Republicans Urge Missouri Democrats to Rally in 1902
Ex-Gov Stephens argues Republicans are well organized with permanent headquarters in St. Louis and Kansas City. He contrasts Democratic weakness, asks if Democrats have active clubs, literature, or funds, and notes Republicans met in Kansas City with over a thousand members.
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Stephens
Republican Party of
Missouri
Perthe Springs
St. Louis
Kansas City
Republican Country
Goldbngs
Injans
Enthusiastic County Delegates Predict Republican Shift
Representatives from every county attended an unusually lively meeting. Delegates delivered encouraging reports and speeches suggested the state would go Republican next year. One speaker warned of danger ahead, saying they were charged with sins in the crime category.
Two Opinions on Porto Rico Case by Brown and Harlan
The Porto Rico decision features Justice Brown supporting expansion and Congress evaluating each case on merits as long as constitutional language allows. Justice Harlan warns such expansion could erode liberties and insists Congress cannot bypass the constitution, opposing territorial overreach.
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Porto Rico
Justice Brown
Justice Harlan
United States
Congress
Marshall
Porto Rico cases and Jeffersonian duty stance debates
Democratic papers back Bryan arguing the Porto Rico decision limits imperial power and echoes Jefferson’s stance on duties between the United States and Louisiana. The piece notes Jefferson’s 1803 practice of treating Louisiana posts as foreign, a precedent cited amid constitutional debate on executive power and popular sovereignty.
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Bryan
Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Louisiana
Jefferson
Secretary of the Treasury
New Orleans
Tariff as Direct Tax Cited Against Proposals
The speaker argues tariffs act as a direct tax of about $4 per person yet fund prosperity. He notes workers earn good wages while demand outstrips supply. Factories cannot fill orders, farmers sell bogs at $6, work horses at $150, and free-soup houses have all made assignments.
West warns Igog voters on prosperity and policy
Senator West says continued prosperity removes need for a Democratic policy in Igog, a view echoed by party officials. Chairman Cook of the Populist state committee calls a Kansas City meeting for June 18 19 to discuss political movements and warns Populists against buying more gold bricks from the Democrats.
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West
Igog
Cook
Popativt Party State Central Committee
Kansas City
Carthage Democrat predicts Bryan presidency timeline
The Carthage Democrat states Bryan will have served two terms before Missouri shifts to Republican leadership. Editor Cor Roach notes the mix of policy and remedies would be excessive, implying the cure could be worse than the disease.
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Carthage
Bryan
Missouri
Cor Roach
McKinley Seeks Term Vows Public Service Again
President McKinley expresses a pledge to serve a second term to earn his countrymen’s confidence and, afterward, continue duty in private citizenship, stressing unity and continued public support.
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President McKinley
Bryan's claim met with American backlash over air
A critic says Mr. Bryan accused money changers of England, but Americans see his statements as empty hot air and dismiss them as mere rhetoric from the speaker.
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England
Ryan
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