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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1888
Page
4
A broad survey of partisan tempers and tariff arguments across the nation. References to Cleveland Thurman support, Maine law enforcement, and quotes from Republican and Democratic voices highlight the era’s political fault lines and regional tensions.
The critique dismisses Thompson s History as a long winded protective argument lacking coherent reasoning. It mocks selective quotations from Washington Madison and Hamilton, notes missing key acts, and questions the book s usefulness for understanding present tariffs.
An August 31 1888 report notes Mr Harrison fishing in Canada and Mr Blaine dining in New Brunswick as part of a broader discussion. The Home Market Club pushes protection literature in New Hampshire noting Connecticut circulation exceeds 500000 and 10000 pieces in New Hampshire. The circular suggests tariff positions may shift votes and questions a woollen manufacturer’s tariff loyalties.
Commissioner Black's report highlights curiosities in pension statistics. It notes 806 War of 1812 survivors and 10,787 widows, 16,080 surviving Mexican War veterans with 6,104 widows, and 737,200 Civil War claims since 1861 totaling $963,086,444 paid. The data suggest growing efficiency despite accusations of ingratitude.
Extracts reveal Mr. Blaine asserting tariff reform harms US industry by destroying protected lines and provoking a general economic strike. He points to transportation as a major example, arguing free trade would undercut iron ore coal wool imports and favor British ships, crippling American railroads and jobs.
In Calais on Wednesday Mr Bourne argued it is a grave wrong against American rights to grant foreign nationals the same market access and privileges as citizens. He condemned millions who owe no allegiance and who are not part of the nation for being treated as equals in opportunities and benefits.
The speaker questions Andrew Carnegie's allegiance and citizenship while arguing he extracts $1,500,000 in a year from American labor to fund lavish foreign entertainments. The text accuses Carnegie of sharing U S trade privileges yet acting as an “uncrowned king” when abroad.
Telegraphic report from Blaine meeting in Calais, Maine, shows locals excited by Great Leader’s claim that the Mills bill would destroy lumber industries and tax on lumber. He recalls past opposition to any lumber tax and emphasizes untaxed lumber for frontier life, noting the rise of monopolies since.
A broad report notes a storm in England pushing bread prices up by one penny per quartern loaf. It outlines a global wheat shortage due to poor harvests in France Russia Hungary and other countries, with Europe and Britain depending on imports. The piece highlights U S and Canadian supplies and cites state crop estimates including Indiana Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Minnesota Kansas and Dakota as part of the uncertain outlook for the forthcoming year.
A critique of protectionist arguments for maintaining tariffs with export drawbacks. The piece argues that the 90 percent rebate system invites fraud and costly inspections, urging a free list for raw materials to build a genuine export trade. It cites sugar rebate abuses and stresses identifying imported materials in exports as essential.
Early estimates echoing 1887 harvest put global grain at over 60 million bushels. If confirmed, European crop shortfalls cannot be met by our surplus, signaling a sharp rise in bread prices worldwide. The saver’s comfort is that sellers may fare better than buyers in this unequal market.
A critique of narrowing classroom reading suggests replacing strict Greek and Latin canons with Lucian dialogues. Printing enables broader access, and the latest Bohn edition by Howard Waurns adds Lucian to study. Lucian’s Greek shows solid Plato influence, though he is not a foremost classic.
The Commercial Advertiser notes Oliver Wendell Holmes's enduring popularity on his approaching eighty and celebrates his multifaceted talents as poet, lecturer on anatomy, novelist, essayist, editor, and global citizen. It highlights his humor, scholarly charm, and wide esteem across critics and the public alike.
The Weekly Post notes offer a broad survey including the President's message on Canada relations, press comments, congressional testimony on contract labor imports, political notes nationwide, editorials, market reviews, vessel listings, and various features. Subscriptions are $1 per year postpaid in the United States or Canada.
The leading Republican journal of New York ends its Saratoga convention observations with a call for a well conducted campaign to secure a great victory. If every Republican acts and no mistakes are made, the State can be redeemed, the Telegraph notes.
The Springfield Republican notes Butler's return to stump work as proof of a calculated “cyclone of fear” tactic by the Chicago platform architects. It praises Butler’s inwardness and hints at aligning with Blaine’s program to press war tariff reductions, warning laboring men of wage cuts. The piece deems the move a major week’s event.
John Boyle O'Reilly in the Pilot asserts the Cleveland presidential choice claims are absurd. He condemns Blaine’s anti British stance and praises the Democratic message as plain respectful and self respecting, fitting a great republic’s head.
The piece critiques Republican actions as driven by need rather than theory. It notes the Mills bill reached the Senate and the Allison bill, unseen publicly, emerged from the finance committee. It argues opposition to the fisheries treaty backfired, acting like a boomerang.
A New York Times view says a tariff bill for effect illustrates Republican methods. Westerners want lumber duty removed while Mainers want it kept. If reported before the September Maine election, lumber may be left untouched with later amendment to cut the duty, reflecting special interests over general national good.
A collection of quirky reports spans ballooning with natural gas, eye color sensitivity differences between men and women, transforming seawater into a refreshing drink with additives, and Kentucky's claim of a seven pound man who never drinks. Other items describe a Panama lottery, vandalized picket fence at Harrison's home, Pearl Eytinge's landlady incident, a Janus-faced bank bill found in New York, and government scrutiny over its authenticity.
The World correspondent in Ashfield reports Professor Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard and George William Curtis weigh in on Cleveland’s prospects, New York politics, and tariff policy. Norton prefers Cleveland though wary of Hill, while Curtis backs tariff reform and criticizes McKinley’s Georgia speech as best protection argument yet.
The Princess of Schleswig Holstein, aunt to the German Empress, guests of Major J. Bryce in Newport with husband Prof Esmarch and son Dr F von Esmarch. They plan an extended West tour through October. Also Mr K S Kurahara of Tokio, lecturing on customs and Buddhism, stopping in Newport to arrange fall lectures. Robert Garrett’s condition shows slight improvement as Ringwood air aids recovery.
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