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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1896
Page
4
John Sherman defends paying veterans in lawful money, arguing Silver's drop harms pensioners and calling for fair coin value. He contrasts his past coin preferences with present sympathy for old soldiers, while critics accuse reformers of selling out and debate the merit of free silver and political loyalties.
The piece portrays Kansas Republicans relying on fundraising speakers backed by Mark Hanna to sway McKinley’s chances, while Hanna nudges Rockefeller and other magnates. A gold-bug speaker claims Senator Stewart voted for the crime of ’73, though he was not in the Senate then, as Colorado joined the Union in 1876. The gold bugs are described as bright, with the phrase Sum silver corpse lively.
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