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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1896
Page
4
President William McKinley and Garret Hobart are listed with state and national figures including GALUSHA A. GROW SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT and COL. W. J. SCOTT while a Bryan speech excerpt labels him the boy orator foreseeing defeat. The text mixes election roles with a sharp remark on his rhetoric.
The article discusses Armenian suffering under Abdul Hamid alongside British and American reactions, then shifts to Democratic campaign material and a Vermont Episcopal bishop's election prayers. It notes religious figures urging prayer for state and federal elections and reflects on the uncertain impact of such devotions on political outcomes.
A discussion argues for clergy engagement in politics as a defense of religious liberty, and against the view that ministers should avoid political involvement. The piece asserts it is possible to care for both faith and civic matters without causing discord in congregations. It notes public condemnation of such meddling as a common bias in the land.
William McKinley argues for employing American labor over foreign silver. Harvey withdraws his Chicago bank deposit in gold, locking the coins in a safe. The incident is described as a sharp practical rebuttal to the Colin argument.
The Pittsburg Dispatch argues the public does not want more full legal tender silver dollars, citing mint claims that most coins remain idle in the Treasury and that silver certificates circulate more than legal tender coins. It notes labor organizations in Scranton on parade, praising skilled workers and cordial capital labor relations on Labor Day.
The Cleveland World notes a parable on wood and poles to mock Bryan and Company’s take on agricultural products and money. It recalls potato booms and busts from 1894 to 1895 and shows flax price declines tied to overproduction, then cites silver production totals from 1870 to 1894.
The writer questions silver monetization and its effect on prices, asking if the government should swap silver for dollars at 63 cents per ounce or treat wheat the same, arguing for fair value. The piece also notes Pennsylvania marksmen’s Sea Girl shooting results and suggests pre-match shore practice could improve outcomes.
An editorial excerpt discusses Max Schippel a German parliament member and labor advocate who promotes paying workers in sound currency. It contrasts German labor activism with American socialism and warns that silver depreciation harms workers while Germany pursues stronger wage protections and currency standards.
A Scranton Sunday World piece reflects on T. V. Powderly favoring McKinley, noting his private praise and public endorsement implications. The letter traces Powderly’s past Republican leanings and his cautious stance toward a McKinley candidacy amid Democratic misrule concerns.
The passage discusses a political figure privately acknowledging a preferred successor and publicly confirming the choice when able to act, suggesting reasons rooted in prior intent over a three year period. It implies a continuity between private preference and public endorsement in pursuit of a presidential outcome.
Cochran argues civilization rests on mutual confidence among people. He contrasts modern industry with the destruction of native life, warning that undermining trust is a crime against civilization and social order.
A letter circulating in the New York Herald questions the value of dollars under sound money. It argues that melting dollars changes only the form, not value, and poses a rhetorical equation to expose what it calls a fallacy in supporting Bryan. The writer says voters deserve sound money and warns that many dollars could melt to sixty cents.
The piece notes that silver standard nations lack silver for common people and that Chinese currency is zinc and copper, with much counterfeit. It claims Indian money uses copper, with the smallest coin called a pipe worth under a quarter of a cent. It contrasts gold standard and silver standard countries, saying common metal money shifts to wine or copper and leaves people with no real money.
The speaker argues that the party that nominated Bryan at Chicago also enacted the Wilson Gierman tariff bill. He blames that party for distress from tariff reform and urges that if elected, it will continue to pursue industry destroying tariff reform.
A poem excerpt from the New York Sun recounts Abou Bill Bryan’s midnight vision of an angel inscribing in a golden book the names of those who will suffer punishment. Bryan asks to be written as someone not prone to error, while the angel proceeds to reveal names, including his own, in a destined reckoning.
The firm notes they place orders months ahead through Foster, Paul & Co. with European representatives choosing fine skins in France or Germany for their gloves. This safeguards buyers from random market selections. The new fall gloves are in and ready for viewing or purchase.
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