Republican State Platform Hears Loyal to Union and Tariff
The Tawaim state convention declares government rests with the people and defends premium protection, praising McKinley era policies and Blaine leadership. It attacks Democratic recalls of union soldiers, argues for hard currency, reciprocal trade, and high wages, and lauds Harrison administration for prosperity and honor.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
Wiley Buy
Lernic
New World
James G. Blaine
Cleveland
Congress
America
Benjamin Maroson
Hum
Boies campaign speech cited amid pension and liquor debates
The piece critiques Governor Boies in Grundy Center addressing protection, silver, pension, and local option. It argues his positions shift on key issues, claims promises failed, and accuses party actions of targeted pension attacks and weak liquor regulation. The author frames Boies as politically expedient and seeks voter scrutiny.
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Boies
Walter I. Hayes
Iowa
Grundy Center
Cleveland
Thomas G. Shearman
Harrison
Iis
Hiver Iuills
Judge Wagenen
Rock Falls
Moses
Atlantic Post Office
Henry Fry
Fry
Royal Arch
Atlantic
Hoke Smith
Southron
Griswold
Lewis
Victoria
Massena
Cass County
Washington
Senate
Shearman
van Wagenen
Fullen
Ohio farmer’s day ends with bad news and quick vote
A democratic farmer sells wool for 1214 cents per pound then learns his pension is stopped. A city letter says his son’s factory closed and he is out of work. He cashes a bank certificate, finds the bank failed, and then heads home to vote the Republican ticket.
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Toledo
Fiat money and greenbacks in US finance history
An opinion piece argues that money must be legal tender and that fiat paper money like greenbacks constitutes real money. It cites Mill Adams Smith and the U S Supreme Court to claim government power to issue currency in peace or war, asserting fiatism as law.
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John Stuart Mill
Wade
Adams Smith
United States
Chicago Inter Ocean
Ttco
United States Supreme Court
Wallace
Legislative Department
Treasury
Greenback Party
Repubcan Congress
Republican Supreme Court
Spanked Child Whines Over Pension Purge Dispute
A reader letter denounces The Democrat for adding names to its pension list and reports George and William Lansing switching to The Telegraph over pension policy. The writer challenges the doctor to name one of the twenty men who demanded the paper, highlighting partisan tensions in the pension debate.
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George
William Lansing
Democrat
Telegraph
Electric Bitters Leading Medicinal Tonic Says Advertisement
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as the leading pure medicinal tonic for stomach liver and kidneys. It claims to cure sick headache indigestion consumption and malaria, with a money back guarantee and price of 50 cents per bottle. Palmer & Findley are listed as sellers.
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Palmer & Findley
Critics clash over local papers and political bias
A heated exchange criticizes the Democrat and The Telegraph for bias and pandering. The writer argues the Telegraph pretends to reflect the people while praising leaders and parties, urging fair treatment and adherence to the common man's views.
Doctor Chase and the Purity Debate in 1893 Letter
In a 1893 correspondence, Terrence Duffey defends Doctor Chase’s inflammatory writing while asserting Democrats cherish purity. The writer predicts Chase will retaliate with personal attacks, vowing to ignore insults and continue political sparring rather than descend to gutter rhetoric.
Dr. Dismisses Doctor in Words From Massena Sermon
A Massena priest’s scripture line is cited as a counter to the Doctor’s vulgarity. Readers loyal to the church are urged not to engage, with the aim of driving the Doctor away from public discourse.
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Massena
Name the man behind pension article claim insists
A letter-profile urges Dr Chase to reveal the author of a last week Telegraph piece titled Dr Chase and the Pensioners. The writer accuses a local pension procurement figure, unnamed here, of drafting the article and demands identification to clear the doctor’s name. The piece warns the editor of consequences for not naming the individual.
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Chage
Par
Dr. Chase
Pension Department
Lim
Uuti
Boies
Atlantic
Weaver's Independent Bid Faces Iowa Platform Clash
The article analyzes General Weaver's challenge to the Iowa Republican platform as he leans toward running as an independent candidate for senator. It notes Weaver’s self presentation as a friend of the people and labor, critiques his stance on debt and currency, and explains how the Republican platform, shaped by Mr. Clark, counters Weaver’s positions while stressing fiscal stability and maintaining purchasing power.
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Weaver
Iowa
General Weaver
Clark
Abraham Lincoln
Coffin Declines to Seek Governor on Prohibition Ticket
Coffin declines to run for governor on the prohibition ticket and is bitterly opposed to a township option, signaling a contentious local political split.
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Coffin
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