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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
2
A mix of campaign slate positions listing local candidates by county and township, followed by a partisan commentary on election dynamics and market prices. The piece notes Governor and Lt Governor hopefuls, supreme judges, railroad commissioner candidates, and county offices, then shifts to market price quotations and public discourse on McKinley era politics and farm commodity trends.
A West End resident, son of the Emerald Isle, asserts a pattern: when the Republican party is on top, wheat and corn rise in price. when the Republicans are down, wheat prices drop. He frames his statement as a traditional belief from a longtime Democrat observer.
The piece notes Alderman Tredway threatening to shut off Sioux City water and block the river banks, stirring fears of daylight loss. It cites ex Gov Boies in a Minneapolis Journal letter opposing the 16 to 1 issue and backing L M Shaw, labeling the stance treason to his party. Boulette, father of Mrs Putnam, is gravely ill at 86.
The piece notes Peru's deputies voting to adopt a gold basis, Haiti weighing debt consolidation and a gold currency, and Japan converting to gold this month. It argues the wind is blowing toward gold, with the United States as the last major nation clinging to silver. It critiques current US monetary policy, calls for a true elastic currency, and warns that the banking system relies on New York while farmers seek relief for crop seasons. It asserts silver's obsolescence and endorses gold and sound money.
A fragmented article notes a Washington monetary reform pledge urging a modern system. It discusses top officials presenting reform plans and seeking congressional support while stressing calm focus on strengthening finance and avoiding danger to the public.
A disturbed 19th century letter by Horace Hots of Towa outlines a bullion basis theory and critiques party platforms. He argues that claims of postulated plans clash with the 29 platform and insists loyal factions must oppose injunctions, elections, and partisan coercion to preserve government validity.
A New York Press critique denounces the Pacific states California to Washington as wealth accelerators, detailing their gold and silver outputs, agricultural and industrial heft, and a perceived economic manipulation under the gold standard. The piece portrays fiscal alarms and national resentment toward silver policies and debt pressures.
The article recounts early Wathonia settlement in 1856. A white settler Mr. Bryan offers $1 per 20 rows of corn. the chief rejects a 2 cent token and demands silver 25 cent pieces. After skirmishing, enough coins are gathered to complete payment, per Wathens Star. The piece notes shifts toward the gold standard and a growing tree metaphor.
The Macon Telegraph argues against a belief that silver at 40 could control the dollar and shatter the gold standard. It warns such inflationary thinking would ruin any party if persisted, labeling it insanity and unwise policy.
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