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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1888
Page
4
The Boston Post cites a Traveller quote asserting that protection yields steady work and fair wages versus free trade. It questions the call for free trade as a “certainty” and recalls 1887 and 1885 census data showing one-third of Massachusetts wage-earners unemployed part of the time.
Senator Bill Chandler introduced a resolution declaring the President lacks authority to employ citizens for treaty preliminary negotiations and calling the Angell and Putnam employment unwarranted by the Constitution. Sherman had set today to push the treaty, making Chandler’s move appear untimely and the objections to be of doubtful value across most treaties.
Mr Fuller was yesterday confirmed as chief justice of the Supreme Court by a 41 to 20 vote in a partisan Senate. The delay showed partisan weakness in the Republican majority and the judiciary committee’s slanders and stalled reporting drew widespread contempt. Even the Boston Journal condemned the committee, noting only twenty Republicans supported the final party line.
The St Paul Globe, official organ of the Farmers Alliance, blasts a political faction led by Pennsylvania seeking to capture the Republican party in Minnesota. It warns of coal and iron barons backing lawyers to influence the state convention and urges immediate organization to counteract the move. The paper denounces tariff plank shifts and taxes on essentials, calling for vigilance to save or bury the party.
Senator Hoars committee on privileges and elections has long considered a trip to Louisiana to investigate campaign material in the election of Senator Gisson. The probe is to extend to whether illegalities may recur in the Legislature election that chose him as his own successor.
A discussion of whether Congress should alter state election regulations for Representatives in Congress is noted, with a suggestion that the inquiry into political opponents' intentions may be postponed. The piece argues Mr. Hoar cannot be spared from Massachusetts during a campaign seen as likely to be lively, perhaps solemnly so.
The piece critiques protectionist claims that tariffs boost U S prosperity, debunking wool tariff fears and citing figures on sheep raising. It analyzes political opposition in Michigan across Democrats Greensbackers labor reformers and Prohibitionists, noting rising anti-Republican sentiment and uncertain state results.
The Michigan fusion ticket unites Democrats Greenbackers and Labor on a proportional slate. Ten electors back Cleveland, three back Streeter, with Wellington Burr named by Democrats for governor. The platform endorses Cleveland tariff reform and revenue reduction, amid questions of sincerity. Burr, a lumberman, supports tariff protections benefiting his monopoly. The gubernatorial acceptance speech applauds the president and tariff reform.
The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican performance, noting Democrats now show high aptitude and discipline while Republicans struggle, especially over tariff policy. It critiques party leaders, praises Cleveland, and reports the New York Reform Club launching a semi monthly journal Tariff Reform to push reducing protective taxes.
The passage argues that the Republican party must endure repeated defeats as a cleansing and strengthening discipline, aligning with opponents who have faced similar consequences to drive remedial reforms.
In Cassell's Magazine a short article praises Glasgow as a royal burgh and saintly stronghold, noting the city’s motto Let Glasgow flourish and its role as a center of industry. It recalls the Comet steam vessel, Winson hot blast experiments, bleaching powder discovery by Tennant, sewing machines, locomotives, ships, and Scotland’s rail network, placing the latest world exhibition on Gilmore Hill.
Arthur T. Lyman writes to the Holyoke Republican Club claiming free raw material is essential to protect the woollen industry in New England. He notes he is among the largest woollen manufacturers in the region and speaks from informed experience.
A columnist ponders the forthcoming six week gilding of the State House dome in Boston, noting 240 packs of 23 carat gold leaf and the protective canvas. He questions the required repaint color, suggesting olive green, and warns of wind effects on scaffolding while linking “pipe laying” to political manipulation and the city’s governance.
A Boston observer muses on true and imitation strawberries signaling summer’s arc. He contrasts the old scarlet fruit with modern garden hybrids, ties flavor loss to cultivation and science, and notes ripening calendar from raspberries to pumpkins as markets fill State Street.
An ostrich in a desert scene mimics a political motif as it eats sand then cannot swallow a great bowlder. It announces it will walk around the obstacle and proceeds, growing dizzy as it circles the stone amid satire about campaign rhetoric.
A New York Herald dispatch argues the home market comprises the vast unprotected working and farming classes outside tariff protection. It questions how bakers, blacksmiths, tailors, laborers, teachers, farmers, and others nationwide can be shielded by high tariffs, challenging protectionist claims.
A moral revolt against the Republican platform is described as ongoing with a letter from a Presbyterian Republican in The Evangelist. The letter rejects Prohibition and condemns whiskey policy as an insult to decent people while noting Republicans’ saloon and Sabbath stance as the election’s central issue. It cites the Chicago platform and questions the merit of running a Presbyterian elder on a free whiskey platform.
The Press claimed Mugwumps in Massachusetts deserted to the Republicans over civil service reform. The piece argues those leaders, including Charles R. Codman and George Fred Williams, largely favor Cleveland and oppose spoilsmen, while many Mugwumps may actually back Cleveland as civil and revenue reformers.
A letter to the Post discusses that Oxford D D holders may include Bishop Williams and Bishop Huntington if present at Lambeth. notes Bologna degrees could have been shared by others. and highlights Bishop Whiffie receiving an Cambridge LL D Lrtt D on July 19, 1888.
Queen Natalie arrives in Paris and plans a quiet stay before Florence. Notables visit or return to prominence: Galusha Grow in Washington, Thomas Nast back from the West, John Baker praised as old-school and outspoken. Lt. A G C Quay joins the Eighth Cavalry in Dakota, General Lennox arrives in San Francisco en route home. Henry Gillig may regain control of the American Exchange, backed by Mrs. Leslie as the London leaseholder signals strong odds of success.
A Springfield Republican excerpt debunks a protest over free listing of chair-cane and reed pith used in Gardner and Wakefield chair factories. It notes only fifty of 1200 Heywood workers could lose work, that Chinese reed-pith is hand processed, and Heywood states free reed-pith will not affect wages. The piece dismisses the alleged Democrat defections as a fable.
The letter quotes a figure named Schultz denouncing Cleveland and free trade. He criticizes Republican labor policies, condemns Albany's recent labor actions and the anti labor vote shift, and hints at joining Lew in Brooklyn to form a new reform party while denying Tribune accusations. He claims he funded the Reform Club recently to prove his stance.
The Hartford Time reports that Connecticut manufacturers show strength across sectors with full-time starts after July inventory, repairing activity, and rising output. Waterbury remains busy despite copper trust concerns, iron works expand, Bridgeport plans a half million plant, and Meriden and Birmingham facilities push ten-hour or order-driven production.
The Chicago Tribune argues against the war tariff defend its monopolies and mocks free traders. It asserts only a few extremists advocate free trade and that tariff reform can reduce duties without sacrificing protection, challenging proponents to prove necessity of current war taxes.
A collage of satirical jabs spans politics, Prohibition, and daily life. Jests target milk trusts, water in milk, a newsmaker Harrison, a Dover remark, and steel collars for women. Miscellany includes a Lincoln courtship, weather forecasting, Niagara dynamite boasts, and Mark Twain on Grant’s autobiography.
West Virginia Republicans threaten Prohibitionists to rally votes while Prohibition leaders push for campaign plans. Discussions span tariffs, free trade, and labor views with quotes from Halstead, Sherman, and state chairmen. The piece links editorials from The Graphic and The Sun, plus comments on future mayoral bids and party realignments.
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