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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1888
Page
4
The St Paul Pioneer Press, once urging tariff reform, now argues the Republican platform is not as bad as feared and does not reflect tariff reform aims. It aims to persuade itself and Northwestern farmers that higher protection remains and that reform is absent in Chicago.
Henry Clay suggested the protective system was not perpetual. Republicans have advanced their view. Tom Reed stated that protection is valuable in itself and is supported in Congress. Fairchild of New York argued for duties to limit local competition, while Horns of Virginia cited district interests in related products.
The article notes ongoing debate among Senators Hoar and West on recent river and harbor legislation. Hoar defends the bills as defensible, calling critics vile slanders, while West cites coercive personal solicitation influencing appropriations. Both voted for the bill passed.
Ex Governor St Joan of Kansas yesterday turned a peaceful temperance picnic at Jake Walden into a heated campaign rally. General Joan L Swift appeared at an awkward moment, yet the governor delivered a forceful critique of the Chicago platform from a temperance advocate’s view, condemning tariff schemes for free whiskey and high taxes on blankets.
San Francisco press reports that federal court interpretations render the Chinese restriction law ineffective. A return certificate remains the supposed proof of previous residence, yet examiners note a de facto tax and bonds for entry. Chinamen land on bonds, travel to Chinatown, learn questions, and provide the required proof on appearing before judges. Immigration reportedly grows, despite ongoing treaty concerns.
1100 came on the Gaelic a few days ago and 382 of these depended on the courts to land them. They will be landed, though there is no likelihood that a dozen of the number ever saw this country before.
A critique of Mr. Dilla way’s Fourth of July address faults his grasp of civil service reform. The piece notes that opposition to an aristocracy of office holders has faded since Cleveland’s era, and urges more study before speaking with certainty on the subject.
A Boston Journal column rails at a farmer who claims his twenty five sheep net him fifty dollars yearly and warns that Grover Cleveland’s free wool policy would ruin his income. It argues tariffs tax consumers, enrich a few growers, and harm manufacturers, consumers, and growers alike with evidence from the Slater Woollen Company and the National Association of Wool Manufacturers.
The passage notes imports totaling 70,000,000 pounds per year versus 98,000,000 pounds in 1884 87. It argues manufacturers rely on foreign supplies with or without tax, and that tax relief would benefit both foreign suppliers and rising domestic producers, a point the Journal's old farmer overlooked.
The piece argues the tariff law permits refunds on certain shipbuilding materials used in wooden vessels, contrasted with heavy duties on iron for foreign ships. It cites East Boston shipbuilders’ views, defends their intelligent critique of tariff policy, and contemplates lifting duties to restore American shipbuilding competitiveness. A literary aside reviews contemporary novels and summer reading recommendations.
The piece surveys American and English publishing toward midsummer, noting light romance and thrillers, republished past-year successes in paper covers, and a trend toward outdoor adventure tales. It highlights Mr Payne’s The Mystery of Mirbridge, Mr Stavenson’s Roses, and mentions Thackeray and fellow writers in discussing padding and luncheon chapters.
A group of American writers issue open letters to the American Magazine voicing opinions on the CHACE copyright bill moving through Congress. Letters mix critique and praise, with defenders arguing it upholds a moral principle and practical rights, while others warn against foreign slush and cultural decay.
Dr Edward Everett Hare flags a key effect of international copyright that cheaper English editions could emerge as the largest market, the American market, guides publication forms. He notes that presently cheap good noncopyright editions exist abroad and argues the new act could lower English book prices for English readers while benefiting US buyers.
A letter condemns the open horse car practice where riders block entrances and force others to climb over legs. It argues courtesy vanishes as a few take ends and stay seated, injuring old ladies, children, and mothers with babies. The writer urges reform either by railroad rule enforcing moving up or by public courtesy.
A Boston era essay describes a festive Fourth with abundant noise, bonfires, and fireworks, praising the revived public celebration. It notes the cosmopolitan crowds on the Common, including Italian influence, al fresco lunches, and popular showmen. The author also humorously critiques travel with numerous well known Bostonians aboard the Cephalonia, contrasting Boston propriety with New Yorker ease.
The Kings of Cambodia and Assam plan a royal visit to Paris next year. The Ameer of Afghanistan reportedly contemplates a journey to England. Senator Wade Hampton spent five days fishing the Restigouche River last week, landing fifteen salmon weighing 238 pounds. The late Judge Trunkey of Pennsylvania bore an Anglicized French name Tronquet, tracing ancestry to a French Revolutionary War soldier and to John Fell, a follower of William Penn.
A review critiques Tolstoi s Power and Liberty as religious in tone and weak in argument. It argues the volume offers little original insight, muddled metaphysical claims, and repetitive ideas while praising none of its formal reasoning. The piece notes translation by Huntington Gouth and publication details.
The critique lauds Harrison for a stirring portrait that centers Cromwell himself over the era he shaped. It calls him an opportunist, a Puritan statesman who began as a soldier and ended as a governor, balancing religious zeal with political realism amid civil war and conquest.
A catalog note reviews the book Oliver Cromwell by Frederick Harrison, praising it as a leading historical volume. The commentary highlights the long list of parliamentary figures cited, including Derby’s earldom links, Lord Walsingham, Conn Rothes, Charles Villiers, Sir John, Gardiner, and the historian’s thorough treatment. Published by Macmillan, 1888. release noted via Little, Brown & Co.
A collage of political asides and gossip from a bygone era. The piece riffs on politicians, rhetoric, and public mood, noting figures like Sherman Foraker and Morton while weaving in literary quips and curious maps. It remarks on the scarcity of the Smith surname in recent Congress and hints at electoral salience.
A critical overview of the July English Illustrated Magazine notes Colonel Higginson’s humorous yet sharp appraisal of English manners and American comparisons. The issue highlights frontispiece portraits, Reynolds and Johnson, and continued features like Coaching Days, Railton’s inn sketches, and various drawings by Thomson, Carr, and Gordon Cummings, with light prose on Minto and Traill.
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