Bryan's Silly Complaints Against Republican Prosperity
The article defends McKinley era debt repayment and high cash reserves, contrasting Republican gains with Bryan's criticisms. It cites U S debt repayments, European gold loans, and increased commerce with Europe as signs of prosperity, arguing free trade and free silver would end this growth and harm individuals.
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New York
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cleveland
Europe
Enquirer
United States
McKinley
Brygn
Editorial Humor On Campaign Jobs And Kilns In Ohio
An Ohio editorial cites a remark about hiring men to cut corn fodder if Bryan wins the election. A Republican and a Democrat exchange banter on political fate. Also, C B Surles and wife return to Robinson Street after Anderson stay, with a former employer saying they would hire him back to build kilns if McKinley wins.
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C. B. Surles
Anderson, Ind
Robinson Street
Surles
McKinley
Liverpool News-Review
Hanna drives Republican turnout as 1912 chatter swirls
An East Liverpool News-Review editorial praises Marcus A. Hanna as a tireless force shaping November votes while urging Bryan to witness Youngstown's Republican gains. An Observer comments on Jones switching parties in pursuit of office, answering what he seeks with each move.
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Marcus A. Hanna
Hustlerville
East Liverpool News-Review
Jones
Republican Party
McKinley Letter Quotes Labor Motto On Day and Pay
A presidential acceptance letter contrasts labor and compensation, stating a shorter day is better than a reduced dollar. It argues shorter work hours ease burdens while wages reflect toil’s value. The message emphasizes balancing effort with fair pay.
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McKinley
Cotton bale trust leaves Bryen and Jones silent
No word from Bryen or Chairman Jones on the cot ton bale trust. No hint of profits or payouts, though Jones has risen to millionaire status in four years.
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Bryen
Jones
Cotton Bale Trust
Pension History and the McKinley Pension Policy
A column contrasts pension management under Cleveland and McKinley highlighting the expansion of claims, restoration of dropped pensioners, and liberalized rules. It argues Republicans, not Democrats, have protected veterans and denounces attacks by Sulzer and Sims while praising the Grand Army Bill and widows’ pension improvements.
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McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Lincoln
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Harrison
Grant
Pension Bureau
Evans
William Sulzer
Tammany
Grand Army
Washington
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Bureau
Ohio
Representative Sims
Tennessee
Vote for McKinley to avoid Bryan disaster, warns New Lexington
A New Lexington motto urges voters to support McKinley and reject Bryan, claiming Bryan’s ideas are foolish and sentimental and would bring sure disaster. The message presents a stark contrast and calls for decisive support for McKinley.
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McKinley
Bryan
New Lexington Tribune
Depositors Grow as Deposits Rise Across Banks
In 1894 U S banks totaled 5 545 867 depositors and by the latest report date the number rose to 7 655 414. Individual deposits climbed from an average of 520 to 602 per person while total deposits increased from 2 874 589 406 to 4 608 096 005, framed as a critique of Bryanism.
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United States
National
Aa Vate
Savings and Loan and Trust Companies
Supreme Court Defines Congress Power Over Territories
The article notes the Supreme Court ruling that Congress has absolute power over territories to regulate polygamy and civil rights, declaring Congress can validate or void territorial acts. It questions Bryan’s stance as either ignorance or willful misreading of the doctrine.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Bryan
German Opinion Splits Over Bryan Silver Question
The Staats Zeitung, New York’s leading German daily, abandons Bryan’s cause in 1896 citing his revival of the silver issue. It argues the public seeks a presidential candidate with steady conservatism and character, not glittering appeal, warning the silver question harms Bryan’s trustworthiness and reawakens fear of imperialism.
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Sliver
William J. Gbryav
New York
Staats Zeitung
Metropolis
Bryan
Staats-Zeitung
General R B Brown Defends McKinley On Pension Law
R B Brown of the Zanesville Courier refutes Democratic slander about President McKinley and pension reform. He states McKinley supported amending the pension law and aided in obtaining the changes. Brown praises McKinley as a steadfast ally of veterans from the Civil War era. Zanesville Ohio September 22 1900.
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R. B. Brown
Zanesville Courier
National
McKinley
General Brown
Brown
Grand Army
Congress
Ohio
United States
Republic
William McKinley
Zanesville, O
General Black Offers Stump Support for McKinley
General John C. Black, a prominent Illinois Democrat, surprised the Republican committee by offering to campaign for McKinley and oppose Bryan. He denounces Bryan’s view of government authority and Aguinaldo, calling him out for alliance with Populists and for favoring foreign influences.
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Black
John C. Black
Illinois
Republican Committee
McKinley
Bryan
Aguinaldo
The Source of Wisdom Solomon’s Hidden Sharpness
A Washington Star quip explains Solomon’s wisdom came from answering his many children’s questions. When puzzled, he would fetch the dictionary to look up answers, likely doing so fifty to sixty times daily, shaping his knowledge through necessity.
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Solomon
Washington Star
Ohio Electors and State Officials Listing
A historical notice lists multiple Ohio positions and electors for the general election. It names electors for each congressional district from one through twenty one, plus statewide offices such as secretary of state, supreme court judge, dairy and food commissioner, state school commissioner, and others. It also includes roles on the board of public works, circuit judge, decennial board of equalization, sheriff, commissioner, infirmary director, and coroner.
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Ohio
Arge
State of
Municipal Corporation
Sheriff’s Office Seal Notice from Defiance County
Under my hand and seal at the Sheriff’s office in Defiance on October 1 1900 John P Eiser Sheriff Defiance County Ohio Defiance Ohio October 1 1900.
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Defiance
John P. Eiser
Defiance County
Ohio
Bryan's Silliness on Trusts and State Rights
In a St Louis speech Bryan condemns the Republican constitutional amendment as vicious and designed to strip states of power. He argues trusts require no national remedy while critics note without an amendment Congress cannot curb interstate shipments of trust goods.
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Bryan
St. Louis
Congress
What will American mechanics do under free trade
A commercial traveler to the New York Sun argues the American market would be cheap with no wages to buy with and questions how American workers will cope if Bryan frees corporate profits and opens the door to foreign trusts.
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New York Sun
Bryan
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