Naval Crusher Testimony Boosts Whitney Navy Revival
Lieut Fullam testifies to a dramatic navy rebuild under Secretary Whitney, tracing waste under Robeson and Chandler. He praises the Vesuvius and ironclads, notes domestically built guns and armor, and claims seven ironclads and fourteen cruisers will form a strong fleet with lower costs.
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Cleveland
New York Tribune
John Roach
Vitus Speech Defends Policies and Civil Service Reform
Col Vitus delivers a forceful defense of aches and baties, arguing the need for open discussion of government policies. The Herald questioned admin silence and warns the policy ties to party interest, urging public debate and trust in the people.
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Herald
Chieuys Terald
Amusing Punishment for Campaign Tale Credits
A Chicago Tribunal punishes a diverting pamphlet that claimed President Cleveland is related to Brigham Youngs wife and asserted General Harrison descends from Driftwood Johnson of Cincinnati. The paper cites the slander as due to a sub-editor's accident or carelessness.
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Chicago Tribunal
Haas
Cleveland
Amys
Brigham Young
Gen. Harrison
Driftwood Johnson
Unclear historic editorial on voter influence and policy
A fragment discusses how business state affects election influence, praising President Cleveland and the administration's policy. It notes party supporters should back the president, citing confidence in his wisdom and discretion. The text is incomplete and quotes a prior misattributed remark.
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Ton
Cleveland
Mer
Fragmented OCR Passing for a Political Letter
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions political figures and parties, referencing Republicans and a letter. It hints at delays and a public stance but lacks clear names, dates, or events due to corruption.
Uncertain Republican Stand Marked by Purse and Platform
A chaotic assessment from the New York World depicts Scajamin Harrison as unsure how to respond to party issues. The piece questions whether to defend the Chicago platform or await Senate edits, and whether to admit a surplus or advocate spending.
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Scajamin Harrison
Chicago
Senate
New York World
British sympathy cited over women’s fashion change
The report notes that English women’s fashion changes provoke discussion abroad as Cleveland discards a peculiar item of dress. The piece suggests British sympathy and goodwill toward the administration amid the controversy.
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Cleveland
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Poeulist Convert Sways Judge Yellott in Harrison Morton Vote
The Philadelphia Record notes Judge George Yellott of the Court of Appeals plans to back Harrison and Morton. Critics say his past vote for Morrison’s grandfather is not sound justification for a change, suggesting he should have been replaced earlier.
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Court of Appeals
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Morton
Yellott
Morrison
Philadelphia
Stalwart Reprisals Mark 1881 Senate Defection
The Utica Observer notes that amid partisan strain a major Stalwart defection from Blaine has lasting impact on New York politics. It recalls Conkling and Folger, and mentions Warner Miller’s 1881 Senate victory over Conkling as part of continuing political memory.
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Senate
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Duke of Rutland Denounces Cleveland as Bluster
The Duke of Rutland censures Mr. Cleveland's regulation message as mere bluster. The editorial notes English voters are weary of American policy and urges readers to quote the duke’s sharp rebuke in commentary.
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Mr. Cleveland
England
America
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Tariff Reform Brigade Receives Limited Isurope Arrivals
The Tariff Reform Brigade will not gain much from arrivals from Isurope. Beneficiaries of war tax protection travel abroad with their specie to balance the drain of foreign markets for cotton and petroleum provisions.
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Tariff Reform
Isurope
Pitts Post
Vermont Sheep Vote Tone Down Tariff Tale
A Providence Journal note remarks on Vermont voters who supported the Republican ticket on Tuesday. It comments that support has diminished about half over twenty years of a high tariff policy on wol.
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Vermont
Providence Journal
The Tarif of the Watchers
A concise critique notes no wool tariff in early history and recalls tariffs on raw materials under leaders like Washington and Hamilton. The Rockville Indiana Tribune frames a tradition of free imports with rare exceptions, reflecting on policy origins and economic safeguards.
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Hamilton
Madison
Rockville
Ind
Faith and whisky platform spark heated speech
Fragmentary remark shows a speaker recounting a sharp exchange over a pledge or platform promoting free whisky, noting a strong belief and a pivotal speech in a political or social dispute. The line hints at rhetoric and public persuasion.
Tariff Foes and Glass Makers Cry Against Bulls Bill
The New York World argues against the Bulls bill, denouncing tariff rings in glass and other industries. It accuses wealthy manufacturers of reaping profits while workers’ wages lagged since 1860, and urges weaning infant industries from protection to foster self sufficiency.
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Ring
New York World
Tariff Talk Sparks Questions on Wages Across States
A Republican speaker appeals to workers with tariff promises but a quiet youth questions why wages vary by location despite identical tariffs. He cites unskilled labor in Inbar at AL.50, New York float, and T yosno at $2, plus miners, servant girls, and spinners earning disparate sums across Comstock Leadville Lake Superior Pennsylvania Connecticut Indiana Ohio and other places.
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San Francisco Examiner
Wages vary by intelligence freedom and land across nations
From Roeckville Ind. Tribune: wages hinge on intelligence freedom and land. Germany and England show higher wages with more freedom while the United States pays 89 cents to $1.60 daily for common labor. Russia and China have contrasting tariff and wage patterns. calls for higher intelligence and freedom and lower taxes to raise wages.
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England
Common Inter
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Mexico
Russia
Europe
China
Roeckville
Ind. Tribune
U S Secretaries Compare American and European Work Life
In 1879 Evarts reports the average American worker performs from one and a half to twice as much work as the average European worker. In 1881 Blaine notes wage inequalities are offset by American efficiency and longer hours of labor.
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James G. Blaine
Iuubor
Trade Quaker Yet? Barnum’s Bargain Denied
The text mocks P T Barnum offering a 25 cent dollar deal if Cleveland wins, noting $4 million real estate gain since. It mentions Carnegie fearing tariff cuts on steel rails, citing $1.5 million profits to highlight fears of wage competition with Europe. The passage closes by lampooning labor comparisons in a Boston Globe tone.
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Blaine
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Europe
Boston Globe
Sarcastic TM poster quoted on foreign trade views
The Rockville Indiana Tribune notes a congressman’s claim that foreign trade is generally evil and imagines an asteroid sized by Pennsylvan ia to critique his worldview. The satirical item reflects midwestern newspaper voice and opinion.
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Tron Kelley
Pennsylvania
Rockville Ind
Tribune
Kingston Leader Calls Republicans Not An Ass
The Kingston leader states Republicans have long used the ruin and lower wages tactics, accusing them of harming the party for fifteen years. The article asserts the American people are not fools and rejects the slogans.
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Kingston
Banks Considers Congress Candidacy in Massachusetts
The New York World notes Nathaniel P Banks, long in office, may run for Congress in Massachusetts. It warns an armamental appeal could arise if the South gains power, recalling his Civil War role as a commissary supplier to Confederate forces.
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New York World
Butler Plans Republican Shift In This Fall Campaign
Burlington Free Press notes Ben Butler of Massachusetts hints he will switch to the Republican side this fall. The piece comments on his long history in politics and his reputation as a restless political figure.
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Ben Butler
Benjamin I. Butler
Massachusetts
Burlington
Harlems' Miller Urges Economy For Farmers Amid Slump
The remarks by Warner Miller to Harlem valley farmers mock the plea for thrift while satirizing the campaign’s logic. He urges debt relief via economy, hard work, and paying taxes, labeling the talk of grumbling as unhelpful and contrasting it with tariff impacts on farmers. New York World references Miller as a self styled reformer.
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Warner Miller
Harlem Valley
Burchard
New York World
Labor Protection and Foreign Labor in the United States
A New York record argues that labor lacks protection aside from union strength. It contends cheap foreign labor is unrestricted by contracts, wages rise where unions thrive, and tariffs merely tax labor while employers never raise wages voluntarily.
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Knights of Labor
England
Congress
New York World
Workingmen to Think Over 4 John Jarrett and tariff power
The Philadelphia Record notes John Jarrett once led the Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers and testified that wages were kept high by organization power, not tariffs. It recalls his later Washington lobbying for a two and a half cent per pound tin plate duty to protect industry, amid a claim no tin plate was produced domestically.
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Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers
Senate of the United States
Wales
Pennsylvania
Tariff Monopol
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Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
Reco
Free hides and leather exports drive shoe industry growth
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes that from 1870 to 1880 boot and shoe output rose from 60,637,241 to 126,478,511 pairs while leather exports jumped from 1,897,395 to 10,436,188 dollars. Employment rose from 91,702 to 111,052 as opponents claim free raw materials harmed jobs.
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Blaine
Louisville Courier-Journal
Treasury surplus cited by Thurman speech in New York World
Report notes Thurman’s claimed treasury surplus exact to the cent as of August first: 133 million 420 thousand 69 dollars and 87 cents. It connects the figure to calls for tax reductions echoed by General Harrison.
Tin Republican Senate Faces Tax Cut Dilemma
The Brooklyn Citizen argues the Senate must frame a tax reduction bill or risk angering trusts and monopolists, while inaction could lead to a crushing election defeat for the party. The piece frames the choice as a test of party courage versus political survival.
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Brooklyn
Daily News Publisher Offers Low Cost Paper Plan
Sold by all newsdealers at one cent per copy six cents per week Mailed postage paid for 3 00 per year or 25 cents per month Every farmer can now have his daily paper at little more than the cost of the old time weekly Address Victor F Lawson Publisher Tot Daily News Chicago.
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Daily News
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