Kenna on Tariff Defense and Labor Reform in Senate
West Virginia Senator Kenna delivers a vigorous Senate defense of the President's tariff and revenue policy. He accuses Republican leaders, cites Sherman’s shifts, and argues for a fair tax reform that protects labor, limits monopolies, and balances duties with revenue needs. He warns against protectionist excess and calls for a united effort to relieve public burdens.
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Jackson
Arthur
Folger
McCulloch
Manning
Ohio
Congress
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Free
America
China
Europe
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House of Representatives
United States
Republican Organization
Democratic Party
Men of the Republic
Labor and the Tariff Wage Effects 1850 to 1880
A Philadelphia Record analysis argues the President's message sparks worker attention to tariff policy. It challenges the belief that tariff cuts raise wages, noting workers have long trusted monopolists and feared cheap imports would reduce earnings and job opportunities.
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Tariff effects on wages and materials in the factory economy
The piece argues workers view rising material costs as the main tariff issue. It cites census figures showing materials costs vastly exceed wages, notes rising average earnings, and warns high duties on raw materials negate wage gains, urging a rethinking of protection policies.
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Messas
Mortgages on Our Farms Threaten Vast Agricultural Wealth
The piece argues farm mortgages across ten states total about 13.95 billion with interest siphoning off 239 million annually. It contends farming profits can't cover debt as 79 farms mortgageed would leave only 261 million in produce for 886 thousand farmers. It warns tenancy, tariff effects, and erosion of freeholding under a system favoring Eastern manufacturers.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
United States
Wages under protectionism questioned by Tribune
The Chicago Tribune argues that protected American factory wages are largely imaginary and that workers in silk woolen and cotton mills receive pauper-like pay. It notes coal, iron, steel, coke and salt workers earning only marginally more than European workers, with reduced purchasing power.
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United States
Europe
Chicago Tribune
Blaine Declares He Will Not Seek Presidential Nomination
In Florence, Benjamin Harrison Blaine insists no defeated candidate should be renominated and that he will not permit his name to be used again. He cites loyalty to party, fatigue from a second campaign, and his earlier letter as decisive reasons. Mrs. Blaine backs the withdrawal as firmly as he does. He leaves Europe after June and will not comment on current candidates.
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New York World
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Florence
T. C. Crawford
Europe
Paris
Cramp discusses new naval cruisers and steel gun casting
Philadelphia shipbuilder Charles Cramp tells Washington reporter progress on the three new naval units, Yorktown gunboat and Baltimore cruiser, with launches planned in early summer and fall. He notes steel casting experiments in Pittsburgh could revolutionize armament and cut costs.
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Chicago
Charles Cramp
Philadelphia
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Newark
Pittsburg
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Illinois A ffairs mixed with crime and local wonders
A Carlyle party rides a sleigh behind six oxen. Olney official Christian Launer, Adams Express agent, dies by hanging. A $300 mortgage surfaces. Edinburg coal shaft reaches eight feet, 360 feet deep after years of work, with ten thousand dollars raised. Mount Vernon dispatch urges continued aid for sufferers. Ex-County Commissioner Dan Wren, Chicago criminal, weighs 308 pounds in Joliet. Rev R Zobel resigns amid church dispute. Timber wolves terrorize George Craig farm near Tuscola. grand hunt stalled by storm. West Point Illinois cadet rankings released. no Illinois in first class. Soldiers’ Home letters accuse Surgeon North of poor care and lavish living.
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Chicago
Joliet Penitentiary
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Tweed
Wren
United States
Martin Irons Acquitted After Tempestuous Court Scene
Martin Irons leader of the Missouri Pacific strike was acquitted on wire tapping charges. He accused Judge Laughlin of lying after the judge called him an anarchist, sparking a heated courtroom outburst before deputies restrained the defendant.
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St. Louis
Martin Irons
Missouri Pacific
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Hoxie
Knights of Labor
Irons
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