Cleveland and tariff reform in The Commoner view
The piece critiques the Richmond Telegram editorials on tariff reform and William Jennings Bryan. It argues Cleveland pursued tariff limits inconsistently, supported high tariffs at times, and opposed reforms to curb trusts, while The Commoner advocates broader anti trust and money questions and denounces reliance on tariff alone.
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Cleveland
Richmond Telegram
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Congress
John Sherman
Wilson
House
Senate
McKinley
Allence
Republic
Beelis
Democratic Party
Administration persistence defies native wishes in Philippines
The administration pushes friars to leave the Philippines while natives oppose their presence. Officials refuse to honor local desires, continuing to stay despite public protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Republican papers push for Democratic Party reorganization
The author notes that Republican outlets show strong interest in Democratic reorganization not from fear but from eagerness to support the reorganizers, highlighting political maneuvering across factions.
The Profits of Annexation Editorial Figures
The Kansas City Journal compares $62,200,000 paid for added lands before the Spanish war with 1903 navy and army appropriation increases totaling $49,262,718 and $48,277,528 respectively. It notes 1897 totals of $52,668,853 and 1903 estimates of $170,208,821, an increase of $117,540,246, not counting $20,000,000 for the Philippines and related expenses under imperial policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Republican
Dominions
Spain
Kansas
Navy
Philippines
Trusts Threaten President as Pressure Mounts
The Chicago RecordHerald reports waves of letters and telegrams urging the president to slow his anti trust program. Promoters and big capital interests fear a panic and press the administration to avoid broad restraint while the president seeks to target only the bad trusts and curb stock manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
Wellman
Chicago Record-Herald
Oyster Bay
Amnesty proclamation read in Manila amid colonial events
Dispatch notes the amnesty proclamation was read in Manila while the article omits any reference to the Declaration of Independence and the government asserts authority comes from the consent of the governed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Gov
Harmony Hope Amid Political Rivalry
A editorial urges party managers to pursue democratic harmony rather than meddling with the republican boss-fiddle, warning that such interference undermines unity and weakens the party's standing.
Attorney General Knox Targets Trusts
An administration exchange proclaims Knox's ongoing pursuit of trusts, indicating a relentless campaign since his appointment. The remark frames his actions as a long-standing effort against powerful corporate entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Trusts
Money for Strikers and the Tariff War
Secretary Wilson warned at Indianapolis that protecting the anthracite strike would require about $600,000 weekly, split by a $1 weekly levy on soft coal miners and outside funds. He argued employers back a tariff-driven political system, while miners support fellow workers. The piece contrasts union aims with corporate power, notes Roosevelt's injunctions against trusts, and urges action to curb trust extortion without harming tariff protection.
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Wilson
Coal Minera’ Organization
Miners’ Convention
Indianapolis
Europe
Congress
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Moody Snys
Litthefield
Potters Discuss Formation of National Trust to Control Output
Representatives from leading American potteries met in Chicago to form an association that would regulate production and prices across the industry. The move signals new competition among firms and a push to undercut tariffs while appealing to the public for relief from high home-market pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potters’ Trust
Chicago
Republican Congress
Anarchy Talk Shifts View On Corporate Power And Trusts
Within the past two years a rise in anarchists challenging the idea of corporate vested rights to suppress competition is noted. Henry Crews, not seen as a radical, argues that trusts can be regulated or privileges withdrawn if abused, signaling a move toward correcting corporate concentration without revolutionary alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Crews
Moody Seeks to Sell Roosevelt Backing as Littlefield Drafts Bill
The article claims Moody is trumpeting a bill allegedly being prepared by Congressman Littlefield of Maine at the alleged urging of President Roosevelt. The piece hints at political maneuvering and renewed advocacy for the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Heam
Littlefield
Maine
Roosevelt
United for Public Robbery in Cuban Reciprocity Fiasco
The piece argues that Republican leaders show unity with protected interests as infant industries rally to beet sugar. It claims Congress sided with special interests, creating an uncontrollable artificial monster and urging collective accountability to avoid mutual ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Franklin
Republican Party
No Matter Who the Swindler
Column argues American meat eaters care little who swindles them as long as prices are not extorted. It contends that the public seeks relief from extortion but doubts the Republican party can provide it under current leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust Defenders
Republican Party
Mean and Vicious Tariff Debate Sets Tone
Amid harsh tirades the piece condemns tariff policies as demoralizing and unpatriotic. It cites manufacturers seeking more protection while not earning fair profits, denounces the whole system as mean and vicious and blasts workers like Oxnard for blocking Cuba policy.
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Sam
Jess
Oxnard
Cuba
Day of Reckoning for the Republican Party
A political commentary warns of a forthcoming reckoning for Republicans blaming them for surrendering to trusts. It asserts voters see through deception and faults the just-ended Congress for blindly obeying trust agendas, predicting costly settlement for the party.
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Republican Party
Congress
True Republican Policy and the Exposition Subsidies
The piece argues against treasury draws for deficits of expositions at Buffalo and Charleston. It condemns special privilege and favors giving public money to private interests, urging equal treatment for all states without monopolies on subsidies.
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National Treasury
Buffalo
Charleston
Protection Needed to Curb Steel Trust Power
Mr Schwab declares the steel trust is larger than feared and argues the industry should be kept from charging excessive prices by a protective tariff. The statement aims to galvanize public demand for limiting steel prices to fair levels amid trust dominance.
Are Republicans Masters or Tariff Captives
The piece argues Republicans raised the Dingley tariff beyond what they would have for strategic reciprocity yet cannot cut it by reciprocity or any means. It questions whether the party controls its own policy or is led by tariff subsidized interests.
Not Much Difference in Canada and United States Policy
The text argues that Canada protects those who rob the American government while the United States protects those who rob the American people, naming the beef trust and the eteef trust as examples. It presents a satirical comparison of protective aims between the two nations.
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Canada
United States
Beef Trust
The Kidnapped Poodle Ruse Ends in Mischief and Scandal
Billinger plots to steal Miss Mayhew’s pug Chicot with a bribed butcher’s boy. Batterson foils the plan by secretly taking the dog, then returns to expose the theft. In the end Billinger confronts the mystery before Miss Mayhew.
The Lord Pleetheringion and the Lost Dog Mystery
In a dramatic room scene Batterson claims he found Chicot the dog, while Billinger awaits sentence. Miss Mayhew returns, reveals her engagement to Lord Bletherington, and the mood shifts as the trio exits. A butcher’s boy grins from an automobile dash as fate lurches toward mint juleps.
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OH Billinger
Chicot
Mr. Batterson
Batterson
Billinger
Miss Mayhew
Walts
John Street
New York
Ife
Ocean Depths and Landmass Compared in Globe Shoveling Thought
A speculative note says if all land above sea level were shoveled into the North Atlantic the average depth would fall from two miles to one mile. The idea emphasizes vast oceanic depth versus land area.
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Globe
North Atlantic
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David B. Hill
The
New York World
Hill
Hiu
Mayhew
Dio
Broad Street
Tihiss
Sillingep
Lord Pleetheringion
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