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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
4
Article fragment notes a reconnaissance entry at Alma for transmission with reference to wound class matter. Indicates editor F. Brown. Details are incomplete and unclear from OCR.
National ticket slate lists McKinley for president Hobart for vice president Mingree for governor Dunst CN Dunstan for lieutenant governor Gardner for secretary of state Stebe for state treasurer Roscoe Dex for auditor Prench for land commissioner Maysary for attorney general Hammond for public instruction Simmons for member of state board of education James W Simmons for governor Hale
A senatorial convention for the I Senet district will be held at Hoaed on Friday September 24. Delegates aim to nominate candidates for the forthcoming election and designate a ticket to represent the district in the senate. The meeting is organized by the local committee with Secretary Charan in attendance.
Fragmentary remarks accuse Populists of vendetta over ex deals and vote counts. The text mentions names and party labels, noting confusion about ticket associations and accusations of derision toward the Democratic slate. Strong entities include Populists, Democrats, and unspecified candidates.
At Heed City a party convention nominated Jodo J. C Rawsidell of Traverse County for a county office, with Thos Bates as Republican challenger. Bates appears to shift from free silver, while rival speeches advocate Blaine era promises. The dispute reflects intra party divisions and evolving views on silver.
A straw vote among 1,260 National Sewing Machine Company employees in Homeville, Tri-nidé, favored McKinley with 1,224 votes and Bryan 32, taken at noon. The remainder abstained or were not recorded.
The report claims July spending of 315 million and August 12 million under free trade and democratic leadership. It criticizes Democrats for dodging tariffs and introducing a new issue to mislead the public, suggesting persistent political contention over economic policy.
A dated letter from Owosso Michigan argues against free trade and free coinage, praising protection and the current administration. It criticizes populists and Democrats, asserts the Nation’s prosperity under protection, and endorses the Republican county ticket as strongest. The message mentions labor wages, Maine’s recent vote, and ongoing political discussions between local figures A. B. Bin and Tease Bush at Riverdale.
Ex-President Harrison argues the government can coin silver and declare legal tender but cannot force gold and silver to equal a fixed value. He warns that merchant and market forces will set relative values and that action alone cannot compel gold to stay equal to silver. He cites trade dynamics and the limits of political power.
The article argues that high wool imports under tariffs destroy woolen and worsted factories, harming farmers who rely on wool sales and related farm products. It cites rising imports under Wilson tariffs, factory closures in Cheshire county, reduced employment and wages, and contrasting Bradford exports flourishing after tariff adjustments.
An examination of true bimetalism outlines three conditions: both silver and gold must circulate as money, circulate at par, and be equal in commercial value. The free coinage 16 to 1 fails these. Republicans seek to keep silver and gold in circulation with silver legal tender and aim for international coinage parity, offering a path between silver monometalism and full true bimetalism.
The piece argues Candidate Hrgan’s “classes and the images” critique, naming pensioners, savings depositors, building and loan shareholders, insurance beneficiaries, and workers as groups hit by free silver. It cites pensioner pensions, deposit interest, and wage-price dynamics, urging caution on policy shifts and tariff defenses.
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