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Newspaper

Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1888

Page

4

Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad Timetable Note

An old timetable lists trains between Indianapolis and Vincennes in Central Standard Time. It shows connections at Vincennes to Evansville Memphis New Orleans and other southern points with daily service except Sundays. Managers James McCrea and Ford sign as general offices and age Pittsbury, Pa.

Vincennes Evansville Osiro Memphia New Orleans Bundsys James McCrea Ford Gen Coos Pittsbury Chicago Daily News Corgan Curiaco Daily News Chicago Lisa Sie Lawson

Monon Route Links Chicago to Gulf Coast Tickets

From Lake Michigan south to Stettento and Chicago to Michigan City the Monon offers two routes toward Indianapolis and Cincinnati via Lafayette and Louisville. The line markets Pullman cars and sleeper services with tourist tickets and parcel rates. For details contact General Passenger Agent L. McCormick in Chicago and agent A. J. Whitaker in Bloomfield Tad.

Lake Michigan Stetteto Chicago Michigan City Indianapol Jacinnati Monon Lafaeyette Gulf Coast Plorica Kentucky Tennessee

Tariffs and duties across industries in historic schedule

A dense list details tariff rates for oil, white lead, wool, and zinc products from 1789 to 1883, noting Mills bill effects and ad valorem charges. It cites varied rates, mixed schedules, and adjustments through 1953 for clothing and cloaks, ending with commentary on political figures and newspapers.

Senators Clash Over Canada Retaliation Policy

In Ohio several million dollars are invested in fake concessions and would be harmed by retaliation, claims Senator Sherman. The New York World critiques Republican leaders for pursuing terms that protect special interests while showing patriotism as selective. Harrison comments that the tariff relies on a fixed war average of 47 percent, with Republicans resisting any lowering, arguing only a principle, while politicians spend what the people will pay.

Sherman Canada Ohio Mr. Delaine Portland Bob Acres New York World Harrison Congress Watterson England America Cobden Peel United States Washington Hamilton Treasury Clay Democratic Club Tie Tle Underigh Brooklyn Eagle

Political Platform Described as Weakened and Discredited

Cincinnati Inquirer notes the Republican national platform is battered and ignored by state conventions and speakers. Cleveland Plain Dealer asserts candidate Harrizon seeks rest and earns sympathy as his party declines.

Cincinnati Inquirer Uarrizon Cleveland Plain Dealer

Jacksons Electoral Victory and Economic Claims Cited

A reconstructed reminiscence recalls threats against Andrew Jackson and claims by opponents that real estate would fall in value and pork prices would shift under Clay or Jackson. It notes Jackson's 219 electoral votes to 49 for Clay and Sergeant Parton, and mentions the life of Andrew Jackson.

Shade of Jackson Clay Sergeant Parton Andrew Jackson Heal Association P.O. Box Bors Atusa Dr. W. Parker Haravaru Medical College Boston Yasmey Eever

Political tariff dispute between Cleveland and Harrison over surplus

The article compares President Cleveland and Gen. Harrison on tariff policy and the surplus. Cleveland advocates reducing the tariff to keep about 130 million in the people’s pockets, arguing the surplus funds are unnecessary taxation. Harrison favors using surplus to buy bonds, opposing direct tax relief and claiming tariffs benefit monopolists while hindering the public.

Cleveland Clarkson Treasury Tiarrison Lnt Ile Elresik U Eney Dyer Gen. Warrison Harrison Gen

Inside New York Headquarters of the National Democratic Committee

The article tours the Democratic committee offices at 10 West Twenty-ninth Street New York describing the ornate interior, staff offices including Calvin S. Brice and William McClelland, and the German Bureau led by Herman Oelrichs. It notes the campaign’s bright prospects and quotes a Brooklyn Eagle critique of tariff theory.

National Democratic Committee West Twenty-ninth Street New York Sturtevant Broadway Gilsey Fifth Avenue Sixth Avenue Mmost Twenty-eighth Street Headquarters Tere Cleveland Thurman Col. Tracy Herman Oelrichs Calvin S. Brice William McClelland Gen. le Fevre Ohio Speakers’ Bureau William H. Barnum National Committee Executive Committee United States Charles J. Canda W. E. Hughes Col. E. B. Dickinson Campaign Committee

Eastport Fire Relief and Free Timber Debate in Congress

In Calais and Eastport the speaker praised recovery from the great fire and blamed the Mills bill for inviting duty free timber imports. A forty ninth congress petition from Eastport asks relief to rebuild with free building materials, citing Portland 1806 precedents. Congressman Boutelle supports the relief bill, questioning whether Eastport and Boutelle favor protection or free raw materials in distress.

Calais Eastport Congress Congressman Boutelle Portland Boutelle Capt. Boutelle Boston Herald

Maine woolen maker archibald linn backs free wool and mills bill

Archibald Linn of Blaine Maine, a forty year wool producer, advocates Cleveland's message and the Mills bill in The Lewiston Gazette interview. He argues free wool would let him pay workers the same wages while underselling English manufacturers, citing higher American labor and machinery costs.

Blaine Maine Archibald Linn Lewiston Gazette Cleveland England Brooklyn

Secret of Senate Tariff Delay Revealed by Correspondent

Washington correspondent for The New York Evening Post cites a Republican senator who says delays stem from fear that a tariff bill would prompt a presidential message urging passage for treasury relief and industrial recovery. The worry is that any real tax relief would trigger such a move.

Senate Washington New York Evening Post United States Treasury Commerce Industry St. Louis Republic

Trusts and Politics Stir in St. Paul Globe Excerpt

Mr Blaine attacks the Republican platform calling trusts private affairs and state issues While Plumed Knight backs trusts and monopolies Harrison echoes empty labor rhetoric The Spider and the Fly line headlines a pointed clash in a St Paul Globe excerpt.

Blaine Plumed Knight Harrison Unian St. Paul Globe

Political cartoon critique targets farmers and big financiers

The piece accuses Alger, Rusk, Stockbridge and other Republican figures of conspiring to deceive Michigan farmers. It portrays forty lumber and salt millionaires as enriching themselves while supporting McKinley’s Chicago platform. They back Harrison and Morton for four more years.

Alger Rusk Stockbridge Michigan McKinley Chicago Harrison Morton Chicago Herald

Import figures rise and fall after 1857 tariff act

The 1857 tariff act became law March 3 and triggered import totals of 848 038 004 in 1857 after a pre act 310 482 310 level in 1858. The next year imports dropped sharply, following the low tariff period, with fiscal years ending June 30. San Francisco was noted as a mining center.

Chronicle San Francisco

Edifying Republican Spectacle Noted by Albany Argus

The Albany Argus praises a Republican display amid calls to curb indulgent manufacturers. Tarrison, Miller, Blaine, and Foster are cited in a broad critique of industry policy and political rhetoric.

Tarrison Miller Blaine Foster Albuany Argus

Let Well Enough Alone in Tariff Revision Debate

Critics argue against tariff changes claiming the United States is defined by striving for the best rather than settled policy. The dispute centers on whether revisions should proceed or be left as is, reflecting broader tensions between restraint and reform.

United States

Farmers Claim Fifteen Foot Snake Sighted in Indiana

Boston Globo argues that under a policy taxing whisky voters for Harrison should pause to consider how such dreadful sights would multiply under a reign of cheap whisky.

Indiana Harrison Boston

Wage Inequality and Protective Duties Debate

The New York Commercial Advertiser attacks protective duties as falsely keeping wages high for consumers. It quotes Blaine on labor efficiency and argues tariff removal would not raise prices, roiling discussions of wage and price effects.

The New York Commercial Advertiser

Awkward Speech Highlights Political Rhetoric Flaws

The excerpt rebukes candidate Clarkison for misrepresentation and alleged falsehoods about government surplus and proposed remedies. It contrasts a charged admission that undercuts his theory with a smear of deliberate distortion. It also lampoons tariff rhetoric and a Maine figure praising trusts, illustrating partisan satire.

Clarkison Axrrison St. Paul Globe

Warner's Log Cabin Remedies Promoted by Proponent

An article promotes Warner's Log Cabin remedies including sarsaparilla cough and consumption remedy hair tonic and plaster. It argues that old herbal formulas from log cabins offer safer cures than modern drugs and urges readers to ask their druggists to stock these products.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Warner Nature

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