Making a new tariff bill eyed by Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee advances work on a tariff bill with focus on farmer interests. Delegates discuss wool and reciprocal provisions, sugar constraints, and protection levels for cattle. A March 15 special session is anticipated to finish the draft, with House support seen as likely but Senate fate uncertain.
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Ebruary
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Ways and Means Committee
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Mexico
Canada
Wool Growers’ Association
Passage of protective bill faces cautious Senate path
Senator-elect McEnery of Louisiana signals support for a reasonable protective bill, with gold Democrats likely to back it if their votes are needed, as Republicans brace for possible cooperation from Democrats amid a long posturing period. George Melville notes Democrats may aid the bill after discussion to place it on the statutes.
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Senate
McEnery
Louisiana
George Melville
Decline of Bryanism Shows Lost Cause's Enduring Echo
An analysis in the San's City Journal argues Bryanism collapsed after McKinley’s decisive 1900 victory. It notes Bryan’s dramatic rise and swift fall, praises McKinley’s sweeping win, and portrays Bryan as leader of a fading, misguided silver movement now largely ignored by the public.
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William J. Bryan
Melkinley
Bryan
McKinley
Robidoux
Union Avenue
Ans
City Journal
Tariff Support Grows Bipartisan in Senate
Washington observers say the Republican tariff bill will pass the Senate with bipartisan backing. Democrats may offer perfunctory opposition, but no major clash is seen as the Ways and Means plan gains support. The Dingley tariff is expected to be moderate, protecting home industries while boosting revenue.
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Washington
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Wages in Europe compared with America in 1860 1883
Massachusetts wage data show 75.4 percent higher earnings than Great Britain from 1860 to 1883. Overall cost of living is 17.29 percent higher, with rents driving 11.49 percent and food and basics 5.81 percent higher. Massachusetts workers spend 31.12 percent more to sustain a higher American standard, totaling 48.41 percent more family support, yet can still save more due to higher wages.
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Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Wadlin
Massachusetts
Great Britain
Old Country
The White House History and Aims for McKinley Era
The White House becomes McKinley’s home for four years as a century of occupancy unfolds. Built from brown Virginia sandstone, painted white after a fire, it sits within eighty acres of elm and oak, open to visitors daily. The East Room, Green, Blue, and Red Rooms, and grand state dining room define its famed interiors while the north portico from Jackson’s era greets guests.
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Lincoln
Grant
Bryan as Speechmaker Shows McKinley Victory Across States
The New York Sun notes Bryan’s free silver platform failed in eighteen decisive McKinley states. It lists McKinley votes by state, totaling 1,548,000, with margins ranging from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire. The piece emphasizes large, uniform margins from East to West and asserts the results were free and honestly counted. It adds there is little comfort for Bryan supporters.
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McKinley
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Towa
Michigan
Minnesota
Connecticut
Ohio
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maryland
Rhode Island
Indiana
West Virginia
New York Sun
Fifty Millions of Gold Added to the Currency
In six months the United States produced at least 21 million dollars worth of gold from its mines and 18 million of new gold stayed in the country. Whether minted or bullion, this gold functions as money for many uses, expanding national liquidity.
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United States
Gold bars preferred to coins for convenience and value
The Sioux City Telegraph notes that large gold bars are more convenient than small coins, causing less abrasion in shipping. It states that new gold produced domestically plus at least 30 million dollars imported from abroad have increased the money supply by about 50 million dollars in six months.
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Sioux City
Free Trade at Home and the U S Manufacturing Trade
A historical note on rising American manufactured exports. The piece cites 1897 estimates of $260,000,000 in exports, up from $228,489,893 the prior year, and contrasts these gains with the vast total value of manufactured goods produced for the home market totaling about $8.74 billion. It argues that domestic internal commerce remains far larger than foreign trade and references McKinley’s idea of a free trade system.
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Sels ‘Ake
William McKinley
More Work and Better Wages for American Labor
The piece argues that Census Office statistics from 1870 to 1890 disprove claims that employment falls and wages shrink. It notes a steady rise in the number of people employed and in overall wages, countering labor agitators who claim declines.
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United States Census Office
Wages Rise in 2,427 Massachusetts Factories
Massachusetts labor statistics comparing 1885 and 1895 across 2,427 identical manufacturing establishments show employment rising from 187,477 to 218,352, up 16.47 percent, with average yearly earnings increasing from 361.62 to 418.99 dollars, a 15.86 percent gain, and total wages up 34.95 percent by 1895.
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Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics
Populism and Silver clash over party's true aim
Kansas City Journal notes a Topeka bimetallic convention speech by ex Senator John Martin claiming free silver hides deeper issues, with advocacy for government railways and socialistic program. It cites George F Washburn in Boston urging Populists to back legal tender paper money issued by government, not redemption money, to advance broader aims. Leaders nationwide echo similar views, challenging silver loyalty.
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People’s Party
Topeka
John Martin
Boston
George F. Washburn
National Committee
Kansas City Journal
Gold production surge boosts silver reserve concerns
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes a sharp rise in world gold output, with 1896 production at about 218.5 million dollars versus 201.1 million in 1895. It argues this growth reduces the push for silver internationalism and suggests gold stockpiles will continue to rise for years, implying stability in global commerce without expanding silver use.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
United States
Africa
Australia
India
China
Colombia
Brazil
Germany
Guiana
Austria- Hungary
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Tariff Clash As Receipts Fall Under Wilson Plan
The editorial argues the January receipts fell nearly six million dollars short of expenditures under the Wilson tariff, alleging a long debt buildup of about 200000 dollars daily. It contrasts twenty nine months of deficits under Wilson with a surplus under McKinley, calling repeal of McKinley a blunder and Wilson a near crime.
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Louisville
Slow But Sure Business Upturn Hinted by Analysts
A Chicago Times-Herald summary notes gradual improvement across manufacturing and merchandising sectors nationwide. Confidence grows as raw material orders rise and expectant brisk spring markets loom, with observers likening recovery to 1879 specie resumption. No speculation, crediting prudent, conservative business leadership.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Lynching in the United States Draws Southern Debate
Southern leading papers join vigorous discussion on lynching causes and effects. A Chicago Tribune tally shows 1896 lynchings across states and territories, with Southern states accounting for the majority and a noted decline in crime from previous years. A caution against detractors follows, urging unity and charity.
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Chicago Tribune
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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South Carolina
Tennessee
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Oklahoma
Minnesota
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
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