Education in the South and its rising future
A college professor outlines the South as an emerging industrial and commercial power. He argues vast natural resources, cotton leadership, and port access promise prosperity while highlighting a critical need to educate an illiterate electorate and integrate freedmen through universal public schooling backed by national support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
Cumberland
Virnia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Birmingham
South
Norfolk
Cincinnati
Chicago
Nicaragua Canal
Slave States
America
Delaware
Garfield
Free Commonwealth
Gov. Berkely
Virginia
Plymouth
Republic
Christendom
Reform era newspaper columns echo party lines
A compilation of Reform Papers quotes attacks on Democrats and Republicans. It includes lines from San Francisco Press Burlington Courier and others criticizing banks, tariffs, and currency policy. It cites Grover Cleveland and John Sherman, urging monetary reform and protection for farmers.
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Brockton Diamond
People’s Party
Grover Cleveland
San Francisco Press
Southern Mercury
Burlington Courier
John Sherman
John
Atlanta Constitution
Dem
Cleveland
Lawrence
Mass
Purity of the Press Drives City Campaign
A movement to secure greater press purity canvasses two cities with petitions and signatures pouring in. Endorsed by churches and local businessmen, it sparks enthusiastic meetings as women push to make The Purity of the Press the big issue.
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Ized
A CHANGE IS NEEDED Union Rives N C Mr Epior
A letter condemns corruption in government and calls for abolition of a failing administration. It laments war costs and banker influence, urges unified political action, and defends the Alliance's role in enlightening voters. It closes with signatures and a second piece on money maxim wanton reform.
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Union Rives
N. C
Epiror
Congress
Washington
Gro. E. Brooks
Alliance in Stokes Seeks Speakers to Boost Reform
A Stokes County letter praises Dillard Alliance No 1988 and urges speakers Bro Hoover and Bro Thompson to visit for renewed reform efforts. The writer, F M Davidson, notes the alliance is active despite past setbacks and mentions a forthcoming county meeting with Dillard Alliance.
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Dita
Epior
Poporta
Stokes County
Alliance
Dillard Alliance
Fera Firma
Bro. Hoover
Hoover
Bro. Thompson
F. M. Davidsox
Demands Adopted by Memphis Farmers Alliance and Union
The group calls for a government issued national currency with 2 percent tax cap, free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, and per capita money supply of at least 50 dollars. It also pushes postal savings banks, land reform reclaiming alien and railroad holdings, and government ownership of railways and communications.
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Epior
England
Congress of
United States
Bovermme
Farmers’ Alliance and Industries Union
Memphis
Tenn
Peo 5
Tae
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Dream OF the Press
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Charlestown
W. Va
Grover
Rockingham County
Wall Street
The
Constitution
News and Courier
South Carolina
Carlisle
Voorhees
San Francisco
Oakland
O. F. Burros
Belleville, N. J
Stokes
Bry
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