Congressional politics and silver debate humor note
An editorial notes Congress does too little work given wasteful spending and criticizes President Cleveland and party stances on gold and silver. It mocks the goldbugs, praises the Republican platform, and jokes about a potential Cleveland nomination. A Wake County revival is mentioned along with a circus elephant rescue incident in Chicago.
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Mexico
A .Thechilde
Cleveland
Carliers, Smith
Chicago
John Sherman
Jacc Rothschilds
Grover Steven Cleveland
Our
Greensboro
Charlotte Observer
P. H. Massy
Alliance
Toms
Wake County
Grover
Homeless America and Telegraph Monopolies Highlight Social Strife
A Breston Massachusetts statement warns that over 75 percent of American families are tenants, with rising tenancy since 1880, while home ownership falls. Editorials condemn telegraph monopolies and wealth inequality, citing Green and Western Union remarks, Arena critique, and political misalignment between Populists and Tilman.
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America
Breston
Mass
Australia
Canada
France
Germany
U .S
Ilarst
de. Green
Western Union
Ekrion
Arena
Tilman
Tilmans
Politician Feuds and Financial Swindles Stir NC Debate
County Treasurer G E Keatler is accused of memory lapses as Populists critique his stance on Reform and accuse him of Tory tendencies. The piece links Raw political crossfire to alleged gold bond schemes, citing Governor Altgeld’s charges against Carlisle and a secret Treasury contract. Democratic conventions allegedly back the swindle head.
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G. E. Keatler
Cabarrus
Vventibule
North Carolina
North
Carlisle
Altgeld
Treasury
Cleveland
Coritle
Gold Drain Prompts Call for Unified Stand Against Foreign Influence
The Philadelphia Times notes a heavy nine month gold drain of over 100 million tied to foreign securities and coins it a goldbug policy. It claims foreign and home Tory influence drive the transfers, urges bipartisan unity to stop the flow, and criticizes Democratic methods in the state convention. It also hints at electing senators by popular vote as a reform.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Europe
Goldbug
Jesse James
England
Mewborne
Col Dckory
United States
Tariff talk and prices stir debate in Haw River letter
James H Holt Jr of Haw River, a cotton manufacturer and recent Republican delegate, posts a letter to Goldsboro Argus arguing that tariffs barely affect prices and urging restraint. The writer notes long price declines, criticizes tariff extremes, and cites economic reality over political rhetoric amid statewide Republican convention activity.
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James H. Holt, Jr
Haw River
St. Luis
Grolésboro
Onion culture and foreign onion varieties in US farming
Introduction to Farmers' Bulletin No 39 on onion culture by R L Watts describes profitable small-scale onion farming, yields, and market dynamics, noting foreign bulbs from Bermuda, France, Spain, and Cuba compete with US varieties. Questions about wages tied to silver and coinage are raised in a broader economic aside.
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United States
Bermuda
France
Spain
Cuba
Wethersfield
California
R L Watts
University of Tennessee
Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Congress
Brave Carmack and Editors Defy Gold Standard
A Memphis Commercial Appeal editor, E W Carmack, resigns over pressure to advocate the gold standard, praised for standing by his belief. Col Jones of the St Louis Chronicle, who refused to yield to Pulitzer, is praised for nerve. The piece notes public debates on finance, telegraph ownership, and evolving transport ideas, with reflective quips on politics and progress.
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E W. Carmack
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Carmex
Gold Bugs
Col Jones
Ss. Louis Chronicle
Pulitzer
The
New York World
Chronicle
Jones
Henry Wattercon
Carmack
Altgeld replies to Carlisle Chicago speech on money
Governor Altgeld writes an open letter condemning Carlisle in Chicago for denying questions about his record. He quotes Carlisle's House remarks from February 21st, 173, denouncing demonetization of silver as a conspiracy and predicting broad misery from such a scheme.
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Altgeld
Scretary
Carlisle
Chicago
Epeseers
Reform Papers Debate Finance and Politics Across Nation
A chaotic compilation critiques monetary policy and banking reform. It cites Chicago Express, Labor's Tribune, and other papers on silver and gold standards, populism, and naval spending, interleaved with editorials and quotes from senators.
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Chicago Express
Labers’ Tribune
Brockton, Mond
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