Great Gains From Protective Policy On Farmers And Industry
A practical speech by the head of the agricultural department argues that American progress hinges on keeping jobs and money at home. It cites higher farm prices, the sugar beet program, and protectionist measures that foster new industries like tin plate mills, creating work and boosting demand for farm products. It notes voters supported McKinley and that domestic production enriches labor and reduces imports.
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McAkinley
Melinley
Republic
United States
Congress
McKinley
Dingley Law Fulfills Promises for Revenue Gains
The Dingley law is delivering on its promises as November receipts run near one million dollars daily for each business day. Sugar duties are minimal while stockpiled imports are used up. Once sugar stock is exhausted, monthly revenue is expected around five million, enough to cover ordinary expenditures and offset Wilson law losses. Other items like wool and woolen goods will boost revenue further.
Maryland Becomes Stalwart GOP Stronghold
Maryland, buoyed by a recent Republican victory, now holds a firm place in the Republican column. Over three years 95 96 07 Republicans carried the state by solid majorities in hard fought campaigns, with many leaders from both parties viewing Maryland as a safe Republican state. The shift reflects broader GOP sentiment rising in both the South and the North as Southern representation in the House grows beyond previous records.
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Maryland
Blind but Still Shouting Over Silver Dollar Debate
The piece argues gold mines now produce enough metal to back currency as population grows, yet silver mine owners push for silver dollars costing about twenty cents to produce. It notes ample silver demand but a persistent push for silver currency despite gold supply meeting commerce needs.
Boies Opposes Free Coinage Shift in Silver Policy
He refuses to back the Democratic free coinage platform, stating he supports using silver as currency but condemns unlimited coinage at a ratio far from the commercial rate as injudicious and potentially fatal. He warns that Democratic allies cannot sway him.
Why Are They Silent Why Are They Silent
In Japan the silver trust funded a vacation for three American silver advocates, yet no reports have emerged to explain why Japan would not adopt the gold standard. The piece notes England’s rising demand for American manufactured goods, especially iron and steel, as highlighted by the London Economist.
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Japan
Silver Trust
Ingland
England
London Economist
American Makers Face Pressure Under Dingley Law
English manufacturers must cheapen production costs to stay competitive with American rivals under the Dingley law. Free traders warned three months ago that the measure would close foreign markets to American commerce, particularly manufacturing.
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Free Traders
What’s the Matter with Gold What Drives Currency Debate
The piece argues for gold currency over silver, noting $700 million in silver coined and over $600 million in gold, with gold as the basis for pay and debt. It claims silver prices reflect production costs, free silver would harm gold, and asserts current currency is good and interchangeable.
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Alaska
Tennessee
Exports Outstrip Population Growth and U.S. Prosperity
A North American Review paper by Mr. Michael Mulhall notes U.S. population rose from 45 million to 71 million in twenty years while exports increased 175 percent. He argues foreign markets must be opened to absorb surplus. reciprocity may succeed, otherwise barriers will be breached to improve distribution.
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Michael Mulhall
The
North American Review
United States
Europe
Exports Rise Under Dingley Law Skeptics Silenced
The passage notes that exporters benefited under the Ding ley act with first month exports of manufactured goods higher than any similar month under prior laws. It mocks free trade Democrats who claimed the Wilson law would hurt exports and shows their disappointment at the Dingley law’s impact.
Compliments on American Industry in The Times
The Times praises American productive labor and machine tools sent abroad with freight paid. It argues that generous pay for free and intelligent labor fuels U S achievements in commerce and cites failures of free trade experiments.
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London Times
United States
England
Germany
France
Russia
Japan
China
Deadly Competition in Silver-Using Nations Cited
Senator Teller notes the deadly competition as silver-using countries shift to the gold standard. Russia Japan and several South American nations have moved to gold, with China reportedly to follow, leaving Mexico and a few others as remaining competitors in international commerce.
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Teller
United States
Russia
Japan
China
Mexico
No Retaliation Reported Over Tariff Effects
Officials report grain and manufactured exports continuing and even increasing despite the new tariff. Democrats had warned of foreign retaliation, but current figures show export activity holding steady.
Increased Wheat Exports Show Higher Revenue in 1897
Wheat exports rose in September driven by higher prices. Dun's Review reports 25,808,838 bushels shipped, up from 17,646,815 in September 1896, yet money received in 1897 more than doubled those of 1896 despite the US not adopting free coinage of silver.
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United States
Dun
Farmer Skeptic Gets Farmland Logic From Bryan
The piece notes Mr Bryan explains to himself why Silver fell a fifth since last year while wheat rose 50 percent, yet some farmers resist his reasoning and remain unconvinced by his arguments.
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Bryan
Secretary Wilson Eyes Sugar Beet Boom Across the Nation
Secretary Wilson promotes beet sugar growth as a path to U.S. export status. He distributed seven tons of beet seeds to 22,000 farmers in 27 states, asking for crop samples and cultivation notes. Early results favor Ohio and Central States, with western tests showing progress in Nebraska Utah and California.
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Wilson
United States
Department
Nebraska
Utah
California
Washington
Ohio
Central States
Far West
Akron
Beacon
British Exports Decline in October Amid Trade Shifts
London Board of Trade figures show October exports down 7 million dollars and imports down 3 million. Declines hit yarns textiles and machinery due to engineer strikes and international competition. ten month export total falls 30 million. American Economist cites Britain clinging to free trade and losing manufacturing prestige.
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London Board of Trade
United States
America
Germany
Belgium
Europe
Great Britain
Good Times for Farmers Cited by Comptroller Eckels
Comptroller Eckels of the Treasury notes nationwide improvement in agriculture and industry. Farmers report good crops and high prices. cattle and sheep raisers see price gains. Railroads gain earnings, money circulates, and debt repayment supports merchants.
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Eckels
Treasury Department
Free Trade Pressure Rebuffed by Mulhall on Tariff Growth
English statistician Mulhall argues that U S exportations rose 175 percent in twenty years under a high protective tariff, while population increased 58 percent. He contends exports grew three times as fast as population, challenging free traders' claims.
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Mulhall
United States
Populists Turn From Democracy Deepening Party Rift
In Cincinnati Congressman Howard of Alabama, a key Populist, called the fusion with Democracy unpopular and said Populists will not back Bryan again. He accused the Democrats of betrayal and warned they cannot use the Populist faction in a national election.
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South
Howard
Alabama
Cincinnati
Bryan
Stars to Tour Together Are Fitzsimmons and Bryan Forming Match
A joint tour is proposed with champion Fitzsimmons to spar and ex-candidate Bryan to star in the program. The plan leverages Fitzsimmons popularity and Bryan’s county fair speaking success to attract crowds and share gate receipts.
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Fitzsimmons
Bryan
Largest in History Freight Tonnage Signals Strong Economy
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports the current year's freight tonnage is the largest in U S history, exceeding last year by about 70 million tons, reinforcing signs of improved business. The piece also notes a political jab by Uncle Hod Boies criticizing the Chicago platform as at variance with the nation’s government, in a shift from his prior support.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Horace Boies
McLean
Mexican Bryanite Prosperity Explained in The Bulletin
The text argues that Mexican silver and labor yield goods worth double in American gold, illustrating what it calls Mexican Bryanite prosperity. It notes workingmen oppose this system and references figures in the Bulletin of the Bureau of American Republics detailing the extent of the market phenomenon.
Asiatic Wheat Trade Growth and United States Industry Upswing
Data shows rising wheat flour sales in Japan from 1887 to 1891 and in China from 1892 to 1896, with Hong Kong importing 25 872 barrels in the prior year. A US business upturn is cited by Congressman Weaver, noting higher August and September wagon works output in 1897 and larger iron sales in seventeen weeks than all of 1896 at the Piqua rolling mill.
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Asia
Japan
China
Hong Kong
United States
Congressman Weaver
Ohio
Troy
Piqua
Faith in the New Tariff and Political Shifts
The article credits the Dingley tariff with restoring business confidence and boosting employment and production. It notes Democrats may deny tariff influence while describing shifts in the party’s stance toward free silver, single tax, and Henry George, tying Bryan to broader reform currents.
Disagreeing with Bryan on Democratic Principles
Secretary Carlisle asserts that those who followed enemies to overhaul the party creed bear responsibility for future outcomes. He states supporters who refuse to desert the old standard will resist statism and socialism and await assured deliverance.
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Bryan
Secretary Carlisle
Customs Receipts Rise Under New Tariff Law
Treasury officials report customs receipts exceed those of the same date last year under the latest tariff act. They expect by year’s start the funds will cover current government expenses, a novel situation for clerks who served since Cleveland’s last administration began.
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Treasury
Treasury Department
Cleveland
New Officer John Kasson Named Commissioner on Reciprocity
The new Commissioner on Reciprocity is John Kasson. He is praised as an eminent diplomat with prior service as minister to Austria and Germany. He is now focused on organizing his department and putting it into running order.
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John Kasson
Austria
Germany
Kasson
Bryan Campaign Stump Talks Yielded Narrow Gains
The Bryan experiment in Ohio during the closing days of the campaign ended with modest gains as counties where he spoke to farmers saw Republican majorities about one hundred higher than last year. If Bryan had spoke from every stump as planned, the outcome might have differed.
Bryan's free coinage claim vs rising currency in circulation
The speaker notes that over a year ago Mr Bryan argued free coinage of silver was the sole way to raise the circulating medium. Treasury figures now show millions more money in circulation than at that time, despite his assertion.
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Bryan
Treasury
Deficit Days Near End Under New Tariff
Treasury clerks may face monthly surpluses instead of deficits as the Wilson tariff law shows higher receipts than last year at a comparable date. The era of monthly deficits is nearly over and a shift to surplus is anticipated.
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Treasury
Silver and Politics Highlight 1890s Economic Debate
Treasury cites 4.2359 billion in silver money with 85 percent legal tender, suggesting little discrimination. The piece notes Democratic quarrels in Ohio and recalls farmers losing over a billion annually under Cleveland, while criticizing Chicago platform framers and the McLean machine operationally active.
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Treasury Department
Ohio
Canada and Britain Face Trade Shifts in Postwar Link
A London Times analysis argues Canada could become an exclusive market for British manufactures, while supplying Britain with foodstuffs. It warns Canada risks mismatch between sellers and buyers, notes cold storage and new steamers could boost perishable trade, and questions tariff gains for Canada.
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England
Canada
United States
Argentina
John Bull
Antipodes
Australia
Political currents and 1896 politics in Ohio and beyond
The piece critiques Bryan and the silver issue, noting two off years in Ohio for Democrats, the rise of Republican prosperity, and rail and trade optimism. It cites Ohio speeches, Dingley law effects, and shifting sentiments toward gold and manufacturing, with references to McKinley, Gorman, and Ohio voters.
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Ohio
Mr. Bryan
Boses
Bryan
Arthur P. Gorman
Jones
Dingley
William Jennings
Chicago
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