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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1896
Page
2
Notice from 1896 states The Recorder moved to Hillsboro after sale but failed terms. It returns to Durham and will be published there. Debtors urged to settle at the office. Last line mentions Pueblo, Colorado date January 18.
Special Notice urges non subscribers to join the paper amid a push to extend circulation and usefulness. Editorial tone mixes political criticism with moral rhetoric, condemning corruption and advocating reforms such as free coinage while attacking the money trust, urging readers to support the paper and GOP populist sentiments.
The article links an erased killer steer by Armour to the reforming stance of Col. O H Dockery and Maj Guthrie, arguing greed and European finance threaten America. It portrays a moral lesson of treachery and retribution while noting North Carolina republican shifts and Dockery’s stance against the gold standard.
The text contrasts Dockery defending his honesty against Republican rivals and accuses some critics of switching parties for self gain. It portrays Dockery as principled and suggests opponents once persecuted him before joining the party for advantage.
The Republican Club of Hendersonville, two hundred strong, passed resolutions denouncing Oliver H. Dockery. The measure claims his anti McKinley stance and support for free silver mark him as a traitor to the party and unworthy of votes, pledging to deny him a single Republican ballot in the county.
A critical, satirical polemic condemns the lavish reception of Li Hung Chang in New York. The author denounces American servility, mocks high society displays, and accuses Li of imperialism and personal wealth while dismissing any virtue or charitable action. The piece urges an end to the public adulation.
The piece argues that free silver would raise farm prices and threaten wages under the gold standard. It cites Sherman in the Congressional Record, denounces tax policies and foreign capital, and urges voters to back anti‑gold stance while defending home stead laws and liberty.
A reader argues that if a merchant borrows 10 000 in National Bank notes and a fire destroys the money, the bank makes a clear profit while the notes cannot be redeemed. He claims government issue via treasury notes would also yield 10 000 to beneficiaries, and if the bank failed the government would redeem. He suggests government money issuance might be beneficial.
The note outlines a United States bond issued in 1877 stating it is redeemable after July 1st, 1907 in standard coin with four percent annual interest payable quarterly. It notes tax exemption and cites acts authorizing refunding the national debt. The passage also discusses wartime depreciation and gold denominations.
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