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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
5
The item notes limited R J Black of Vinton Iowa amid Grover Cleveland attacks. It urges proper voting with clear circles. Salt River packet bookings rise for next Tuesday. The Anamosa Eureka opposes a constitutional convention and will vote No. Senator Dolliver cites a farmer remark about winter clothing over Aguinaldo habeas corpus.
Republican voters are urged to vote for the county ticket next Tuesday. The slate is presented as exceptionally good for county government and competent service. A cross in the circle beside the ticket casts a vote for all listed candidates.
Dubuque attorney and former Democratic state senator W. J. Knight delivered a Republican speech in Dubuque to a crowded house. The Dubuque Herald admits his stance with sound money Republicans and support for expansion, noting the criticism it drew from the paper.
The Wyoming Journal notes Time Express has said little about poultry this fall yet accuses the paper of scratching and restless activity. It predicts republican roosters will rule the roost next week.
The Wyoming Journal notes that Democratic candidates show no chance of election and have avoided campaigning. It praises their restraint from spending on county excursions that would deepen their sense of hopelessness.
A reader notes a prosperous farmer who backs a friendly administration and a candidate favoring sound money. The Philadelphia Times interview with Grover Cleveland is denied as a lie by Cleveland. R J Black of Iowa allegedly authored the fake piece. Republicans show quiet campaign while Democrats grow despondent and whisper Bryan in circles.
The Jones county ballot will be printed as a supplement to Tie Express with one general ballot and a yellow constitutional ballot. Readers are urged to save during prosperity and follow Robert Louis Stevenson’s rule to earn more and spend less while planning for old age.
Handbills announce Hon. Daniel Kerr the democratic candidate for congress will speak in Anamosa tonight. Mr. Cousins also speaks at Monticello, pulling voters to his meeting with a special train from Anamosa. Monticello supporters show less effort for Kerr’s Anamosa event.
An Atlantic Monthly writer argues for postal voting to help men who lack time to reach polls. He notes that if a person is too busy or indolent to vote, they should lose the right to participate in government, and cites town laws granting two hours off on election day with pay. The postal card plan would not win support among patriots.
A Monticello resident notes traveling salesmen mostly back McKinley and Roosevelt with only one Bryan supporter found among fourteen. A perambulating dentist posed as a traveling man. St James hotel records in Davenport show 444 votes for McKinley and 56 for Bryan.
The census shows population growth likely to add a Iowa congressman or trigger redistricting. If growth is statewide, Iowa may elect an additional member at large. uneven rise could redraw the districts. The plan hinges on county totals to shape possible schemes.
The Conservative of Nebraska City reports two letters by William J. Bryan when a congressman, including a May 29 1894 note proposing running as a populist to win a populist legislature. The paper also prints a prohibition letter and notes Bryan did not deny authorship. context suggests he was more populist than Democrat at that time.
Col H T Rood, a Republican presidential elector candidate, spoke at Olin and Center Junction with halls filled beyond capacity. Forty Center Junction citizens attended the gathering, and reports say his addresses were excellent and well received.
A campaign statement argues for McKinley’s reelection, predicting strong nationwide ballots in his favor. It claims four weeks of momentum, safer policies under the Republican administration, and less business disturbance with greater public confidence versus Bryan.
Hopkinton residents Andy Ferguson and Miss Frankie Hickman wed at Cascade last week. Embezzler Louis Vehon, captured in New York then Chicago, previously lived in Anamosa. Dr. Bollman resigns Strawberry Hill pastorate to devote time to college work. Myrta Kingsley and Ernest H. Thompson marry at Cascade. Major M. A. Higley, Cedar Rapids leader, dies at home. A pastor’s daughter burns severely in Hopkinton fire. Delaware County hires tax ferret firm to recover hidden taxes with 15 percent bounty. Arson confession by C. F. Rawlins links to Marshalltown case. Faust convicted on perjury. Rawlins paid $300. Marion jail break frees six prisoners. sheriff offers reward for recapture.
The Cedar Rapids Republican lauds Congressman Cousins for a sweeping campaign, mentioning four weeks of stumping in all Iowa districts plus appearances in Minnesota and Illinois. It notes planned events with the St. Louis Republican Club and talks in Omaha, Tipton, and Cedar Rapids as election day approaches. The piece praises his breadth, growth, and promising career ahead.
Census estimates show the United States at 76,295,220 on June 1, 1900 with Iowa at 2,251,829. Compared to 1890 the nation grew 21 percent from 63,069,756 and Iowa from 1,911,896.
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The note urges voters to mark only the Republican ticket and not give complimentary votes to any candidate on other tickets. It states that 20 percent of scratched ballots are lost and advises voting the Republican ticket straight.
A short prose piece praising restraint and virtue. It extols doing good to all speaking truth in love hearing both sides while avoiding anger and gossip. It commends kindness to the distressed asking pardons for wrongs patience toward all and rejection of strong drink.
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