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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1898
Page
4
Entry appears as a formal post office notice from Corydon Indiana listing editors and proprietors. It notes second class matter at the Corydon post office and an office in the Democrat Building with annual advance payment options.
The piece argues for bimetallism against the gold standard, noting Dingley tariff and war tax as drivers of prosperity and wealth concentration. It cites political gains, party dynamics, and local sentiment in Orange County, urging united action to curb trusts and push for monetary reform.
A regional voice laments the loss of a United States Senator as Indiana shifts with mixed reactions. The piece notes Roosevelt era inflationary fears, the gold standard argument, and a Democratic tilt toward William Jennings Bryan while detailing congressional party tallies and shifts from the 55th to 56th Congress including Republican and Democrat gains and the lingering free silver debate.
The Indianapolis Sentinel criticizes McKinley prosperity rhetoric after the First National Bank of Emporia, Kansas, fails, arguing campaign funds and vote buying corrupt civic institutions and highlight economic fragility amid national boast.
The Echo declares nationwide McKinley prosperity, urging Republican farmers and mechanics to agree with the paper’s claim. It hints at motives tied to campaign funds and questions readers about endorsement of the prophesied prosperity.
A common cold worsens through carelessness and can lead to serious lung trouble. The preferred remedy is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, praised by Haynes M D of Saranac, who has used it in practice since 1853 for cures of colds coughs and lung diseases.
The letter argues the Dingley tariff worsens poverty by taxing tea coffee and every convenient item while shielding the rich. It denounces Republican policy as allowing trusts to dominate, claiming the party ignores common people and enacts legislation favoring the wealthy.
The Republican party sensed the 1900 handwriting and fought hard to control the Senate to stave off bimetallism. They claim victory, but an outraged public will push the gold supporters out of the Senate in four years, forcing acceptance of bimetallism.
The speaker urges the Republican party, now controlling the presidency and both houses, to implement a goldbug program including retiring greenbacks establishing a national bank monopoly favoring bondholders and creditors reducing taxes for national banks and adopting a strict gold standard. The call questions whether the party will have the courage to act on this mandate.
The piece argues that without the Spanish war and the Dingley tariff, the Republican party would have failed to elect enough members to convene a caucus in Congress by the time the war tax measure passed.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, a leading Republican in the Senate, was indicted by a Philadelphia grand jury last Monday on a charge of conspiring to unlawfully use public funds deposited in the People s National Bank of Philadelphia. The report notes partisan reactions across the country.
Real estate listing notes several properties for sale including a 57 acre farm near Bradford with a house barn and timber, a 60 acre Fir Farm in Washington township with a new house and 2000 fruit trees, 200 acres near Bradford with timber water and apple trees, a new two story Mill Street house, and a South Corydon cottage with rooms and outbuildings all at low figures.
The Webster Township Institute held its November session in New Middletown Indiana on November 12 with Vice President Farish presiding. Attendees present included Mr. Alvin Kelly, Mr. Wusenb, and Rev. Clinton. The program covered reading, poetry on The Winds, Plato's Republic discussions, social elements, and education themes.
An old advertisement urges readers to alter exposure or early signs of a cold by taking Foley's Honey and Tar, claiming it never fails. The note is signed L A RiEvy.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to the undersigned must settle same on or before the 1st day of January, 1899. After which time the accounts will be in the hands of an attorney for collection. Jesse Rowe Iris Indiana appears to be the signer.
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