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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1892
Page
4
A Prohibition Million Voters Plan circulates papers asking signatures to pledge voting for Prohibition candidates if 1,000,000 names are gathered. The piece warns Republicans to refuse signing and to notify signers who misled them. It argues Democrats exploit signatures to boost Prohibition efforts and harm Grover Cleveland’s ticket.
A Washington legation member says England prefers Cleveland in the U.S. election and warns that British opposition to Harrison would aid Cleveland. He notes tariff sentiment in Canada and cites U.S. trade moves with Cuba and reciprocity. Other editorials mock Grover and Adlai substitutes in relation to the Grand Army.
The piece argues that Canadian workers earn 75 percent less than U S workers due to free trade. It recounts Canadian laborers from Kingston sent to Thousand Islands park, arrested at the border for contract labor, and links this to political choices. It promotes Harrison and Reid to maintain higher wages.
In 1861 to present, soldiers received about 1.424 billion in pensions while bondholders were paid about 2.635 billion. A Republican senate passed four general pension bills but the Democratic House blocked them. The bills covered women in service, boosted helpless veterans pensions, limb loss, and Mexican War survivors. A reader cites tariff debates as misdirection, showing a gun price example to argue protectionist policy.
The piece argues that every extra dollar of American goods sent abroad benefits voters in the United States. It cites data showing American cotton exports to Brazil totaling 2,040,749 yards in the eleven months to June 30, while Britain’s exports to Brazil fell by 27,900,000 yards. It claims exports to Brazil will rise and English exports fall further if Harrison and Reid are elected.
The Winona Republican accuses Mugwumps and Cleveland Democrats of concealing their free coinage stance. It says threats to withhold patronage forced some pro free coinage Democrats to vote against it. The piece claims none will abandon free silver views after election.
The Liverpool Journal of Commerce quotes the assertion that English sympathy would help the Democrats win the White House, while the St Louis Globe Democrat notes the U S would resist an English led win. The Globe-Democrat predicts months of rhetoric as England prefers the Democrats.
The San Francisco Call argues the Democratic education campaign pushes to equalize American labor with European and Asiatic workers and questions whether American workers will support a party proposing wage reduction to Old World levels in both protected and unprotected industries.
The Week's quotations cover grains and provisions in New York with prices for wheat rye corn oats linseed lard butter cheese eggs pork and calves. Regional notes from Baltimore Philadelphia and Greens favored by farm markets list grain and produce prices, fresh fruit and vegetables with crates per basket per hundred weight and ranges for milk cattle and poultry.
Train timetables show stops at Olean Wellsville Jamestown and Wellaville with various offload and pickup points. The Erie Route promotes fast service to Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and coast destinations with through tickets and checked baggage to save time. Further details available from the Buffalo division agent A W Bovis.
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