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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1900
Page
2
A clipped editorial recounts W J Bryan's 1892 pension pitch noting a looming 150 million dollar annual pension bill and forecasting at least 186 million. it questions longevity of veterans and links Bryan to anti gold standard sentiment while citing later quotes and Delaware political maneuvers and McKinley era opinions.
A Baltimore Manufacturers' Record survey of 73 letters from U S manufacturers and traders shows overwhelming opposition to Bryan and broad confidence in McKinley's re election. Messages from Norfolk Washington Richmond and other places praise current prosperity and warn of economic harm if Bryan wins.
The piece warns that Bryan would order silver payments to wipe debt and overturn the gold standard. It claims he dodged questions on coin obligations and fears a Populist-majority Supreme Court shaping policy, with Georgia judge Hunt condemning Bryan's imperialist rhetoric. It cites Droug's support as tied to sound money.
A Greenwich Savings Bank president argues that savers are a key force behind maintaining a sound currency. He warns that a silver standard would slash deposits’ value and threaten mortgage loans, urging retention of the gold standard amid national policy debate.
The item lists more than three hundred supporters for Bryan or Palmer in 1906, drawn from northern states with full reports to headquarters. Notables include Senator Stewart of Nevada, ex Senators Palmer of Illinois and Hewitt of New York, bankers Hambleton & Co., and many figures from politics, journalism, and business across Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, Utah, and Colorado, detailing shifts to McKinley and Republican alignment.
The great Inter State Fair will be held on September 24 25 26 27 and 28 at the Fair Grounds three miles east of Trenton New Jersey on the Pennsylvania Railroad New York Division. Blooded stock exhibits promise fine displays and a brisk daily race program includes automobile races. Special excursion tickets and trains will be offered to ease travel from a wide radius.
Seneca News notes Dr. King's New Life Pills offer a simple cure for headaches and constipation priced at 25 cents at Clayton's drug store. Editor F. M. Higgins reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his years long piles after two boxes, claiming the remedy is infallible and guaranteed.
A Butler Pennsylvania woman credits a two month course of Electric Bitters for complete relief from malignant stomach trouble with nausea and indigestion and weight gain. A San Antonio man describes Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for asthma and consumption, with trials offered at Clayton's drug store.
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