Bryan’s election and the tariff battle 1900
Co H Grosvenor from Athena Ohio argues that William Jennings Bryan’s election would end protective tariffs and usher free trade. He asserts Bryan’s record in Congress harmed labor and agriculture, highlighting the Wilson tariff, free trade inclinations, and platform pledges leading to economic ruin. He urges workers to compare prices and wages then and now, claiming current prosperity rests on existing tariff laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Rypon
Senate
Brian
Jon. Bailey
Texas
W. L. Wilson
West Virginia
House of Representatives
Seaboard
West
Middle West
Kansas City
Congress
Democratic Party
Sioux Falls
Treasury Department
United States
William Jennings Bryan
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Co. H. Grosvenor
Athena
Ohio
Prosperity for Wheat Growers Under Free Trade and Tariffs
The piece contrasts U S wheat consumption per person from 1894 at 3.41 bushels under free trade to 1899 at 5.95 bushels under McKinley. It argues that prosperity for farmers follows from manufacturing interests and policy choices.
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United States
Bryan's Many Sided Hopes and Fears
A critique of William Jennings Bryan's 1900 campaign, arguing his platform mixes free silver with imperialist expansion. The piece accuses him of betraying Democratic and Populist allies, while courting silver Republicans and Aguinaldo as part of a broad mixed stance. It portrays his hopes as illusion and errors.
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Bryan
United States
Democratic Party
Ele
West
Aguinaldo
A Challenge to Senator Pettigrew in Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls a visiting speaker challenges Senator Pettigrew over Roosevelt and San Juan Hill. A Rough Rider recounts fighting with Roosevelt’s regiment and publicly calls critics liars and cowards. Pettigrew’s remarks trigger calls for clarification as the scene unfolds in town.
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Sioux Falls
8. D
Senator Pettigrew
Col. Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Roosevelt
Pettigrew
San Juan
Thirty Tons of Pennies Saved by Children
The Chicago Penny Savings Society has grown since its 1898 start with deposits rising from 19140 to 719783 by 1900. President William C Hollister notes the program runs on philanthropy with two paid office staff and wide school participation averaging 90 cents per child. The exhibit signals rising Chicago prosperity under President McKinley and the Republican era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Hollister
Chicago Penny Sayings Society
Schiller
Chicago
Penny Savings Society
Chicago Penny Savings Society
McKinley
Hard Times Items Sought by Bryan in 1890s Debate
A letter-like item criticizes William Jennings Bryan and his Milwaukee speech arguing he seeks calamities to sway working people. It discusses labor distress, wages, and prosperity, citing dock layoffs, cotton mills, and pig iron activity, with a scornful view of Bryan’s "cross of gold" rhetoric and endorsement of McKinley era consumption gains.
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Bryan
Milwaukee
New Haven
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Aguinaldo
United States
The McKinley Wave and the Grey Family Debate
In a rural town a Populist critique of Republican times unfolds through Simon Grey and his wife Cynthia as prices rise after McKinley’s election. Their optimism wavers over gold, wages, and wheat, while Vinnie Grey, county superintendent, awaits a mortgage settlement and hears family news about calves, Ezra, and political loyalties.
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Bryan
Simon
Simnon
Mr. Grey
England
Cynthia
Eara
Era
Grey
Harrington
Boonsville
Vinnie
Wm. McKinley
Ohio
United States
Vinnie Grey
Warble County
Glen Harrington
Bob Wright
Joe
Ezra
Joe Harrington
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Mears
Paramount
N—O—V. Ss
C. I. Frazer
Highland
Cal
Simon Grey
Alma L. Parker
Guide Rock, Neb
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