Scranton Tribune Publishes Local Government Roster
Peblid list from Scranton Pennsylvania shows officials including GALUSHA A GROW and SAMUEL A DAVENPORT as Congressmen at Large. WILLIAM CONNELL as Congress. S W ROBERTS and GILES BERTS as Commissioners. A E KIEFER and FRED L WARD as Auditors. COL W J SCOTT as Mass District Senator. JOHN FARR and A T CONNELL as Representatives. DH N C WACKEY as 2d District.
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Sanuel A. Davenport
Congress
William Connell
Commissionera
S. W. Roberts
Giles Berts
Auditoria
A. E. Kiefer
Fred L. Ward
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Mass
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John Farr
A. T. ¢Nnell
DH. N.C
Scragg declares shift to Republican party in Lackawanna column
A column argues John F. Scragg has publicly identified with the Republican party citing his conversion as reflecting a private shift among many former Democrats. It notes local voters oppose free silver, warn of education funding harm, and favor protection and sound money championed by Bryan’s stance as a test of party loyalty.
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Republican Party
Scragg
Aly
Sevage
Lackawanna County
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Handall
Frank Hurd
Amerman & Man
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Wilson
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Ciitizenship
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Chicago
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Pennsylvania
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President Rogers Endorses McKinley Amid Free Silver Debate
The Northwestern University president argues the nation’s troubles stem from free silver agitation and predicts prosperity will return when it is settled. He notes a willingness to vote Republican nationally, despite past Democrat alignment, and says many Americans share this view.
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Gorman
Eix
Bryan
McKinley
Maryland
Rogers
Northwestern University
Thacher’s stance clashes with Saratoga silver platform
The article notes Thacher aligned with a policy opposed by the Saratoga platform which favored limited silver coinage only with broad national cooperation. It questions his ability to separate nomination from platform and reveals Harrison’s campaign dispatch was unauthorized, placing him under party control for maximum impact.
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Why Mr Scragg Becomes a Republican Letter of support for McKinley Connell slate
John F. Scrage writes from Scranton Sept 1 resigning loyalty to the Democratic party over tariff policy and Chicago convention chaos. He endorses McKinley Hobart Republican platform, pledges to aid Connell’s congressional bid, and seeks Central Republican Club membership while condemning Democratic mismanagement and factionalism.
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Labor mood on free silver in Scranton unions
Industrial News reports that free silver supporters face Desperation as unions distance themselves from the issue. A poll of 500 car shop workers shows 90 Democrats with McKinley support and only 10 Republicans backing free silver, indicating labor ranks reject the Chicago platform.
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McKinley
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McKinley versus Bryan contrast in Post-Express piece
The article extols McKinley as a seasoned statesman who upholds common sense and national unity, while characterizing Bryan as an empiricist driven by passion and vagaries. It contrasts McKinley’s measured knowledge with Bryan’s alleged crudities and quest for notoriety.
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Bryan
McKinkey
Tyro
Hryanax
Southern Politician Recalls 16 to 1 Gold Standard Debate
Wellman in Times-Herald recounts a 16 to 1 story about a southern politician during delegate elections for the national Republican convention. A white candidate and a colored rival contested a district seat with the white backer favoring the gold standard and the colored voters largely supporting free silver at 16 to 1. The narrative follows the campaign as the white candidate declares his stance to the party-dominated electorate.
Political race with racebaiting cries and money score
A heated campaign tale contrasts white framing of sixteen to one dollars with a rival black candidate denouncing the claim as a deceit. The white candidate wins support with money imagery, while the opposing candidate tours and sways voters in a gold standard election, ending with a victory for the colored candidate who travels to St. Louis to vote.
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Caise
Bryan Objections and Gold Standard Debate
The speech by C Stuart Patterson rebuts Mr Bryan who argues gold has appreciated. It notes no stable value exists and defends the gold standard as the most valuable price measure while denying British origin nullifies policy. It questions abandoning representative government judiciary independence liberty and press freedom due to British origins.
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Bryan
Farm sentiment favors Hastings for U S Senate in central counties
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette reports F N Moore says farmers in Somerset Huntingdon and Centre counties show strong support for Governor Hastings to succeed Don Cameron. Sentiment is described as almost a foregone conclusion toward Hastings's election.
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Pittsburg
Steady Occupation Questioned by Observant Man
In a dialogue from the Washington Star two men discuss fulfillment. The observant man notes many seek different arts or careers than their best skills, while a business man cites one young man who has stayed in the same role for years and claims contentment with doing nothing.
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Washington Star
Proportion of gold to silver guides mercantile policy
The passage argues that fair principles should govern the legal proportion of gold and silver and urges examining market prices in leading trading nations. It calls for oversight from those countries with which commerce is principal to be connected.
Immoral Policy Critics Charge Silver Debt Plan
Whitelaw Reid argues opponents are sincere yet advocate public deceit. He condemns paying national debt in silver and voiding private contracts fled with unjust measures.
Voting on it would rob the public by minting limits
The passage argues that unlimited imports or payments would amount to robbery and mock the moral law, challenging educated voters to support a policy that overrides long standing ethical standards at the polls. It warns against empowering foreigners and elites to dictate American values.
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Hindoo
Asia
Mount Sinai
We Will March On A Musical Rally Across Maine
A sung Saturday piece by railroad workers in Canton celebrates a political victory in Maine. The chorus praises honest money and targets Democratic leaders, promising marchers will bury opponents and await the final vote tally and verdict in Ohio.
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Canton
Maine
James Gillespile Blaine
Popocrats
Arthur Rowall
Desertion of effort shapes success in hard times
The speaker argues that success in difficult days hinges on what people undertake and how they raise their ante. He warns that young men who court trouble invite trouble, urging restraint and steady effort to prosper.
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