The Brown University Row on Bimetallism and Education
A critical polemic argues that Brown University president and trustees undermine liberal study by favoring gold monometallism and policy over principle. It decries censors on education, warns of centralized control, and warns that current moves threaten intellectual independence and youth development in favor of perceived political interests.
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George Canning Hill
University Silicea Ie
Moner
Lin
Andrews
Brown University
Providence
Bim
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Certai
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Ioan
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Judge Caldwell Endorses Bryan in Patriot Interview
In a Denver interview Judge Henry Caldwell of the United States Circuit Court voices strong support for Bryan and Towne, praising Bryan as remarkable and confident the era will favor his cause. He dismisses political ambition, notes Bryan’s growing strength, and urges faith in America’s destiny.
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United States
Caldwell
United States Circuit Court
Denver
Henry ©. Caldwell
Hallett
Bryan
Times
Towne
America
Republican party and silver policy criticized in Nebraskan press
The Nebraska Independent argues the Republican platform uses the International agreement as a ruse to undermine silver and preserve the gold standard. The St Paul Pioneer Press dismisses any English help for bimetallism as illusory, noting that support exists only among business and government circles. The piece argues the policy would perpetuate debt, contract currency, and worsen price declines.
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Republican Party
Nebraska
International Agreement Commission
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Northwest
England
United States
Wold Dallas
Great Britain
Legislatures Bought by Corporations and Hidden Money
A New York Post excerpt laments legislative capture by corporate money. It argues laws are increasingly enacted or thwarted by a broker funded by business interests, shifting power away from the people to cash buyers and their influence.
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Bom
New York Post
Debates on silver dollar and monetary policy
Readers snippet a broad debate on silver vs gold, coinage policy, and the purchasing power of money. Contributors from San Francisco, Tacoma, and other papers argue about open minting, currency stability, and the social costs of the gold standard, naming politicians and parties emblematic of late 19th century currency fights.
Deductions on social classes from Bryer’s observations
Bryer in an American Common Wealth notes that great causes arise among middle and humble classes while ideas originate with cultivated minds. He cites Christianity’s early history and argues the wealthy resist reform due to fear for property and status, while the less affluent show openness.
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Bryer
Common
Wanamaker asserts need to keep work for workers
In a forceful public appeal John Wanamaker, former Republican post, denounces empty campaign speeches. He says 2 million workers and their families are hungry, calling for active measures to keep employment and quell breadline hunger rather than wait for prosperity to return.
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John Wanamaker
Republican Post
Wealth‑producers in the central fund drift toward plutocrat class
The fragment suggests a critique of an established money system. It claims architects aim to concentrate wealth by limiting wealth producers to a central instrument of power, aligning with plutocratic control over farm stock and home assets.
Pasting Without Prayer The laborer and debt trap
A fragment references bread and rent burdens on laborers, debt redemption, and hardship when crops fail, with a mention of Froudhon. The text presents a bleak view of debt peonage and economic exploitation without clear context or full sentences.
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Froudhon
Evils of Monopolies and Equal Opportunity Debate
A Washington Fourth of July talk by Jerry Simpdon and Senator Allen critiques wealth concentration and land monopoly. It cites Jeffersonian democracy, equality of opportunity, and calls for reforms to curb syndicates and ensure broader access to land and labor rewards.
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People's Church
Washington
Jerry Simpdon
Senator Allen
Simipaun
Ume
Jefferson
India
Spain
France
Minera
Mitneis
United States
Tabor
Congress
United States Senate
Agitate and Legislate in Politics Cited by Bryce
The excerpt discusses James Bryce’s view on European legislative flexibility and political debate versus American intermittent policy education. It notes that in Europe ministers may fall and inner-circle leaders focus on policy, while the United States faces four-year elections that slow sustained public policy thought and problem solving.
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James Bryce
American Commonwealth
Nmder
Legislatuve Auatem
United States
Article on Atkinson and Atkinson ties impact on currency values
Edward Atkinson argues farm values dropped by seven hundred fifty million dollars due to currency contraction but fears remonetization of silver. He notes Atkin sons ties caused no harm yet warn that repentance could cost seven hundred sorrowful days.
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Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
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Wnt
Supreme Court
Astor
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Meining
Heaven
Journal of the Knights of Labor
Populate
Executive Department
Southern Mercury
Jerry Simpson
Brarkett Reed
Maine
White House
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Tiwaam Sodom
God Murrah
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
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Mark Hanna
Chicago
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Mim
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