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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1894
Page
4
Townsend residents vote on incorporating the town to fund sidewalks water mains and a park by taxing real estate rents. editorial urges selecting a prudent mayor and aldermen, predicts a $250 000 assessed valuation and a 2 to 4 mill tax plus small licenses to run government.
Rupert Lincey is used again as a campaign symbol in Illinois elections, with readers noting the recurring pattern of a political figure’s son facing criticism while the public seemingly approves of Mr. Lincoln.
The Democrat group in Thomas County Kansas presents a minimal platform stating they are Democrats. The paper notes inquiries from Chicago and New York requesting the owners of a famous paint mine nearby. Wealthy men show interest as a sale of the property seems negotiable, prompted by prior article.
A proposed silver bill would have the United States mint accept silver at market price and coin it into standard dollars while depositing the balance as seigniorage. Advocates argue it could place silver on a gold parity within thirty days and boost employment by three million, while opponents fear currency depreciation and economic upheaval.
The East will reconcile extreme gold supporters within two months and force them to admit decades of manipulation by the gold press. The Populist party will end, ushering an era of prosperity. Free silver, enlightened protection, and full reciprocity with nations will elevate the United States over other nations in twenty years according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
The senator extols undeveloped realty as the safest investment, claiming outside real estate yields sure profits as towns grow. He cites Astors and Western fortunes, arguing realty survives panics and disasters while inside property falters, urging buying land near growing towns and holding for growth.
In a letter from the Butte Miner the writer lauds two valley county men for riding horseback 300 miles to cast their votes. The piece compares them to Denney Hannifyn or Dakota figures who walked and rode long distances for political causes. The voting precinct is not specified, and no names are given in the excerpt.
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