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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
4
A scanned historical page presents a political platform listing candidates for national and state offices including President William McKinley and Vice President Garret Hobart. It asserts property rights and self-reliance themes with Abraham Lincoln quotes and a note on currency values, contrasting gold and silver dollars and wage-earner income.
The piece critiques unlimited silver coinage at sixteen to one, arguing it would debase the dollar to roughly five cents per silver bullion grain. It cites a Oklahoma man and a New York World column, questions the ease of obtaining silver coins, and wonders how a 16:1 ratio would affect wages, loans, and purchasing power.
Michigan farmers face tariff shifts under the Wilson act from ad valorem duties to set rates on farm products. The piece contrasts McKinley era specifics with Wilson tariffs, detailing sheep, wool, corn, potatoes, and other crops, and cites political platforms urging protection for farmers amid currency debates and silver coinage concerns. It argues for maintaining money value and warns against free silver as destabilizing, urging support for McKinley and wool protection.
The piece reviews Democratic satisfaction with abandoning Blaine era reciprocity pacts and analyzes exports and imports through years of McKinley and Wilson-Gorman tariffs. It highlights barley, beans, peas, cattle, corn, cheese, eggs, potatoes, and flour trade changes, noting rising imports and falling exports under Wilson tariffs versus earlier reciprocity.
Advertises permanent positions with responsibility at an established Michigan house. Salary 8790, with 15 weekly parable and expenses. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope to The National, Stas Buildings, Chicago, for details.
Ex minister to England Bernard Phelps urges Democrats to unite against the Chicago platform and the candidates aligned with it. He argues the real issue is protecting national prosperity through confidence and a stable currency, warning that free coinage and the sixteen to one gold-silver ratio threaten prices and employment.
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