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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1896
Page
4
Congressman at large Galusha A Grow of Susquehuana and Samuel A Davenport of Erie are listed with Election Day set for November 3. The notice references their positions and voting date.
The text outlines a broad sequence of policy ideas including tariffs to protect labor, 2 percent reciprocal open markets, a gold standard stance, veterans pensions, a strong foreign policy with Hawaiian control and a Nicaraguan canal, a West Indies naval base, protection for citizens abroad, Monroe Doctrine reassertion, reduction of European influence, Cuba independence, navy expansion, anti-immigrant literacy tests, civil service reapproval, free ballot and honest count, anti lynching, arbitration, homestead law, territorial admissions, Alaska representation, temperance support, women’s rights, and a note stressing honesty in finance with the dollar preserved at 100 cents.
The article notes vast gains under the gold standard from 1870 to 1902 including higher gold wealth, more manufacturing jobs and wages, increased cereal and cotton production, expanded cultivated land, and higher manufactured output and exports. It criticizes Democratic tariff opposition and cites Senator Faulkner refuting Bryan’s tariff critique.
The German American Sound Money League led by president William Steinway canvassed voters and reports about 9 in 10 German American electors favor McKinley. It notes 551 German American newspapers, 499 in support of gold standard, 39 for free silver, rest noncommittal.
A passage discusses why free coinage of silver would harm workers and farmers, arguing it would lower real earnings and widen economic distress. It cites Jeffersonian principles and warns of a global pricing impact, contrasting bi metallism with monometallism and noting attention in the New York Journal to Bryan’s campaign theatrics.
The Sault Lake Tribune cites the Bryan McKinley Electoral College split, listing eight states and arguing the 1873 act did not demonetize silver, while outlining historical coinage trends and international bi metallic policy factors.
The article analyzes state-by-state election forecasts for Bryan and McKinley, noting corrections to a table listing states such as Illinois Indiana Maine Minnesota North Dakota Ohio and Wisconsin as Bryan allies, while Kentucky and Tennessee favor McKinley. It critiques New York papers for inflating claims, questions silver policy effects on farmers, and comments on bishop McGovern’s prophecy and populist demands.
The text discusses the rise and effects of the gold standard, opposition to it, and the insufficiency of free coinage in raising silver value. It argues European actions and silver production depress silver, notes Latin Union omissions, and warns that free coinage would imply contraction and a shift to silver monometallism rather than a true bimetallic system.
W P Sedgewick displays ten silver dollars and their melted block valued at 244 to compare with ten gold dollars and their melted form. He argues silver is worth less in melting and would lose 4.75 by re casting, blaming Republican legislation for the loss.
Horoscope column notes 340 a m. astrolibe for Thursday July 2. It mocks readers with satirical lines about a National Whiskers party and a Wayne county politician, alongside quirky quips on eclipses, currency, and midsummer verses.
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