Jackson and the Gold Standard Debate Across Parties
Ex Congressmen Josiah Patterson argues against silver advocates praising Jackson. He compares 1834 and 1896 debates on gold and silver, noting Jackson restored the gold standard by changing the coinage ratio, and warns the Chicago platform abandons Democratic history with a new monetary creed.
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Jefferson
Jackson
Josiah Patterson
Tennessee
Bryan
Bank of
United States
Thomas H. Benton
Cleveland
Chicago
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Democratic Party
Uncle Sam's Milk Checks Story Read in St Louis Globe-Democrat
Francis E. Nipher's retelling centers on a dairyman nicknamed Uncle Sam who creates stamped milk checks from lead to pay workers amid a shifting lead market. The tale parallels a gold goose fable, warning that overreaching in currency and price control can collapse value and credit.
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Uncle Sam
Cuele Sury
Cuele Sam
Free
Sam
Francis E. Nipher
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Japan's Gold Standard Refutes Bimetallic Theory
Silver Standard a Drawback, M Leroy-Beaulieu, the French economist, writes to the Journal des Debats that Japan's adoption of the gold standard fully refutes the idea that a depreciated monetary standard confers trade advantages, arguing the gold standard stabilizes international payments.
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M. Leroy-Beaulieu
Journal Des Debats
Japan
Drift Toward Gold Moves Nations to Gold Standard
The Chicago Times Herald notes a global shift toward the gold standard as nations from Russia to Japan and across Latin America abandon silver. It contrasts this drift with American figures like Mr. Bryan who seek a renewed battle for silver, arguing the world’s leaders favor monetary stability and gold.
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Bryan
United States
Europe
Russia
Liggard
China
Far Orient
Lima
Peru
Columbia
Chile
Uruguay
Brazil
Honduras
San Salvador
Costa Rica
Santo Domingo
Chicago Times- Herald
Thomas Jefferson Not a Democrat
A Baltimore Sun opines that Thomas Jefferson cannot be considered a Democrat under the 1896 Chicago platform. The piece argues Jefferson’s belief in business principles, opposition to silver, and civil service reform contradict Democratic doctrines, urging Free Silver Democrats to denounce him and remove him from the party reverence.
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Thomas Jefferson
Chicago
Jefferson
Baltimore Sun
Grant's veto: a peaceful victory over inflation
In 1874 President Grant vetoed an inflation bill backed by many Republicans and business leaders. He argued the measure would distort finance and inflate the currency, stressing that paper money is a promise to pay only as good as coin available for redemption. His principled stand, though unpopular, underscored sound monetary policy and urged continued vigilance in monetary battles.
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Grant
Congress
Our Monetary Disease and the Gold Standard
The statement argues that maintaining the gold standard requires remodelling finances to cure a disease in treasury money and people's pockets. It criticizes a banking system that centralizes currency in cities while starving rural areas, and a currency system that cannot expand when needed. It condemns maintaining a £100,000,000 gold reserve to back large paper money issues. The cure cannot be any makeshift, says Senator Donelson Caffery.
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Donelson Caffery
Silverites Should Drop Jefferson Coinage Debate
The Baltimore Sun argues against invoking Jefferson to justify coinage changes. It condemns free coinage at 16 to 1 and suggests a 32 to 1 standard to align debt payments with actual market metal values, calling such a move honest and mercantile.
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Jefferson
Baltimore Sun
Is Japan Fifty Years Ahead of Us
A quotation from the New York World argues that U.S. gold exports to aid Japan reflect a shift in global power. It notes that national arrogance once bombarded Japan, yet now Japan is portrayed as ahead in practical civilization and currency practices.
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Japan
New York World
Unsafe currency basis prompts unified monetary reform
The Vicksburg Mississippi Post argues for placing the nation's currency on a uniform basis. It criticizes the treasury department for continually reissuing greenbacks as they come in, calling the practice an anomaly in finance and urging action toward standardization.
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Treasury Department
Vicksburg
Miss
Per Capita Money and the Silver Question Debate
Byron W. Holt argues against the per capita money theory used by silverites. He critiques the link between money in circulation and prices, notes rising per capita money alongside falling prices since 1800s, and questions how bank deposits and credit influence price levels. He challengingly asks silver professors to explain price disparities and the inclusion of bank notes and deposits in money supply.
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National Financial School
National Financial
Byron W. Holt
House urged to act on bankruptcy and currency reform
The Chicago Times-Herald urges appointing committees to let the house proceed. It notes two major topics pressing for consideration: the bankruptcy bill and currency reform.
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Reed
House
Chicago Times-Herald
A tame leopard walked with its master through Berlin streets
A leopard kept as a pet by Baron von der Madliern in Egypt and Berlin lived as a doglike companion, following the master everywhere. The animal, about 15 when it died, showed that tame behavior can be taught, despite wild ancestry, with careful handling.
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Berlin
von der Madliern
Baron von der Madliern
Egypt
von der Madhern
Patent costs and terms across Britain France and America
A historical note outlines patent economics: Britain charges $30 to obtain a patent, France imposes a 15 year term with an annual $20 tax, and in the United States all patents are assignable by law with partial interests transferable as easily as a full grant.
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Great Britain
France
America
Huriwans
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