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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1896
Page
1
The platform advocates a gold standard and high tariffs as central policy goals. It emphasizes stability, national credit, and protective measures to support domestic industries and reduce trade deficits.
Local readers discuss a Chicago platform aligned with Democratic values and highlight candidate endorsements. The piece notes emphasis on community needs and progressive positions while inviting broad party backing.
A discourse in Chicago elevates a balanced approach over pure gold or silver standards, arguing for a midpath strategy described as bimetailism. The piece frames this middle ground as superior for economic and cultural policy.
The pair square off over economic policy with emphasis on gold standards and protective measures as they campaign against rivals. The debate centers oncurrency value and industry shielding.
A large faction of Iowa Republicans vows to resist a proposed strong protective policy and a single gold standard. The stance signals division within the party as debates over policy rigor and monetary standards intensify.
The report notes Allison's candidacy was a farce with little support beyond Iowa and even the Iowa delegation not earnest, reflecting weak national backing and limited enthusiasm.
Democrats debating party pause in Chicago anticipate a cooler result than Hanna's St Louis gathering after final analysis. The Chicago convention action is likely to be more acceptable once reviewed.
The Chicago Tribune weighs whether Iowa Republicans will omit the word Christian when referencing their existing religion in the national platform, amid debates over religious phrasing.
The text notes Mark Hanna as the new chairman and McKinley’s strong backed leader. It argues Hanna’s nerve and money are decisive for the Republicans to win, marking a bold shift in party leadership and strategy.
Judge C. C. Cole calls a meeting of all free silver men in the seventh district to discuss congressional issues. The plan proposes Kellogg or Godfrey as the nominee and urges unity among silver supporters.
The Democratic National Convention will convene in Chicago on Tuesday July 1. Boies and Biand appear as leading candidates for the presidential nomination while gold and silver factions prepare for a heated battle.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes a hypothetical united campaign if both the 1877 Republican platform and the current Democratic platform were adopted together. The 1877 platform argued for resuming silver coinage and making silver with gold legal tender for all debts.
Condensed testimony from Chas B Hood of Columbus a broker and manufacturer’s agent cites no equal as a cough remedy J D Brown owner of St James Hotel Fort Wayne Indiana testifies two year cough from La Grippe cured by the product 8 F Merill of Baldwinsville Massachusetts says he uses and recommends it and would rather have it than any doctor Mrs Hemming of Chicago keeps it at hand and uses it to rapidly relieve croup Free trial battles at Clarke's drug store.
The text notes a belief among free silverites that a union of Democrats populists and Republicans behind one candidate is possible, but how to achieve it remains vague and uncertain.
Spin on St. Louis bolters suggests Senator Teller may be the Democratic at Chicago nomination. Party fears repeats of a Greeley style campaign and expects Teller to draw less support than the famed journalist.
In Galena Kentucky a group of 133 prominent local Democrats organized a sound money club. They pledged not to vote for any party or candidate endorsing the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 in the forthcoming election.
A St Louis delegation from Iowa criticizes Horace Boies and the silver issue, arguing they learned to avoid a clear position and favor a straddling platform on monetary policy.
The editor notes that Democratic disbelief in Republican claims on Cleveland and Vilas voting for McKinley is widespread. Vilas has denied the assertion most positively and says he speaks for both himself and the president on the matter.
Delegates bound for St. Louis protested the use of the word gold in the national platform. They feared the term would alienate Iowa Republicans and noted their state’s prominent role among the straddlers.
Ex Governor Boies Secretary Walsh and Judge Van Wagenen were in Chicago last week. Walsh spoke confidently on Iowa's prospects saying the state would vote Democratic by 75 000 to 100 000 if Boies is nominated.
Col Morrison ends his bid for the Democratic nomination with a brief letter to G A Koerner of Springfield Ith advising that Illinois Democrats favor free coinage of silver, yet he opposes it and says endorsements by the state convention cannot be insisted upon by his friends.
Sioux City Tribe endorses A. B. Cummins of Des Moines as successor to Clarkson praising his independence and anti pro prohibition stance. He is hailed as ablest, honest, fearless and deserving of recognition for taking a stand without resentment.
A June dispatch from St Louis reports the Iowa delegation meeting at its Southern hotel headquarters with full attendance or proxy. The group showed strong enthusiasm but mixed signals on Allison or McKinley while adopting a soft money leaning financial plank. Senator Gear sought to balance silver influence amid Horace Boies’ rising Democratic prospects in Iowa.
Advertisement states Bucklen's Arnica Salve is best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corn and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with price 25 cents per box sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
The piece argues Republicans will target six New England states plus New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and perhaps Delaware Maryland but lack electors to win. It claims no southern or western state beyond Missouri is winnable, leaving Ohio Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa as pivotal battlegrounds where Ex-Governor Boies is the strongest Democratic option.
The Tribune endorses Hon. D. P. Stubbs as the strongest choice for congress. A silver advocate who remains independent of party lines, his liberal views and free silver stance would appeal to all silver supporters and could lead him to a broad cross party nomination.
Massachusetts congressman George Fred Williams, once a key Bay State Democrat, shifts toward silver with a Maine banquet speech. He pledges loyalty to the gold standard but favors free silver over a toppled gold standard, warning of another 1893-like crisis if the Sherman-McKinley era persists.
W. C. Whitney stresses his anti presidential bid and champions international bimetallism. He argues the Democratic Party would suffer a disastrous defeat if it adopts free coinage of silver and warns of value disruption and widespread business distress before the election.
The article argues that a restored Republican administration could not easily uphold the gold standard without bond sales or retiring legal tender. It reviews 1889 to 1892 gold reserves and customs receipts, noting declines in gold share, and predicts that a high tariff won’t stabilize gold flows. It cautions Republicans against assuming quick gold restoration.
An 19th century health ad promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for female complaints and related symptoms. It claims to strengthen organs, relieve loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells nervousness sleeplessness melancholy and dizzy spells. Clarke's drug store offers it for fifty cents and one dollar.
Article quotes Senator Pef fer arguing populists will not back Teller or any bolting silverites or the Chicago convention nominee. He predicts Democrats will adopt a free silver platform with a Teller rival unlikely, populists may back Holcomb, Republicans to McKinley, and warns fusion talk is nonsense. He cites Populist strength at 2,000,000 and doubts independent silver groups.
A vintage advertisement from Bradshaw and Thoma touts One Minute Cough Cure, claiming rapid relief from coughs with a single swallow, framed as a simple household remedy.
The text argues that Democratic support for free silver risks alienating silver Republicans and Populists and may cost many Democrats, especially those opposed to extreme positions. Eastern Democrats expect no bolt from Chicago, provided the convention acts by party rules. Still, many Democrats may not back current free coinage proposals.
The article notes shifts in U S export composition from 1830 to the present fiscal year with manufactured exports rising from 12.48 percent in 1830 to 25.14 percent last year and 24.21 percent in the current eight months. It cites tariff policy, crop strength, and global demand as factors. It urges further push of manufactured exports against foreign rivals.
Foraker denounces the McKinley Hobart ticket as a money driven graft against the people. He claims campaign cash from New York and New England financiers bought support and aimed to secure southern votes and suppress opposition. He asserts the platform offers no genuine policy and portrays McKinley and Hobart as representatives of a small moneyed minority.
An advertisement claims One Minute is standard time and One Minute Cough Cure is the universal remedy for coughs and colds. Bradshaw and Thoma promote the product as harmless with immediate results.
A critical view charges the Republican party with statism and using make shift funding. It discusses greenbacks from the Civil War era, Sherman notes, and the endless chain of redeemable promises. The piece notes pledges to retire greenbacks were broken and ties them to ongoing treasury burdens.
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