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