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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1895
Page
1
A county Republican convention is called for August 31 to select delegates and set campaign strategy for the upcoming state race. The event signals party organization activities amid a busy political season.
A fragment notes that low tariffs spur activity across industry, setting wheels of machinery and commerce humming throughout the country.
The report alleges General Weaver is again maneuvering to align a fusion with the Democrats, urge estate offices to Democrats, and push legislative candidates toward public support.
Democrats are reminded of a convention at the courthouse at one o'clock to select delegates for state senatorial conventions. The text criticizes labor and mentions Knights of Labor chief urging a boycott on national ink bills.
The passage notes Gov. Jackson has few friends in the Republican party and little support for his administration, implying minimal endorsements or visible backing from party allies. The text suggests his influence is limited and any opposition would not significantly affect his standing.
Republicans voice deep frustration as Rosevelt pushes strict liquor law enforcement in New York City. The row risks fracturing the party with a clash between backing the law and opposing its enforcement.
Iowa Republicans emphasize a railroad man as their nominee while factions within the party split over the choice and the priest in the party could oppose it.
The Sioux City Tribune reports the national Republican Party seeks a rallying issue to mobilize voters as they fear losing influence in the western silver states. The piece hints at strategic moves ahead of upcoming elections.
The advisors hedge on the financial issue and push for a late convention for safety. National Republican managers echo Iowa GOP leadership as they seek power and offices.
English observers warn that American export expansion threatens Britain’s foreign trade. The Iron and Coal Trades Review in London acknowledges the growth of the American export trade as a factor England must reckon with in the near future.
In a lively Burlington Gazette report the loquacious Mr. Harvey asserts nature’s duplex principle justifies two monetary metals. He contends the twin-hand, twin-eye, twin-ear, twin-leg world warrants a two metal standard as the basis of currency.
An exchange notes the printing press creates presidents and educates the homeless while curtailing royal power and turning bankers to paupers. It praises and criticizes, it smiles and cries and dies, yet cannot please all. the man who tries goes mad.
The district GOP meets in Keosauqua tomorrow to choose its senatorial nominee. Although professing loyalty to Bell, Mr. Hinkle reportedly sought the nomination by stirring support and then leveraging it for himself. Bell’s backers may be tested as the convention decides.
A Wisconsin or Iowa era moral anecdote contrasts honesty and reputation with scheming gains. It recounts Drake aiding the G A R and railroad stations while a gang fixes the outcome, trapping Harlan. The moral warns against trusting divine aid when odds are rigged and the devil keeps tally.
The Boies era cut the levy from 2.5 to 2.0 mills leaving a treasury surplus. The current administration restores the levy to 2.5 mills with hopes for higher, while officials use bookkeeping to mask deficits. Warrants for state institutions are deferred for the first time in a decade due to money shortages.
Papers list potential Democratic nominees for governor including W I Babb Jno C Bills Henry Vollmer Col Chas A Clark Nathaniel French F D Davess and John F Dayton Supreme judge candidate Martin J Wade of Iowa City for consideration Chas E Whiting of Monona county urged for railroad commissioner O J Laylander Cedar Falls schools and L B Parshall Jackson county superintendent both under consideration Indicates ample material available for ticket selections.
The article accuses a Iowa Republican state convention of fraud against Ex Senator Harlan. It alleges three secretaries miscounted by fifty five votes on a key ballot and a Drake partisan chairman claimed to have heard a demand for a fair count but misread it. If the tallies stood as 360 instead of 305 the outcome might have flipped.
Edward Campbell Jr urges Iowa Democrats to support Hon. John C. Bills as a strong governor candidate. The piece highlights Bills as honest and capable, notes his role against railroad extortion, defends his past tax on church property, and endorses Groneweg for lieutenant governor. Campbell advocates a regular Marshalltown Democratic convention on August 7 to avoid national issues.
The piece argues for the value of corn in the economy, noting a projected 2.4 billion bushels this year and high western yields. It emphasizes corn as a staple that fuels meat production, supports labor and industry, and boosts western wealth through farming and exports. It also threads through political debate about silver and party factions, contrasting agrarian prosperity with monetary policy debates.
Democratic county conventions to select delegates to the state convention have nearly all opposed free silver. Winneshiek county supports 16 to 1, while Polk, Pottawatomie, Marion, Black Hawk, Cedar, Adams, Monona, Marshall, Scott, Des Moines, Keokuk and Wapello oppose it. Democrats largely fear splitting on the financial issue this year as the state fight dominates.
Advertisement notes loans offered at the lowest rates by H. H. Brighton’s law office located on the west side park.
The piece argues General Drake would be a cautious governor, embracing home rule and majority rule. It notes Democrats pressing liquor questions, while Republicans avoid endorsing a stance. It stresses liquor policy is a legislative issue, with the governor's role limited to policy execution and not authorizing manufacture for sale.
The Republican Reform Council, hailed as a reform body, is branded as one of the most corrupt groups in the council chamber. The party in power admits it has brazenly and continuously voted franchises granting valuable rights to greedy corporations, neglecting the people who owned those rights.
The Iowa railroad companies seized the machinery of the Republican organization to control the legislature and state executive offices. The Estherville Democrat argues voters should not elect the railroad candidate for governor this fall.
The Lafayette Journal argues that if Governor McKinley intends to run again next year he must obtain a court injunction to stop any further wage increases.
A druggist in Beaversville Illinois credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving a man from la grippe after other doctors failed. He reports rapid improvement after three bottles and urges readers to try a free sample from George D Clarke. The column includes testimonials about cures and a sample advertising line.
Editor notes the 1893 official report showing US treasury gold and silver totals and outside holdings. It argues silver circulation dwarfs gold, critiques gold monometallism, and cites Leech and Foster figures, urging silver to back money and curb usury influenced laws.
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