Perkin s prophecy on tariffs and restored industry
Eli Perkins predicts when tariffs will restore mills and jobs. He argues protection will keep gold at home, improve the balance of trade, and revive the good old times, urging continued support for tariff policy. The piece notes the prophet is not a minor in his own country and lampoons reliance on foreign labor.
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Politically charged tariff debate shapes 1890s platform
The article contrasts Republican and Democratic tariff positions, arguing for reciprocity and protection while critiquing Cleveland's low tariff. It notes shifts in import volumes, labor impacts, and price effects, and includes William J. Bryan’s 1890s critique of sugar bounties and subsidies amid tax concerns.
Where the German Vote Stands in Local Newspapers
Of 502 German newspapers contacted by the German American Sound Money League only 351 favor a gold standard while 31 back free silver coinage. Over 100 have not replied. The piece notes Germans are a small political share but a decisive voting bloc on election day.
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Willam J. Bryan
Nebraska
Fifty-first Congress
Congress
Sound Money League
Debased Coin Debates From Macaulay on Coin Clipping
The passage discusses free coinage at 16 to 1 and its equivalence to heavy clipping of the dollar, citing historical coin debasement in Elizabethan and Stuart England. It quotes Macaulay’s History of England describing widespread misery as trade and daily life strained by worthless coin and rising prices, with workers and merchants clashing over coin quality.
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Macaulay
Chatham
England
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