Chicago Typographers Poll Shows Labor Back Bryan in Illinois Race
A Chicago poll of five morning papers by the Typographical union reports 301 voters for Bryan and 44 for McKinley among 345 union members. The poll cites strong labor support for Bryan and free silver, with further polls in shops and stockyards confirming workingmen's backing despite opposition from goldstandard publishers.
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Chicago Dispatch
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Tlinois
Altgeld
Tanner
Mimen-Herald
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Democratic National Headquarters
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McKinley
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Organized Labor
Free Aliver
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Chicago Tribune
Ilonis
Republican National Committee
Abraham Lincoln
Senator Allison for Silver Restoring Coin to Equality with Gold
Senator Allison argues that affairs cannot run on gold alone and fights for the full restoration of silver as an equal coin metal. He states the war is between those who seek to outlaw silver and those who support its parity with gold and pledges to do what he can to promote this objective.
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Allison
Aliver
Gold Bull John Sherman Targeted as Currency Advocate
Chicago Tribune reports in 1878 that Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman is portrayed as a dominant figure pushing for an exclusive gold currency. The piece notes a Wigan Watch poll showing Bryan leading McKinley 801 to 244 with 480 Bryan, 244 McKinley in another tally and 79 undecided.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Wigan Watch Company
McKinley
Bryan
Jesse Grant backs silver policy in farewell to Republicans
In a farewell to the Republican party Jesse Grant, son of Gen. U.S. Grant, argues for free silver as beneficial to the nation. He says silver coinage would raise the value of exports like wheat and meat, reduce debt burden, and help solvency, while criticizing Mark Hanna and his campaign group. He urges voters to reject Hanna in the upcoming election.
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Jesse Grant
U.S. Gramt
Democratic Party
South America
Orient
GRANT
Mark Hanna
Hanna
The Fight to Restore the 71 4-Grain Silver Dollar
The Chicago Evening Journal backs silver remonetization but would redefine the dollar by severing it from its silver standard. The piece argues the old 371⁄2 grain silver dollar was a true standard used from 1690 to 1775 and during early U.S. wars, and warns against calling it a 1-cent dollar.
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Chicago) Evening Journal
Continental Congress
Great Britain
Chicago Tribune
Gold Standard Means Bankruptcy Foretold by Tribune
The Chicago Tribune on January 16 1878 warned that adopting a gold standard would cause widespread hardship. Debts would swell as prices, taxes, and mortgage pressures rise while crop prices fall and wages drop. Economic contraction would deepen with a rising gold stock and shrinking real estate values, leaving little relief.
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Chicago
Iribune
The Silver Dollar Ably Defended In Law History
The Chicago Tribune on January 19 1878 argues the 1792 law fixed a whole dollar as four hundred twelve and a half grains of silver and that weight remains the standard regardless of market value. It asserts silver dollar is equal in legal worth to the gold dollar of 26 8 10 grains.
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London
Chicago Tribune
Is Now 1896 Blind as in at 5S Daylight
The query cites a Chicago Tribune piece from January 5 1978 critiquing the folly of advocating a single gold standard. It notes a phrase about being not blind as a bat in daylight and references historical monetary debate. The request seeks summarization of this item into a concise newspaper card.
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Chicago Tribune
Indianapolis Convention Description Highlights Elite Attendees
The Indianapolis convention drew what organizers called the finest array of bankers railroad men and attorneys for corporations and trusts ever gathered, underscoring the event's prominence and networking strength.
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Indianapolis
Triste
Independent Free Coinage Stand Advocated in 1895 Letter
A July 13 1895 letter to the Atlanta Constitution published for Senator Hill argues for independent bi metallic free coinage as the ultimate U.S. monetary goal. It warns against limited schemes like the Blund bill and Sherman repeal and urges patient education while aiming for full gold and silver coinage under international or unilateral terms if needed.
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Lam
India
Atlanta Constitution
Hill
Secret 1873 4 Coinage Act Demonetized Silver Dollar
A Chicago Tribune quotation from February 23 1878 alleges a secret 1873 4 act demonetized the silver dollar without voter or presidential knowledge. It claims the act removed a government landmark and increased public and private debt.
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Chicago Tribune
Dollar Denied Standard for Silver Set by 1792 Act
Chicago Tribune notes a fixed standard for a dollar in silver from 1792, claiming 71%4 grains of pure silver equal one dollar’s worth. The piece cites a historical definition and implies the standard has never changed.
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Congress
Chicago Tribune
Silver price stance quoted from Chicago Tribune 1878
The Chicago Tribune notes that silver remains not depreciated despite demonetization, contrasting its steadiness with property or labor values. The 1878 citation highlights the era's bullion debate and monetary policy context without graphic detail.
Equal coinage double standard questioned in policy debate
The remark targets a perceived double standard by the government, condemning free coinage of silver from American mines while allowing free coinage from South African gold mines. It suggests concern over biased economic policy reflecting national interests rather than equal treatment of mineral resources.
Banquet Address Attacks Greenback Era and Bimetallism
On Saturday April 27, 1896, Chicago bankers hosted a banquet where William Cornwell, president of the New York State Bankers Association, delivered the keynote speech. He argued that organized banks and sound money advocates should have spoken out earlier to end greenback era excess and warned against international bimetallism as a dangerous illusion.
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Chicago
William ©. Cornwell
New York State Bankers’ Association
Silver value steadies amid gold surge in 1878 note
The Chicago Tribune argues in January 1878 that silver has remained comparatively stable as gold’s enormous price rise has squeezed values and paralyzed trade. It asserts people would prefer the metal that maintains equilibrium with other commodities.
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New Jersey
McClellan
Chicago ‘Tribune
Astounding Coinage Reform Reflected in Early Policy
The document recalls Hamilton and Jefferson shaping U S coinage to guard Americans against gold and silver value swings. It notes the system persisted until 1876 and cites a Tribune 1878 remark that silver dollar coinage was abolished in 1873-4 and ceased as legal tender.
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Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Chicago Tribune
Double Standard Among Founders Endorsed by Hamilton and Jefferson
The Chicago Tribune quotes from January 14, 1878 praising the idea of a dual money standard allowing debtors to pay in either silver or gold. It argues that retaining the option protects national welfare and warns against surrendering the dual standard.
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Hamilton
Jefferson
Chicago Tribune
Moneyed class vs masses in Iowa politics feud
A correspondent notes the rich oppose the masses while the masses stay silent. Senator Allison warns a friend in Washington that Bryan could carry Iowa and that outcome seems plausible.
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Allison
Washington
Bryan
Iowa
Agricultural distress and tenant farming rise in late 19th century
A Senate Agriculture report notes plummeting land values from 20.81 to 11.18 in improved Nebraska lands between 1878 and 1892, with wheat prices dropping and crop costs squeezing farmers. Tenant farmers increased across the Midwest and South, while owning farms declined in several states, amid rising tenancy nationwide and mounting annual losses per cultivated acre.
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da Senate
Tlinole
Nebraska
Ilinois
Northwest
Pennsylvania
New England
Ue Ageror Tary
United States
Gold-Goldpers Blame in 1878 Tribune Letter
A Chicago Tribune letter from January 16, 1878 denounces the push for high interest and public credit, arguing the government's option to pay silver interests remains and condemning the impact of gold advocates on property values and economic despair. It calls for resisting speculative financial pressure and warns against harming labor and enterprise.
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Chicago Tribune
The Ancient Unchuogeatite Dollar Contention
A Chicago Tribune excerpt from February 11, 1878 argues against adopting new dollar names and metals. It notes the silver dollar of 37144 grains had been the monetary standard since 1792, marking eighty one years in 1878. It frames the existing dollar as unchangeable.
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Chicago Tribune
The Silver Dollar as Unit of Value Since 1792
A Chicago Tribune note from February 28, 1878 recalls that Congress in 1792 fixed the American dollar at 87134 grains of silver and made it legal tender for all debts. Over the next eighty years coin metal content shifted, but the silver dollar remained the unit of value unchanged.
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Congress
Allver
Chicago Tribune
The Double Standard and the Gold Controversy
A Chicago Tribune observation from February 11, 1878 notes the United States held a double metallic standard from 1792 to 1873, with silver later dropped clandestinely, highlighting ongoing monetary controversy.
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Chicago Tribune
Laboring Man Prefers Work To Starvation on Gold Basis
A quotation from the Chicago Tribune dated January 9 1878 notes a laboring man would rather work for silver dollars than starve waiting for employment on a gold standard. The remark reflects economic tensions and wage currency debates of the period, illustrating workers’ preference for immediate earnings over abstract monetary standards.
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The
Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Liberty versus financial slavery in a 70 million fold campaign
A campaign frames itself as a pro test of liberty against financial slavery, appealing to a large majority of about 70,000,000 supporters. The rhetoric emphasizes freedom from economic constraints and broad democratic participation in shaping policy.
Gold Bug Outfit Tour With Generals Across States
General Alger, Howard, Sickles, Stewart and Algell travel in Alger’s private car through Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. They promote the gold standard while deriding critics as campaign theater and warn of demagogues seeking monopolistic railroad control and public burdens.
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Howard
Sickles
Stewart
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Ilinois
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Minnesota
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Kansas
Indiana
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Oho
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Abay
Jiaye
Cope
Conmunda
Ashby
Algér
Trea Mdes
Algor, Simal & Co
Remonetizing Silver Aims to Strengthen National Money
Chicago Tribune advocates remonetization of the silver dollar as a steady, inflationary boost to hard currency and the nation’s prosperity. It calls for proper coinage provisions to create a reliable stream of money resources for the United States.
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United States
Chicago Tribune
Struggles Over Gold Standard Warned By Blaine
In the Congressional Record from 1878 James G Blaine warns that a push toward a bingle gold standard would destroy silver as money and make gold the sole unit, risking worldwide disaster and harming all property except money-yielding investments. He cautions the behavioral shift would affect monetary systems and asset values globally.
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James 4. Blaine
Election Showdown Tests Carl Schurz German Vote
The November election will prove that Carl Schurz who has acted with Republicans, Democrats, and mugwumps does not carry the German American vote in his favor or against him.
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Mugwumps
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