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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
5
A referendum style appeal contrasts McKinley’s protective tariff and sound money with Bryan’s plea for cheaper money. It argues 1892 prosperity depended on current policy, warns of tariff reductions hurting labor, and urges voters to support McKinley to preserve employment and wages.
The speaker links Bryan to 1893-96 panic causes and argues a Bryan victory would trigger new panics. He warns of policy shifts including currency and foreign policy changes leading to hardship, unemployment, and widespread charity dependence, urging voters to oppose Bryan.
Mr. Bryan proposes giving up a stepping stone to oriental commerce by using the Philippines as a trading center. He notes Manila-adjacent countries buy about 1.2 billion dollars of goods yearly but import only six percent from the United States, suggesting the Philippines can help secure a larger share of this market.
The following table from the United States Department of Agriculture shows three years of growth in the Souths cotton mill industry. It includes only mills actually in operation, excluding idle mills.
The street railways of America represent 1.8 billion dollars in bonds and stocks with investors earning over 70 million dollars yearly in dividends and interest. Salaries reach 250 million dollars to 300000 employees supporting 20000 miles of track and 60000 cars, while 1.2 million depend on traction interests for livelihoods. The industry has grown 30 percent since 1894, expanding transportation for business.
Property listed for taxation by Mr. Bryan during two administrations is described as Mr. Bryans prosperity in the archival note.
The article argues pig iron production mirrors national business conditions. It contrasts 1899 and 1894 figures, noting U S production of 13 620 703 tons and a Republican rise to 6 963 315, then lists country outputs with the United States leading at 13 620 703 tons, followed by Britain Germany Russia France. It adds the United States supplies about 40 percent of world steel, while only one sixth of production is marketed as steel rails.
The table shows eight months of woolen manufactures data from 1893 to 1899. Imports fall to about one third of 1895 free trade levels while exports nearly double and Ohio fleece wool prices rise about 60 percent.
W J Bryan of Vanceville Ohio reaffirms the Democratic position on the money question as it stood in 1896 during a September 4 address.
The passage cites W. J. Bryan’s stance for free wool and challenges wool producers to respond with tariff figures. It lists wool prices by state and variety, contrasting protection versus free wool and prompting industry response to Bryan’s position.
The article argues prosperity is shown by bank deposits, especially in savings banks and loan trust institutions. It contrasts the 1894 Democratic year and the 1899 Republican year, noting a recorded total of 2,109,547 as part of the financial record.
The record of railroad building and business compares 1892 1895 1899. Miles of road built rise from 4 441 to 4 500 and 1 650 to 1 Hundred. Receipts climb from 1 169 036 840 to 1 313 610 118 and 1 482. Net earnings reach 456 641 119 in 1899, up from 349 651 047 in 1895, with Republican gains cited. More country business means higher postal receipts. The Post Office Department links this to party impact.
The report shows bank clearings in round billions across Harrison Cleveland and McKinley administrations with 1890 1891 1897 1898 1900 totals and averages. It notes rising deposits in three Iowa cities since 1896 and cites gains in savings accounts led by anal accounts.
Department of Agriculture figures show total farm value of wheat at 279 million dollars for 1895 and 265 million for 1800. The data notes domestic production and agricultural statistics, with a final line referencing Republican party context.
Prosperity favored the Pullman Company with higher product value for the year at 17,026,270 dollars, up from 18,628,257 dollars. The firm employed 6,258 workers earning 3,832,291 dollars in total wages averaging 621.38 dollars each. In the operating department on various roads 16,066 employees were paid 8,483,132 dollars, up from 13,617 employees and 6,996,283 dollars the prior year.
The table shows farm value of cotton by department for years 1895 to 1900. figures include 1895 at 268 541 025 dollars, 1896 at 19 976 437 dollars, 1899 at 112 009 430 dollars, and 1900 at 483 750 00 dollars with party labels Democrat and Republican noted.
Robert F. Maddox of Maddox-Rucker Banking Company in Augusta Georgia proclaims rapid Southern development. He cites diversified industries, increased manufacturing, scientific farming and sister-state coal and iron trade, predicting a bright future with pig iron as heir to cotton's throne.
Department of Agriculture figures show farm oat values by year with totals from 1895 to 1900. The data include 1895 at 158,705,881. 1898 at 120,248,880. 1899 at 176,154,319. 1900 at 162,187,500, with party rate notes and a Bryan critique tied to McKinley.
Agriculture figures from the Virginia Department list barley use and production across years 1895 1896 1899 1900 with totals and per year amounts including 540 843 708 18 294 996 32 838 240 32 337 500 Dem
Record shows tobacco output figures across 1895 1899 and the first half of 1900 with three-year totals 47 815 000 55 140 000 and 36 855 000 respectively detailing rising or shifting production volumes.
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