From the author of "Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey".

Anon outlines the book 1900 ~ Or: The Last President by Ingersol Lockwood

https://archive.org/details/1900orlastpresid00lock/page/n8

Opening Scene - 3 November, 1896 - NYC - Presidential Election night William McKinley (R-OH) vs. William Jennings Bryant (D-NE)

Chapter I

In this story, Bryant beats McKinley, as the Commoner's candidate. People riot against the rich. Mobs form in exuberant celebration to destroy the wealthy and powerful who have oppressed them. People are promised to be delivered from their decades of want, misery and austerity. Bryant has promised them everything [Hopey changey like]. Everyone goes to Washington to get their due from Bryant.

Chapter II

The riots are quelled by the military, at the orders of the Governor, leaving many protestors dead. Bryant had run an amazing campaign, 500 speeches in 100 days! The "people" were whipped into a frenzy, demanding immediate fulfillment of the dreams and promises. The people believe the, "usurers and barterers of human toil," have been driven out of power and that their ascension to equality was imminent. Bryant is deemed, "The Savior."

Chapter IV

On Inauguration Day, 4 March, 1897, the sun never rises. Campaign promises are forgotten. Bryant signs his first EO, replacing the Gold reserve with a Gold and Silver standard. Wall Street crashes hard…very hard. The masses carry brooms as their symbolic weapon of "cleaning house".

First act of the 55th Congress aka Chapter 5

(((Yes, I see it too. 5:5)))

The Coinage Act of 1873 is repealed, and the US mints are opened for free coinage minting at a Gold to Silver ratio of 16:1. This was followed by an Income Tax on the wealthy. The Filibuster is stricken from the Senate to prevent it from blocking or slowing any of Bryant's legislation. The Civil Service system is reformed to "clean house". National Banks are repealed from existence. Threats of Secession begin to circulate in Congress. The ruling party sneers, gloating over their win. [Elections have consequences, I suppose] New states are added, and Texas is divided. The losing party is livid.

=Chapter VI

Everything gets Nationalized

Chapter VII

Everyone goes nuts collecting silver. Bryant's is unable to maintain 16:1 gold/silver parity. Congress blames Wall Street. Heavy taxes are laid upon the "wealthy" to rectify the situation. Luxury taxes, estate taxes, taxes on writing a check, taxes upon incorporating a business, yacht taxes, taxes on foreign travel. It becomes a felony to make a profit from the rise of fall of the value of bonds. The value of "The People's Dollar" begins a long slow decline. Silver becomes so devalued that barter becomes the preferred method of exchange. Debtors and Debt collectors alike require assistants to carry the massive amounts of low value silver coins to settle their debts.

Continued next post

>>6203142

Continued from last post

Chapter VIII - The Fateful Year of '99

With everything in shambles, Bryant cries, "My country, oh, my country, how willingly would I give my life for thee, if by such a sacrifice I could restore thee to thy old time prosperity" [Call for MAGA?] The South makes many gains in national political seats and lobbies to repeal the Tobacco Tax, as they argue that their debt for the Civil War had been paid, many times over, to the enrichment of the businessmen of the North. Fears of a Second Rebellion underpin the movement of troops in and about Washington D.C. Democrats raise the alarm of "TREASON" at the southerners demands for reduced taxes. Bryant is ineffective and under-prepared for the challenges. He pales and says, "…the sceptre of power…had grown [to a] crown of thorns…being pressed down with cruel hands upon his own [head]."

Chapter IX

Surprise…Socialism Sucks. The North fears complete loss of all they have built…upon the backs of the South, and now considers secession. They propose a 3-way split into a Federation (or confederation) of Three Republics; The North, The South, & The West, in a "Declaration of Dissolution". While the nation idles waiting to see what happens, the "commoners" become fixated on the news of the day rather than industry. The 56th Congress democrats enter and does more of the same, making things even worse. Everyone is pissed at Washington DC.

Chapter X

At the 11th hour of last day of 1899 - the day before the dawn of a new year, a new century, and perhaps a new world - every glance and word uttered in D.C. is now a source of a conspiracy. Politicians are haggard and overworked. The South is moving to reclaim all taxes paid, since the end of the Civil War, to the South for the issuance of Confederate Civil War veterans’ pensions. A vote on the splitting of the nation into thirds is imminent. The "Commoners" stream to D.C. expecting the undoing of The Republic at any moment. At the last moment before the North abandons the Union, The President, William Jennings Bryant, appears in the hall of Congress. The people demand he be heard for this was all his plan. Can he fix the mess? He calls for a prayer and then begins to deliver his State of the Union speech. The Speaker of the House gavels him down. He retorts. The bells of the city begin to toll the midnight hour…

You'll have to read the last page yourself to see how it ends.

https://archive.org/details/1900orlastpresid00lock/page/47

Recommended additional reading

The election of 1896 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election The Third Party System in the US aka The Gilded Age (1856-1894) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Party_System The Fourth Party System in the US aka The Progressive Era aka Depression - War - Depression (1895-1932) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Party_System The Fifth Party System aka The New Deal (1932-1966) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Party_System The Coinage Act of 1873 aka Mint Act aka The Crime of '73 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_Act_of_1873

>>6203162

:)

>>6203160

My pleasure

>>6203384

The Armor of God

>>6203452

Better check with Weather…gonna be alotta moon tonight till late.