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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
6
The article analyzes Mr Bryan's stance on free coinage arguing that his letters reveal a push for unlimited silver, appeasement of class prejudice, and evasive tactics. It criticizes his positions on trusts, income taxes, and foreign policy including the Philippines, urging he seeks votes through demagoguery and inconsistent policies.
The passage asserts broad constitutional rights including life liberty and property due process and protections in criminal prosecutions. It lists rights such as speedy public trials, counsel, confront witnesses, and safeguards against self incrimination and unreasonable searches. It concludes with religious liberty and free exercise without discrimination.
In a lengthy address Hon. William Dudley Foulke charges that Bryanites pretend hostility to trusts only to gain votes. He cites Democratic leaders and figures like Croker Van Wyck and others as trust beneficiaries, notes limits on anti trust efforts, and argues the party remains tied to monopoly interests across sectors including ice, silver, smelters and cotton.
In a satirical sketch, George Alfred Townsend depicts William Jennings Bryan as Giant Despair, a figure grinding bones and muttering nicknames from a cement-tipped mouth while deriding the president. The portrayal targets Bryan's public persona and attacks on contemporary politicians.
Deputy State Statistician James W. Egnew compares 1898 with 1896 and 1806, noting fewer poor house inmates and jail counts, more real estate transfers, higher mortgage releases, and large bond redemptions as signs of prosperity. He argues these data support a better state of affairs despite skepticism.
Bryan argues to place wealth before or beside the person while Roosevelt urges focus on policy that unites the dollar and the man. The exchange centers on who controls money and influence in American life.
In a public dispute over the 1900 election, proponents argue the workingman will back McKinley due to higher wages and dollar value. Proponents claim Bryan offers populist plans that would lower wages, while supporters forecast McKinley and Roosevelt to win on November 7th.
The article surveys commercial relations between the United States and Cuba in light of the Sag and discusses the ongoing debate over trade following the flag. It outlines viewpoints from various stakeholders on future economic ties and potential policy directions.
Judge W. D. McHugh of Omaha, once a Bryan supporter and former federal judge, voices strong opposition this year. He cites Bryan’s shift to free silver and free trade rhetoric, accusing him of deception for political gain and warning that Bryan’s policies threaten peace, commerce, and national liberty.
Washington reports from the controller of the currency show 1888 90 savings bank data for Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota with deposits rising from 153 000 337 to 222 423 028 and depositors increasing from 435 505 to 13 050 in the six state comparison. national totals reflect a $200 304 536 rise in deposits and 514 041 more depositors.
The Glanapelia News reports on Bryan's remarks at Tomlinson Hall about Gold Democrats back in the old organization and the difficulty of counting their return. It notes Cleveland and other leaders offer no support and says the Gold Democrats aim to defeat Bryan, with local and national committees largely opposed to him.
George Fred Williams, once predicting 315 for Bryan and 182 for McKinley, now forecasts 201 for Bryan and 196 for McKinley. The recount implies Bryan’s total near 100 in the final tally.
A lengthy defense of President McKinley amid a temperance controversy recounts a Methodist conference battle over his conduct. Voices, including former congressman allies, praise his purity, leadership, and religious support while denying charges tied to wine at Chicago banquets. The piece notes the attack failed and urges re election.
William R Hearst owner of the San Francisco Examiner New York Journal and Chicago American supported Bryans election and stated in 1908 that expansion was a popular western doctrine The article cites Hearst urging voters to back the war and expansion policy tracing back to Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase.
The article contrasts Mr. Bryan’s current remarks with his 1900 stance on the working man and daily bread, asking whether his rhetoric has changed or merely softened. It questions if he still links prosperity to the laboring family’s daily meals.
A Kansas traveling man decries bus-borne itinerants who back Bryan as loud talkers who rush from town to town. He notes they ride freight trains, stop briefly at Kotels, and reject work beyond the next town. Private concessions hint that some Democrats deem the issue dead and the platform a deception.
An unclear note references Mr. Bryan and a depreciating dollar, mentioning a 48 cent oat and steel’s impact on wan sentiment, reflecting a period view of currency values and industry effects.
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