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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
5
The piece covers presidential and congressional tickets, with McKinley and Roosevelt on the national ticket and Cousins for Congress. It discusses Cedar Rapids convention plans, district candidate talk, and varied partisan commentary on currency and party alignment.
Hearst forms a Chicago evening newspaper counterpart to his New York yellow journal. It will not compete with the morning Chicago papers locally since both would arrive on the same train.
In the district all Republican papers except Cedar Rapids and a Marshalltown paper back Remley or stay silent. The Republican press backs Clark supporters, standing alone in endorsement.
The Wyoming Journal notes strong talk from Oxford Mirror readers about building a bridge across the Wapsie River two miles west of town. Wyoming residents seem to support it, while few others would benefit and the cost would burden many. It remains uncertain if the county board will approve the request.
Mr C W B Derr of Olin announced to friends in Monticello last Saturday that he is a candidate for county recorder, subject to the Republican convention. Derr is well regarded by Republicans in Jones county and appears to be the only candidate so far, with a clear field unless another strong claimant enters.
The Kan sas City gathering produced no shocks as Bryan secured a free silver plank. Stevenson was chosen for vice president, a move seen as a compromise to block Towne the silver Republican. Republican observers feel the convention action satisfies party goals.
In an interview former New York City mayor Abram Hewitt says eastern Democrats cannot unite on the Kansas City platform and that the 16 to 1 plank will harm the party. He argues eastern voters cannot support Bryan or anyone on that platform.
The Rock Island railroad bans smoking by employees and prohibits smoking at work. The move mirrors Burlington system actions and aims to curb effects of cigarettes on workers, presented as a practical measure rather than sentiment.
The piece surveys editorials and quotes from Davenport and Lisbon Herald leaders regarding U S policy in China and the 16 to 1 silver coinage plank. It notes Eckels’ opposition to Bryan, calls for principled democracy, and reports Republican-leaning reactions and potential party switching amid the Kansas City platform dispute.
Editorial threat nicks county board of supervisors over funds for a Wapsie bridge south of Wyoming. The piece argues the public need is longstanding and questions party sponsorship and journal stance in upcoming convention. The tone weighs political pressure against civic project and names figures like Chamberlain and Steen in a feud over support.
The Kansas City convention leaves free silver advocates and conservative Democrats dissatisfied. Bryan's preferences were ignored by nominating Towne for VP, and the ticket pledges free coinage at 16 to 1. Critics doubt their chances, especially in New York, while Republicans prepare for a sharp, furious campaign.
Milwaukee mayor Rose appeals to the Democratic National Convention urging rejection of the 16 to 1 currency plan to win the German vote. his appeal goes unheeded as the convention leans toward Populists.
The Delaware County Teachers Institute continues its session in Manchester with educators gathering for professional development and discussion of district curricula and classroom methods.
Burlington special report notes prominent German American and banking leaders denouncing the Kansas City convention platform. They fault the 16 to 1 silver plank and say they cannot support the ticket, urging a return to democratic principles and reform.
The editorial argues Benton county will support Jones county’s candidate with the same loyalty Jones showed Benton. It asserts mutual obligation between Linn and Benton counties, pledging fair treatment and steadfast backing for Judge Burnham’s candidacy amidst regional political alignment.
The Boone Republican ridicules a new law forcing all public school teachers to teach vocal music. It mocks teachers knowledge, comparing them to a Hottentot and claiming the measure will be remembered like a failed artesian-well project.
A chestnut tree scene shows a freckled boy reaching for small green apples. The tale notes the risks of appetite and a stomach ache as the boy shakes the limb. The piece closes with a reflection on human troubles and a nod to a Chicago newspaper.
The excerpt recalls Missouri Democratic papers praising a Greenfield News piece from 1806 about the gold standard. It claims impractical futures for wages, prices, and social ills, predicting panics and hardship while mocking reform rhetoric and Coxey's Army.
From the New York Mail and Impress, the article urges cultivating a gentle tone in speaking. It notes sharp, snippish voices reveal ill will and endure, while kind voices resemble music in the home and bring light to listeners and to the heart.
James Pedersen killed a four foot rattlesnake with nine rattles last Saturday as a flurry of venomous serpents were slain nearby. Herbert Hayes, 1 year 11 months and 5 days, died of membranous croup at 12:45 Thursday morning prompting mourning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hayes. James A. Hayes withdraws from county clerk race in favor of M J Mulgrew of Dubuque, who faces John J Callahan of Farley as his sole remaining challenger.
A burglar enters a house but cannot steal after a woman demands muddy boots be removed. The startled intruder and his accomplice retreat into the night, one noting a tear in the thief’s eye as a sense of home recalls itself.
Dubuque papers report unofficial city census at 36104, about 4000 less than the state census from five years earlier. Officials now contend that the 1895 city census was padded.
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