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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1896
Page
4
A Scranton, Pennsylvania newspaper item from The Tribune Publishing Company note reads Te Scranton Tribune Telly and Weekly with no Sunday edition. The record reflects the paper’s branding and publication pattern in the city.
National President William McKinley and Vice President Garret Hobart lead the state ticket with Congressmen-at-Large listed as Shaa and others. County candidates include William Connell as Congress member and commissioners W Roberts and Giles Roberts, with auditors A Be Kiefer and Fred L Warkd in the slate.
The Times reports candidates from districts one through four including Col W J Scott John R Parr Dr C Mackey and John E Reynolds facing criticism from railway workers who protest what they call obscene insults from the Democratic press. The clash centers on sound money and political rhetoric during Saturday night parades.
Republican clubs Lugurne and Lackawanna join by Republican wheelmen of Scranton and NE Pennsylvania for a grand parade. The event aims to display organized party enthusiasm ahead of next week’s victory, urging citizens to attend, observe, and vote for Roberts and Roberts to reward faithful service.
A Scranton Thursday evening rally will feature Governor Hastings and a lineup of speakers including General Latta General Peeder Colonel Harry Hall and Hon Charles F Warwick. The event aims to persuade county voters Democrats and free silver supporters that protection and sound money should win at next Tuesday's election and urges Republicans to bring unconverted friends for a climax to the campaign amid local labor concerns.
The New York Sun argues that a voter must choose between McKinley and Bryan, urging support for Palmer to uphold honest money and prevent repudiation. It warns Democratic opponents against compromise and says large defeats for Bryan are needed to deter another free silver battle.
An appeal urges voters to settle the issue in one week and elect Alex Connell. The message claims Kinley supporters should continue campaigning to defeat free silver agitators and secure a permanent decision.
Seven days before the election the Lackawanna County scene favors Republicans for Congress, with Connell seen as likely to win by a solid plurality. McKinley and Hobart are expected to fare well, while the county ticket remains closely contested and anti free silver efforts face resistance. The piece also defends the Republican record, notes strong support for Roberts, and argues for unified turnout to protect sound money and protection, with emphasis on district races and statewide implications.
Sudden news from Scranton reports the death of Hon. TD. M. Jones at fifty seven after a long illness. A respected figure, he left Hyde Park for California gold then served four years in the Union army before returning home wounded near Richmond. His passing is a severe loss to the community and his family inherits a valued legacy.
Major Horatio N. Rust of Pasadena recounts Annie Brown Adams the youngest child of John Brown living destitute on a Northern California farm. A fire consumed her home mortgage looms as winter nears and local committees collect contributions to aid her in recognition of Brown’s service.
A soothsayer column predicts a week to prepare for election day. The piece notes Mr Kinsley’s X ray interest and hints at politicians chasing the shifting bandwagon while quirky dialogue and odd readings pepper the page.
The piece warns that a Bryan victory would drive the U S to free silver, erode gold reserves, and force debts and government payments into silver. It predicts bank runs, widespread price declines, factory closures, farmer losses, and a general economic collapse, arguing such policy would ruin credit and provoke national disaster.
An exchange in the Detroit Free Press notes a foreign visitor asking why a woman’s fare is paid with a silver dollar and a native answers that money talks, reflecting language idiom differences.
A garden scene compares a weed a rose and a violet. The rose boasts superiority while the weed helps a feverish child with a cooling drink. An ape mourns for years as the violet waits and smiles in quiet irony.
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