The McKinley Tariff and Egg Trade Debate
An 1896 supplement argues the McKinley tariff protected American egg farmers from Canadian and other foreign competition. It contrasts Canada’s exports with U S prices, claims the Wilson bill hurts American producers, and urges voting for McKinley to restore a favorable home market for eggs. The piece cites import figures and market effects across major cities to justify protection.
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Mexico
China
United States
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California
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France
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A Pointer for Farmers on Wheat and Silver Prices
A reader cites a 19th century example of wheat sold for 48 cents a bushel and silver at 81.50 an ounce to question why silver prices rise with wheat. He urges explaining shifts in agricultural prices and the relationship to monetary policy, referencing periods of free coinage and price comparisons over four years.
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New England
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New York
Fowler
New Jersey
Stewart's 1894 plea for a gold standard in Congress
Speaker recounts Senator Stewart of Nevada urging a cold standard and no depreciated currency. He argues paper money fuels speculation, harms producers, and enables vast fortunes through depreciated currency. He calls for a transparent value measure and removal of the gold board.
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Nevada
Congress
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Logan
Congressional Record
Silver coinage repudiates debts says Nebraskan farmer
A Nebraska farmer argues his mortgage debt would be paid under free silver, claiming a silver dollar would buy more wheat. The Times-Herald counters that free coinage is repudiation, harming creditors and borrowers alike, and would dishonor national debt obligations.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Fluctuating Livestock Values Through Political Eras
Prices of live stock and the impact of party rule are outlined from 1830s to post Civil War periods. The record shows value rises during Republican administrations and declines under Democratic governance, detailing totals for horses, cattle, and other livestock across successive administrations.
Figures for farmers arithmatic for wheat growers free silver
A Warren Minnesota reader critiques so called free silver calculations on wheat profits in the US and Mexico. The letter argues freight and interest costs quoted in silver distort reality and that true profits align when converted to gold. The writer condemns treasury notes and government paper as misleading fiscal schemes.
Cheap Dollars and Labor Wages in Free Coinage Debate
A Springfield Journal editorial argues that freely coinage silver at 10 to 1 would not raise workers’ purchasing power. It uses a sugar price example to show cheap money could cut workers’ savings and worsen rents and living costs. It warns laborers to consider how twice as many dollars may buy the same goods.
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Lapor
Springfield
J Journal
A Question for Farmers on Silver Coinage and Wheat Prices
The writer challenges free coinage advocates by asking how wheat could fall to record lows despite a rise in coined silver globally. He argues that price moves do not align with silver volume and urges farmers to question the 16 to 1 silver standard.
Bryan a Greenbacker on government issued money
In Washington on June 5 1894 Mr Bryan a greenbacker argued the government should issue money directly to the people. He claimed it would provide safer currency reduce interest and save principal if kept in circulation. He contrasted this with national bank notes saying the people gain from government issues.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Bryan the Insincere Politician and Advised of the People
The Buffalo News portrays William Jennings Bryan as insincere, citing past speeches on currency, prices, and silver to claim he shifts principles for office. It notes Bryan defended Populists, criticized his Democratic rivals, and accuses him of duplicity across tariff and monetary positions.
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Buffalo News
The Irishman and the Potato Bug
Mr. Tenney recounts a Madison tale of an Irishman swallowing a potato bug and Paris green to kill it. The piece links a 1892 free trade era to Populist calls for free silver, warning the cure may be worse than the disease for the workingman.
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