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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1895
Page
4
The text lists P. Kinggbury as president and E. H. Apple as secretary with other officers Livy S. Richard and W. W. Davis and W. W. Youngs in various roles. It appears as a civic slate or organizational roster from a midwestern town.
The passage touts a city at 740 feet elevation with an estimated 1895 population of 105000 and 2059 registered voters. It highlights $900000 in school property, 12000 school children, and $10000000 in bank deposits, claiming cheaper electric power than Niagara and promising industrial growth, while tracing population rises from 1800 to 1894 and hinting at a looming congressional harvest.
The piece argues that in a government based on mass intelligence, major issues like the tariff and currency are settled through general discussion and common sense. It says popular verdicts, not scholars, guide compromise and policy, predicting silver and bi metalism will follow this path. It also notes honesty in journalism as essential.
The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette argues Pennsylvania lacks a conspicuous contender for the next Republican national convention and predicts a potential dark horse may emerge. It notes no candidate ranks with Reed or McKinley yet but cautions that future changes could alter the field.
The article argues Pennsylvania’s strong staunch political stance makes it a prime source of presidential timber. It ponders whether the nation has enough gold to fund its business if silver is discarded and questions the future of about 500 million dollars in silver money in circulation.
The piece argues the income tax may be struck down by a full Supreme Court hearing and urges protests to aid potential refunds. It criticizes rent deductions for tenants and taxes on owners, alleging a bias against labor income and praising gold monometallism while noting party stances on bimetallism.
James Dobson warns that twelve years of American price declines have wiped out 12 billion dollars of wealth, blaming currency contraction via gold. Henry Dunning McLeod argues global credit fuels prices, so silver is unnecessary. Dobson questions monetary expansion. notes checks do not replace money and fears cash constraints in panics as foreigners hold 3 billion in American securities?
A discussion condemns gold standard limits and promotes bimetallic aims, contrasting U S per capita currency with France. It urges city reforms like surface car fenders and wheel guards, warns against British actions at Greytown, and notes political gossip about party leadership and figures such as Colonel Alexander McClure and Harritty.
The Rochester Post-Express argues bimetallism is not a fad citing U S history and the first coinage act of 1792 which established the silver dollar as unit of value and notes later changes in its coinage until 1878 and 1895 with vast silver dollar issuance. It contrasts monometallists with proponents of bimetallism and questions President Cleveland’s stance and motives.
Several state papers discuss monetary standards. Washington Star urges gold monometallism as inevitable while Philadelphia Record argues for a fixed money standard tied to government actions. Wilkes-Barre Leader notes temperance concerns among Third Party supporters.
A reader argues that banning a single liquor brand will not reduce overall drinking. Narrow temperance moves do not address broader drinking issues or temperance efforts across different contexts.
In a Chicago letter, Cleveland argues that no financial scheme can benefit some while excluding others from the universal interest in currency stability and safety, stressing equal access across social strata and regions.
The Daily Horoscope warns children born on April 18 may wonder when benefits from Pennsylvania civil pension bureau arrive. It notes Honesdale's proposed daily paper amid a boom and comments on Congressman Beranton and Smith senatorial ambitions. It advises against overcoats and warns about slander and dangerous allegories.
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