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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1888
Page
2
For President, GROVER CLEVELAND of New York. for Vice-President, the placeholder line continues a ticket listing starting with Cleveland. The readable fragment indicates a ticket setup but lacks full candidate details for completion. This record preserves the identifiable name and general structure of a 19th century party slate.
The Democratic party reaffirms its 1854 platform and endorses President Cleveland's views on tax reduction. It defends an indissoluble union, a written constitution, and limited federal powers, while praising Cleveland's administration for reform, land restoration, pensions, and a prudent foreign policy. It criticizes Republican tax laws, urges tax reform, and pledges continued labor support and government frugality.
A convention of colored men is to be held in Chicago on July 10 to ratify the nomination of Cleveland and Thurman.
The Chicago convention did not reconsider its decision to make whisky free instead of remitting the tax on flannel, leaving the policy stance unchanged.
The query questions whether the Republican platform includes a prohibition claim and asks if a tariff is proposed to curb imports and boost revenue, implying a discussion of trade and prohibition in party policy. It seeks clarification on whether prohibition is stated and how tariffs relate to revenue goals.
The query questions whether the Republican Party twenty years hence will celebrate its 1888 stand against untaxed whisky and taxed necessities. It reflects on fiscal policy and party legacy amid historical debate.
The withdrawal of Blaine left De pew and Thurston to do the work. They did it well. No ticket could have been nominated that would better represent Wall street the Pacific rail road rings, and then Public Be on New York Central.
A statement calls the assertion that working men will not vote for Harrison a slander. It argues ten thousand naturalized Chinese voters will back Harrison, noting they work hard and cheaply, appealing to his supporters.
The Republican platform is accused of offering eastern manufacturers a bribe in higher prices paid by western farmers and cheap whisky. It claims western farmers would bear the cost while receiving only the whisky.
Papillion flax extract skin remedy praised as superior to advertised beautifiers and free of poisonous ingredients. It claims to remove inflammation chafing roughness sunburn freckles blotches and leave skin smooth. Sold in large bottles for $1. Clarke & Junkin carry it.
The Chicago Tribune criticized the Gould and railroad lobby influence at the convention that blocked Gresham. It named Jay Gould and the Wabash faction, the Central Pacific ring, Union Pacific Credit Mobilier, Depew, Platt, and Spooner as key forces against him, arguing they manipulated delegates to thwart a reform candidate.
The convention chose Gen. Harrison, a railroad attorney and cattle syndicate partner of Steve Elkins, after the so called granger candidates were killed. The record claims any taint of grangerism would have led to his throat being cut from ear to ear.
Des Moines News reports delegates agreed not to nominate Depew but accepted Irrinson, a move largely influenced by Depew. The text highlights intra party tensions and power dynamics at the Chicago gathering.
The Chicago Tribune calls on the Republican convention to recall and amend the platform removing the free whisky plank. It argues no precedent exists for altering a platform after adoption but urges an immediate amendment to retain taxes on liquor and tobacco to cover pension costs, warning of substantial voter losses if not corrected.
Asa B Rowley druggist tried Papillon Catarrh Cure after doctors warned of consumption from chronic catarrh. He reports rapid improvement after the first application and full cure after a few weeks. Excerpt of flax suggests efficacy. Large bottles priced at $1.09, sold by Clarke and Junkin.
A Bloomington perspective argues Gen Harrison is weak in Indiana apart from state pride. Greenbackers, stirred by his 1876 insult to voters and anti labor stance, may mobilize against him while favoring Cleveland. notable figures English and Douglass critique Harrison's ties to railroads and labor policy.
West editor Sam Clark of the Gate City disputes GOP tariff rhetoric arguing protection does not help American workers. He says manufacturers seek profit, not worker welfare, and accuses protection of misdirecting government aims.
At a conference between iron and steel manufacturers and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers in Pittsburg the workers proposed a three month suspension of operations rather than wage cuts. The manufacturers agreed if the plan applied to all mills, reducing yearly earnings by a quarter and cutting iron and steel output to keep prices high under tariff.
Yaf Shar Pang a naturalized Chinese resident educated in Des Moines now living in Memphis backs Harrison He praises Harrisons handling of Chinese questions and recalls a Senate speech in their favor noting California and Oregon politicians seek to drive Chinese out and hoping Harrison protects their rights.
The piece condemns offering a man a gain in exchange for his vote as bribery. It accuses manufacturing bosses of using the tariff issue to sway voters and likens their tactics to dark corruption promising the earth to secure support in their campaign against honest citizens.
The New York Sun reports after the Chicago nomination that some Irish voters who would have backed Blaine will back Harrison, while others will not. Edward J. Rowe, once with Tammany Hall and then Blaine’s ally, says if Blaine had been chosen he would have worked hard, but now he plans to focus on business and drop politics.
From the Ex-President of New York State Senate in Albany on March 11 1886 a testimonial states Allcock's Porous Masters are a valuable remedy. The writer claims five years of use with great cures and speedy relief for weak backs and lends them to friends.
The passage notes Mills bill impact on Fairfield woolen mills and taxed logs used for a grandfather’s cabin. It contrasts Harrison era free whisky with Moxton’s barrels, mentions New York Tribune backing Slaine and platform shifts. Cleveland and Thurman learned of their nomination and sent brief acceptance responses.
A heated political clash features Democrats denying tax reductions on infant apparel while Republicans claim relief on tobacco and whisky will let the elderly pay more for flannels. The exchange centers on consumer costs and party agendas.
The platform proposes tariff reduction to relieve the great body of the people from burdens on necessities and on materials and tools of industry.
The four great founders Sumner Greeley Seward and Chase left the party before their deaths and it is doubted Lincoln would have remained if he were alive due to its excesses.
The article notes Harrison voting fourteen times against measures to protect Americans from Chinese labor competition. It contrasts this with a platform favoring affordable whisky for workers to compete with cheaper overseas labor.
A Republican questions why consumer taxes to aid manufacturers should be used while a Fairfield bonus to manufacturers is proposed. The item hints Fairfield seeking a share of tariff funds amid the policy discussion.
The Chicago Times notes Harri son’s career as a United States senator was viewed as a failure by friends. It adds he secured lucrative civ il service positions for twenty eight of his relatives.
Free whisky and taxed clothing, bed ding, lumber and fuel are cited as core Republican platform ideas, with many leaders openly endorsing them while others remain silent or oppose the measures.
Dr Jones relief from indigestion offers Red Clover Tonic described as elegant and efficacious. It claims to cure dyspepsia jaundice bad breath piles pimples low spirits headache ague malaria scrofula salt rheum eczema boils tetter rheumatism and chronic blood stomach and liver diseases. Fifty cents of Bradshaw Thoma. Cures many who seek relief from physicians.
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