Tariff on oats boosts Jefferson county prices
The McKinley tariff 15 cent per bushel on oats raised Jefferson county prices with Watertown at 35 to 40 cents vs Kingston 30. Census data show 1.25 to 2.0 million bushels produced. authors argue tariff stimulated demand, boosting local revenue and production. They link Ontario imports and price shifts across years to tariff effects. The piece ties farm welfare in Jefferson and other New York counties to national policy and politics.
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New York
Monroe
Wayne
Jefferson
Jefferson County
St. Lawrence
Canada
United States
Kingston
Watertown
Rural Registration Provisions For Inspectors Of Election
The 1892 law requires district inspectors to compile a registry by listing all voters from the prior poll list with exceptions for those proven to have ceased to be voters. It also adds qualified voters or those who appear before inspectors to have their names placed on the registry.
Cleveland and the Soldiers Warning to the Men Who Wore the Blue
A veteran author analyzes Grover Cleveland s motives in vetoing the dependent pension bill and questions future pay for disabled veterans. The piece contrasts Cleveland s stance with Comrade Harrison s record and urges soldiers to back Harrison to protect pensions.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Republican House
Senate
Harrison
Congress
Prosperity Under Republican Protection Gains Shown
The census bulletin lists dramatic manufacturing gains in 100 leading cities under a protection tariff. New York City adds 13,000 establishments with large capital and product values. Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Kansas City, and others show sizable increases in establishments wages and output. Voters are urged to reelect President Harrison to continue the progress.
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New York City
Rochester
N. Y
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Moz
Kan
Evansville
Ind
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Harrison
Boots and Shoes Prosperity Under Republican Tariff
The Boot and Shoe Recorder refutes Mugwump assertions on tariffs and industry. It states hides supply is 90 percent domestic, imports 10 percent, tariff effects are minimal, and prices for boots and shoes stay favorable. U.S. production, exports, and home consumption rise as consumer prices fall.
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Mugwump
Mugwumps
Recorder
What the McKinley Law Has Done for Agriculture
The piece touts agriculture gains from McKinley era policy. It cites saved home markets and yearly values for barley tobacco potatoes eggs fruits wool, and notes Republican appropriations in contrast to Democrats cutting funds. It emphasizes protection keeping wool prices higher and claims a net surplus of fifty thousand dollars.
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Philadelphia
London
Democratic Tariff Debate and Party Lines in 1890s Press
A montage of editorials criticizing Senator Hill and discussing tariff policy. It cites the New York Times attack on Hill, labor wage claims in New York 1891-2, and debate over revenue versus protective tariffs, with commentary attributed to the Petersburg Index-Appeal and Professor Arthur Perry.
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Peck
New York
Petersburg ‘Index-Appeal
Profesor Arthur, Perry
Free traders questioned on McKinley law impact
A reader challenge argues free traders blame the McKinley law for iron industry depression yet admit it lowered duties on iron and manufactures. The piece accuses free traders of inconsistent honesty and questions the tariff reform argument presented by the American Economist.
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American Economiat
Governor Flower Defends McKinley Bill for New York Farmers
Governor Flower tours New York praising the McKinley tariff. He argues the bill benefits farmers and will deny Democratic gains in Jefferson County and beyond. He predicts Cleveland supporters cannot win irrigation and farm votes, insisting the issue is settled in favor of Republicans.
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New York
Flower
Jefferson
Cleveland
Democrats Will Make the Poor Man Pay O No Taxes
The piece attacks free traders and their revenue only tariff by citing England 1883 data. Mulhall shows the rich paid 1,201,000, middle class 5,608,000, and working class 11,267,000 of 19,276,000 pounds. It argues the American workingman would bear ten times more of government costs than the rich.
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England
Mulhall
Great Britain
Free tin plate policy sparks fear of Welsh price power
The piece argues free tin plate would destroy home industry by inviting immediate price hikes from Welsh monopolists who would capitalize on duty removal. It warns that if tin plates entered free, the growing domestic industry would be crushed, leaving the nation at Welsh control over prices.
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Free Trade
Tax Question in Farm Product Market Debate
The report argues the home market remains favorable for American farm products and that living costs have not risen, with several instances where costs have actually fallen. It questions who bears the tax in this scenario.
Calamityites Howl Yet Business Remains Prosperous
A clipped editorial note compares reactions to calamities praising persistent business growth, citing New York Herald re one nanny and Indianapolis Journal context, reflecting a period voice on resilience amid upheaval.
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New York Herald
Indianapolis Journal
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