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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
4
The Bryan ticket faces skepticism as “prosperity” claims falter. Critics note rising prices and monopoly harm, with Wall Street figures like Keene warning that few independents can survive under monopolistic power. Clearing house data also show a downturn, dampening proponent enthusiasm.
The Republican press bureau releases show Bryan's personal wealth rising from 3250 in 7498 to 4450 in WA, while McKinley’s finances are described as insolvent earlier. The piece suggests Republicans dodge McKinley’s income rise and note farmers sometimes doubt prosperity claims.
The New York World conducted a straw vote in thirteen New York towns with seventy four randomly interviewed voters from both parties. The report notes that forty shared a common position, reflecting early mood across the state.
The survey notes voters in western and northern towns who backed McKinley or Palmer in 1896 now favor Bryan in 1900. Ex-president Harrison cautions the public about imperialism and trusts, urging vigilance and constitutional restraint amid calls for a decisive Democratic victory led by Bryan.
At the national committee meeting in Indianapolis on July 25, the Gold Standard Democrats voted unanimously to field a ticket. Many Democrats who split from the ranks in 1896 are returning and rejoining the party as Republicans pursue four more years in power.
The Detroit press editorializes on a Democratic convention in Michigan, praising delegates, methods, ticket, and platform. It calls the gathering clean and uncorrupted, with Pry-In personnel and orderly deliberations, and lauds the chief spokesman Mr. Red Lucking, noting no bribery or influence.
The piece lauds William Maybury as a governor candidate, arguing he stands apart from machine politics and railroad lobbyists. It praises his honesty, intellect, and potential to lead a clean, efficient administration, urging Michigan voters to choose a scholar and gentleman over corrupt or self serving rivals.
A critical critique of President McKinley’s Spanish–American War policy. It denounces the war’s motive as humane but argues the administration betrayed Cuba by establishing a carpetbag government, exploiting Cuba’s resources, and denying Cubans their rights after declaring liberation. It contrasts American volunteerism with alleged imperial ambitions in Cuba and the Philippines.
A critique cites shifting loyalties among Filipino soldiers during the Manila campaign, accusing U S actions of hypocrisy and exploitation. It links imperial policy to Democratic gains, branding McKinleyism as oppressive and warning of trust fattening under imperial rule and tariff pressure.
A Democratic congressional convention for Michigan's third district is set for August 9 1900 at Centennial Hall Battle Creek at 2 pm. Delegates from Branch Calhoun Kalamazoo counties will nominate a candidate for Congress and elect a chairman and committee members. One round trip rail fare in Calhoun County will be provided. By order of the Democratic People's Nation Silver Party committee A C Wissick Chairman Hakny Howanp Secretary.
The regular meeting of the superintendents of the poor convened at the Secretary Walkinshaw office in Esple block with all three members present. Kilamazoo County’s claim for Arthur Taylor’s Burgess hospital care before his death was discussed and disallowed as not a proper charge to the county.
A young man with a missing arm traveled the town claiming pity to collect coins. In truth the arm remained attached and was merely a lazy prop. He used the funds to buy a fine apron and then left town on a night freight.
Local notes cover a wide sweep including nine daily papers in five counties, weather, farming outlook, Emancipation Day events, and a Battle Creek conference. Reports mention the Michigan Methodist conference in September, improvements at George Perretts corner, and an Albion Conservatory music expansion. A rooster incident and local fire investigations are noted along with a Chautauqua initiative led by the National Citizenship League at Gull Lake and a new summer school of applied Christianity led by Herron Bliss and Wilson.
Elias Taylor from Chicago, Ed Blair of Homer, and W. H. Manning of Albion are in the city this morning or afternoon. Numerous locals visit, travel, or host guests, including Miss Fern Chase, Miss Ella King, and Miss Olive Brooks. Several departures and arrivals linked to relatives, business, or social visits are noted across Battle Creek, Albion, Eaton Rapids, Jackson, and nearby towns.
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