Democratic Platform Endorses Cleveland Era Tariff Reform
The Democratic platform reaffirms the 1884 agenda and Cleveland's policies, praising reduced taxation, land reclamation for homesteads, a virtuous civil service, and a steady foreign policy while opposing Republican tax laws. It argues for continued reform to aid American labor and questions Fifer's Illinois campaign and guns in politics.
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United States
Cleveland
Congress
Democratic Party
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Republican Party
Republic
Senate
Stravvne
Leon Journal Critiques Democratic Stance on Pension Bills
The Leon Journal accuses a Democrat of condemning the Democratic majority in the house for praising Cleveland’s veto of private pension bills. It argues bills originate in the senate and are reviewed by its committees. The piece says the house should not be treated as Pinkerton detectives seeking senate fraud.
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Leon Journal
Cleveland
House
Senate
Higgins Votes Against Democrats Over Tariff Profit Loss
The Brookyn Citizen notes soap maker Mr Higgins supported by voting against the Democratic tariff stance, citing his profit concerns over Mills bill. It praises his frankness and character, arguing temporary personal losses do not alter his dedication to Jeffersonian principles, and that he will not become a Republican.
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Higgins
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Two Parties Clash Over Whisky Policy and Tariffs
The Kansas City Times quotes a debate over free whisky versus tariff protection. Republicans seek higher clothing prices to protect imports and build home monopolies, while Prohibitionists oppose government revenue from vice and aim for national prohibition.
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Kansas City Times
Whooping It Up in Indiana Campaign Push
Democrats push vigorous Indiana campaign with three polls planned. Secretary Marsh notes first poll simply counts eligible voters and is not decisive. Democrats aim to locate targets and expect a 15,000 Democratic edge in Indiana, per St. Louis Republic.
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Indiana
Marsh
St. Louis Republic
The Umbrella Left Guarded Outside Railroad Office
A country visitor left a wet umbrella leaning against a wall outside a Washington Street railroad office. It stood for about half an hour amid curious glances while passersby debated whether it was a trap. The scene resolved the question of where to leave such a dripping head protector.
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Washington Street
Wealthy aunt and three nieces duel for a husband
In Blackberryville an old maid Mehetabel Bentley invites two city sisters Rachel and Celia to her rural home. The fortune hunter Guy Winters arrives. Lucy, the third cousin, declines the match yet wins his heart. By autumn they wed with aunt present.
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Tabby
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Saratoga
Blackberryville Church
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Lacey
Mercy
Elise
Etta Bayne
Apollo
Buffalo
Lucey
Lacey Hunt
Mehetabel Bentley
Maggie
Merezabel
Aunt Mehetabel
Hugh Winters
Hugh
St. John
Meheta
Misses Bentley
Long Branch
Guy
October
Mehetabel
John A. Peters
Uncle Rastus Seeks Lawyer Over Trouser Theft
In a New York Sun cartoon dialogue Uncle Rastus appeals to a lawyer, claiming he is accused of stealing his father’s trousers. The lawyer replies he is busy but could help if the trial proceeds quickly as Uncle Rastus rushes home to change.
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Uncle Rastus
Nose losing sense of smell, warns French savant
A Norristown Herald note quotes a French savant predicting gradual loss of olfactory sense in the nose. Fifty years hence it may be possible to enter a street car containing several dressy young women without being knocked down by an odor of jockey club.
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Jockey Club
Norristown Herald
Well-wisher Invests in Oil Territory
A brief note in Texas Siftings describes a well-wisher investing in an oil territory, highlighting cautious optimism and local enterprise.
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Texas Siftings
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