Tariff Debate Fails to Aid Farmer in Silver Crisis
In a Sterling News column, arguments on tariff policy and free coinage of silver are weighed against the debt history under Garfield Arthur Cleveland Harrison and Cleveland administrations. The piece argues farmers suffer from low export prices, balance of trade issues, and reliance on English gold to pay foreign debt, urging recognition that protectionism is not the cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield-Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
Reed
Foster
Carlisle
Sherman
India
Liverpool
London
England
Cory
Sam
Sterling News
Trusts and Monopolies List From the McKinley Tariff Era
A Philadelphia Times compiled index of 120 trusts and monopolies after the McKinley tariff, noting protection shifts and ongoing reshuffles. The document catalogs names like the Sugar Trust New York Lead Rubber Anthracite Coal and many others with capital figures and regional ties, illustrating a broad anti trust sentiment and market consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Times
Sugar Trust
New York
Lead Trust
Rubber Trust
New Jersey
Gossamer Rubber Truast
Anthracite Coal
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Eves
Bolt and Nut Trust
Hewtes Dob Sax
Boiler Trust
Pittsburg
Borax Trust
Broom ‘Trust
Brush Trust
Ohio
Button Trust
Carbon Candle Trust
Cleveland
Castor Oil Trust
St. Louis
Crockery Trust
Cotton Duck Trust
Cotton Seed Oil Trust
Cotton Thread
New Jer
Ratio of Silver to Gold in U S Statistical Abstract 1892
The excerpt outlines historical silver to gold ratios from 1687 to 1892, noting sources for different periods and the impact of the Sherman Purchase Act on bullion prices. It argues silver depreciation and gold appreciation are contested and compares wheat and cotton export prices to silver bullion prices as a test.
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U. S. Treasury
Silver and Gold Proportion Shifts Against Free Silver Coinage
The piece argues free coinage favors gold due to mining trends. It cites Mulhall’s ratios from 1600 to today, showing silver mined per gold has fallen, with 1895 gold mining in Transvaal and Colorado totaling $63 million. It notes silver bullion’s collapse to about 66 cents an ounce as mints restrict free coinage.
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New York
Mulhall
London
Colorado
Transvaal
India
United States
Denver Republication Offers 90 Cents for Silver Dollars
The Denver Republican owned by ex Senator N P Hill declares in London that standard silver dollars are worth 90 cents each and offers to buy a million dollars at that price. This bold claim addresses a New York Chronicle statement about silver coinage and mints.
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Denver
Denver Republican
N. P. Hill
Commercial and Financial Chronicle
New York
London
United States
Remonetization Debate Cited by American Press in 1878
The New York World and Chicago Tribune discuss a London broker’s offer to mint and deliver silver dollars, arguing for good faith discounts and a faster remonetization. The London Times is cited on coin value parity, suggesting the silver dollar would adjust toward the European standard and weigh too much at 16 to 1.
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London
New York World
Democrat Gold Bug
London Times
Chicago Tribune
Fifty New Yorkers Control the Nation's Money Power
An interview excerpt attacks a small New York elite of 50 men who wield national influence by controlling money and finance. It argues this power can halt railroads, factories, and telegraphs, threatening the republic and self government. Salmon P. Chase and Chauncey Depew are cited as figures acknowledging this danger.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
Inter Ocean
Lincoln
The
Enquirer
Bryan
Congress
Depew
Republic
Cincinnati Enquirer
Plutocracy's Coils in Stone's New York Speech
Governor Stone attacks plutocracy and defends American independence in a forceful speech in New York. He contrasts republican and democratic platforms, condemns gold standard while endorsing bimetallism, and argues against foreign subserviency and banker control. The speech lauds the People’s sovereignty and constitutional liberty.
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Stone
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
London
Secretary of the Treasury
Jssue
Republic
Republican Party
Republican Convention
England
Lincoln
Netune
Jefferson and
Jackson
Marcus Aurelius
Democratic Party
Mammon
Philadelphia
Emendations Critics Amend A World Political Rumor
A New York Journal quips on a World magazine item about W A Clark meeting Bryan managers to raise 300000 for silver mine owners. The note mocks the claim by correcting misidentified owners and mine type as copper with Rothschilds Haggin Daly and others as owners, calling the rumor credible amid political funding chatter.
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W. A. Clark
Butte
Mont
Anaconda
Bryan
Jones
Colorado
Rothschilds
J. B. Haggin
Marcus Daly
New York Journal
International bimetallists urged to note London Chronicle view
The Denver Republican cites the London Chronicle on the Bryan Balfour clash over free coinage. The Chronicle argues Bryan’s push for repudiation mirrors Balfour's more modest repudiation, and calls international bimetallists estopped from accusing independent bimetallists of repudiation.
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Philadelphia Press
London Chronicle
England
Bryan
Mr. Balfour
Balfour
Denver
Also Mentioned on This Page
H Western Farmer
Electric Supply Trust
Flint Glass Trust
Fruit Jar Trust
Cece Creeees Galvanized Iron Steel Trust
Penn
Sylvania
Wee
Salt Trust Sandstone Trust
Sanitary Ware Trust
Trenton
N. J
Sandpaper Trust
Saw Trust
School Book Trust
Ae School Furniture Trust
Sewer Pipe Trust
Smelters’ Trust
Snaith Trust
Michigan
Tren
Aone Che
Odbaetba
Straw Board Trust
Structural Steel Trust
Teazle Trust
Sheet Steel
Tombstone Trust
Trunk Trust
Tube Trust
Type Trust
Deen Heh Ae Umbrella Trust
Vapor Stove Trust
Wall Paper Trust
Wool Hat Trust
Wrapping Paper Trust
Yellowine Trust
Wotton Press Trust
Tommy Reaks
the Iron League (Trust
Paper Box Trust
Bituminous Coal Trust
Confectioners’ Trust
Acid Trust
Manila Tissue Trust
Carnegie Trust
Sccresececs
Screee
Torres Tene Dss Sonness Coors Shop
Rdes Cyaianteveial Fateu
Mane Flour Trust
Qpansnaredas
Colorado Coal Combine
Paint Combine
Buckwheat Trust
Fur
Cash Register Trust
Western Flour Trust
Steel and Iron Combine
Electrical
Teee
Aereee
Beeen
Nors
Hil
Otters
Eng
DR. Depewso
National Bank Act
Salmon P. Chase
Plutocracy
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