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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1896
Page
4
Speech notes McKinley’s experience from governor to congressman and predicts him well placed to top the ladder with public support. It argues for sound money, gold standard, and a fiscal system to fund the treasury and protect American labor amid ongoing debates on currency and revenue.
The piece recalls 1871 when John M Palm er censured Gen Sheridan over troop use to defend Chicago after a major fire. It notes public outrage and an eventual retirement of Palm er and warns Altgeld could meet a similar fate if he opposes federal military action in the city.
The piece argues there is a single standard of value in world money: gold. It challenges free coinage advocates and questions how the value of a silver dollar can be honest if gold remains the unit. It hinges on fixing the gold value to determine the true dollar.
Ex representative Kaiser of Bushnell calls out rotten Illinois politics in a Springfield discussion. He says honest members feel like failures and that many legislators earn their pay without real work, urging citizens to visit Springfield to grasp the rot firsthand.
The author argues money is a convenience not an intrinsic value, comparing gold and silver to language. He advocates bimetalism with government optional redemption in either metal, coinage proportional to population, and redeemable paper money. He cautions against gold’s prestige and urges focus on life sustaining goods like wheat and oats.
W E Curtis reports from Canton Ohio on McKinley’s life and views. A miners union crisis tested his stance as he defended a strike leader in court and refused a $1000 fee, directing funds to relief and repayment to the miners. The episode reinforces McKinley’s long held ties with labor groups and his cautious political stance.
An 1896 notice from Neponset Illinois promotes the new edition of Tariff Facts for Speakers and Students published by The American Protective Tariff League. It urges orders by number and offers mail delivery for twenty five cents to W. F. Wakeman in New York. The ad also mentions Hood's Parparilla and Hood's Pills for indigestion and biliousness.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Faget as key to health through digestive motion. It promotes afect condition relief and suggests trying the product in sold-3 sizes associated with Dr Powell.
A poem on death by George M. Bane frames death as rest and release. The piece shifts to news that John D. Rockefeller plans to control the iron trade after acquiring Mesaba mines and building 10 freight boats to move ore to Cleveland for large blast furnaces and Bessemer mills.
The notes praise McKinley as advance agent of prosperity and argue for a protective tariff to fund government, while Democrats back bonds and tariffs as revenue. It recalls McKinley voting for Lincoln in 1864 with Sheridan and Hayes nearby and cites Carnegie on tariff reform.
A Payne Indiana resident reports rapid weight gain from 150 to 177 pounds after four months on Dr Caldwell’s Syrap Pepsin. The testimonial claims overall health improvement and recommends the 10 cent and larger bottle sizes available at Dr Powell’s.
Farmers anticipate smaller potato acreage this year and higher prices due to potato bug damage. Stored tubers in cellars may keep prices from falling. An ad-length note promotes Rhakey Digestive Cordial as a remedy for indigestion with a 10c to 1 dollar price range.
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