Wall Street Circular Criticized as Insolent Threat
Joliet News excerpts a Wall Street circular by Henry Clews condemning what it calls insolent and traitorous threats. It notes assertions about free coinage, presidential politics, and calls for strong action against bankers, arguing the public should resist these financial pressures.
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Wall Street
Henry Clews
New York
Lincoln
Fessenden
Andrew Jackson
Ben Butler
White House
Atlantic
Democratic records on silver and party betrayals in Congress
Gen A J Warner urges silver men to vote for Democrats if they nominate a silver ticket. The record lists multiple 16 to 1 free coinage defeats by Democratic-led congresses from 1888 to 1895, then accuses Democrats of broken pledges, debt, and opposition to silver. It critiques Grover Cleveland and Kentucky figures, labeling Hanna a plutocrat and urging labor to oppose him.
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Senate
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A. J. Warner
Bimetallic Union
Chicago
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United States Senate
Stewart
Dan Voorhees
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Democratic House
Democrats
Republican Party
Warner
Caucasian
United States
Silver secession stirs as silver west opposes gold and east
From St. Louis June 25 a sweeping revolt in the silver west is declared led by Teller. The piece portrays a political clash with gold and McKinleyism, predicting defeat of Republicanism and a schism across the party. It frames the west as allied with the south and vows continued opposition into December.
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Teller
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