Farmers faced with silver issue urged to vote against free coinage
The Henry Cabot Lodge letter argues that free silver harms wage earners and farmers alike by reducing purchasing power and risking wage cuts. It warns that rising prices for farmer inputs while earnings fall would devastate industry and national credit. Lodge’s credentials are noted, and the Rochester Post and Express endorses the view for farmers nationwide.
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Mr. Bry
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
The
Post Express
United Jes
Facor
United States
H. C. Lodge
Lodge
House of Representatives
Federal Senate
Henry L. Dawes
Rochester
N. Y
Post and Express
Public Opinion and the Press in the West
A critical column argues that newspapers historically reject public opinion and dismiss claims of press control by a bankers syndicate. It attacks the idea that media serves a hidden elite and frames the press as responsive to broader public sentiment rather than any single power group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cleveland
Tillmans and Watsons
Altgeld
Peffer
Salt Lake
Farmers Face Hard Times Under Free Silver Policy
A discussion outlines how silver coinage and price changes would affect farmers and soldiers, warning that reduced pensions and savings would strike the rural economy. The piece argues silver advocates and political shifts threaten national prosperity, citing reactions from western papers and voters after the Chicago convention.
Silver and Gold Factions Split by State in Straw Vote
A Dayton student collected newspaper stances on gold versus silver across states. Results show broad gold support in California Nebraska and Kansas while Missouri and North Dakota lean silver or honest standard. The overall straw vote hints at Popocrat optimism amid western silver fervor.
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California
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
Missouri
Honest Standard
Dayton
Syracuse
N. Y
Poat
Value of Farm Land In the West and the '73 Coinage Clash
The article argues that farm land values fell not from free silver but from westward settlement opening vast lands and lower eastern competition. It cites increased western production, cheaper land, longer rail reach to tidewater, and lower freight, noting Rochester Herald's admission that western lands depress eastern farm values and that this aids sound money arguments.
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Mr. Bryan
Vermort
New England
Rochester Herald
Bryan
New York
Herald
Syracuse Post
Denver Republican attacks bimetallism as cure all for woes
The Denver Republican argues for a return to bimetallism claiming the country prospered 1792 to 1873 and condemns nostalgia for “good old days” while noting low silver dollar minting and high wages after 1878. It labels such nostalgia as bad humbug.
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Denver Republican
Syrup of Figs Promotes Internal Cleansing for Health
The ad praises Syrup of Figs as a premier laxative used by millions, noting it relieves numerous non disease ailments by cleansing the system without weakening organs. It warns buyers to ensure the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product is purchased only through reputable druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Cago Inter Ocean
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Starpeares & Mfg
Lawrence Si
Sthees
Consummers Wholesale
M. Wright
M. D
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Lawrence St
Pri
L. A. Watkins
Seth
Babcock Brothers
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Wazee St
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