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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
4
Canvass enthusiasm draws huge crowds as Layay promotes a lively Bollinger County ticket. Democrats resist a fishing metaphor while voter sentiment shifts amid talk of silver policy and corporate pressure. Rivtenser notes a Poplar Bluff meeting endorsing Professor Vandyer’s stance on employment influence.
A political speech attacks the republican gold standard and silver demonetization, arguing the party served bankers and railroads. It accuses McKinley, Hanna, and the party of forcing a gold standard to harm labor and farmers, while labeling the silver issue as central to prosperity.
The piece argues that free silver is a trap and links economic misery to the gold standard. It traces downturns to monetary policy, noting production halts, idle labor, and government revenue strain, for which Hobart’s stance is blamed. It asserts distress arises from monetary choice, not tariff shifts, and calls the public to recognize the policy’s impact.
Lichenville Missouri September 21 Barnack Press reports a farmer blaming the Republican party for economic hardship. He argues demonetization of silver in 1879 contracted currency and lowered prices for farm products, warning of rising poverty and want across the nation.
The article reports on gold standard advocacy and farmer concerns, noting arguments about silver coinage, the impact on prices and labor, and local political figures. It cites responses from the Chattanooga News and Denver Times, and mentions debates on finance and surveys, with references to local candidates Myers McPherson Speer and the Bollinger county audience.
New York Journal notes Breckinridge discusses the moral effect of the Indianapolis ticket while speculation on a chapter for Bynum's campaign book surfaces. Nashville Sun reports Tom Read delivering speeches without naming the Republican presidential candidate as campaign intrigue grows. Chicago Dispatch recalls a 1904 style scene featuring General Powell Clayton reacting to early returns and Mark Hanna.
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