26 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1896
Page
1
The obituary notes Nye, renowned for his humor writing, died last Saturday at his Asheville North Carolina residence. It places him among leading writers of his class and hints at ongoing interest in Lon V Stephens' “silver nuggets” and coinage discussions as a possible inspiration for similar dreary pieces.
Missouri Democrats favor sound money and resist free silver. they will hold a conference in St Louis next Saturday to form a plan of action.
Democratic editors note continued space for potential Republican gubernatorial contenders but report no single candidate has emerged with broad backing. The commentary highlights intra-party divisions and the challenge of uniting diverse factions around one figure.
The Fitzsimmons Maher boxing bout occurred just across the border in Mexico. The match lasted about two and a half minutes with Fitzsimmons declared the winner. Spectators paid twenty dollars each for the ninety seconds of entertainment.
The Southeast Crazette notes voters abandoned Democratic tariff fixes and embraced Republican policies, predicting stronger, sharper effects. It argues Democrats deliver only a sickening, worsening remedy while Republicans provide a curative approach, praised for its perceived efficacy.
Missourians awakened to road needs demand a complete revision of road laws. Abolish the poll tax and substitute a small property tax to fund gravel or macadam roads. The authors call on candidates for the 39th General Assembly to pledge repeal of the poll tax and adoption of the property tax.
The St Louis Republic notes the party is agitated over conventions and platform, finding little impact from telegraphed opinions. It warns of a quiet party disruption over free silver versus sound money, with defections likely to Republican or new free silver alignments. It argues tariffs and reform affect farmers, urging awareness of the policy's business impact.
The text argues against free trade and for protection, citing about 80,000,000 dollars yearly losses for farmers under government reform policies. It contends free wool harms clothing prices and that free trade opens markets to foreign producers, disadvantaging home producers and angering farmers leading to political rebuke at the polls.
The New York Sun argues a revenue bill to raise federal income is superior to issuing large bond loans. It favors the Democratic view of a tariff for revenue only, supporting the Dingley plan to tax wool and lumber, restore fiscal confidence, and curb speculative free-trade extremes.
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota declared in Sioux Falls that if given his way the silverite faction would demonetize gold and drive it from circulation. The Globe Democrat notes the AP report highlighting the push to replace gold with silver as official policy.
A worn campaign discourse targets free silver advocates like Pettigrew and Jones as gold demonetizers. It recalls Senator Stewart’s 1873 defense of a gold standard and condemns any shift toward a mixed or silver standard, arguing gold’s perfection as a value measure and its role in civilized commerce.
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