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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1887
Page
2
A Patriot editorial critiques Iowa liquor policy and court rulings on pharmacists selling intoxicants. It argues the law favors one class and mocks Republican double dealing while predicting the legislature will not fully end prohibition. The piece claims the party uses a half measures stance to appease temperance factions.
The Chicago Herald argues that civil war veterans face high taxes to fund a $12 monthly pension. It details how coats, cloaks, woolens, and household goods incur 40 to 90 percent duties, eroding a veteran family’s income and debunking the value of a bounty.
The Chicago Times questions Iowa Republican protests to restore 1867 wool taxes. It cites 1867 sheep totals of 1,954,608 dropping to 288,228 by 1878, rising to 438,407 in 1882, then 271,265 in 1887. With 1.75–1.9 million people, about one sheep per 6.6 inhabitants, the piece argues tariffs add 12 cents per pound and little overall impact on farmers, labeling the protest “great cry and little wool.”
The Kansas Supreme Court holds that a lawful possessor may use liquor as they see fit including personal use or giving it away, but cannot evade the liquor statutes by tricks or sales. It also states that keeping liquor at home for personal use or giving it away in good faith is not a crime under the 1881 prohibition act when not used to evade the law. Chief Justice Horton writes the opinion.
The piece notes some Republicans fear the Presidency may affect them and show less enthusiasm for a tariff stance than Blaine. Senator Allison stays quiet on the issue while others consider drafting their own platform and selecting a personal candidate next year, questioning Blaine's grip on the field.
The Philadelphia Record notes scarce pine timber lands in the northern states as a 20 percent tariff on imported rough timber and a dollar per thousand feet on rough lumber favors home manufacturers. Government timber lands have largely gone to railroad companies or speculators, selling for $1.25 to $2.50 an acre, with pine lands valued at $10 to $30 per acre due to tariff bounty.
Quarier-Journal reports Blaine opposes broad tax cuts proposing tobacco relief only while Treasury data show a 140 million dollar surplus. Cleveland favors fiscal restraint and peacetime policy with tax revision to expand markets, opposing Blaine’s fortification buildup and protectionist stance.
Governor John P. St. John at Cooper Union denounces James G Blaine over his tobacco tax stance. He cites Blaine’s interview claiming repeal before Christmas and argues tobacco is a necessity only for the few while many lack basic needs. He mocks Blaine as a tobacco worm’s champion.
The Wabash tariff lowers rates amid protests by solvent lines, signaling the interstate law's reach. Western states may adopt Illinois prices as a regional maximum while rail travel across the continent accelerates from five days to three days and fifteen hours, ending the era of a single daily train.
A mosaic of items reports Aubertins preliminary hearing and asylum transfer in a murder case, Bragg offered a Mexican post and accepting it, Kentucky feuds with killings and arson, a fatal boiler explosion victim in West Chester, a major snowstorm crippling travel, Jones county grand jury probes, pending Congress adjournment, European war talk, ballot and civic notices, fire losses near Weeping Water, Osage reports of storms and fuel shortages, and a Des Moines ruling easing liquor sales for medicinal pharmacists.
Ed Lugar sells his store and store house to Frank Bissell. S Edd Brown gives a concert at the M E Church with proceeds aiding the Sunday School. Christmas program by the Sunday School includes pyramid presentations instead of a tree. Dr Throckmorton removes a cystic tumor from Eli Ping. Mrs McCann suffers breast cancer. M E quarterly meeting for Derby circuit set for next Saturday and Sunday.
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