Kansas Sunflower Dreams and Monetary Debate Across Postcard Prose
A fragmentary hometown piece blends travel imagery of Kansas prairies and sunflowers with a lengthy exchange on monetary policy. The letter critiques gold standard advocates, argues for flexible paper money, and urges unity against financial elites. It cites John Davis of Junction City and references Cassville and Nathan Harri.
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John Davie
Mathes Watt
Jonetson City
Kas
Navitan Hart
Cassville
Deak
Tribune
Labor and wage debate cited in Prohibition Park Speech
Senator Peffer argues labor wealth comes from the market like cattle and cotton. Advertise for one job and hundreds apply. a strike invites others to fill vacancies. He warns that labor’s price is set by supply and demand and that harming workers endangers the republic.
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Anny
Republic
Prohibition Park
Union of Reform Forces Joins Populists and Socialists
Geographic shift and a broader reform movement are outlined. George T. Gilmore leaves the Republican fold for the Populists, while H J Choate and other leaders push a union of reform forces including Socialists and Prohibitionists. The Cooperative Age excerpt argues large-scale corporate control threatens democracy and calls for a new national party to secure industrial independence and civil liberty.
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Prohibition Park
Staten Island
Imogene Fales
Brooklyn
Co-operative Age
St. Paul, Mins
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