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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
3
A catechism outlines the issue of free coinage and bimetallism as the decisive campaign question. It explains gold standard critics, 16 to 1 silver parity, mint costs, and the hoped economic benefits of restoration of silver to currency, arguing that free silver aims for national prosperity.
A critical letter argues the Aldrich 1893 report misleads labor wages data. It cites biased industry tallies, notes wage rises in dry goods clerks while cotton workers fall, and contends monometallism policies crushed wages since 1873. The piece asserts wage-earners feel the truth through hardship, not statistics.
The Wood River News-Miner argues that Republican papers once roasting Cleveland for his gold standard policy now similarly roast McKinley, but they fail to show any real policy difference. The editorial asks what distinguishes McKinley’s approach from Cleveland’s.
A garbled 19th century note argues that converting silver bullion into money increases supply but still leaves a shortfall. It claims that at least 60 dollars per person is necessary to satisfy the populace, reflecting monetary scarcity rhetoric.
Lincoln dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan announcing in a formal acceptance letter that he will not seek re election if elected president. The document endorses the Democratic platform, calls for local self government, and stresses economy, currency reform, arbitration, immigration, trusts, railroads, and territories within a broad progressive program.
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