23 Aug 1893
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1893
Page
1
The Democratic state convention meets in Des Moines with large attendance. Democrats feel hopeful about their cause and success. The text notes a shift as the Republican party has gone Democratic.
The piece praises a group of bowlers described as among the finest samples seen in many days, noting the excellence reflects broadly across the public and political sphere, with a tongue in cheek nod to populists and the average Republican newspaper.
The old slogan “a school house on every hill top and 90 saloon in the valley” is retired in Iowa politics. The party now promotes a simpler message, summarised as “two beers for five,” signaling a shift in campaigning tone and priorities.
Frank Jackson secured the Republican gubernatorial nomination backed by the party machine and the state central committee. He also had strong backing from railroad and insurance interests and anti prohibition factions.
The Iowa Republican party repudiates prohibition and supports local option but does not call for high license. This stance provides less restraint on liquor traffic compared to the Democratic party.
The passage accuses the Republican Party of betraying its earlier positions over the last decade and branding its prior promises as void. It frames the party as insincere and inconsistent in its political commitments.
The text questions Democrats who joined the Republican prohibition cause and now find themselves abandoned and left in a whisky party situation. It frames their change as a political and social reversal, highlighting disillusionment and the irony of shifting allegiances.
The piece argues the party abandoned principles, focusing on electoral gain rather than stance on prohibition, criticizing the Republicans for lacking steadfastness and pursuing votes above beliefs.
In a convention last Saturday the democracy of Wapelio county congratulated their adversaries for uniting with them to demand repeal of two objectionable laws. One law was passed by a Republican congress and approved by a Republican president. The other law was enacted by a Republican legislature and approved by a Republican governor.
Jefferson county figures who would have congratulated Miss Heald for a Republican nomination were disappointed as she polled a solid vote but fell to a machine-backed bloc. Once her nomination seemed possible, rival candidates formed a coalition to ensure her defeat.
The Otumwa Sun reports a heated exchange as Republicans attack populists, claiming the GOP would steal the populist platform if they do not act. The piece notes past sarcasm from Republicans toward populists and describes current sharp clashes and shouted remarks.
Anticipating congressional action, banks return to lending and deposits rise as factories restart. Rockford Illinois sites resume operations including Rockford Shoe Factory W F and John Barnes machinists on Monday. Nelson Knitting Emerson Talcott Co Trahern Pump expect full force by Sept 4 with most old industries back by month’s start.
The Ottumwa Sun argues against jumping to conclusions about free trade harming the economy. It cites leather and paper industries thriving on free raw materials like hides and rags and notes the silk industry could follow a similar path if free inputs persist.
The passage argues that iron linseed oil and starch industries thrived under protection but suffered from overproduction. It claims large trusts swallowed local factories and aimed to monopolize world trade, aided by high tariffs that spurred excess beyond legitimate demand, leading to disaster.
The slate includes Frank D. Jackson for governor Warren B. Dungan for lieutenant governor C. H. Robinson for supreme judge J. W. Luke for railroad commissioner and Henry Sabin for superintendent. The platform attacks the Democratic party as empty of ideas and the prohibition clause calls for statewide law retention with local control and temperance aims.
Last week the Senate Finance Committee agreed on a bill repealing the purchasing clause of the Sherman law. Senator Vorhees presented the measure to the senate as part of an effort to hear the silver supporters. The bill also states a government policy to maintain bimetallism by using both gold and silver with equal value, backed by international agreement or robust legislation to preserve parity and equal dollar power in markets and debt payments.
The piece condemns a shift by the Republican Party, now endorsing local option and aligning with Democratic views on liquor regulation. It laments anti prohibitionists who switch sides and predicts repeal of the prohibitory law, leaving true prohibition advocates dismayed.
The dispatch reviews Sen Vorhees securing senate consent for daily finance committee meetings on a currency bill and notes Behring Sea arbitration outcomes. It questions GOP repeal rhetoric, cites Secretary Carlisle backing, and mentions Rep Grosvenor and Hill proposals alongside Iowa and Ohio figures.
Rh F Wright editor of the Charles City Advocate and a leading Iowa temperance figure refuses to back the Republican ticket. He calls the convention action infamy, labels the resolutions as Benedict Arnolds, and repudiates candidates on the platform. He urges a Des Moines state meeting September 1 to protest the party’s saloon alignment.
The Des Moines Leader criticizes partisan Republican papers for exaggerating business distress. It cites mills delaying shutdowns as common seasonal moves and rebukes false reports from Chicago and Iowa press on grain and finance. A Chicago Inter Ocean retraction is noted along with a Rosenbaum Brothers circular offering credit.
Sioux City Tribune notes Republicans adopt anti-prohibition plank and support local option, praising Democrats for years of opposing statewide prohibition and predicting a local option law if the next legislature gains power. The piece highlights cross party agreement against statewide prohibition.
The piece argues Republicans are yielding to public demand on local option and high license, signaling a shift in Iowa politics. It asserts Democrats favoring local option and temperance, hoping for regulated saloons, better revenues, and reduced prohibition stigma across cities like Sioux City.
Ida Grove readers report a sweeping anti platform reaction from Republicans in Des Moines and across Iowa. Prohibition leaders led by Rev. Robert Smylie and Rev. F E Day call for a mass prohibition convention in Des Moines to oppose local option and defend the cause against party compromises. The crisis warns that delay could end prohibition for a generation.
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