England’s agrarian blues and time for reform
The paper argues that England’s agricultural depression is severe and widespread, tied to the single standard and financial policies. It contrasts New England’s prosperity with English farmers’ misery, implicates Rothschilds and corrupt rulers, and urges readers to abandon old party ties and seek free coinage and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Farmer and
London
New England
Roths
Germany
India
America
Cleveland, Sherman & Co
Alliance Work Urged After Harvests Says Mercury
A rough excerpt urges push for Alliance work after harvests when bread-winners have a month for leisure. It claims the only means to overcome street gold influence is through Alliance efforts. The passage notes the county already has Alliance presence and general public sentiment toward it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Mercury
Alliance Morals and Pocahontas Labor Turmoil
The piece extols the Alliance as a moral force shielding laborers and fostering exchange of ideas. It then discusses Virginia coal miner unrest at Pocahontas, noting militia deployments, alleged plutocratic influence, and claims by the Pocahontas Board of Trade that troops acted riotously and that foreign workers were recruited and misled. It warns of revolutionary outcomes if plutocracy persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Pocahontas
O’ferrall
Board of Trade
Land of Liberty
Pullman
Chicago
Classification of Railroads and mileage breakdown 1894
The June 30 1894 census reports 1924 railway corporations up 22 from the previous year. It details independence, leased and stock controlled firms, nonoperational roads, logging and mining links, and consolidation moves. It then breaks mileage by road class, showing 90 roads in top three classes operate about 72.8 percent of national track.
Millionaire reformer Sibley backed by reformers and populists
Hon. Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania, a multimillionaire in real estate and manufacturing, is praised as a sincere reformer who worked energetically in Congress against repeal of the Sherman law and for free coinage of silver. He won as a Democrat with Populist endorsement and warned at the Memphis silver convention that 1896 decides the nation’s fate, warning of repudiation or revolution after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Congress
Memphis
Sibley
Democratic Enrolling Errors Cited From 1893 Record
Public Document No 2 1893 portrays enrollment flaws in legislature bills with erasures and blots making them illegible omissions causing revenue loss and mis drawn statutes. Secretary Coke reports to the General Assembly notes the issue predates current times despite Democratic dailies insisting otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke
Men of ability and the silver issue debated in 19th century press
The Charlotte Observer is criticized for backing gold, while the writer argues that many great leaders favored silver. The piece cites historical figures like Washington and Jefferson, laments current goldbug support, and elevates Senator Jones as the era’s leading silver advocate who switched parties to join Populists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Morgan
Alabama
Moses
Observer
England
Rockefeller
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
James G. Blaine
Jas
A Garfield
Samuel Tilden
Buffalo
Grover Cleveland
United States Senate
Senator Jones
Republican Party
Silver supporters and political jabs at observers
The passage lists numerous senators and congressmen tied to silver, mocks Vance’s intellect, and criticizes Senator Ransom as a silver ally who sold out. It condemns the Observer’s praise, calling it flimsy and alleging poor statesmanship and gambling tendencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Pop
Cameron
Daniel
Jones
Arkansas
Turpie
Harris
Call
Pasco
Butler
South Carolina
North Carolina
Bate
Walthall
Peffer
Crisp
Bryan
Sibley
Benton
Black
Asheville
Vance
Senator Ransom
Captain Mason Warns Against a Turncoat in Wake Forest Speech
Captain Thomas W. Mason at Wake Forest attacks switchers from the old party ship and hints at references to Cleveland and the Chicago platform. The column argues Mason stays on a sinking ship and urges him to abandon the party collar before it drifts to Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Mason
Wake Forest
Cleveland
Chicago
Mason Best
People's Party
Col. Green
Paul
Green
Mason
Wall Street
Allard Urges Silver Revival At Brussels Union Meeting
Belgian delegate M Alphone Allard told the Brussels Conservative Union that restoring silver and returning to bimetallism offer the only remedy for low trade mood. He claimed free silver advocates include world leaders and warned that silver’s death would stagnate business globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Alphonse Allard
Brussels
Charlotte Observer
America
Sound currency is vital despite total volume claims
The article targets Comptroller of the Currency Eckles and his critique of sound money. It mocks his salary of 7000 and proposes reducing it to 100 per year in gold to prove living on less. The piece attacks Cleveland Sherman Carlisle and other so called sound money prevaricators, arguing soundness outweighs money supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ekles
Cleveland
Sherman
Carlisle
Eckles
The Sherman Law and the Goldbugs
A polemic arguing against repeal of the Sherman silver law purchase clause and defense of silver coinage. It cites Senator Vance and Editor Caldwell, condemns contractionist allies of debtors, alleges manipulation by financiers, and notes related local newspaper disputes and a financial shortage at Richmond City Gas Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Vance
Sherman
Chambers of Commerce
Caldwell
Asheville Citizen
Andrews
Brown University
Sound money men and forged bonds spark debate in Chicago era
A fragment from a 19th century Dakota- or Ohio-based era sheet rails against sound money. It notes Chicago dry goods houses closing, a bank president from Ansonia Ohio indicted for forgery, and bonds worth about 100000 allegedly forged. It reports Adams Express suing Fourth National Bank of Philadelphia for 2000 and a Rhode Island drummer womanizing a horse and buggy. The passage ends with the Goldsboro Argus turning to Bonitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Z. T. Lewis
Ansonia
Ohio
Adams Express Company
Fourth National Bank
Philadelphia
Express Company
J. A. Dawson
Rhode Island
Richmond
Goldsboro Argus
Sound Money
Walter A. Bonitz
Silver Craze Dying Out A Laugh In The Gold Bug Papers
The piece argues the silver craze remains strong since 1873 1878 with cyclonic intensity and cites stories from Irish soldiers and W J Bryan to illustrate the stubborn persistence of the issue amid economic strain and policy shifts. It mocks pacifying edits and the Sherman law while noting repeated winds of public fear and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldbug
Bette
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
A New York Voice debate on free coinage and silver
A long excerpt argues that the government should issue currency rather than assign money to mine owners. It contrasts silver demonetization with gold, notes constitutional coinage rules, and claims silver coinage would empower the public while demonetizing silver harms the economy. It critiques supporters of silver coinage and defends government minting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Funk, Wagnalle « Co
Revs
England
United States
S & Ink
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J.L. Ramsey
J W. Denmark
M’a’r. BR
W. Sossaman
Ass’t Bus
M’e’r
Resul Val
Raleigh
N. D
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Tam
NAPA
Captain Mason
High Authority
Argus
Bank of Wayne
Hd Bonitz
Reinach
Peterburg
City Gas Works
Soung
Ag Investej
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