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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1900
Page
4
Notice from Corydon Iowa area editors and post office listing terms for a one year advance subscription rate. The item records class and address details and indicates office location in the Democrat Building.
Wednesday Sept 5 published ticket details list William Jennings Bryan for President and Adlai E Stevenson for Vice President on the National Ticket with state affiliations and electors. Other lines appear garbled but indicate party slate and a mix of local notes.
Fragmentary text shows scattered names such as Prato Pavderic McCall Hearty and Wellbaner, with references to Longacre and Dy. No coherent event, place, or date emerges to form a factual summary.
The issue blends money and democracy as eleven Michigan papers that backed McKinley switch to Bryan. King Oscar of Sweden comments on Americans as fellow monarchists while no U S trust supports Bryan, boosting McKinley’s odds. Labor and coal region anxieties surface as do campaign shifts among Republicans and Democrats. Sherman Stevens opens the Indianapolis Democratic campaign with ties to the Sherman family.
The piece cites Dun and Mercantile figures for May showing 947 failures versus 917 in 1896. It notes Bryan’s cross party nomination by Democrats Populists Free Silver Republicans Anti Imperialists and the United States Monetary League and predicts a large popular majority. It mentions Wisconsin as a battleground praises German votes and cites Scofield backing Bohmrich. It also notes Indiana Beer Trust head Leiber backing McKinley and Dewey’s Manila victory expanding saloons. It ends with trust influence and campaign contributions questions.
The piece argues imperialism or Melin levism is costing the country nearly two hundred million annually and warns the expense will double within months if voters keep the administration in power at the November election.
Congressman Towne decries the war as a subjugation irony in Duluth. He argues Porto Rican tariff contradicts McKinley’s call for free trade. He calls the tariff a lie and swindle in the public address.
The Boston Traveler argues McKinley’s victory would be an endorsement of imperialism, bringing national complications and a looming great standing army that would bind a free people to militarism. It urges immediate action to prevent such outcomes.
Indianapolis based Capt Will English opposed Bryan in 1896 and the Democratic ticket in 1890s. McKinley appointed him a captain in the Spanish American War to secure his alignment. He is described as heir to a large fortune and enjoying his status. the title Captain is noted as the main point about him.
The piece argues that Republicans claimed no difference with Democrats on free silver four years ago and after the election called the issue dead. It contends the party now pretends no divide on imperialism militarism and a large standing army and warns they will pursue these topics if elected, as they did with silver.
A Republican claim asserts no danger of imperialism, arguing that taxation without representation and governing without consent mimic imperialism. The piece cites Bryan and discusses U S actions in the Philippines and Puerto Rico as evidence, urging voters to choose between Empire and Republic in the upcoming election.
The Des Moines Globe endorses a Constitutional Monarchy as the most desirable form of government, arguing that those with large commercial interests are discontent with current governance led by "cheap John politicians and ward heelers." The piece claims the moment is ripe for such a change.
The writer questions Comptroller Trace well for claiming Hawaii is an integral part of the United States. They compare constitutional reach to the ocean and to the Florida Porto Rico water boundary. The piece probes constitutional elasticity and federal reach.
The Populist national committee in Chicago endorses Adlai E. Stevenson for vice president replacing Charles A Towne who declined. Officials expect no complications with two VP candidates alongside the Democrats and pledge strong support for victory.
W J Bevan argues in Indianapolis that Democrats are returning en masse, creating a numerical edge over 1896 as newspapers show fewer defections and many voters rejoin the party. He notes the sea change requires expert counting at doors to track returning supporters.
Governor Roosevelt defends his remarks calling Democrats hard names and says he did not target General Palmer or any former Democrat supporting McKinley. He asserts his epithets were aimed at 6,500,000 Democrats as a group.
A quotation contrasts the army worm’s harm to crops with the broader threat of a large standing army that invades every field of industry and exacts toll from even crops, attributed to W. J. Bryan.
An advertisement claims kidney and bladder disease affect both sexes, causing weakness and loss of vigor. It promotes Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer and Co as a remedy, touting immediate relief and offering free sample bottles by mail from Binghamton, New York.
The Anderson News reports that Cras has shuttered the American Rod and Wire Nail Mills in Anderson, drawing boiler water and discharging 388 workers with two watchmen retained. It calls the mill closings a result of trust encouragement and McKinley Hanna administration labor hostility, noting Durbhin’s home nearby and warning of wider influence beyond McKinley agents.
Springfield Mass Republican attacks William Jennings Bryan for his tariff income tax and silver positions. It argues he is not dishonest in his relations to the American people and notes disagreement on some points.
In a Springfield Mass Republican editorial the writer argues that Bryan’s Philippine policy mirrors McKinley’s and that stabilizing a government infringes independence. The piece likens slavery era debates to modern colonial issues, noting Cuba’s peace contrasts with Luzon’s war as the Filipino and Cuban peoples grasp the difference.
Thomas Watson the middle-of-road populist candidate for Vice President in 1896 announces in a private note to a friend his support for William Jennings Bryan and Stevenson.
Dr Silas C Swallow, candidate for United Christian party leadership, appeals to voters to back the principled man over McKinley noting shifts on free silver and tariff stances. He argues McKinley hid on vital issues and changed positions from free trade with Porto Rico to a Porto Rican tariff.
The Cabinet orders a transport to Cape Nome to recover stranded miners and ensure their landing before election day. The move signals government action to secure miners’ return and electoral considerations.
Republicans refuse to state Senator Stewart's reasons for backing McKinley this year. They fear revealing them could push the East to rally behind Bryan.
John S. Halloway of French Camp Mississippi reports a thirty year battle with diarrhoea ended by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credits several bottles with a complete cure and urges availability through E. S Crosier, Druggist.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a guarantee to cure a cold in a day. It notes refunds if not effective and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
Fragmentary notes from Corydon Indiana mention Elizabeth Rosewood Laconia Titus Central Palmyra Lanesville and Drillet as a special agent in August small item notes an event with unclear details and several place names.
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