Roosevelt Speech at Kansas City Convention on Expansion and Victory
Theodore Roosevelt argues for McKinley’s reelection and expansion abroad as a path to peace and progress. He assails the Kansas City anti expansion platform, defends imperial policy in the Philippines Cuba and Puerto Rico, and urges steadfast US leadership and moral national duty.
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Porto Rico
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Leonard Wood
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Louisiana Purchase
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New Mexico
Democratic platform split favors Bryan ticket
The Kansas City convention wrestled over vice presidential choice with William Jennings Bryan backing Towne a populist ally while most delegates preferred a Democrat. They settled on Stevenson the ex vice president as a neutral pick whose impact would be limited and unlikely to swing votes or Illinois support.
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Kansas City
Bryan
Towne
Stevenson
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Chicaro Tribune
Wealthy Utah M en Change Sides in Campaign Funds
Three affluent Utah men who own silver mines each donate 50000 to the Republican campaign fund, reversing four years after giving 25000 to Democrats. The shift reflects nationwide prosperity, unsettles Bryan by showing donors no longer commit to his side and signals others in the West may follow.
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Utah
Bryan
Troy Times
Campaign Clash Over McKinley and Bryan Prompts Economic Dilemma
The New York Sun frames the 1896 campaign as a choice between money making and job security versus fear and stagnation. It argues the central issue is economic policy, pitting McKinley against Bryan and testing American common sense on prosperity and trust.
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McKinley
Bryan
N.Y
Kansas delegates oppose 16 to 1 silver plank
Kansas caucus delegates declare against including a 16 to 1 silver coinage plank in the Democratic platform. The source notes Kansas was a leading 16 to 1 state four years ago, but now favors a sound money basis for farmers and business.
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Kangis
Kansas
Chiscago Inter Ocean
Democratic leadership and military mobilization critique
The Chicago Times-Herald rebukes the idea of one young leader dominating politics and military policy. It argues distrust of militarism and conscription, labeling such talk as demagoguery or folly, and defends the American public’s judgment against heavy government demands.
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Republic
Chicago Times-Herald
Republican Party Promises Fulfilled Cited as Proof
The Cincinnati Com daretad Tribune argues the party can point to fulfilled promises from four years ago. It contends new pledges are not traps designed to lure floating votes.
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Republican Party
Cincinnati Comdaretad Tribune
Globe Opposes Free Coinage as Democrats Hold Convention
The Globe notes four years of stance on free coinage, accusing the Democrats of being led by one man. It cites St Paul Globe and Louis Giche as critical voices, suggesting Bryan could be pivotal in November while convention decisions loom in July.
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Kansas City
Richard Croker
New York
Bryan
Bryanould
Treasury
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St. Paul Globe
Detm
Louis Giche
Jesus Christ
Christ
Cerusatem
Ford
Stuart
Sigeon
Jesus
Nuagzareth
Ehurch
Dima
Fac
Bethsaida
Christ the Surgeon of the World and Its Wounds
A Presbyterian sermon extols Jesus Christ as the ultimate healer, tracing surgery from ancient priests to modern medicine and portraying Christ healing blindness, paralysis, and deafness. It argues for a future when all disease is ended and praises Christ as the global savior.
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Louis Klopseh
Washington
Sublimer
Wis Arechagai
Baldeit
EL. Klas
Ahaeziah
Monurer
Darius
Aod Hippocrates
Praxagoras
Therophilus
Wrasistratus
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Tid
Leliodarus
Alexander
Ralles
Rhazas
Percival Putt
Trowx
France
Astley Cooper
An Abernethy
Great Britain
Valentine Mott
Willard Tarker
Samuel D. Gross
America
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Hezekiah
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Asa
Nebuchadnezzar
Jericho
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Ice Trust
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Young
A. Mission OF Christ
Dr. Talmage
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Ibey
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Matehus
Take
Galilee
Pan Dent
Elysian Fields
Nnn
Kat
Earth
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