Palmer and Buckner Nominees for Gold Democratic Ticket
The Gold Democrats at Indianapolis nominated John M. Palmer of Illinois for President and Gen. Buckner of Kentucky for Vice President. Palmer received 76 714 votes on the only ballot. Buckner was acclaimed. The convention adopted the platform opposing free silver and endorsing currency reform and Cleveland-era policies.
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Ilinois
John Hizen White
Indiana
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Supreme Court
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Breckinridge
Kentucky
National Democrats Convene with Palmer Victory Reported
Delegates meet as banners adorn the hall, with Senator CafFre y named chairman and William Jennings Bryan style orations. Palmer nominated on first ballot amid cheers after Cleveland declines. Buckner nomination follows. platform and credentials discussed as speakers condemn free coinage rhetoric.
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Bynum
Indiana
Amlekels
Illinois
Vilas
The Silver Question in The Moral View of Suffrage
Theodore Ker argues in Cuyler Discourse that universal suffrage faces a severe test in the coming election. He warns free silver would cut purchasing power, raise debt burdens, and crush farmers and workers, urging careful voting on the Democratic-Populist platform and its gold standard critique.
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Theodore
Cuyler
Free States
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Bilver
United States
Avery
Indebted Farmer Warns Against Free Silver Panic
A Chicago Chronicle summary argues that shifting to free silver would devastate farmers. Mortgage holders, wage earners, and city buyers would lose wealth, prices would collapse, and industrial panic would follow. The piece urges a stable monetary standard to prevent widespread unemployment and economic decline.
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United States
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Chicago
England
Chicago Chronicle
Campaign Ethics Highlighted by The EWrangelist Quote
The passage notes Theodore L. Cayler’s remark from The EWrangelist on the fidelity of campaigns to the Union and Emancipation goals, underscoring partisan resolve and moral framing during the era.
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Theodore L. Cayler
Ewrangelist
Financial definitions from a campaign press table
The article presents a glossary of monetary terms tied to the political debate. It defines Free Coinage as melting silver into money for free, and explains the ratio of silver to gold as sixteen ounces of silver equal one ounce of gold. It discusses Commercial Ratio at about thirty-one to one and outlines Sound Money versus the Gold Standard and a fifty cent dollar as a note on silver depreciation and parity with gold.
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Neeple
Tiow
Feo
Pan
Hound Carefal
Sittean
Campaign Pointers on Free Coinage and Silver Debate
A fragmented editorial letter parodies pro and anti free silver rhetoric. It mocks political tactics and quotes figures like Bryan, McKinley, and evolving stances while arguing the country needs a gold or silver standard depending on the era. The piece also notes international reactions and the supposed debt of nations to a monetary basis.
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