14 Mar 1894
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1894
Page
1
Ed Stahl gains appointment as post master in Mount Pleasant Iowa. Germany pushes a new international monetary commission and Senator Allison from this state voices strong support, viewing it as beneficial to silver advocates.
The public expressed a clear view on Mr. Hinkle in a Monday school election. The decisive vote reflected community sentiment and calls for accountability.
Henry Clews argues relief from last year's panic exists as demand outpaces supply in many branches. He notes the approaching tariff decisions bolster confidence and suggests the country moves toward a steady return to normal conditions.
A La Porte Indiana populist state convention last Saturday drew only thirteen attendees. The party’s claim of 160,000 votes in the next election is treated skeptically given current organization strength. Before the last election leaders boasted 1,800 votes in La Porte county but results showed merely one.
W C Wilson from Hayes county Nebraska reports farmers in his area have stopped selling wheat and feed it to hogs. This practice could make wheat profitable even when market prices fall below fifty cents per bushel. If widespread, it may lead to a permanent rise in wheat prices.
A syndicated editorial roundtable mocks leaders and policy, blasting General Harmony and Tommy Reed while critiquing pensions in Hawaii. It notes looming European monetary talks, free ships advocates, and Wilson tariff debates, plus posturing on stamps and government spending.
Des Moines reports emphasize the liquor question as Funk of Hardin leads the house on a suppressions of intemperance measure while the senate houses the Carpenter local option bill. Both chambers push for prohibition and argue over strategy as Democrats push local option and Republicans defend prohibition as a party principle.
A Greenville Alabama editor and former elector claims that Weaver electors agreed to vote for Harrison if Weaver could not win. The revelation targets Kolb and the populists, alleging party manipulation with Bowmans in Birmingham and a written pledge. Democrats urged to oppose this Republican maneuvering.
Senator Brower of Iowa and a Republican editor engaged in a lobby brawl last week while arguing about the liquor plank in the party platform. The dispute centered on interpreting the prohibition position.
General Black of Illinois defends the pension bureau policy and Lochren's leadership in a House speech. He cites wartime pressure, high claim volumes, and need for bureau direction under the secretary of the interior while praising the Democratic stance toward veterans' rights. He recalls Gettysburg and Sickles' corps to illustrate loyalty and duty during Civil War service.
The account recalls a Civil War moment with Lieutenant William Lochren and the First Minnesota at Gettysburg. Led by Colonel, the 262 men charged down Cemetery Hill to check a Confederate breakthrough, saving the Union lines as Hancock the superb observed. Many fell, and Lochren, now a Loyal Legion member, is praised for steadfast duty. The piece also notes Cripple Creek gold mining growth and future mine employment forecasts in Colorado.
A Chicago man returning from Cripple Creek predicts a national gold boom with output rising from 34 million in 1890 to 60 to 80 million in the near term and 100 million by 1895. He notes silver's collapse hurt 30,000 workers in Colorado and impacted other silver districts, while western mining communities rally behind renewed energy and enterprise.
A Fairfield Ledger critique ridicules claims that McKinley era tariffs control weather and egg prices. The piece mocks political economy pundits, questions the Ledger editor, and urges practical farming insights over grand theories about birds, eggs, and foreign competition. It argues hens may be politically loyal and calls for calm remedies rather than polemics.
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