Ringing debates on gold, silver, and tariff politics
The text cites speeches and newspaper quotes from 1896 on free coinage, the 16 to 1 silver to gold ratio, and a protective tariff. It contrasts Democratic and Republican lines, condemns or supports McKinley, Bryan, and Tel ler, and warns against elitist influence while urging fair play and universal legal tender for gold and silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Platform
United States
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
McKinley
Hanna
Wall and
Lombard Streets
Mr Hanna’s Arguments On Money and Class War
A New York Journal excerpt argues that Mark Hanna’s money influence taints republican politics and fuels class agitation. The piece criticizes wholesale bribery and warns the corrupting effects may outlast the election, urging upright citizens to judge leaders by methods, not money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Wisconsin
Hanna
Republican Party
New York Journal
New York World
Farmers Clash Over Silver Policy Echoes in 1890
The piece recalls a debate on free coinage, noting a shift by The Farm and Fireside from opposing silver to agricultural news. It cites criticism of repudiation and a 1890 Sherman purchasing act discussion, highlighting how silver price movements boost agriculture through wheat and cotton exports and affect global markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Farm and Fireside
Agricultural and Home Journal
Springfield
Ohio
Middle States
New York Sun
Australia
Egypt
India
Europe
America
Silver dollars not redeemed in gold says Treasury official
A letter from J G Carnisie to Secretary Carlisle dated August 26 1896 states the Treasury and Sub Treasury have never redeemed silver dollars in gold. Silver to gold exchanges occur in San Francisco as small denomination accommodation not as redemptions, with government gaining gold overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Faulkner
Carlisle
Treasury Department
Gold Standard
Sub- Treasury
Sub-Treasury
San Francisco
J. G. Carnisie
Washington, D. C
Grip of Gold: Remonetize Silver Debate Rocks 1894 Politics
The Denver article from September 12 highlights a London Financial News piece on silver remonetization and U.S. monetary policy. It cites Senator Teller and Democratic fever for free silver, arguing silver backing would upend British trade, loosen gold restraints, and reshape world markets, while warning Republicans and Democrats alike about political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
East
Denver Republican
Chicago
Ill
National Democratic
London Financial News
Great Britain
Financial News
London
National Democratic Headquarters
Durant Press
Holborn Viaduct
England
Teller
Colorado
McKinley
Democratic Managers and Friends of
Free Silver
Europe
Americas
Asia
South America
Senate
Cleveland
Congress
America
Sherman
Carlisle
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Farmers Study Economy
The Outlook urges farmers to adapt to changing conditions, cut labor and wages, avoid debt, and live within incomes. It argues farmers no longer hold dominant financial leverage and should focus on producing cheaply rather than seeking fictitious prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
How silver demonetization shifted land and debt values
The 1892 farm valued at 10 000 with a 5 000 mortgage drops to 5 000 land value after 1893 prices fall. The city house halves to 2 500, while the mortgage holder retains 5 000 in cash able to buy two 5 000 city houses. The piece argues demonetization of silver drove these changes.
Senator Sherman and the silver demonetization warning
The 1876 Senate quote by Senator Sherman argues that demonetizing silver would ruin global commerce and harm the poor. He insists gold and silver have long moved together as two monetary standards and only divine action could sever their use by mankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sherman
U.S. Senate
Preachers Err in Bible Quoting and Finance Views
From Bay City Sunday Times notes that some preachers align with McKinley era gold standard talk and show limited Bible knowledge. The Watchman and Sunday School Times cite misquotations by clergymen and lesson committee members, warning against widespread biblical ignorance even among clergy. The piece ends with a Chicago Tribune citation on the old silver dollar’s value and remonetization implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Mich
Sunday Times
McKinley
Watchman
Boston
International Sunday School Convention
Sunday School Times
Satan
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Ovid Plumb,j. Max. Clark
E. J. Carver
Saint-seducing Gold ”—Shakespeare
Tennyson
Stephen Decatur
Bngland
McKinley Republican
Madison Square Garden
Senator Teller
St. Louis
Census
Johan Most
Eoening
Mexico
Spain
Turkey
Italy
Portugal
MR. Hanna
Republic
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Chicago Tribune
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