26 Oct 1900
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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
1
Bryan rails against private monopolies and calls for a moral republic grounded in equality and liberty. He argues there is no good monopoly in private hands and envisions a nation where governments derive power from the governed, liberty flourishes, and the republic leads the world without imperial权.
Gardner sends letters to G. A. R. veterans and M. E. Church members while criticizing Williams for receiving Maccabee support, drawing local political friction.
A Marshall Statesman preview reveals a heated dispute over a Knights of the Maccabees political circular. John Conroy of Calhoun Tent allegedly authored the letter while Stephen Douglas Williams faces accusations of using a fraternal order to boost his congressional bid. The story details fallout among Maccabees members, campaign replies, and questions of authorship and funding.
The excerpt emphasizes avoiding entangling alliances and foreign wars. It argues America should remain detached from European disputes and curb large military establishments seen as threats to republican liberty. It frames a policy of pursuing a distinct national path while maintaining independence from foreign entanglements.
In Washington representatives from government departments and foreign powers gathered to honor John Sherman. The service at his K Street home featured Episcopal rites, a brief prayer, and hymns, with notable attendees from Cabinet members to Supreme Court justices and foreign diplomats. The funeral procession to Mansfield, Ohio, followed by President McKinley, marked the interment arrangements. The Maine wreck removal from Havana harbor was authorized, with work to start after Gen. Wood's return. Georgia Legislature convenes with Clark Howell elected to the Senate and John D. Little to the lower house.
The excerpt cites Jefferson warning that eternal vigilance guards liberty and that overconfidence in leaders risks despotism. It contrasts distrust of unchecked power with the need for constitutional chains, then quotes the Declaration of Independence on equality, rights, and government deriving just powers from the governed.
Franklin argues that justice applies between nations as between citizens and compares unjust war to a gang. He contends that commerce should be secured by virtue and cheap goods, not bloodshed, and that profits from trade cannot justify coercion by fleets and armies.
An editor's letter argues famines stem from policy and restriction, citing 17th and 18th century English acts that crippled Irish cattle trade and wool industries. It traces export bans, navigation rules, and tariffs as driving forces behind poverty, emigration, and recurring hunger across Ireland and India.
President Mitchell prepared a statement expected to declare the United Mine Workers position on the strike. The address will likely indicate whether the stoppage ends or continues. A three hour meeting with national and district officers followed by plans for cases where some coal companies may refuse to meet miners’ demands.
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