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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1894
Page
4
The ballot lists Michael C. Blue for Representative, Robert F. Cummins for Clerk, George W. Studabaker for Auditor, Benjamin F. Kain for Treasurer, John F. Stine for Recorder, George W. Huffman for Sheriff, John H. Trostel for Surveyor, and Joshua Grove as Commissioner 1st District.
President Cleveland era ushers tense mood as a labor committee calls a general strike pending settlement. Vice President Wickes of the Pullman Company refuses arbitration and Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor orders members to cease work. Debs, A R R U president, is arrested on conspiracy charges with $10,000 bond. warrants issued for Howard and Rogers. Public reaction splits between approval and condemnation.
A editorial argues labor and capital depend on each other to build nations and treasures harmony over conflict. It condemns class legislation that favors capital and calls for respecting the rights of both sides while noting current distortions in policy.
The text argues that protection of labor harms the labor capital balance, fueling unrest and demagoguery. It accuses agitators of distorting evils for self gain and urges voters to use the ballot as the only remedy, noting expulsions from labor organizations could calm temporary disputes.
The piece defends President Cleveland's decision to send federal troops to Chicago, criticizing Governor Altgeld as an anarchist and arguing state authorities failed to quell the mob. It defends labor rights, condemns labeling striking workers as anarchists, and credits labor with creating wealth.
The strike has affected all classes across the country. Farmers lose sales and storage capacity, merchants face halted shipments, and laborers endure idle time. The general tie-up of business causes widespread inconvenience and loss for everyone.
The article discusses opposition to income tax passage with Senator Hirr predicting Democratic losses in Connecticut New York and New Jersey. Governor Mathews praised for quick military aid response. Grover Cleveland salary tax status noted with a claim of exemption from income tax debated by Senator Hill.
The public expresses anxiety for peace law and order and a resumption of industry. Voters seek legislation to cure recent chaos and favor anti emigration anti trust anti option and anti combination laws to curb abuses.
The passage argues that Altgeld should have shown balance and patriotism to prevent Illinois’ disgrace and suffering, implying state action and sending government troops to Chicago might have been avoided with different leadership.
The Indiana state senate split shows 14 Democrats and 11 Republicans among 25 members. Of 25 districts up for election, 6 were Republican and 19 Democratic in 1892. Seven Democratic districts voted by margins under 500. The Chronicle coined the word farcial and debated its meaning.
The piece argues Debs and Altgeld offered few constructive contributions to President Cleveland. It notes wool prices fell from 33 to 15 cents per pound under four years of the McKinley bill, and warns further declines would force Democrats to admit protectionist logic.
In the final senate vote on the tariff bill Senator Hill, who called himself a Democrat, voted against the measure aligning with Republicans. He was the sole Democrat to oppose the bill according to the record.
The piece argues Republicans will repeal the school book tax fee and salary and election laws and other recent measures. It urges patriotism and law and order, notes Democrats losing ground, and claims Hillism to be extinct with Democrats shut out of the Senate.
Mrs. C. W. Holmes underwent a hip joint amputation by Dr. L. H. Cook on May 3. The operation, among the most difficult known, followed prior failures by other surgeons as Holmes lay nearly immobile for three months. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes traveled from Portland last Sunday, and Bluffton residents praise the local surgeon's skill.
A Pointers note suggests the Eleventh District could convene by traveling routes via Marion Anderson Kokomo Wabash Peru and panhandle Clover Leaf lines to meet at a mutually suitable time and present a united front while remarking on preserving morocco shine with egg white.
The regular Wells county summer normal begins July 16 at Bluffton and runs six weeks. It aims to refresh teachers and aspiring teachers in common school subjects with emphasis on teaching methods. Advance work offered. Terms 5 dollars per term in advance or 1 dollar per week. J T McMansi and O E Hagler, instructors.
The article notes that dry and oil free bearings date back to Rome with Pompeii mills using iron bearings in stone sockets. It cites oak axles in English wagon wheels, Nubian water wheels with unlubricated wooden bearings, and stone bearings for shafts. Leather bushes and bands show early oiling attempts while plumbago bearings prove most durable.
The American Protective Tariff league published two Defender issues titled The farmer's egg basket and American tariffs from Plymouth Rock to McKinley. The Single Tax Courier dismisses the material as lies and fleas and invites readers to order samples from New York.
Boston Advertiser notes Quay discredited the senate by his brazen stock speculation confession. The paper adds he did not involve the Republican party, since he no longer held a position to bear the party's responsibility for his character or conduct.
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