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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
3
Fragmented coverage recounts Jimee G, Binine on silver and the gold standard, arguing remonetization of silver and warning of economic disaster if silver is demonetized. It cites J. Knyalls in Congress, HL Lewy, and reaction to Hanna trails, strikes, and the 1896 political climate with McKinley.
John McGrath, AFL organizer for southern Ohio, says workers in Ohio are turning toward Bryan and the Democratic ticket, citing silver sentiment and mass dissatisfaction with Republicans and Democrats. He predicts Bryan may carry Ohio if the mood persists, noting 49,000 populists likely to vote for him and warning McKinley campaigners understate silver support among labor. Local papers report supposed sound-money Democrats resisting active campaigning but not bolting the ticket.
Kenosha reports Z G Simons, wealthiest man in Southern Wisconsin, endorses Bryan and Sewall and the Chicago platform. He leads multiple firms including First National Bank and Northwestern Telegraph Company, shifts from Republican to support higher tariffs and the money question, with his two sons also joining the party. Also notes mint silver coinage costs in the UK and reflections on democracy and the republic.
The Democratic Party at the national convention adopts a platform calling for monetary reform with silver and gold coinage, opposition to demonetization, and a return to a silver standard. It denounces centralization, tariff reform, and federal interference, endorses free coinage of gold and silver with fixed ratios, and pledges to preserve civil liberties, territorial policy, and labor rights while restoring prosperity.
H J Jacquith resigns as Hancock National Bank president and advocates silver as a money metal to counteract contraction. He argues for increased silver use due to insufficient money supply, limited gold, and dangers of more paper money, while not pledging loyalty to any fixed ratio. He also comments on national bank circulation and a Democratic platform clause.
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