The Cause of Free Silver and Irish Tax Burden
A essay in the Mississippi Valley Democrat argues Ireland faces harsh taxation under gold money. It claims silver and copper were demonetized to push producers to yield more goods for taxes, driving barter and credit reliance, with wage suppression and distress across Ireland, England, and Scotland. It links monetary policy to historical famines and insurrections, blaming lenders and trusts for oppression.
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Ireland
Dublin
A. Gore Cuthbert
Mississippi Valley
Trish
Tredynd
Moncey
United Kingdom
Australia
California
England
Scotland
Gold standard views stir debate at Minrie bank
In a conversation with the president of the First National Bank of Minrie, C. A. Bartlett argues gold disappears during panics and warns a gold based system harms common people. He contends silver deserves privileges and criticizes bankers and the wealthy who profit from gold and high tariffs.
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First National Bink
Minrie
Igald
National Bank
United States
New York
Chicago
Iureliat
C. A. Vartlett
Gold Production Promises Bigger Prosperity and Currency Volume
The piece discusses gold production rising last year and predicts a broader prosperity as the gold standard debate continues. It contrasts gold papers praise with free silver arguments, noting price rises and the need for additional currency forms beyond gold. It cites speculation on mint policy and bimetallic reform, referencing Japanese currency debates and theoretical open mints for gold or silver.
Present Issues on Plutocracy and the Trust Movement
An analysis echoes Bevan on the present situation as Bryanites warn against diverting to new issues. It argues the core fight is against plutocracy and the growth of trusts, linking them to the gold standard and money supply, and urges Democrats to unite behind currency reform rather than split over peripheral questions.
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Bevan
Republican Party
Oatch
Chick Stowell
Atha
Ohio
Indiana
New York
al Lse
Dion
Druss
Nanier Sud
Csr
Control of money power shapes trade and prices
The text argues that whoever controls a country’s money supply wields power over trade and prices. It cites James A Garfield and a historical example of money expansion and contraction to show how per capita money affects booms, busts, and wage levels. It warns against giving such power to foreign or competing interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Garfield
Trusts Threaten Small Firms and Labor, Editors Warn
The piece laments trusts crushing independent enterprises and workers, arguing Republicans are bound to the trusts. It cites factory closures and unemployment as trust-driven outcomes, warns of social upheaval if consolidation continues, and notes Democratic opposition to such upheaval amid partisan war rhetoric.
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Combines
Republican Party
Springfield
Mass
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