N R A Editorial Notes On Bryan Sewall and Hanna
Editorial notes discuss William Jennings Bryan and his multi ticket ambitions, Marcus Hanna’s influence and campaign spending, and economic concerns including Wall Street funds and the need for paper ballots. It mentions Kansas Populists nominating J F Pancake for Scott County attorney and comments on Hoke Smith's cabinet losses, urging circulating dollars to print ballots for Bryan and Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hanna
Bryan
Kansas
J. F. Pancake
Scott County
Sewall
St. Louis
A. & M. College
Hanna
Populists may reject Bryan unless Sewall is out
The Progressive Farmer editorial argues Populists will not back Bryan without Sewall’s removal and accuses Democratic and Populist managers of treachery to split reform. It warns that if Sewall is withdrawn, many Populists and Republicans may refuse to vote for Bryan, reshaping the 1900 election landscape.
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Bryan
Sewall
Progressive Farmer
Kinston Frese Press
St. Louis
Watson
Seawall
Twe Silver Democrats
The
Free Press
Clevelandism
Wall Street
Arthur Sewall
Milllion
Is There Any Relief for the People
The late opinion of Judge Simonton, declining to stop Seaboard from cutting rates, notes railroads are public property with charges set as just and reasonable by courts. It questions salaries of presidents and officials, high costs, and urges voters to demand railroad rate reductions before next Congress and Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Standard
Wall Street
Wall
Southern Railway Company
Seaboard Railroad Company
Simonton
Seaboard Air Line
Has the L L Polk Alliance benefitted members and country
At a recent A and M College meeting of the L L Polk Alliance the lecturer posed a discussion question on whether the alliance has been beneficial to members and the nation. Attendees agreed it has been beneficial and called the gathering the best in some time. The plan is to publish similar questions on Alliance and agricultural topics in future meetings and in this paper.
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L L Polk Alliance
A & M College
Alliance
L. L. Polk Alliance
Why join the Alliance Fraternal Fraternity Card
A condensed call in Alliance Advocate extols joining the Alliance for friendship and brotherly love, social neighborliness, high moral character, education in government, and business cooperation to curb trusts and middlemen, preserving liberty and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Advocate
Sound Money Fails Big Chicago Paper House
The George H. Taylor Co of Chicago, a large West Coast paper house, failed with liabilities about 160000 dollars and assets near 200000. F Klinkert, Racine brewer, assigned with liabilities around 145000. T B Seigle, Charlotte dry goods, assigned on the 3rd after a 52 dollar bill prompted the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Taylor Co
Chicago
West
F. Klinkert
Brewer
Racine
Wis
T. B. Seigle
Charlotte
N.C
Southern farmers and debt contrast in postwar debate
Wallace P Reed argues cotton must remain leading crop for Southern farmers, citing bondage to merchants. William Edmonds counters that low prices and poor diversification cause debt, noting census data shows far higher per capita mortgage debt in the North. The piece notes Northern farmers find life in the South generally favorable and welcome to Southern communities.
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Wallace P. Reed
New York Independent
King Cotton
William H. Edmonds
Southern States’ Magazine
Baltimore
Independent
Edwards
Esmonds
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
South
Progressive headline reflects alliance advocacy in Farmer page
The Progressive Farmer emphasizes its progressive character with decorative initials on the title page. It notes that Alliance principles are progressive and the publication remains a staunch supporter of the Order and its demands as stated by the Pennsylvania Alliance Advocate.
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Alliance
Pennsylvania Alliance Advocate
Li Hung Chang on railroad salaries and public waste
Li Hung Chang criticizes railroads for salaries often ten times state governor budgets and US president pay, noting many assistant presidents and palace cars funded by public charges. Sam Small cites 1894 railroad layoffs affecting 93,994 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chang
China
United States
Sam Small
Alexandria
Rail presidents high salaries versus workers pay questioned
Railroad presidents and officials may receive high salaries while conductors engineers and firemen face cuts. The author cites cases of salary shifts and notes similar points raised by Judge Walter Clark in prior writings. The piece asks why reform papers are rare in publicizing such contrasts.
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Walter Clark
Reform Press
North Carolina a cotton and textile power
North Carolina is described as a leading agricultural state and a major cotton manufacturing hub with 174 mills and several large facilities. The text notes extensive machinery upgrades in 1895, key plants in Rocky Mount and Concord, plus significant tobacco, trucking, fisheries, lumber, fruit and oyster industries, yet laments a shortage of circulating medium hindering growth.
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North Carolina
Rocky Mount
O Fell Manufacturing Company
Concord
Henrietta Mille
Rutherford County
The Physician’s Measure Of Success In Society
The Medical World argues against valuing wealth as the measure of progress. It asserts wealth is only an adjunct, while man is the stable element. The piece condemns a system that debases physical, intellectual, or moral conditions and calls for improvement of the laboring majority as the true standard of societal health.
Grant son of ex president backs People's party call
Mr J R Grant of San Diego son of ex President Grant issues a letter pledging support for the People's party. He says the platform has no objectionable features and offers a political home Americans can proudly enter, urging opposition to those who seek to betray the party. It is described as growing rapidly with strong new supporters.
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J. R Grant
San Diego
Cal
Grant
People’s Party
Osage Administrator Bartle Seeks Wheat and Barley Prices
Albert Bartle of Osage Iowa, administrator of an estate, visits the city to settle affairs and review stored grain. He notes wheat stored since last fall costs 8c. storage and fetches 30c. per bushel, while barley storage is 8c. and best offer is 10c., leaving 2c. net. He has referred the matter to the immigration committee to show how easily a farmer can get rich.
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Albert Bartle
Osage
Iowa
Bartle
Alliance
Immigration Committee
Fragmented press critiques on gold standard and reform era politics
A mosaic of 19th century editorials and caricatures dueling over currency policy, party faithfulness, and social reform. Critics attack gold hoarding, McKinley tariff defenses, and Populist rhetoric while praising genuine reformers and denouncing wealthy interests. Names and papers referenced include Advance Guard, Saturday Critic, People's Pilot, Midland Journal, Mexican Herald, Sound Money, Western Watchman, Chicago Express, Farmers' Tribune, and Southern Mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Journal
New York World
Mexico
Mexican Herald
Chicago Express
Poldbug
Do Your Duty Admonition Remembered by Alliance
A short civic note recalls President L. Polk guidance to the Alliance of the Rockies urging members to uphold duty. The message laments waning recollection of Polk’s public admonition and calls members to live by his watchword.
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Polk
Order
L. Polk
Alliance of the Rockies
Fancy Farmer and the Devonshire Bull Tale
A rustic courtroom tone opens with Fancy Farmer taunting Patrick about a Devonshire bull, the exchange ending in a joking toss up. Another farmer asks about a sick horse and Jay Green suggests quick sale. An Irish laborer explains zigzag ploughing caused by following a cow rather than a straight guide, the punchline that the creature moved.
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Patrick
Green
Jay Green
Pat
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Laleigh, N.C
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Meni
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