Editorial notes touch on banks failures and marching Alliances
The piece critiques bank failures paying depositors poorly and urges county Alliances to fund a full scale shoe factory. It cites records by John R. Gentry in Portland and criticizes politicians including McKinley and Sherman. It praises the Cotton Plant on Alliance work, mocks gold standard advocates, and lampoons a Wake county speaker.
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John R. Gentry
Portland Maine
Bryan
Tom Watson
McKinley
Hanna
Hobart
Cleveland
Seawell
Palmer
Buckner
New Era Attacks Progressive Farmer and Southern Mercury
The New Era accuses the Progressive Farmer and Southern Mercury of backing a “dangerous and disgusting” policy aligned with money power. It compares ages and aims, cites editorials, and urges readers to back Watson and Bryan, urging Republican-leaning Democrats toward reform.
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The
New Era
Wilmington
N. C
B. F. Keith
Silver Party
Keith
Bryan
Seawell
Sewall
Progressive Farmer
Silver Knight
Washington
Southern Mercury
Farrmer
Reform
America
Great
Education of Farmers' Children and School Access
September opens public schools and farmers face whether older children can be spared from farm work to attend. The Farm News praises the small red schoolhouse, urges no opportunity be denied, and notes debate on introducing agricultural science in district schools. One well-taught subject matters more than many half-learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm News
America
Correction on Bank Status Table Gold Amount
An editorial correction explains a previous error in a bank status table. The mistaken line read 900 dollars in gold coin, but the real figure was 509 380 dollars in gold, with notes misread. The piece discusses per capita gold and compares it to economists’ recommended levels.
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Treasury
Sn Ge
Lenoir Topic Critiques Charlotte Papers on Bryan Elector Plan
The Lenoir Topic argues Charlotte Observer and Progressives Farmer misrepresent state committee plans to secure Bryan's electoral votes. It endorses a straight party ticket for Bryan and Watson while denouncing Sewall and opposing mixed tickets.
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Bult. Bays
Charlotte Observer
Progressives
Wm. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Progressive Farmer
Watson
Sewall
Maine
Watson Support Cited By Georgia Figure in Democratic Reform Push
The speaker praises Tom Watson of Georgia for shaping reforms long sought by the masses, including silver, labor, income tax, and popular rights. He credits the Populist surge as awakening Democratic leaders to these needs, with Hon. John T. Graves highlighting Watson in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Rand
John Temple Graves
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Watson
Bryan
Democratic
Tom Watson
John T. Graves
Grover
Midland
Sewall
Denon
St. Louis Journal
Council Grove
Brockton Lismong
Fair Play
Antay
Miss. World
Silver Coinage In 1895 From Global Treasury Data
Official Treasury figures for 1895 show silver coinage worldwide at 113,603,200 dollars with 13,603,200 dollars recoinage. Mexico leads at 24,883,350 dollars, Japan 23,883,500, and the United States 5,698,000 in new bullion coinage. The year’s world silver product is estimated at 22,000,000 dollars.
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Treasury Department
Mexico
Japan
China
Spain
Great Britain
United States
Austro-Hungary
Peru
Russia
Ecuador
Germany
Canada
Hong Kong
Straits Settlements
France
Indo China
Morocco
Austro Hungary
England
India
Southern nomination hailed as first national honor since civil war
Afton John T. Graves praises a Georgian's nomination, calling it organized political courage and enduring honor in Georgia, the first such national acknowledgment for a Southern man since the Civil Revolution, as reflected in the Atlanta Constitution opinion.
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Georgia
Afon
John T. Graves
Atlanta Constitution
Help Start the Shoe Factory Effort Gains Support
A Muskogee era column urges broad funding for a shoe factory project. Business Agent Ivey promotes a $1 per person plan to raise cash, with county Alliances urged to contribute and all counties asked to combine for a $100 plus total stock increase to launch machinery.
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Ivey
Chicago Dispatch Endorses Bryan Fight for Fairness
The Chicago Diepatch condemns gold and McKinley support as a fight of the rich against the poor. It declares Bryan represents the weak and rightful manhood amid charges of money power undermining popular self-government.
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Chicago
Bryan
Dispatch
New York Journal
Cincinnati Enquirer
The
San Francisco Examiner
McKinley
No Title Provided
A political critique decries coercion by money power and the cities. The workingman and small merchant face forced bankruptcy as the wholesale establishment drives the economy toward a Republican candidate and looming defeat.
Watson Support Praised as Key Democratic Hope
In Atlanta Hon John T Graves argues for Watson as the party's best and only chance of victory. He calls the price of victory one million eight hundred thousand voters, a fair exchange for the Democratic party to trade its principles for the ransom of power.
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Watson
Democratic Party
John T. Graves
Atlanta Constitution
The September Hurricane and Political Endorsements
The September hurricane pounded the Southeast from Key West through Maryland and Michigan causing widespread property damage from Florida to Pennsylvania. The storm left many trees down and winds unroofed buildings while cotton on the ground prompted calls to salvage quickly. Also included is an endorsement urging support for Watson, criticizing Sewall as misaligned with the party platform and quoting Hon. John T. Graves.
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West Indies
Florida
Key West
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
District of Columbia
Margland
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Sptember
Savannah
Brunswick
Durham
N. C
Louisburg
Richmond
Staunton
Alexandria
Louisa Holt
Alamance County
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Fragmented Reform Era Opinion Snippets Across Papers
A collage of opinions and quotes from reform era newspapers. The collection cites figures like Bryan Sewall and Watson, discusses monetary policy gold standard and free coinage, and notes regional voting strength and public sentiment across states and towns.
Candidate Queries on Fares and Passes in Election Pledge
The draft asks voters to press candidates on freight charges and passenger fare rates, free passes for office holders, and post office telegram and telephone services at uniform rates. It urges pledges on these measures before election.
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Congress
Reformers and Critics Clash in Reform Movement Debate
A fragmentary note argues that Reform editors and farmers support the Progressive movement, while figures like 784 theneck Weaver Patterson and Mrs. Lease are said not to represent the reform cause and that reformists will prevail.
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Charlotte News
Reform
Ramsey
Theneck
Weaver
Patterson
Lease
Bryan Accepts Nomination Letter for People's Party Presidency
William J. Bryan submits a written acceptance of the People's party nomination for the Presidency. The letter is complete to date and will be published in our next issue after further review.
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Eros Cupon Clippers
Ty - Titeg Ig
William J. Bryan
T People’s Party
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