Townsend Messenger May 7 1896 gold standard talk and Helena mining news
A Townsend newspaper column carries political attack lines on Grover Cleveland and gold standard rhetoric, cites Helena mining excitement and a Missouri River dam project, notes Lewis and Clarke county delegates to the state convention, and hints at a Republican push for a gold standard platform. The piece ends with Lander's star rising amid regional political chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis and Clarke County
Montana
Helena
St. Louis
Newspaper churn shifts reach three towns in region
The Pioneer of Wickes leaves for Missoula while Basin Times moves to Butte. Senator Ramsdel starts a Kaliapel paper named the Call and the Marysville Messenger merges with the Pioneer in Missoula’s Silver Occident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
Wickes
Missoula
Basin Times
Butte
Senator Ramsdel
Kaliapel
The
Call
Marysville Messenger
The Silver Question and a New Party Emerges
The piece argues both major parties mismanage silver remonetization and denounces New York driven money power. It calls for a united silver party to counter political moneyed influence and defend republican ideals, urging Montana readers to subscribe for the Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Democratic Party
Republican Party
New York Power and the Nation’s Moneyed Influence
A historical critique portrays New York as the financial hub where wealthy bankers and creditors shape legislation and national policy. It argues money rules, suppressing popular sovereignty, with bankers and trade boards steering the Congress and public life away from the common people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South
West
Congress
Washington
Bankers Association
Boards of Trade
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Townsend
Hatered
Townsend
J. B. Stout
G. G. Watt
Prop
White House
Earth
Goldbug
Grover Cleveland
Carter
Mantle
Messrs. Marlow
Houser
Missouri River
F. Mayer
Boston Townsend
Lebrated
W. E. Tierney & Co
General Merchadise
Townsend Meat Market
Michael Garnett
Alex. C. Carson
Arness
Ana
W.C. Pierce
Northern Pacific
Peter J. Meloy
J. C. Stuart & Co
Ontana
Virgil Patterson
ASSEL
Hassel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!