Mark Hanna Worries Over Trusts And Coal Strike
A special Washington letter notes Mark Hanna’s dissent about trusts shored up by his Nebraska and South Dakota campaigning. It pairs the Pennsylvania 130000 coal miners strike with the trust issue, arguing the disruption and price effects hurt Republicans while Democrats press restraint on the trusts and favor arbitration and living wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mark Hanna
Nebraska
South Dakota
Pettigrew
Bryan
Hanna
Chicago
Mount
Indiana
Tianna
Manna
Pennsylvania
Homestead
Harrison
McKkinley
Coal Trust
Coal Combine
Board of Arbitration
Europe
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Society figures praise Peruna as a tonic in letters
Washington society figures including Vic Tefft Johnson and Miss Abbe Johnson endorse Peruna for catarrh and as a general tonic. They describe improvements in health for overwork and city social duties. Other notable supporters include Robert B. Mantell, Roxa Tyler, George Backus, and Maude Lillian Berry, with a free book offered by The Peruna Medicine Co.
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Washingington
D. C
Heart of Maryland” Company
Hartman
Columbus
Johnson Bays
Vic Tefft. Johnson
Abbe Johnson
Washington, D. C
Tefft. Johnson
Maryland
Fourteenth
Robert B. Mantell
Permage
ERMNA
Roxa Tyler
Chicago
Illinois Woman’s Alliance
East 60Th Street
Peruna
George Backus
East
Four Enemies of Man and the Peril of Imperialism
David Starr Jordan outlines four political enemies aristocracy slavery militarism and imperialism arguing they arise from external ownership of people. He cites historical examples including Britain in India France under Napoleon and Spain in the Philippines to warn that imperialism endangers liberty and self government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Schiller
New England
India
Great Britain
Napoleon
Frrance
France
Spain
la Puente
Philippines
Bryan Quote on Jury Trial and Government by Injunction
A quote from W. J. Bryan opposes government by injunction and supports trial by jury. He argues if the worst criminals are entitled to jury trials, then all workers deserve the same right, dismissing the claim that a full dinner pail justifies injunctions.
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W. J. Bryan
Converts To Bryan Growth In 1900 Election
The list of Americans who voted for McKinley in 1896 grows with each report of converts shifting to Bryan. Richard Olney leads the group, once Cleveland’s secretary of state, distant from the Kansas City platform. The piece notes Olney’s misalignment with McKinley and Hay and predicts many will switch before November 6.
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McKinley
Bryan
Richard Olney
Cleveland
Kansas City
Olney
Hay
Encouragement to Rascality by Political Allies
The Atlanta Constitution complains that Neely escapes Cuba extradition with help from Republican judges and Rath secures bail from a Spanish admirer linked to Mark Hanna, while a Republican Senate committee refuses Cuban scandal investigations, signaling support for colonial government operatives.
Bryan compares cost of army versus education
W. J. Bryan argues that funding a permanent 100000-man army would cost about half again as much as annual education expenses in the United States. He praises peaceful intellectual development over warfare and destruction.
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United States
W. J. Bryan
McKinley Crown Parody Sparks GOP Civil War Rhetoric
In a Boston address of February 16 1899 critics lampoon McKinley as placing a crown on imperial policy. The piece alleges Republican denigration of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution while condemning Taft driven Philippine governance and excess presidential power.
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Home Market Club
Boston
McKinley
Republican Party
Philippine Commission
Taft
Secretary Long
Herod
Spain
Philippines
Julius Cresar
George Washington
Congress
Quote by Bryan on self government and force as basis
The text presents a quotation by William Jennings Bryan once admitting some people can self govern and others cannot. It argues that if the capable seize control and govern the incapable, brute force becomes the sole foundation of government and invites despotism.
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W. J. Bryan
New Men In the Supreme Court
The Springfield Republican argues true reform would come only by appointing new judges as vacancies arise, ensuring appointees uphold the administration's constitutional view. It questions charges that Bryan would “assault” the court by pushing income tax supporters, noting McKinley would similarly appoint aligned judges.
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Supreme Court
Bryan
McKinley
Griggs
Springfield
Mass
Bryan quote on coal workers wages probes labor concerns
A historical quotation from W. J. Bryan questions Republican support for the laboring man. It cites the anthracite coal region and wages of less than 81 a day and under $1 a day year round as the basis for urging labor improvement.
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W. J. Bryan
Proceedings of the Anti-Trust Conference Published
The national anti trust conference held in Chicago on February 12 1900 is published by George S Bowen & Co Unity Building Chicago. The handsome volume includes numerous half tone portraits of principal speakers and full texts of chief addresses. It is a book full of points for all interested in the anti trust cause.
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Chicago
George S. Bowen & Co
Unity Building
Workingman’s fair chance for both head and stomach
A compact editorial line argues that the American worker deserves opportunity to pursue education and earn a living, asserting that once given a fair chance at training or advancement, effort will secure food and welfare. The remark links intellect and sustenance as twin needs in labor society.
Jobs Open in Coal Regions for Striking Miners
About 142000 jobs await men in the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The offer targets miners who struck for higher wages, seen as a vindication of the Republic and the claim of abundant work under the McKinley administration.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Republican Prosperity and Free Immigration Concerns
A New York News opinion cites that Republican policies on trusts and free immigration create generations of tramps, depriving Americans of fair chances for first class citizenship.
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New York News
Cabinet for Mr Bryan would name supreme court picks
The piece argues Bryan would select ablest American jurists for the Supreme Court, not beholden to trusts or corporations, and contrasts this with Hanna. It urges voters to back Bryan if they want him to name the justices, warning Hanna would nominate pro‑trust judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Bryan
the Treasury
Rathbone and Neely
Navy
Armor Plate Trust
Beef Trust
Supreme Court
Hanna
Gray, Fuller
Shiras
Harlan
Brewer
Brown and White
Mr. Hiannen
Mr. Bryan
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Bench
The Blacklist and Labor Power, Bryan's View
Bryan argues that the blacklist enforces practical duress on workers by letting employers not only fire workers but block them from similar jobs. He says mutual agreements give employers control over wages like private monopolies without any contract.
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Bryan
Mills must run full time to supply world markets
Mr. Hanna argues for nonstop mill operation to serve global markets, branding the stance as treason to Republican home market policy and accusing the party of supporting a policy that would curb foreign competition with American goods.
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Hanna
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Coin’s Financial School
ABC
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The
Fairfield Tribune
the Supreme Court
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