Republican stance on silver and gold standards in a modern economy
The article argues that the Republican position supports maintaining gold as the core money form while allowing limited silver use to preserve parity. It rebuts free silver advocates who seek unlimited silver coinage, cites European interest in bi metallicism, and warns a unilateral silver expansion would devalue currency and destabilize prices. It notes the party’s aim is sound money, not abolition of silver, and urges unity among Republicans for prosperity.
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St. Louis
Europe
Wen
Germany
United States
Republican Party
NEW York Weekly Tribune
Steele City Standard
Berlin
Clayton
Nevada Co
Ark
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Bankers Dominate Free Silver Campaign in Multiple States
A banker appears in key roles across the free silver effort, with influence as treasurer of the national committee, Missouri governor candidate, and Kansas congress candidate. The banker edits a leading free silver publication, signaling potential self-constraint among silver orators. The silverbug press mocks Roosevelt and Coxey figures, calling Herr Most a gold bug, while evasive remarks circulate about the authenticity of the accusation.
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National Committee
Free Silver
Missouri
Congress
Kansas
Silverbug
Pope
Herr Most
New York
Coxey
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