Southerners Favor McKinley and Prosperity Across Regions
A compilation from The Manufacturers' Record shows Southern bankers endorsing McKinley over Bryan. Bankers from Tennessee Texas West Virginia Georgia and Florida state reasons focused on a gold standard protection and continued prosperity. They argue Bryan would threaten finances market stability and national pride while McKinley promises stability and growth.
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Republican Party
Baltimore
E. I. Foster
Bank of
Anderson County
Coal Creek
Tenn
Cleveland
Bryan
Reed
Bertram
Texas
Mckinley
H. I. Schneer
First National Bank
Denton
H. W. Showalter
Ritchie County Bank
Harrisville
W. Va
Joseph S. Davis
Albany
South
W. HE. Satterfield
People’s National Bank
New Iberia
G. W. Saxon
Capital City Bank
Tallahassee
Fla
J. K&. Ragsdale
Blair, S. C
United States
YY. A. Piper & Co
Uvalde
Wilson
Cashier Deposit Bank
Eminence
P. A. Ball
American National Bank
Fort Smith
Ark
A. E. Watson
Marlin
William Powell
Georgia
O. S. Luttrell
Cashier
J. B. Carter
Gribble-Carter Wholesale Grain Co
Sherman
C. W. Arnett
Fairmount
O. G. Bouman
Citizens’ National Bank
Hillsboro
McSinley
Dear Boy Memorandum on Party Loyalty and Experience
A father’s letter urges his son to join the Republican Party. He contrasts Democratic pessimism with Republican optimism, cites learning from experience, and argues for gold standard and protectionism. The missive emphasizes loyalty, warning of financial and social crises while praising Republican values and endurance.
Farmer’s Trade Question Courts Wage Earner Support
The text discusses parity between farmer profits and wage earners, noting the farmer produces most goods except coffee or tea and possibly sugar. It argues it benefits farmers to ensure workers can live as they did during the Republican administration, linking wages to tax and trade policy.
Too Much Prosperity for Wicks Voting for Bryan
Jack Wicks a Quicksilver Mountain Mont sawmill owner joins Missouri railroad flagmen in opposing high prosperity. He plans to vote for Bryan citing worker shortages and rising wages after recent gains. He says higher pay and unstable camps threaten his business.
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Wicks
Jack Wicks
Quicksilver Mountain
Mont
Missouri Railroad
Bryan
McKinley
Money in Circulation Threefold Rise by 1900
The money in circulation grew from 675 million dollars in 1870 to 2,006 million in 1900, about three times as great under a gold standard where all dollars hold equal value.
Tin Plate Production Shift Toward Home Factories
The piece argues that the McKinley era duty spurred American tin plate manufacture and now nearly all tin plate used in the United States is domestically produced. It notes direct employment for thousands and extensive iron input, with imports and production rising from 1892 to 1898 and prices trending downward due to home industry.
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United States
Boston Unemployed Seek Relief with Rent Holiday
A Boston union issues a circular to landlords claiming 80 000 workers and dependents lack jobs and urges suspending rent until employment returns. Residents are asked to support city job programs and a procession on the common and a Faneuil Hall meeting are planned for next Tuesday.
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Chicago
Annual report on Ohio workshops and factories ends 1899
J. W. Knaub, chief inspector, presents the annual report for the year ending Nov 15 1899. He notes factories crowded to capacity with machinery humming, lifting worker burdens and leaving a contented look, and predicts Chid will vote Republican this year.
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J. W. Knaub
Ohio Department of Workshops and Factories
Chid
Roberts Doubtful On Utah Seat In House Race
Brighard H. Roberts of Utah, a Democrat, comments that Utah is a doubtful state. He notes Bryan carried Utah by 51 000 four years ago, shifts in sentiment since, and predicts Republicans may win with renewed party support and expansion sentiment.
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B. H. Roberts
Utah
Brighard H. Roberts
House of Representatives
Mr. Roberts
Bryan
Hanna Defends Free Silver Amid Labor Debate
Chairman M. A. Hanna presents the labor question as central to the campaign, arguing for full production and foreign markets while criticizing calls to shrink output to appease Bryan. He states the main issue is free silver, with collateral topics used to mislead workers.
Only a D a Fool Double Cabin Talk on a Train
An Ohio sheriff hauls a crazy man to the Columbus asylum when another sheriff boards the same train with a second lunatic. The two men chat and reveal they are bound for asylums in Columbus. One quips that imperialism made him crazy, but the other calls him a fool.
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Bryan
Ohio
Columbus
Crazy No
Cruay
Freight Carried as Nation Reaches Record 1899 Tonnage
An excerpt from Poor's Manual of Railroads reports that U S railroads moved 126,991,000,000 tons miles of freight in 1899. The figure marks a historic high, underscoring national prosperity and rail service growth.
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United States
Like Joseph’s Coat: A Bid to Be Your President
A speaker compares an eclectic platform to a Joseph’s coat and a crazy quilt, pledging to mount a wild hobby to win votes. The speaker invites supporters who seek a cure in politics and emphasizes a single aim to become president.
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Joseph
Wheat Trusted to Peak as Simon Bets Mortgage Paid
In a rural tale set around Boonsville, Simon and Cynthia monitor markets as wheat climbs to a dollar a bushel and mortgage payments are finally met. Vinnie worries over Glen Harrington's enlistment and war talk while McKinley faces calls for action against Spain. The Maine sinking and Dewey's victory spur patriotic debates.
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Jimmie
Anna
Spain
Simon
Cynthia
Mary
Boonsville
McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
Army
Navy
Dewey
Manila Bay
Admiral Sampson
Atlantic
West Indies
Glen Harrington
Vinnie
Simon Grey
Cuba
Vetin
Value of the New Industry in Protecting American Tin Plate
The value of American tin plate produced in the United States from 1897 to 1898 was 70 million 307 thousand dollars. The text credits protective tariffs for keeping this vast sum from going abroad and branding it as Republicanism.
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United States
America
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