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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1896
Page
2
In Chicago the political scene simmers with tension as candidates McKistey Bryan and Mc Linley resemble each other, promising clean campaigns. Vague remarks hint at potential scandal absence, with supporters hoping for a fair race and orderly conduct amid mounting scrutiny.
The article notes that General Weiner may apply a policy with exceptions for special cases as insurgents press for action. It discusses fatigue in the tropics and travel delays, with political omens and superstitions shaping views of the election. Mentions McKinley, Bryan, and the Sea Island anniversary as context.
The text notes many politicians across parties view conditions as largely the same as at campaign start. It questions whether these similarities will persist after the November election and mentions Lincoln carrying several Northern states except New Jersey and describes New Leggs electoral vote as divided.
A coalition narrative questions Douglas and Greene electors and defines eligibility by constitutional ratification. The piece notes Washington birth details and cites the Constitution's binding force after the 1789 inauguration.
A streetcar scene presents a 23 year old man reading a novel as a bystander bets five dollars on his fate within a week. He explains past woes with a deceased love and hardship, then notes life has improved since a girl’s return and a windmill issue, hinting at possible self harm in the past.
The piece defends a gold standard, rejects free silver except with international agreement, and warns against populist and anarchist threats tied to silver. It praises McKinley as a safe, honest candidate and criticizes Chicago anti–law riots while urging Democratic support for honest money and victory in 1896.
Financial Chronicle notes silverites and Populists have joined in Chicago to capture the democratic organization, and outlines potential national business impact if this alliance succeeds.
The New York Sun reports the Democratic party vows to revive free silver at 15 to 1 and to enact an income tax. It notes a shift from Jeffersonian ideals to a Populist socialist influence, tracing the party’s evolution since the Civil War and the Chicago convention. It cites figures like Tilden Hancock and Cleveland as symbols of past orthodoxy.
A Fresno County company built a fifty two mile long flume with a 23 percent grade crossing King River on a 451 foot suspension bridge. Passengers ride in a V shaped wood vessel with a one way downhill run at speeds up to seventy miles per hour, using a bottom plank as a foot rest.
A remarkable scene exists in the Maysville Jail with about twenty five prisoners forming a good order society. They have a mock court with Fred Buss as judge and Laughlin as sheriff enforcing rules against spitting on the floor and other misconduct. Garret Breckenridge sits as executioner awaiting murder trial. Jailer Johnson notes a clear improvement in prisoner conduct and the group assigns two members daily to clean cells.
A series of briefs note national political moves and incidents. Chauncey Depew arrives in New York from Europe on July 25. The Silver and Populist conventions meet in St. Louis with Bryan and Newall appeals. Bryan family members attend. Political appointments and losses are reported along with weather and local accidents.
Reports claim Germany should keep France in terror rather than seek friendly ties. The dinner trust including Barney Bar nato and Cecil Rhodes allegedly ordered a 62 cent per carat rise in diamonds adding about 2 million dollars in annual profit. King Osvar visits Molde Norway aboard his yacht. Emperor William’s yacht and Hohenzollern anchor nearby. Armenian massacres renewed near Van with 12 000 killed. A Mohammedan rebellion in China sees rebels rout imperial troops. 6 000 dispatched all killed or missing as 50 000 may be needed to subdue them.
A Chicago dispatch notes tidal waves along the western shore of Lake Michigan raising water over three feet. The first and largest wave hit at 5:50 a.m., with hourly ebbs and flows until 10 a.m. Another surge nearly as high appeared at 10. Prof. Hough of Northwestern Univ. offered no explanation beyond possible bottom upheaval.
A violent wind and rain storm hit Pittsburg at 4 p m on July 27 causing at least three deaths and massive property damage. Killed were John Figus Joseph Ashfelder and W L Norr with several others injured. Ten dwellings destroyed eight to ten churches damaged and poles snapped. East Pittsburg and Wilmerding saw large hail and rapid rainfall as the storm moved from west and east.
The New Orleans Picayune quotes Grover Cleveland in a May 1 1892 letter to Judge L Q C Lamar. He weighs candidacy options and warns Southern allies against free coinage while urging Democratic unity on the financial question. He fears division could endanger the party and Civil War memories.
A secret meeting of gold-standard Democrats at the Auditorium Annex Chicago decided a national convention should be called. Delegates from Ohio Kentucky Missouri Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Illinois and Indiana represented by S O Pickens J P Frenzel and W D Bynum. The group urged a Democratic platform and candidates for President and Vice President, with a convention scheduled no later than September 2.
President McKinley attended Mount Union College’s fiftieth anniversary in Alliance Ohio on July 28 delivering an education focused address. He spoke briefly at Alliance station on good times wages and money. Afterward he joined a New England dinner in Cleveland with remarks on Puritan ancestry. Indiana GOP plans open campaign August 22 tied to Harrison. State committee set up executive subcommittee due to Gowdy illness and pressed plate service for newspapers and broad sound money literature distribution.
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