Bryan and Hanna clash over imperialism at Chicago rally
At a packed McKinley Club in Chicago on Sept 18, Senator Hanna condemned William Jennings Bryan for shifting the campaign focus to imperialism and trusts. He defended McKinley and warned that Bryan’s plans in the Philippines and tariff policies would threaten American prosperity and labor interests.
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Bryan
Beyaniem
Commercial McKinley Club
Chicago
McKinley Commercial Club
Senator Hanna
Kansas City
Lincoln
Neb
Isaué
Spain
Philippine Islands
Washington
Ice Trust
Jones
Hayne
Ohio
Cleveland
John Seaney
John James
Bituminum Coal Miners
United States
Aspec
Teward
United
United States Senate
Republican Party
Mr. Bryan
William McKinley
Minois
McKinley
Urge neighbors to vote for McKinley and spread the word
A speaker calls on all citizens to not only cast a vote for McKinley but persuade undecided neighbors to vote similarly. The appeal emphasizes family, national good, honor, integrity, and the flag, ending with a chorus of yes and a farewell.
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McKinley
United States
Tramps and a Jailhouse Sermon from Hugo Denkenstrac
In a tale relayed by William E. Anderson, the narrator recalls a judge recounting a case about tramps who slept in schoolhouses and desecrated churches. A boastful lawyer defends them by citing scripture, but the tale ends with the judge overturning a prior decision and sending the trio to jail.
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Jonathan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Washington
Lincoln
Big Johannes
Staith
Schmart
Johannes
Mr. Sawyer
Calaboose
Will Bryan Pay Soldiers in Silver Questioned
An Old Soldier from New Castle Pa asks in a letter if W J Bryan would pay U S soldiers in silver upon inauguration and recall the army to bring home the Stars and Stripes. He notes Bryan’s pledge to call an extra Congress session and free the Philippines if elected.
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Bryan
Philippines
Mr. Bryan
United States
Aguinaldo
Congress
Phiippine Islands
United States of America
New Castle
Republicans Tout Bank Prosperity Under McKinley
The piece argues that bank deposits surged from 1894 to 1890 under McKinley era policy, citing increases in both total deposits and number of depositors. It claims wage earners prosper and asserts Republican promises have been fulfilled while mocking Bryan supporters.
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Bryan
United States
Aphus Badedaes
McKinley
National
Loan and Trust
Democratic Platform 1900 Endorses Free Coinage and Reforms
The 1900 Democratic platform reaffirms Jeffersonian rights, opposes gold monometallism, calls for free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1, direct money issuance by the Treasury, and abolition of paper money via banks. It attacks Republican tariffs, demands budget restraint, opposes federal injunctive power, and supports Cuba, pensions, civil service merit, and New Mexico and Arizona statehood. It endorses stronger railroad regulation, western land policy, and Mississippi River improvement.
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United States
London
Federal Treasury
Congress
Jackson
Treasury Department
Webster Davison McKinley Speech Excerpt
Webster Davis in October 1808 addresses Kansas City Republicans urging opposition to the Democratic Party over McKinley administration policy in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. He warns the party is camping in the graveyard of dead issues in a spirited convention hall setting.
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Webster Davison McKinley
Democratic Party
McKinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Webster Davis
Kansas City
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Western Hemisphere
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Ugh
Galveston
Savings Bank
Life Insurance Company
Hugo Denkenspract
Justice of the Peace
William E. Anderson
TOTAL
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Zanesville
Nebraska
Adlas E. Steven
Illinois
Jefferson
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Pacific
Fifty-third Congress
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Declan
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Mexico
Arizona
Union of States
District of Columbia
Alaska
Mississippi River
Republic
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