Pressure for Gold and the Value of Money in Law and History
The article argues that money's value is a legal scale set by the Constitution and 1792 act, with the dollar as unit. It warns that allowing gold to dominate money lowers purchasing power, causing price declines. only reducing the dollar’s power or introducing competition with gold can alter the standard. It cites Judge Miller and M. Cernisch on money as a legal valuation standard.
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Henry G. Miller
United States
M. Cernisch
Brann's Iconoclast on Greed and Charity
Brann argues that greed and selfish wealth corrupts souls while millions suffer from cold and hunger. He condemns hoarded riches and appeals for a moral economy, lamenting the innocent poor and urging forceful eloquence to lash the rich.
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Egypt
Pedro Garcia
Chicago
Iech
Christ
Lydia
Cleveland's Ponury and the cent that could be worth twelve dollars
A humorous note from Silver Knight Watchman mocks Grover Cleveland. It imagines one cent owed by the government growing in value if the gold standard is realized by 1900, projected to become twelve dollars. the watcher jokes about reform dinners and Cleveland's ego.
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Cleveland
Reform Club
Grover Haw
Wisdom From Strange Source Misquotes Party Shifts
A Chicago Chronicle quote criticizes voters abandoning a party due to unfulfilled miracles. It predicts shifting allegiance to a party promising greater deeds will yield deeper disappointment and worse outcomes for the public.
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Sey
Chicago Chronicle
Sharp Tacks on Reform and Profit in National Debate
The National Democrat cites cautions on wealth earned versus wealth taken, McKinley prosperity versus Cleveland hard times, and critics who miscast reformers. It argues wealth is not a crime but exploitation is, urges clergy involvement in politics, warns against crankery, and stresses civic sacrifice and juror oath to justice.
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McKinley
Cleveland
National Democrat
Educated class bonds spark mock university satire
At Macketeliers University the University of Chicago hosts President Harper who quips that “interest bearing bonds” distinguish the educated. Rockefeller props the gag by distributing bonds to students, declaring all bondholders who pay a thousand-dollar assessment will receive five hundred dollars a year, in a late 19th or early 20th century satire from Twentieth Century.
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Macketeliers University
University of Chicago
Harper
John D. Rockefeller
Ethica
Mr. Rockefeller
Wealthy Philanthropist’s Memory Like Fragrant Roses
A reflective proverb contrasts two charity approaches. One who hoards wealth to aid the poor earns a fragrant memory, while he who tolls to deny the existence of poverty earns no lasting sweetness, unseen by others among the garden’s blooms.
Bryan Attacks Tax Plans in New York and Dover Speeches
William J. Bryan denounces taxes on ability and no penalty schemes in recent speeches in New York and Dover Delaware. He argues taxation should target special advantage, highlighting a central plank of the party platform at the Pendleton event.
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William J. Bryan
New York
Dover
Del
Pendleton Enat Oreonlay
Hanna and pooling bill influence in 1896 campaign
St Louis Post Dispatch reports pressure from powerful railroad interests shaping politics in 1896. It cites Hanna promising a pooling law in exchange for support, noting railroad contributions and coercion of workers. The piece links McKinley platform silence to rail interests and previews Inside history of the gold campaign.
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Chicago
Hanna
Washington
Tribune
Mark Hanna
The
East
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Committee On Interstate
Post-Dispatch
McKinley
Attie
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
That the earth was made for man keep it before the people
Fragment from a poem attributed to A. J. H. Diganne urges the reader to remember that the land and its gifts belong to all, the laborer shares in the right to bear life’s fruits, and that justice, freedom, and dignity must be kept before the people.
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God
A. J. H, Diganne
Payne and Simpson clash over unparliamentary reply
A Kansan debate incident sparked mockery when Payne failed to answer Simpson’s tariff question. Payne retorted with a jibe about monkeys, prompting Simpson to recall a Digmas the elder retort. The House roared with laughter as Payne grew angry and vowed not to concede.
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Simpson
Kansan
Payne
Kansas
Dumas the
Almiinr
Washington
Thehouse
Woodspott
Chiot
Money, politics, and reform in a era of inflation
A collage of editorial snips and quotes from various papers criticizing money inflation, political influence, and government waste. Notes on British loans, railway privatization, and McKinley era policies. Calls for reform and fiscal restraint amid economic tension and public protests.
Governor Pingree Supports Municipal Franchises Ownership
Governor Pingree of Michigan signals support for public ownership of street railways and lighting plants. He notes municipal control is preferable but concedes ownership may be necessary due to franchisee methods and venality among representatives, framing ownership as a response to corporate practice and public need.
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Pingree
Michigan
Shrewdness versus labor in making money
In this reflection from the Hall County News, the author argues that earning money by taking a portion of another’s labor without providing equivalent value is a form of swindling. The piece condemns such profit as vicious regardless of market conditions and urges readers to label it honestly as deceit.
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Hal
Ty News
Bankers Alarmed by Push for International Bimetallism
The piece argues that voters favored bimetallism in the last election, challenging the gold standard and money power. It critiques international financiers, notes Senators and reformers seeking broader changes, and discusses constitutional limits and the push for nationalizing land, utilities, and finance through direct democracy measures.
The Cranky Student and Tax Distribution Paradox
A student questions the economic law that taxes tend to distribute themselves. The professor notes the law’s general application, while the student cites inequitable land taxation around Pullman, Rockefeller lands, and railroads versus nearby farmland. The exchange hints at potential tension between tax policy and social equity.
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Pullman
Cincinnati Common
Optimism and economic inequality in American democracy
Charles H Krause notes in The Indianapolis News that the era demands facing harsh realities, not evasive talk, as cries for “peace” fade before economic inequities and civil privileges. He cites political shifts, gold standard debates, and the push for economic equality shaping the 20th century democratic system.
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Harper's Magazine
Sunch
America
Lincoln
Cost of keeping battleships in fighting condition
The rough estimate says keeping one modern battleship ready for an hour of fighting costs 111654.40 dollars and the U S fleet for the same period about a million. A 110 ton gun with a 16 inch bore costs 32500 dollars, one used up after ninety five rounds. There is no need for the county to spend a dollar in war if peace and piety prevail and industry remains unobstructed. The low and privileges that make nearly all the trouble.
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United States
England
Thin County
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