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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1894
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a date Wednesday August 15 1894 and an advertisement or notice related to payment terms in advance. Names, places, and exact details are unclear due to broken text.
The Banner offers a special 25 cent introductory price on the paper from now till after the November election. Despite being the largest circulation in its history the paper aims to expand further by attracting new homes with this liberal deal. The cost is borne by the paper to gain long term subscriptions. Readers are urged to send in new names.
The Huntington Democrat lists eight to ten years of Indiana Democratic labor legislation. It cites laws banning alien labor imports, preserving labor liens, establishing eight hour work limits, banning pluck-me stores, enabling secret ballots, reforming schoolbooks, and protecting unions, with penalties for blacklisting and wage protections.
The article argues the new tariff bill, despite partisan clash, increases the free list and reduces overall tariffs by about thirty percent. It credits the bill with ending McKinley era deficits, boosting revenue, and reinforcing Democratic control while downplaying populist gains and predicting continued House dominance.
President Cleveland approves the veto of the private relief bill for Eugene Wells late captain of the twelfth infantry. Wells retired in 1870 to dodge a court martial, was made second lieutenant in 1885 and faced a court proceeding thereafter.
The 1887 dismissal for drunkenness leads to a vetoed bill granting Wells a second lieutenant rank and lifelong retirement pay without exams. The move underscores Grover Cleveland’s firm stance on funds and merit, despite Wells’ influential backers.
The Gorman group sought to entrap House Democrats and defeat all tariff legislation by offering free sugar in conference. Senate conferees faced a bloc of 38 Republicans, 3 Populists, and 2 Louisiana Democrats ready to vote against any tariff bill with free sugar. Conservative senators cannot be trusted to add solid tariff features.
General Weaver, the 1892 Populist presidential candidate, accepts a fusion bid for Congress as Democrats and Populists unite behind him. He favors uniting like minded voters while critics say the Populists may fuse with any party, citing Tennessee and Alabama votes where they backed Republicans on protection.
Governor Matthews, who has long acted prudently, arranged to raise fifteen thousand dollars from his own paper to pay the State troops for their services during the strike, trusting the legislature to reimburse him. The move is praised across political lines as the troops did their duty and deserve timely pay.
Republicans fault the McKinley tariff for high corn costs while blaming "democratic times" for low wheat prices. Protectionists push a final line of defense, arguing their case hinges on policy shifts to retake power.
Republicans and populists fused to carry both Tennessee and Alabama but voters rejected the fusion. The public distrusts the Republican party and finds the populists lacking credibility as they enter under poor introductions.
The Rock Island railroad wreck near Lincon Nebraska on a high trestle killed twenty four people when loosened rails caused the engine and two cars to plunge forty feet into a ravine. The wreckage and trestle burned from the boiler, adding to the horror.
Before the Alabama vote the republican and populist press urged vigilance yet after the poll the populist and republican factions cried fraud and retreated quiet. Democrats hold the lead and prospects for a fair year look better despite the dispute.
Taubeneck, once a balancing force in Illinois politics and a populist senator ally, is now active in Alabama. The account suggests his continued misfortune in political maneuvers, joking that his luck mirrors the name Dennis in political matters.
Arkansas Senator argues the sugar trust would pay to block tariff legislation under McKinley law and sees profits higher under current policy. Coreans face starvation as Japanese and Chinese stall resources. Christian Herald seeks ship for 1000 barrels of flour delivery. House judiciary panel scorns Everett Japanese citizen bill. Alabama populists label Jeffersonian, fail to gain traction. Butler returns from tour with Tillman, confident of reelection as Democrats push tariff reform.
The passage argues the new tariff bill should be compared to the McKinley bill to show its merits. It claims Republicans favor repealing the McKinley act and anticipate benefits like a humming industry, a filled treasury, and lower burdens, with the new law reducing tariffs by about thirty percent.
The treasury department reports a favorable comparison between average ad valorem rates of several articles under the new tariff bill passed Monday evening and those under the McKinley law. The figures show reductions for public consumption.
In Britton South Dakota on January 31 1894 James Wells writes to Rep John A Pickler asking for seeds from the agricultural department with a satire of political tides. He requests seventy day seeds silver dollars carp gondolas elephants and various oddities claiming such crops would prosper under a new Democratic administration. The bemused House saves the letter read aloud during debate on the agricultural appropriation bill.
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