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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
2
Election Tuesday Nova features a Democratic ticket with William J. Bryan for president and Arthur Sewall for VP. The ticket lists state and district nominees including Robert L. Taylor and multiple regional candidates across ten districts.
In a speech from the Congressional Record, McKinley argues for using both silver and gold as currency, opposing discrimination toward either metal and seeking equal credit and honor for silver with gold. He endorses a double standard in currency policy.
Democrats swept Alabama on Monday with Johnson winning the governorship by about 50,000. They carried fifteen counties with populist majorities reversing many earlier results, nearly all counties voting for Oates in 1804 stayed with Democrats this time. The legislature also swung Democratic, with 78 of 100 in the House and 24 of 34 in the Senate, signaling strong support for silver and foreshadowing Bryan in November.
A fragmented editorial targets editorials and editor readers, criticizing the Knoxville Journal for its stance on currency and politics. It notes East Tennessee Republicans’ education and questions party loyalty while mentioning Senator Walcott and the free coinage debate. It also cites a Canton Ohio Bryan free silver club forming with a McKinley-backed chairman.
In a reveut interview H lulbot cites Bryan’s history saying two New York men offered to pay $60 lectures for him two years ago. He refused the contract and chose service over wealth, stating he spoke only for the people and would bear life costs. He declined a $10000 yearly corporate counsel offer during his congress tenure.
The piece records mixed political opinions about Bryan McKinley and tariff issues. It cites Worried Republicans in the South and critics of the platform, noting divisions over silver currency and endorsements among Democrats and Populists. The text mentions clergy opposition, newspaper coverage, and upcoming campaign dynamics as the nation contends between Bryan Sewall and McKinley.
The article discusses how public opinion may swing quickly after defeats, noting Reed and other candidates adjust as the Chicago platform diverges from their views. It suggests freshmen politicians retreat when handwriting on the wall signals defeat and that party unity struggles amid shifting congressional sentiment.
The document recalls Hon. Stanley Matthews proposing a 1877 Senate preamble and resolution about U S bonds payable in silver dollars and the public faith. It notes votes in the Senate and House of Representatives, lists key supporters and critics, and mentions figures like Thurman Voorhees McDonald and Charles Poster.
The article recalls 1870s congressional votes on silver coinage and the right to pay bonds in silver with strong attacks on leaders like McKinley and Carlisle. It cites supporters and later roles, highlighting the gold standard vs silver debates and accusations of repudiation.
About forty members joined Old Fallows Lodge on Friday night. Died this morning near Piney Flats Corporal Jacob Crows. Miss Jennie Kidwell left for Elizabethton to visit sisters. Mrs. Millard Cramley died suddenly of heart failure and was buried. Two Lowes infants died of diphtheria. surviving parents ill. Rail line excursion sale to Arkansas and Texas offered July 21 1800. Three thousand acres of mountain land offered in Carter County. Bornow Bros.
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