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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
3
The article cites General Leonard Wood as a key advocate for U S policy in Cuba praising the welfare focus and independence for Cuba. It contrasts McKinley administration progress with opposition aims and urges Cubans to elect capable leaders to stabilize their political system.
The piece argues Carl Schurz joins Democrats in criticizing the gold standard law as vulnerable to free silver efforts. It contends a law is useless without enforcement and notes constitutional amendments guaranteeing Black suffrage, while southern states still bar many from voting. It questions impeachment avenues against Bryan and the feasibility of pursuing charges in a free silver administration.
A London editor introduces a distinguished guest to his wife who replies with measured wit. The scene features the editor’s remark that he shares his life with the most charming woman in Europe, followed by the wife’s quick rebuke.
A salesman touts collars as universally stylish, insisting “everybody of correct taste” wears them. The customer pauses then agrees to buy a dozen, noting taste is rare but valuable.
The Smith family name appears globally with many variants. In Italy they are Smiths, in Holland Schmidt, in Russia Smitowski, in Spain Smithus, in Poland Schmiti weiski, and in Mexico Smith. In England they are the most common surname, while in Ireland they rank fifth after Murphy Kelly Sullivan and Walsh.
In Greenland the short summer brings rapid growth. Melted snow reveals a vine with a small nearly tasteless yet juicy berry similar to a huckleberry. Natives favor the fruit.
Democrats denounce the 15 per cent tariff while Porto Ricans prepare to petition Congress to continue it, arguing the plan benefits the most affected groups and questions why the Democrats complain given the policy’s practical operation.
An article links Democratic supporters to pro Bryan rhetoric over Filipino atrocities in the Philippines. It cites Aguinaldo orders promising brutal acts against American troops, including boiling liquids and projectiles, and recalls Mozart’s protest over a misprinted note during a Paris performance as a contrast to public reaction.
Brooklyn veteran and former New York secretary of state candidate warns that Bryan's election would bring financial disaster not disgrace. He pledges to work with Republicans and denounces imperialism as a bugaboo, arguing the nation is safer in Republican hands.
Mr. Bryan declares his oat crop and its cash results were a Republican campaign lie. The writer expresses regret and hopes he is as good a farmer as Nebraska neighbors.
The Hartford Times recalls its four year stance calling Bryan’s platform rotten and un Democratic and asks when Bryan has repudiated any plank of that odious platform. The old Democratic organ seeks clarification on Bryan’s current position regarding the Chicago platform.
The Democratic national committee ships twenty one tons of anti-imperial material but local committees resist, voters ignore it, and the speaker stays on the track of prosperity without bowing to Senator Jones or William Jennings Bryan.
Charles Mackay related a Burns memorial episode where Fortescue Harrison refused to subscribe a shilling. He recounts past humiliations praising Burns without reading his works, reciting poetry in a Scots accent, marching in rain hatless as Burns celebrations led by him, and now declines any contribution.
A Chicago story describes a man living near Lafayette Square who rests on a couch and fires up a cigarette with a visitor’s match. After relighting, he dismisses a messenger and pays a half dollar, remarking he should join a government commission to investigate something.
Former Senator Edmunds praises the Philippines as belonging to the United States under international law and argues against abandoning the islands. He favors retaining an American interest and contrasts Cuba, noting the risk of the islands falling to Europe if abandoned.
The silver mine trust that boosted Bryan and sustained his campaign remains a strong power today. It has stakes in the 16 to 1 issue and the compulsory purchase of its entire product by the United States at a price above market rate.
Former Senator Henry L. Dawes argues in the Boston Congregationalist that Calhounism fuels secession and Civil War by claiming the constitution applies in full to all new territories. He links this to Republican expansion from 13 to 45 states and asserts Congress’s power to govern western territory under the constitutional framework.
The Milwaukee conference of the National Municipal League for good city government will gather Wisconsin and Minnesota officials for a three day session from September 19 to 21 in Philadelphia. Reformers from across the country are expected to attend with notable participants including Dr. Washington Gladden.
The piece argues that busy businessmen should engage in Democratic politics to protect their interests and avoid being overwhelmed by political fallout, warning that neglect could repeat the 1892 consequences.
National bank clearings show business on par with last year but new investments stall as investors wait to see if Bryanism and its attack on values will prevail in the upcoming election, influencing outlooks nationwide.
A southern Democratic paper criticizes party comrades over the Philippines and North Carolina. It warns North Carolina Democrats to hush about large majorities and the alleged withdrawal of suffrage. The article ties these issues to claims about black men voting for the party.
A Chicago Labor Day address notes that wage-earner independence weakens as jobs become harder to find. The speaker contrasts Bryan plan free trade with McKinley prosperity as evidence for varied outcomes, asking which policy workers prefer.
Hon. James A. Garfield urges young men about to vote for the first time to beware voting with family or party ties. He warns against dead and disgraceful political issues, citing era-defining monuments to Squatter Sovereignty Dred Scott Slavery and State Sovereignty and Secession as warnings against returning to past doctrines.
A speaker urges a young man to leave a grave site described as Rag Baby, warning against staying in a balmy night air. He recalls 350000 soldiers who died for a camp of liberty and proclaims the Republican Party’s 25 year pledge to prevent slavery from spreading West.
The Republican Congress enacts a currency measure to boost standard silver dollars. It mandates that all government notes of ten dollars or less be silver certificates, while notes above ten dollars become treasury notes. The law aims to expand the circulation of the silver dollar and its certificates, contrasting with Democratic criticism.
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