Bryan's India fake debunked by Bryce letters
Mitchell weekly capital adiday 1896 reports James Bryce rebutting William Jennings Bryan's India wheat claim. Bryce says British merchants gain nothing from mint closures and rail expansion, while India exports decline. cites data from 1873 to 1895 showing U.S. and Argentina gains, India stagnation.
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William Jehnings Bryan
New York
Chautauqua
India
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Bee
The
Aerie
James Bryce
Parlat
Board of Trade
Bryce
Fi H
Engin
Manchester
Spain
Fof. Bryce
J. Annan Bryce
London
Rosewater
United States
Argen
Russia
Argentine
Artine
India cotton and wheat prices defy silver theories
An analysis shows wheat at Bombay fluctuated with rising averages while silver moved upward, and cotton exports from India declined from 1879 to 1895, contrasting with rising US cotton exports. The piece argues the India bugbear is political fabrication by Bryan and silver advocates, per the Omaha Bee.
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Bombay
India
Europe
United States
Bryan
Harvey
Apostles of Silver
Omaha Bee
Free silver politics threaten American labor and wages
Zanesville Times editorial argues that free silver and Bryan politics will ruin labor, cut wages, destroy unions, and push workers into ignorance and servitude as foreign competition and free trade devalue American labor markets. It warns that every free silver country shows labor suffering under such policy.
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Bryan
United States
McKinleys Canton Visit Described In Detail
Mary Stuart Coffin recounts a Canton visit to the McKinley home, noting the residence, garden, and reception room. She portrays Mrs. McKinley, the couple’s family memories, and the couple’s public and private life while highlighting relics from campaigns and the couple’s influence on women and youth.
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Canton
Maj. McKkinley
McKinley
White House
Lincoln
Mr. McKinley
Mrs. McKinley
Browning
Fisher’s Hill
Cedar Creek
William
St. Louis
Abraham Lincoln
Tyler
Mary Stuart Coffin
Farmers and Tariff Where Their Interest Lies
Analyzed trade effects on farming under tariff policies. American exports of grain and meat remain limited while home markets for perishable farm products depend on robust domestic demand. Protectionist tariffs are argued to sustain wages, keep farmers supplied, and prevent flood of cheap imports from abroad, protecting urban employment and home markets.
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United States
Zanesville
Cie
China
Japan
Europe
Bryan
Campaign Notes on Bryan McKinley and the Silver Issue
The piece contrasts Bryan’s defense of free silver with free trade critiques, arguing the workingman seeks steady prosperity and sound money. It cites Bourke Cochran, Sam Jones, Reed, and Blaine, noting party divisions, Kentucky bets, Maine speeches, and debates on silver versus gold in an era of tariff reform.
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Bryan
I’. Barnum
Congress
Waris
Sam Jones
McKinley
Popocrat
Kentucky
Palmer
Buckner
Blue Grass
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
James G. Blaine
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Aiday
Ennale
Karachi
Ameri
Sia
England
Bomxy
TRAC
Iowa
W. J. Bryan
Mau
M'Kinley's
Nebraska
Wilsom
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