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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1896
Page
4
The school board's action in hiring Professor McCloskey may not have created a legal contract but carried moral binding. The reconsideration process is condemned as cowardly, and those responsible deserve strong censure.
The piece endorses Republican nominees for Harrisburg led by Col W J Scott in the first district and favors incumbents such as Parr Connell Mackey and Reynolds while praising campaign rhetoric on silver coinage and economy. It contrasts Bryan’s silver plan with McKinley era stability and criticizes free silver as misguided medicine for hard times.
The piece stresses uniting the Republican vote for a Harrisburg delegation and notes Mt Holyoke College, venerable rival women’s seminary, faced a destructive fire on Saturday but will resume swiftly with plans for a larger rebuilt campus and funding likely forthcoming.
Towanda Daily Review notes Dr Henry C Logan longtime Scranton pastor often seen at presbytery deliberations. He defends his Faith Confession positions firmly yet magnanimously, praised for converting souls after years of hard labor.
The Philadelphia Times explains the nine column ballot order for fall voting. Parties listed Republican through a blank column show candidate surnames with electors, and voters can mark a cross to choose all electors in a column or cross individual names for other columns. Colonel John A. Glenn prepared the plan and the ballot aims for broad acceptance.
The Times Herald urges overwhelming victory for McKinley in every state with real contest. It argues defeating Bryan is insufficient and calls for unsurpassed majorities to uphold national honor and protect protection of the general welfare.
The Wilkes-Barre Record denounces the Scranton Truth for attacking the report by three mine inspectors on the Twin Shaft disaster. The paper argues the inspectors acted under difficult conditions and questions whether better results could have been achieved by any three men in the state. It notes the Truth favors thorough statewide mining oversight and suggests more inspectors may be needed.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin, the writer portrays Bryan as incorruptible and interesting but lacking clear vision breadth of judgment and sagacity. The piece contrasts him with Andrew Johnson and warns Bryan may become unbalanced under intense pressure.
From the Globe-Democrat the editorial notes that the rising value of the oil dollar benefits consumers who exchange it for necessities like food and clothing, even as it remains a matter of debate among analysts.
Daily guidance for Wednesday September WW notes a child’s equinimical disposition and a playful nod to Scranton politics. It mentions Billy Bryan Jost with Squire Feehley and C Hew Johnson and comments on Merrifield’s lawn as campaigns stir local chatter.
The Times-Herald argues there are no rigid classes in the United States and that opportunity lies for all through effort. It condemns demagogues who pit poor and rich against each other and insists Americans reject hereditary class rule as alien to national spirit.
The article discusses replacing the gold standard with a 53 cent coin and the consequences for pricing. It notes how items priced in cents or dollars would shift, and warns that silver’s fluctuating value undermines stable purchasing power. The U S government has long bought all annual silver output, yet this cannot prevent future volatility in silver relative to gold or other goods.
A city speaker at a rural schoolhouse meeting argued for free coinage and expanding cash reserves. He proposed converting four bits of silver into a one dollar coin stamped with the government imprint to lower the value of dollars to fifty cents and boost finances.
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