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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1896
Page
2
A clipped political tirade rails at John Boyd Thacker and Senator Mill while predicting turmoil for the Republican campaign. It mocks Hanna and Reed, warns of party missteps, and notes Tennessee as a focal point ahead of the November vote.
The piece surveys wartime style political voices criticizing McKinley and Bryan, noting Yale student disruption at New Haven, gold standard advocates, and party clashes. It cites Major Stahl, Dr Parkhurst, Mark Hanna, and George Fred Williams, plus Tennessee and Colorado references, framing a charged national campaign atmosphere.
The speech argues that U S monetary policy imitates Britain’s contractionary finance since 1870. It cites 1805 postwar prosperity, 1870s contraction, and 1878 1879 hardship as evidence that copying English policy leads to a money famine, panics, and widespread distress.
NOT AFRAID OF SO-CENT DOLLARS, BR. H. Kleinschmidt of Helena Montana releases a letter to the New York World dated August 21 1896 proposing a 100 000 dollar contract to buy silver at 1 10 per ounce in gold coin after a Bryan coinage bill is signed. He offers a 20 000 dollar forfeiture if 60 cent dollar advocates dispute the plan and predicts similar contracts for 20 000 000 to be fulfilled monthly for twenty months. Kleinschmidt is described as owner of the American National Bank and among Montana’s wealthy and influential men.
Old advertisement style touts Electric Bitters and similar tonics as cures for fatigue and sluggish health. Claims promise fever relief and general wellness, with scattered references to medicines like Price's Cream Baking Powder and local merchants.
The letter argues New York’s opinion is less influential than European capitals for U S financial policy. It predicts money bugs favor McKinley, fears a resistant Senate, and warns against currency contraction despite silver debates. Gold standard shifts and future loans are discussed amid political tension.
In 1878 remarks, Carlisle argues England’s demonetization of silver since 1816 bars its voice in a conference on restoring silver money functions. Carlisle Palmer Buckner and McKinley favor waiting for England. Bryan insists on acting independently, citing repeated conferences with no results and England’s refusal to aid international bimetallism.
A Belgian publicist outlines in a letter to the U S minister in Brussels the shift from gold to silver in Belgium, the sustained monetary crisis since 1870s, and the impact on industry and wages. He argues money is a value created by law and warns that banning silver or gold would ruin mining and invalidate currency.
A historical bond notice states the United States owes one hundred dollars to the bearer under acts of Congress from 1870 and 1871. It promises redemption after July 1 1907 in coin then current, with four percent interest payable quarterly. Principal and interest are exempt from all taxes by federal and state authorities. Readable seals L. Doty of the Treasury.
In a recent interview manufacturers of Battle Ax plug tobacco defend heavy newspaper advertising spending. They claim superior quality and price efficiency over competitors like Hats Axe and AaDLie As, crediting sustained campaigns for dominance.
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