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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
2
A Georgia paper reports on the boycott debate in Congress, noting opposition from Governor Ross and Tillman allies in South Carolina, and mentions the Force bill status, pensions totals, and European prices. It covers local elections in Sumter and Marion counties, alliance activity, and regional political tensions shaping Georgia politics.
Wyoming celebrated admission to statehood with a vast parade through Cheyenne led by state militia civic groups and U S troops. In Congress sharp opposition formed to a Senate irrigation survey amendment, risking a long clash between House and Senate unless revised.
The chairman and several members of the Republican census committee say they do not think there will be any reapportionment this session, but they do not know what Speaker Reed may determine upon. Verily, our great government has come to be a Reed machine, wholly and without reserve.
The Recorder notes that Northern business leaders fear forced policy changes will depreciate Southern property and hurt mining and manufacturing interests. Leading Republicans met in Birmingham to draft a memorial to Congress opposing the bill, arguing it is unconstitutional, harms the South, disrupts commerce, and unsettles society.
Col Jack Brown may seek Congress on the Alliance platform to split the white vote, while Kansas corn and New York cotton markets show damage and attempted price manipulation. Maryland tariff fights loom as crops fail in New Jersey and grape and peach yields collapse, with mothers urged to use Winslow’s syrup for teething and malaria concerns cited in promotional notices.
The report details unconstructed and instructed delegate moves in Pike, Morgan, and other counties, with figures from Attorney General races, contesting candidates like Lester, Norwood, and Northen, and ledgers from Dooly, Muscogee, and Walton. It notes alliance activity, local endorsements, and upcoming primaries, plus a health ad for P.P.P. and Hood’s Sarsaparilla promotions.
A fragment notes men drawn to drink by various means while praising patent tonics. It mentions going to clubs, eczema and scalp eruptions, doctors failing, the use of P P P and P P P P regimens claiming hair regrowth and acne cure, presenting a sensational anecdotal remedy claim with promotional tone.
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