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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1900
Page
4
The Tribune welcomes short letters when space allows but requires submissions to carry the writer's real name for publication. All contributions may be edited to fit editorial standards.
President William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt as national leaders. State and congressional candidates named including Lance Goun A Grow and Robert T. OE. County posts show officers like Sheriff John H Fellows and Treasurer A Branton. Various judges, clerks, and commissioners listed with districts and party roles.
The quotation recalls William Jennings Bryan urging voters not to support maintaining the gold standard in Knoxville Tennessee on September 16 1896. He warned that any defender of gold would not see it kept in this country as long as he could remove it. The text also notes his 1900 statement in Zanesville Ohio reaffirming the party’s stance on the money question.
The Scranton Times notes that the Independent Match company in Binghamton sold to Diamond, moves its machinery, and argues that laborers in Lackawanna county should back Bryan. It questions laws against selling or moving plants and warns of Populist anti trust rhetoric. Thinking people grow tired of it as the piece ends in a fragment.
The piece asserts that Republican candidates in the county are in complete accord and working together to win, dismissing rumors of discord as false and urging voters to trust the party’s cohesion and campaign effort.
The article recalls a 1900 congressional vote on a constitutional amendment to regulate trusts. It notes Republicans largely supported the measure, while Democrats split. It cites yeas 109 to 18 nays with 169 votes needed, listing a few party members by name and state.
The article criticizes William Jennings Bryan for praising Republican remedies yet failing to outline concrete measures to curb trusts. It notes Democratic denouncements followed by votes to preserve the trusts and argues the party’s record offers no clear path beyond past prophecies.
A period-voice critique argues the American public is not swayed by Bryanism and imperialist scare rhetoric. It discusses the Philippines policy, the Paris Treaty, and calls for steadfast flag support while denouncing free coinage debates and party figures.
The piece argues that in Kansas and Mississippi a congressman requires 21,059 and 3,195 votes respectively, implying the Democratic plan of governing the colored citizen without consent makes Southern votes seven times more effective. It frames this as a hard fact Bryan avoids but cannot ignore.
The record cites William Jennings Bryan defending private monopolies such as copyrights and patents as essential to law and society. It contrasts his Nashville remarks about monopolies with criticism of his views and notes a drop of $6,122,485 in the public debt in the last month, signaling non Democratic administration trends.
A compilation of 1804 and 1872 Democratic editorials and speeches denounce Lincoln and the Republican Party. It argues war taxes, debt, military rule, and erosion of liberty threaten the nation, urging voters to oppose Lincoln through the Democratic platform.
A compilation of political attacks and quotations against Lincoln and Grant from Democratic figures and newspapers, urging opposition and voting, with references to centralization, liberty, and imperialism. The text contrasts calls for vigilance with era slogans and criticizes administration policies and wartime actions.
Under the pretense of a military necessity the constitution steelf has been disregarded in every part and public property and private right alike trodden down and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired.
Wedgewood warns in New York 1564 that liberty rests with voters against tyrants. Millard Fillmore in Indianapolis Sentinel 1804 calls McClellan election a last hope for Union peace and liberty, urging publication of his views.
Ex Governor Wickliffe of Kentucky spoke in New York on September 9, 1504, urging swift change to prevent Lincoln's election from ending civil liberty in the United States. He warned that Liberty would be traded for slavery if the wrong administration remained in power.
A September 8 18th century style political remark asserts that continued poor administration will ruin the country, warning that four more years of the same governance would bring irretrievable ruin to the land. The speaker emphasizes the gravity of leadership choices and national destiny.
A Kentucky writer Leslie Combs warns that reelecting Mr. Lincoln would bring military despotism with a standing army of negro janissaries, reflecting wartime racial fears in political discourse.
Quote from Hon. Robert Winthrop of New London Canada dated October 18 argues elections may be unnecessary if a governing rule lasts four more years, sparking debate on political process and public deadlines.
The Cincinnati Enquirer and Democratic National Platform warn that Grant's re election would extend despotism across the nation with patronage and treasury theft threatening life tenure for a ruler and a hereditary successor, casting the 1872 election as a fight for liberty and constitutional survival.
Literary notes praise Cyrus Town Brady for The Life of Paul Jones published by Meese Appleton. The critic lauds Brady as both historian and novelist, noting his vivid narrative, strong grasp of naval history, and use of Paul Jones correspondence to enrich a lucid, picturesque biography.
A 19th century Indiana feature discusses Hoosier dialect and culture with New Harmony as a focus. It notes Edward Rywlington and James Whitcomb Riley among writers examined, praising a study of regional libraries and literature. The MacMillan Company plans distribution with National Kindles of American Terror and Century Magazine issues planned.
A literary roundup reviews Max Pemberton’s The Footsteps of a Tyrone and Flora Annie Steel’s The Hosts of the Lord. It notes Mrs Burnett Lew Wallace and other authors as prominent names. The Nursery magazine for mothers and Collier’s weekly push publishing and illustrated features. Henry Norman reports on the Siberian railway in Scribner's. The project is valued at 500 million and described as a major modern endeavor.
An advertisement touts Edwin C Burt's Shoes at 3.40 a pair with various styles and finishes. Ladies urged to shop for turns and welts patent leather kid tips and fastenings. The copy emphasizes savings and popular appeal.
The Mercereau and Connell store extends a cordial invitation to friends to call and see the newly speaking of their establishment. They express pride in the store and prefer friends to speak on their behalf.
The text stresses the prominence of gloves and corsets in the business, noting no second place for either department and that the lines feature well known, merit recognized items including leading makes as they appear.
Store highlights new inventory on counters showcasing gloves from best dollar glove to finest numbers. Special note on an extra heavy piece walking glove with pearl button fastening available for immediate viewing and purchase.
The text notes durable Centemere Washable Pique garments priced at $1.50 and value at $1.25 for durability and usefulness. It highlights two clasp style and claims proven unqualified success in their usefulness.
The article showcases a range of corsets with standard makes and styles, noting special attention to extra sizes and styles that must be made to order and cannot be kept in stock.
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