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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
2
The writer protests quoting Blaine on coinage and silver bullion. He argues fair quotation would reveal Blaine’s 1878 position aligned with today’s Republican stance.
Reports to the Department of Agriculture indicate losses in Pennsylvania may reach a quarter of a million dollars. In affected counties the worm has caused about 10,000 dollars in some townships, with individual farmer losses ranging from 50 to 600 dollars. Oats barley and grass suffer the worst damage.
Dtn's Review of August 15th notes firmer stock market sentiment yet other conditions fail to improve. Government reports show crops sustaining serious injuries while labor difficulties persist. Closings of establishments for lack of work and banks refusing loans have checked operations across many industrial and commercial branches.
The Republicans of Chautauqua county nominate Jerome B. Fisher for County Judge Alonzo Halliday for Superintendent of the Poor and Thomas Hutson for County Treasurer. Friends of Judge Fisher in Warren county will be glad to congratulate him next November.
Maryland Republicans plan county clubs to register every Republican voter and educate them on voting. Indications from border states show Republicans preparing for strong efforts and likely success.
Bryan's visit to New York last week failed to impress. His plan to visit New England was dropped, and he was told to keep quiet while seeing old friends on the Hudson. Next week he heads home and is set to speak on the journey if his voice holds out.
A pamphlet titled Good Roads for Pennsylvania issued by John Hamilton Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is praised as containing valuable instruction for the construction and maintenance of good roads and should be in the hands of all interested.
The Mail notes it is forty-eight years old in the past week, issue No. 1 opens the forty-ninth volume, and it expresses hope for a fitting fiftieth anniversary celebration while finishing with a courteous greeting.
Young men who voted on the age test must be on the registry list to be eligible to vote this fall, and must have paid a state tax or fee.
Warren County Republicans urge formation of local clubs in each district to boost outreach and engage more residents in party activities and campaigns. The plan targets broader participation and organized grassroots support across the county.
The audience applauded civility then left as Bryan read thirty three pages of a prepared speech. The performance failed to impress both friend and foe, reinforcing the view that he is unfit for high office and serving as a rebuke to Chicago revolutionists who seek to damage the Democracy. The New York Sun noted the event on August 13.
The gold Democrats plan a convention at Indianapolis on September 2 to nominate a ticket. They assert they need not be ashamed to vote as Democrats but concede they could make their point by backing McKinley and sound money.
The St. Louis Democrat notes that supporters of returning to pre 1873 money ignore government actions. It cites the coinage of more than fifty times as many silver dollars as prior, illustrating repeated restorations of monetary value.
The passage brands Bryan as a populist figure, praising his energetic rhetoric. It portrays him as a leading representative of laborers against capitalists, noting his influence at the Chicago convention and a broader eastern audience receptive to his fiery speech.
A 1900s style pitch touts the Buffalo Express as the best political paper for presidential year coverage. It promises fair reporting with daily dispatches from political centers, thorough field coverage, and easy subscription options through newsdealers, newsboys, or postmasters.
Pennsylvania Rail road Company will sell excursion tickets on August 22 24 25 26 27 and 28 good to return until August 31 inclusive at one fare for round trip from principal stations between East Liberty and Bryn Mawr on the Northern Central Railway north of and including Luther ville and on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Division. For information regarding train service and specific rates application should be made to ticket agents.
Excursion via the Nickle Plate road on Aug 30 31 and Sept 1 offers unexcelled diners and sleepers. Organized for members and followers traveling to St Paul for the G A Encampment. Reservations advised to secure seating and lodging accommodations.
G A R encampment in St Paul notes Nickel Plate Road offers through Chicago sleeping cars and diners on the August 30 31 and September 1 trains. A public health aside recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a mild effective bowel remedy praised by B B Buffman. Morris Mullen Warren and P B Canfield Corydon carry the medicine.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cure. The remedy relieves pain in bladder, kidneys, back and urinary passages in both sexes, with immediate effect on water retention. Sold by Noyes drug store.
In Columbus on Saturday August 15 the Republican rally drew about 10,000 as Sen. John Sherman, followed by Sen. J. B. Foraker and Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, argued for McKinley and free coinage of silver criticized as a threat to debt payment. Sherman warned free silver would debase the dollar, harm creditors, and threaten U S bonds while praising McKinley’s record and party policy.
A group of workers debates free silver and national prosperity. A silverite cites labor's wealth, Wall Street profits, and patriotism while another man challenges him with a war veteran question. The exchange centers on who pays, who profits, and who truly defends the nation.
A wage earner in New York Times quotes an old Civil War soldier in a shop confrontation. The veteran denounces modern pat riotism and repudiation talk, recalls marching to defend the Union, and warns against slurring the Stars and Stripes. He contrasts thrift among workers with calls to repudiate debt and urges keeping the flag honor intact.
In the Holidaysburg Register the editorial calls on Pennsylvania Republicans to avoid carelessness even with a likely large victory. It condemns Democratic repudiation of debts, urges unity in opposition to repudiation and anarchy, and supports a protective tariff to revive industries. It urges active organization in every district to defeat the Democratic platform.
Seized properties include two island and borough parcels totaling about 55 perches to 1 acre, plus adjoining tracts totaling 100 acres and 25 acres, all described with bounds and landmarks. The land, with five two story frame houses, is held by William Kline and Eliza Kline and sold under execution to Patrick Fraher for Helping Hand Building and Loan Association.
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