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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune notes subscription pricing at five cents a month and announces submission rules for letters. It requires real names for publication and states space permitting, readers may send short notes on current topics for editorial revision.
The notice lists national and state officials including President McKinley and Vice President Roosevelt, with local offices such as Auditor General E. I. Tardenbergh and Sheriff John A. View Ows. It also cites quotes by William Jennings Bryan from 1900 on the gold standard.
The Recorder of Deeds column endorses Emil Bonn on the Republican ticket for the next election. Bonn is praised as a diligent, courteous, and effective public servant with strong ties to Lackawanna’s German descent voters and broad Republican support. It notes his longtime party activity and promising leadership, while also referencing Bryan and Populist quirks in Kansas Nebraska and Indiana.
An excerpt recalls Bryan’s past prophecies from 1894 to 1900, arguing his predictions have repeatedly failed while noting economic gains under a growing gold standard. The piece cites wheat, silver, labor, bank deposits, and trade figures to question his fitness for national leadership.
The article mocks William J. Bryan for issuing repeated forecasts and remedies while growing prosperity continues, noting his larger personal property since 1806 and his focus on trusts imperialism and money issues. It critiques his inconsistent factual claims and calls his campaign a joke amid ongoing international events.
The Ithaca Journal notes a New York court case over whether a passenger’s bag can claim a seat. The piece humorously questions legal validity of luggage as occupancy while urging voters to back Republican governance cited by Senator Depew and current rail prosperity.
The piece warns of a scam sending canvassers in military uniforms to solicit subscriptions for a supposedly official war with Spain book. It notes government does not run such sales and urges exposure by the press to prevent deception among rural readers. It also comments on British politics and U S Philippines policy.
A speaker argues that industrial combinations expand markets and raise wages while benefiting society through greater efficiency. He contends intelligent labor rises with consolidation, wage earners gain both higher pay and cheaper goods, and capitalization must balance risk with long term gains for the nation’s economy.
A farmer recalls hard times under Cleveland and prosperity under McKinley. He reflects on debt, crops, and a widening waistband signaling growth, concluding he is inclined to vote Republican for McKinley again.
Fragmentary report recalls the 1896 campaign when many broke long standing ties to join the Republican party amid social and financial debates. Pryan faced large opposition in a past vote, with Creeloy and others mentioned in the scrambled text.
Excerpts quote William McKinley on destiny and duty guiding a nation. The passages praise unity, rising to emergencies, uplift through education, knowledge as liberty’s cornerstone, and enduring responsibilities of freedom.
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