Bryan's India Wheat Claim Debunked by British and Indian Trade
The Mooreville supplement reports British MP James Bryce and London merchant J. Annan Bryce disputing William Jennings Bryan's India wheat argument. They show India exports, rupee and silver trends, and railway development, contradicting the claim that Indian wheat or cotton hurt American farmers.
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William Jennings Bryan
New York
Chautauqua
Harogan
Omaha
India
Mr. Bryan
The
Bee
Vion
James Breee
Partiament
British Board of Trade
Bryce
Manchester
Britain
Prof
J. Annan Hrree
London
Afr
J. Annan Bryce
United States
Russia
Argentine
Tnodia
Punjab
Karachi
America
Brice
England
Bombay
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Issa
Europe
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Harvey
Omaha Bee
Not a single silver standard nation uses free coinage
A Zanesville Times reprint lists nine arguments against free silver coinage. It asserts no silver standard country uses free coinage, disputes that free coinage would raise wool prices, spur factories, or increase labor demand, and claims foreign competition harms American workers.
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United States
Zanesville
Labor Crisis and Bryan Silver Threat to Workers
The piece warns that labor faces a crisis if it backs Bryan and free silver, claiming workers would lose wages, destroy unions, and face bondage. It argues free silver would drag women into farming, men into brick yards, and children into ignorance and toil, citing global free silver statistics as proof.
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Leason
Bryan
United States
James G. Blaine
May arinley home notes visit to Canton
A visitor reports on William McKinley and his wife Ida in Canton during the 25 year home period. The piece describes the decorated town, the public interest, Mrs McKinley’s charm, and the couple’s family memories, with remarks on McKinley’s character, appearance, and a focus on women’s campaign involvement.
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Canton
Maj
Acixinley
MccWinley
White House
Lincoln
McKinley
Afe- Iinler
Mrs. McKinley
Mr. McWinley
Mrs. AfelNinley
Browning
Fisher's Hill
Cedar Creek
AfdXinler
Melxinley
Mr. McKinley
St. Louis
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. McHinley
Tyler
Tom Mary Stuart Coffin
Farmers and Tariff Where Their Interest Lies
The piece argues home markets drive farm profits and urges protective tariffs to sustain wages and employment. It links export shares in wheat corn meats and other farm products to domestic demand and warns free trade lowers living standards, risking factory closures and rural decline. It emphasizes tariffs to preserve wage levels and ensure adequate home consumption of farm goods.
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United States
China
Japan
Europe
Bryan
Nebraska
Maine
Mr. Brxyn
Bryan Defends Free Trade and Silver in Early Speech
Campaign notes emphasize free trade versus free silver with quotes from Bryan and others. The piece contrasts Republican pro employment and workers’ prosperity with Democratic taxation rhetoric, praising McKinley and critiquing Populists. It references Kentucky, Maine, and figures like Reed and Bourke Cochran.
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Bryan
Congress
Sam Jones
McKinley
Bourke Cochran
McKsinley
Popocrat
Kentucky
Palmer
Buckner
Blue Grass
Thomas B. Reed
Maine
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W. J. Bryan
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P. T. Barnum
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