Campaign rhetoric and party tensions in North Carolina
The piece surveys political maneuvering around Tom Watson and Bryan, denounces Wall Street appeals to workers, notes shifts in Democratic and Populist alignments, and mentions local cotton and railroad references. It comments on financial reform support from Medical World, a reduced cotton weighing rate, and Raleigh campaigning imagery as elections approach.
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National Democratic Party
Tom Watson
Thomas E. Watson
Wilkesboro
Aa Able
Raleigh
North Carolina
Stand by Us in the Fight for Bryan and Watson
A call to unite Populists Democrats and reformers to back William J. Bryan of Nebraska and Thomas E. Watson of Georgia against plutocracy. The piece urges readers to pressure leaders, oppose Sewall, and form a unified front to save the republic within two months. Includes quotes on reform, warnings about third tickets, and appeals for moral and financial support.
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William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
McKinley
Wall Street
Reform Movement
North Carolina
St Louis
Allen
Bryan
Watson
Washington
Sewall
F. Norton
Reform
Subscription row over space for Moore county reader’s tale
A Moore county subscriber decries serialized fiction on the fifth page while the paper defends selling Womble space for his stories. The editor notes revenue needs and subscriber behavior, then mentions a North Carolina preacher who was punched for asking a girl to kiss her, saying Norfolk society frowns on such advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore County
Moore
North Carolina
Norfolk
Populists Field Full Ticket as Democrats Stand Down
Oregon politics shift as Democrats abstain, Populists name Bryan and Watson. Fusion emerges with Silverites in Michigan and North Dakota endorsements. Col Oliver H. Dockery opened campaign in Wadesboro pledging support for Bryan Watson ticket and opposing McKinley gold standard. Maj Guthrie spoke alongside.
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Oregon
Bryan
Watson
North Dakota
Michigan
Oliver H. Dockery
Wadesboro
McKinley
Maj. Guthrie
McKinley stance urged as tariff and gold stand debated
A partisan critique argues McKinley supports a high protective tariff and a single gold standard. It claims opening mills to American labor hurts workers, cites immigration figures, and warns against bonds and gold standard advocates in the election. The piece mocks the President’s fishing trip amid political chatter.
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Wm. McKinley
United States
America
McKinley
Mills
Labor of America
Republican Party
Republican High Protection Party
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Carnegies
Gold Payable Mortgage Ended In Punchline Feud
A man seeking 3000 against a 10000 property demanded gold payable terms in the mortgage. After drafting, the lender’s check was refused in gold, both sides tore up documents, and the deal collapsed. A Macon preacher’s sermon sparking a reporter tussle also drew comment. A church brawl north of here drew similar critique of excess.
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Hagerstown
Macon
Sound Money Times notes bank failures and political stance
The item catalogs several failures including Hilton Hughes successors to A T Stewart New York with 3000 employees and heavy liabilities at least nine entities listed, Chicago banks blamed on liabilites 160000 and 70000, one owner shooting his wife then himself, corn at St. Louis 19 cents, and a political rebuke over endorsing the St Louis Convention. The writer rejects pressure to endorse Bryan Watson and insists on a single electoral ticket.
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Hilton, Hughes & Co
A. T. Stewart
New York
Church & Sons, Bankers
Lowell
Mich
Charles A. Church
Elgin Sewing Machine and Bicycle Works
Chicago
John Bloodgood & Co
Haymarket Produce Bank
White & Spate
St. Louis
Avenue Savings Bank
Barrett & Kessee
Richmond
Sound Money Times
Senator Butler
Washington
Bryan
Watson
Dream of the Pre gg and Reform Papers Echo Debates
A collage of political quips and excerpts from reform papers criticizes profits, gold standards, and tariff policies. It notes Tom Watson’s populist stance, cross-party doubts, and calls for readers to settle debts to newspapers amid a busy pre-election media clip.
Those Town Folks Spark a Country Price Dispute
A Saturday exchange between a farmer and a local resident over the price of produce ends in a heated debate. The farmer defends rural pricing while accusing country visitors of pretending city airs after extracting value, reflecting local tensions reported by the Hickory Mercury.
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Hickory Mercury
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J. L. Ramsey
J. W. Denmark
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Zis
Sepi
Ehis
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The
Progressive Farmer
N.C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Tam Progressive Farmees
Tam
L. L. Pols
Billy Bryan
Billy
Wayne County Alliance
Bradstreet
N. H. D. Wilson
Brother Wilson
People’s Party
Grant
Democratic Party
Maine
Jack Robinson
Pat
Bogorra
Political News
Cleveland
Li Hung Chang
China
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Chang
Rothschild
Ram’s Horn
Taubeneck
Weaver
Trimmers
Broo
Ton Diamond
Missouri
Cleburne Herald
Tribune
Goldbug Democrats
Golawugs
Times Statesman
Pennsylvania
People
United States Supreme ‘Court
Wendell Phillips
Greensboro
Sam Wittkowsky
Moses Cone
Col. de la Croix
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
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