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Free silver and tariff fight sparks party clashes in 1896
The piece details silver advocates like Newlands Teller and Stewart, their gold standard stance, and the Silver Knight. It cites Hearst interests and mining profits while critiquing Bryan and McKinley, and argues for prohibition as economic remedy amid 1896 politics.
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Indianapolis
Mercer
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Bryan
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National Committee
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Silver Knight
Hearst
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Examiner
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New York Journal
Hearst Estate
Homestake
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Ontario
Park City
Utah
Senator Teller
Cripple Creek
I. O. Chambers
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Tham
Republican Party
Sherman
Maine
James G. Blaine
Martin
Larrabee
Tews State Agricultural Society
R. C. Webb
Atlanta
Henry W. Grady
America
William J. Bryan
William McKinley
Joshua Levering