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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1900
Page
9
A warped and partially readable verse fragment references the star spangled banner and patriotic themes. It mentions victory, freedom for lands and peoples, and the motto In God is our trust, with unclear attribution to Martin Sane.
The piece frames a binary choice between McKinley and Bryan, contrasting wealth and prosperity with poverty, industry and foreign markets against hunger and ruin. It urges readers to decide who will lead, invoking phrases about bread, work, and national progress to sway opinion.
The article presents official figures for fiscal years ending June 20 comparing Cleveland and McKinley administrations. It notes an increase in cigar production during McKinley’s term totaling about 2 731 721 766 cigars, implying a need for over 10 000 additional cigarmakers and material suppliers. It questions who will bear responsibility for these improved conditions.
President McKinley addresses the National Association of Manufacturers in New York on January 27 1908. He condemns wage payments in depreciated money and defends using the best value dollars, urging adherence to sound currency standards.
A list shows President McKinley naming many labor figures to government roles from 1897 to 1900. Names include Peter B. Laird in Quebec, David Healy in Vancouver, Cameron Miller in Ohio, and T. W. Powderly as Commissioner General of Immigration, among others. The article asserts these appointments exceed those of all prior presidents since the government’s founding.
The piece recalls the 1896 campaign claim that Melinley’s election would deepen labor distress, noting the World Herald’s want ads showed many workers seeking and needing jobs. It argues the prophecy failed, citing Omaha’s hard times in 1893-94 and widespread job ads for both genders and agents.
The note cites Bourke Cochran from 1896 claiming the free silver movement harms wages. It compares daily pay for unskilled and skilled labor in China, Mexico, and the United States under gold. Unskilled pays range from 16 to 60 cents daily across regions, while skilled labor reaches up to 5 dollars in the United States, prompting the question which system benefits workers most.
A table shows men employed rising from 028,024 to 785,034 and wages climbing from 522,067,898 to 445,508,261 with large increases. The speaker notes industrial recovery, from depression to activity, and from labor seeking work to workers seeking labor, citing McKinley’s Clinton Iowa speech on October 11, 1898.
The piece argues workers are better off under McKinley from 1897 to 1900 and urges voters to compare employment, wages, and living standards with the Cleveland administration. It warns that returning Democrats would ruin jobs and panic the economy, urging continued Republican support.
A report cites higher wages and increased employment with figures showing 7,500,000 and 5,300,000 in one metric and 3,125,760,000 and 2,603,750,183 in another. The data underline a broad rise in payrolls and worker numbers across sectors.
Membership of labor organizations employed in 1897 1898 and 1899 drawn from official reports of the unions shows rising worker engagement with the industry. The figures reveal trends across the three years and reflect union activity.
The census bureau reports many factories remain active and prop up production from 1800 to 1900, countering claims of widespread consolidation. Michigan saw 1 005 new factories since 1807 employing 23 000 workers with annual wages near 1 100 000, while idle labor drops as lumber camps struggle to recruit.
In August 1899 President McKinley joined the Bricklayers and Stone Masons Union of Chicago and addressed members. He urged workers to use the free school system, stressing education as the best equipment for citizens, and appealed for harmony and good wages to secure family contentment.
Simon Grey, Ezra, Cynthia and others debate imperial policy and party loyalties amid a tense home scene. Vinnie returns, tears and forgiveness mend rifts, and the family prepares for a November 1900 ballot.
Ezra Grey argues that historic expansion shaped the nation, citing Washington Jefferson Jackson and territorial acquisitions. He asserts Democrats supported expansion, while Simon questions the Philippine war and McKinley’s motives, noting party positions on Texas annexation and Alaska. The dialogue defends broad territorial growth and warns against anti expansionist views.
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