Direct Legislation and Reform Voices Across Parties
A column argues that voters are politically inexperienced yet should drive laws through Direct Legislation. It defends citizen lawmaking and veto power as a political school, while contrasting Prohibitionists and Populists with Wall Street influence. The piece calls for monetary reform and free silver coinage, linking ignorance to demand for broader political change.
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Congress
ABC
People
Tacoma Sun
Children shoes sale at one dollar per pair
Green's Shoe Store advertises a closeout on children’s shoes priced at one dollar per pair. The note claims the goods are clean and honest but include broken sizes and odds and ends from stock that originally cost $1.50 to $2.00, now sold regardless of cost.
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Green's Shoe Store
Initiative and Referendum in Topeka Co-Operator text
The piece explains the Initiative and Referendum as tools for popular control of laws by petition and ballot. It questions how many bond bills would pass and when free coinage and relief measures might arrive, urging direct approval by the people.
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Inn
Topeka
Ex-Governor Crios defects to Populists in Texas
Ex-Governor Crios deserts the Democratic party and joins the Populists in Texas. He argues a Texas Democrat could not become Republican and that Populists cannot do worse than Democrats, as quoted by the Topeka State Journal.
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Crios
Texas
Topeka State Journal
Rail road subsidy proposal and political critique in 19th century press
The piece argues for funding a 2000 mile railroad to the Atlantic at 15000 per mile totaling 30000000, funded by small annual subscriptions from millions of reformers. It criticizes Congress as idle, likens its actions to Nero, and urges cost pricing to drain foreign wealth, while proposing non dividend voting stock and subscriber scrip as incentives. It cites banknote issues and monetary strain as context.
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Denver
Atlantic Coast
Samuel
Veto calls amid fears over treasury and costs
In a flurry of worry about the treasury, critics urge cutting expenses across many programs. The speaker argues for vetoing rivers and harbors, navy fortifications, hydrographic surveys, and related hills, insisting that living within income is essential and condemning swindlers and misuse.
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Treasury
Navy
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