Tariff Facts and a Massachusetts Manufacturer Letter
A Hadley Company letter dated July 13 offers a critique of tariff policy and defense of free raw materials. It argues reformist Republican stances mislead workers and manufacturers, criticizing Congress members from New England and key trade groups for harming protectionist aims.
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Massachusetts
Republican Club
Chicago
C. P
Hadley Company
Boston
Holyoke
Sir—L
Congress
New England
Home Market Club
Woolen Manufacturers’ Association
Tariff debate and wages in England and America
A speaker on The Footprints of Wesley denounces free trade rhetoric, arguing English wages remain higher under protectionist regimes. He cites Miss Martineau and Helen Campbell to contrast London and Paris conditions, criticizes Ways and Means Democrats, touts Mills bill with free wool, and notes labor protections vary by region and party.
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Wesley
England
Europe
Nny
America
Ohio
Miss Martineau
London
Paris
Helen Campbell
Fed
France
Lawler
Mitch
Chicago
Congressman Smith
Milwaukee
Congressman Lawler
Russia
India
Republican Party
Chicago News
Wealthy protectionism blamed for harms to workers and industry
In a Lakeside Ohio letter from Chicago the author argues that high tariffs shield inefficient home industries at the expense of American consumers. The writer cites French and English workers, contrasts sugar prices, and condemns Mills bill protections as unjust taxation and excessive privilege.
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America
England
Bastiat
Turgot
Lakeside
Ohio
Cor
Chicago Times
Republican stance on tariff and governance cited in letter
A political letter from Arthur Tt Lyman argues that wool should be on the free list and criticizes the Republicans, saying their continued control would be detrimental for four years.
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United States
Republican Party
Arthur Tt, Lyman
Free Wool and Tariff Reform Debate Echoes in Industry Claims
The piece argues for free raw materials like wool and iron ore to aid U.S. woolen and other industries. It cites Garfield's 1878 House speech urging a middle ground tariff that protects domestic producers while preventing price hikes or excess foreign competition.
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Oak Owen Ree
Brazil
Cape
Santas
D. D. Jayne
Chenango
N. Y. Union
Congress
Times
Garfield
Lawler Banks Support For Mills Tariff Bill Revealed
Congressman Lawler recalls his vote against the Morrison bill and explains a shift in his district over two years. He cites constituent letters and telegrams urging support for the Mills bill, noting Knights of Labor influence and changing tariff sentiment.
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Lawler
Knights of Labor
Tariff Views of Four Presidents in 19th Century Texts
A compact excerpt outlines tariff themes from four U S presidents Grant Arthur Cleveland and discusses duties. It notes consumer payment of duties, protection for foreign manufacturers, calls for enlarging the free list and simpler duty schedules, and urges reducing tariffs on key goods to improve trade and markets.
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Grant
Arthur
Europe
Asia
Africa
Cleve D
Drexel Backs Free Wool and Ore on Free List
The Chicago News notes business leaders shifting to conservative tariff reform. A. J. Drexel the Philadelphia banker and Republican is described as a convert to free wool and argues that iron ore should also be placed on the free list.
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A. J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Arkansas Reader Dismisses Lost Cause Talk
George R Brown of the Little Rock Gazette says in Denver that Arkansas residents, including many from the North, disregard Jeff Davis and the lost cause as a dead issue. He notes Davis is elderly, harmless, and living in Mississippi, and claims people now feel the war's outcome has turned out for the best.
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George Russ Brown
The
Little Rock Gazette
Denver
South
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
New York State
Tattle Rock
North
Davis
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
States with sheep numbers vote on free wool policy, Globe notes
The Chicago Globe reports that among states with 7,920,000 sheep most favor free wool, while two states with 2,530,000 sheep oppose, and Michigan and Indiana with 3,100,000 sheep split eleven for and fourteen against. It suggests those with the greatest sheep interest favor free wool by a large margin.
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Michigan
Indiana
Chicago Globe
Blinkey Morgan Executed After Notorious Crime Career
Charles Morgan known as Blinkey Morgan was executed at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. The spectacle drew thirty witnesses as the rope tightened after a final goodbye to Nellie Lowry. His crime career spanned New York to Cleveland and Detroit with multiple robberies and escapes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Morgan
Blinkey* Morgan
Morgan
Nellie
Charles
Blinkey
New York State
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Jack Connelly
Nellie Lowry
Connelly
Charles Lowry
Osceola
Eddie Havill
Chicago
Tom Foster
Wellington
Foster
Lowry
Tom Morgan
Canada
Ingersoll
Torono
Hackman
Kingston
Detroit
Matt Kennedy
Windsor
Sandwich
Kennedy
Mr. Green
Greenville
Mich
Lowry House
Benedict & Ruedy
Superior Street
Hulligan
Allegheny City
Hoehne
Hal McMunn
Murphy
McMunn
Ravenna
Alliance
MacMunn
Blinkey” Morgan
Pat Hanley
Dayton
Bob Dickerson
Pinkerton
Hanley
Dickerson
Europe
London
Bast
Callie Loway
Alpena
Reeves
Coughlin
Robinson
Moran
Nell Dowry
Bow
Pittsburgh
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House
Democratic Party
Ife
Missouri River
Philadelphia Times
Business Men
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