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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1888
Page
4
The notice lists Representative SHERWOOD DIXON States Attorney J J OCONNOR Circuit Clerk LEVI BEEMER and Surveyor L B MERRIAM as the officers for the upcoming election confirming their posts in the county machine.
A major DeKalb barbecue attracts 20,000 attendees with 15 prominent speakers planned. Democratic supporters gather to showcase party positions as preparations run smoothly for the event.
The visiting political figure drew a large crowd in Chicago yet offered scant talk on the tariff and hushed references to Harrison. He attacked Cleveland’s administration while spotlighting republican rivalries and future annexation talks with Canada fuel free trade vs protectionist clashes.
The piece critiques high tariff arguments noting claims that tariffs lowered steel rail prices. It cites Blaine’s figure of 168 to 30 dollars per ton and contrasts with new cheap production methods. It argues American labor costs and tariff protections distort the issue and mocks the Mills bill critique.
Robert Walker of Hulland Derbyshire criticizes the claim that lowering tariffs to a revenue basis would ruin manufacturing. He argues English workers own substantial property and participate in business profits, citing Oldham and Manchester as examples of worker ownership and profit sharing in the manufacturing sector.
The speaker argues against Senator Frye and Blaine claiming Britain’s pauper labor would flood the US if tariffs fall. He cites American workers’ comfort and cooperative industry here, contrasting with truck-store wages and employer profits. He urges adopting the tariff to end labor dependency.
John T. Shuften, Florida colored Democrat, declares he will vote Democratic in the coming election. He argues the Democratic administration has offered better governance, prosperity, and fair treatment for both races, challenges Republican loyalty claims, and urges colored voters to abandon the notion of voting a straight Republican ticket. He condemns color line politics and asserts Democrats defend civil liberty and equal rights. Mo. T. Shuften.
A compendium of posed questions about tariffs, wages, and trade from 19th century sources. It cites Massachusetts Labor Report 1887, United States Consular Reports, and commerce and navigation studies questioning tariff effects on employment and international wage levels.
The Dixon Sun urges readers to subscribe now with a yearly rate of $2.00. The notice highlights the value of access to local news and community coverage.
Public notice of foreclosure by Solomon H Bether Master in Chancery in Lee county Illinois. Auction set for November 10 1888 at Dixon court house to sell the northeast quarter section 5 township 19 north range 8 east subject to a school site reserve and costs of suit. Solicitor A K Trusdell represents the case.
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