Political News and The Democratic Convention Report
Preside William and Stevenson urge voters to approve bonds for water works and electric fight projects. Senator Frank J. Cannon, once allied with Dubois, elected temporary Democratic convention chair at Bast Lakes. Commentary critiques on gold standard supporters, Bryan, and farmer prosperity amid trust profits and political pressure.
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Frank J. Cannon
Urah
St. Louis
Bred T. Dubois
Bast Lakes
Frank Cannon
Roosevelt at New York Republicans rally calls for free silver
At the New York state Republican convention in Saratoga on September S, Theodore Roosevelt urged voters to support McKinley and warned that backing Bryan would bring free silver and upheaval to the economy. He pressed that legislators elected would be bound by the electorate, and a Bryan win would mark a mandate for silver and potential ruin of financial stability.
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Trust
Guy Tarating
Golf Standard
Saratoga
N.Y
Roosevelt
New York
Tigan
Bryan
Chicago
Blin
Washington
Apor
McKinley
Tribune
Beyan
Abbie
Teibaine
United States
Cleveland
Pountey
Great Britain
India
Congress
Jones
Brown
Rogers
Salt Lake Tribune Targets Secretary Gage In Silver Debate
A passionate critique argues Secretary Gage supports gold policy and harms silver interests. It calls for Bryan's election to avert fiscal disaster and accuses the Tribune of undermining public trust by defending financial orthodoxy. The letter urges publication to reveal perceived government risks.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Gage
Tribune
Salt Lake
Bryan
Jarl Schurz
Secretary of the Treasury
Statement on Brywn and LSM Security Policy Deferment
Fragmentary quotation discusses commercial and industrial interests, duty to act on suggestion, and a plan to wait for Brywn to retract a statement by LSM. Mentions Cobe and the goal of maintaining a standard to prevent Wan Tam from eliminating 107.
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Brywn
The Bonds and Weiser Water Light Question
A Weiser public issue advocates building a municipal water and electric system. The piece argues bonds funded by user charges will cover costs, prevent taxes, and avoid private franchise monopolies, urging residents to vote for the project despite opposing voices. It contrasts this with editorials and silver debates shaping local finance.
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Weiser
Foel
Pagan
Prosperity claims and reform echoes in Utah dialogue
A critical appraisal argues that creditor class dominance and financing policies harm ordinary whites, urging finance reform and labeling prosperity as illusory. It references Oregon politics, Klondike gold, and wage inequality, urging action against banking power while warning against false claims of economic improvement.
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Tribune
Contention Over Press Bias in Idaho Campaign
The Boise Statesman faces sharp criticism as biased and evasive in campaign coverage. The letter attacks its partisanship, questions explanations for farmer and wage issues, and cites farm costs, rail rates, and wartime spending to argue the paper misleads readers about economic strains and political stakes.
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Boise Statesman
Bryan
Palouse
North Idaho
Cartidge
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Stevenson
Portland
Telegeun
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Trilne
M. E. Sommercamp. & CO
Merghants Weiser
Idaho
Sears
Oregon
The
Oregonian
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Jmiocner
Shelmeh
Utah
Goodwin
U.S. Senate
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Willie
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Teddy
New York Evening Journal
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