Farmers Stand With Bryan Against Gold Monometallism
A long polemic argues that free silver coinage would avert farm price declines and spur wages as inflation rises. It cites 1849 to 1865 currency upheavals, warnings of a global contraction, and names William McKinley versus William Jennings Bryan as the battle lines for monetary policy and agricultural relief.
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William McKinley
Demonetiza Commercial Advertiser
William Jennings Bryan
N. Y. World
Bryan
Worth 100 Cents Each and the Silver Question
A Christian Evangelist argues that silver dollars must be worth 100 cents each to lure foreign shipments and to justify the idea of a dishonest dollar. He questions why silver bullion holders would sell to syndicates at 50 cents on the dollar rather than coin them, and why syndicates would attempt to buy bullion if it is not worth full value. August 13, 1896.
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United States
Europe
Puck
Christian Evangelist
Silver Value Questioned by a St Louis Letter to the Enquirer
A St Louis reader argues silver, not gold, should measure value for cotton and wheat. The letter cites silver prices, 1873 ratios, and remarks on free coinage at 16 to 1. It claims silver remonetization would lower gold’s power and shift tax burdens.
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St. Louis
The
Enquirer
New York
England
India
Kentucky
United States
Grant silver debate exposes Fred Grant claims
The piece scrutinizes Freddy Grant's charges about President Grant and the 1873 coinage act. It cites Col Fred Grant's denial, cites General Grant's 1874 letter on silver, and notes Republican critics accuse him of misrepresentation. It includes a Philadelphia Evening item on silver standards and price levels.
Prices in Mexico and the claim on free coinage debate
The Denver News reports Swift & Co circulating a price list for Mexico that would raise meat and food costs if free coinage lowered wages. It argues the figures are false, noting actual Mexican imports and smaller U.S. pork exports. It contrasts low Mexican labor wages with high U.S. skilled pay and cites Mexico’s growing industry and capital inflows as signs of prosperity.
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N. Y
Congress
N. Y. Herald
Chicago
United States
Swift & Co
Mexico
Treasury Department
Texas
France
South Carolina
Europe
Denver News
The Grip of Gold Concluded on Free Silver Issue
The article argues that mass support for free silver will rise in the United States and warns England will regret its gold standard stance. It cites a London Financial News piece from April 30, 1894, reprinted after requests and a Philadelphia notice in July.
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England
London “Financial News
Philadelphia Tem
Mexican trader tale denied by Kennedy affidavit
James H Kennedy of Sinaloa Mexico swears in Des Moines Iowa that the widespread claim Mexicans take American currency at par is false He says Mexicans will not accept American money in trade and direct holders to brokers to obtain value for silver dollars The Times Independent Bay City Michigan notes the assertion as propaganda from a campaign source.
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Adam Smith
John Locke
David Hume
John Stuart Mill
David Ricardo
William Stanley Jevons
Sir Archibald Alison
Europe
Roman Empire
Spain
Greece
Columbus
Atlantic
James H. Kennedy
Sinaloa
Mexico
Des Moines
Iowa
Sunday Times Independent
Bay City
Mich
Press condemns street debates over money question
The Denver Republican denounces New York Evening Post for opposing street discussions of the money question. It asserts free speech rights are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and mocks press supporters of the gold standard for seeking control of public opinion by silencing dissent.
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Wall Street
New York Evening Post
United States
Denver
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Wreddy
McKinley
General Grant
Ketcham
Indiana
Col. Grant
Col
McPherson
Cowdrey
Republican
Philadelphia
Vaile
Swift and Co
West
Goueeaube
Kersene
Csiee
Aviv
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