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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
13
Praise for continued prosperity amid Democratic attacks on confidence in commerce and industry. The piece argues false rumor mongering risks runs on banks, hurting employment, railways, and factory output, and cites rail and industrial growth evidence including rising employment, new factories, and major rail investments across the United States.
The Inter-State Steel Company of Tarentum and Allegheny Steel and Iron Works plan to hire 150 more workers for new mills. The Pittsburg Steel Company sets a new global record by producing 1651 cotton bundle ties in eight hours, surpassing the previous 1614. Mines on the Iron Range expect ore output to exceed last year by 100,000 tons, adding $90,000 to school funds. Other plants resume with hundreds of workers returning, rail orders strengthen Braddock and Clairton plants, and a $5 million South Side Elevated Railroad contract supports Chicago expansion. A $1,000,000 Seamless Tube Company plant is planned for Monessen.
Northern and southern cities report large buildout and new plants. Asheville shows 117 buildings erected costing 300000 with 175000 more under way. Other sites include Charleston, Memphis, Rock Hill, Paris, San Antonio, Berkeley, Dallas, Memphis, Columbia, Richmond, Charlotte, Nashville, Sandersville, Baltimore, Louisville, Grenada, Birmingham, Sylacauga, and York, with new mills, factories, dams, and capacity increases totaling millions in investment.
The text details wage hikes from 4.00 to 4.75 dollars for four and a half thousand men in Trenton New Mexico over a two year term. It catalogs postwar industrial expansion in New Jersey Missouri Pennsylvania Ohio Oregon and Michigan with factory openings, capital investments and employment gains, including a 1,000,000 dollar refinery in Kansas City and a 550,000 dollar Anchor Line steamer order. It notes coal, tin plate and wool industries expanding, shipbuilding by the American Shipbuilding Company, and Hotel Astor’s planned opening in New York on September 1.
Editorial critique of Henry Gassaway Davis noting his advanced age and lack of clear positions on key issues. The Third Ward Republican writer from Chicago suggests Davis cannot articulate views on tariff, labor, capital, Panama, open door, or Navy and deems him unfit for the next Senate leadership.
The piece ponders the whereabouts and plans of a former two term president called the Lone Fisherman. It questions his intentions between now and election day and contrasts his stance with Cleveland’s possible political involvement. The tone remains speculative about the ex president’s future actions and interests.
Senator Fairbanks spoke in Indianapolis on December 31 1900 praising the Republican stance as essential to national welfare. He argued the party promotes stability and honor for the country amid critical questions.
The article notes Judge Parker crafted his financial views to avoid offending Bryan and he voted that way on several occasions, signaling a strategic alignment with Bryan’s stance.
An analysis traces U.S. public debt changes from Grover Cleveland’s 1890s terms to Theodore Roosevelt era, highlighting debt increases under Democratic rule and declines under Republicans, with cash balances and war costs noted. It argues four Republican years produced substantial net debt reduction and treasury growth.
The piece mocks David Bennett Hill as a sly old politician who promises to stay out of office after his nominee wins. It compares his pledge to a nursery rhyme king deflecting blame and notes Democrats doubt the sincerity. The tone is satirical and critical.
David Bennett Hill says he will retire after sixty one and a campaign role but his remarks in Binghamton New York portray continued political maneuvering. The piece accuses Hill of political falsehood and defends Republican integrity amid alleged corruption in the Post Office Department and party discipline.
The piece argues that young Democrats who shifted from Bryan to McKinley may stay in the Republican fold as Roosevelt's vigor, progressive reforms, and personal liberty message resonate with them. It cites Senator Fairbanks and notes Democrats’ past protectionist policies.
David Bennett Hill declares he will retire from politics only if Parker wins the presidency. He mockingly vows to end campaigning the moment Parker takes office, suggesting his voice will fall silent and his schemes cease, with exaggerated predictions of bizarre future events.
The piece credits Theodore Roosevelt with key wins including Cuban governance, resolution of the coal strike, deterred European pressure on Venezuela, victory for Alaska boundary commissioners, passage of Cuban reciprocity, and steps toward trust reform. It insists the Panama Canal effort ranks as his era’s most momentous feat and urges re-election over a less experienced successor.
Questions the need for a new national leadership and criticizes Roosevelt and the Democratic Party. Asks if bonds were issued to cover running costs, if the treasury has funds, and if the party offers any improvement over Grover Cleveland's era.
The Kansas Democratic ticket favors lawyers and ignores farmers in state nominations while Republicans place leading farmers on the Railroad Commission. A National Committee line, as reported, emphasizes free trade over tariff revenue, signaling a shift in party priorities and urging American workers to note the change.
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