28 Mar 1894
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1894
Page
1
The report states President Cleveland will undoubt edly veto the Bland senior age bill, signaling a potential clash over policy changes affecting elderly workers and retirement rules.
Congressman W L Wilson, author of the tariff bill that passed the house, is out of danger and convalescing in Texas. The Republican Party plans another campaign advocating protection and higher taxes, claimed to be what the people need most.
An A. P. A. member appeared before an A. P. A. judge in Omaha accused of assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm on a Catholic. He asked the judge to show leniency citing that fact.
Fred Douglas writes endorsing President Cleveland for his Hawaiian affair policy. He asserts Cleveland’s motive and aims deserve credit, declaring he is a republican though not a partisan affront to party lines. The letter foregrounds cross party support for executive actions.
The Des Moines Capital condemns the Martin mulect passage and blasts prohibition leaders for comatose inaction. It notes the battle has dragged on for twenty years and will continue, urging pro prohibition forces to wake up and pursue action.
The speaker argues that ongoing prohibition in cities will continue and that the multi tax license law is cumbersome and hard to enforce. They claim past defiance will grow and view the license act as cowardly and ineffective. They also state no Democratic party member is responsible.
Congressman Tarsney of Missouri says he remains a bi mortalist but doubts the U S can absorb all silver. Democrats fear unlimited coinage at 16 to 1 would Mexicanize the country and urge either a higher coinage ratio or an international agreement to share silver absorption.
The Ledger misstates the 1892 Democratic platform claiming an unconstitutional sugar duty. The party held the federal government has no power to enforce tariffs beyond revenue needs, and the sugar levy described is mainly revenue driven and defensible under that view.
Anti prohibition Republicans criticize Watkins for not backing modification to the prohibitory law after he pledged support to them last fall. He aligned with prohibitionists instead, drawing sharp letters to him for breaking his vote. Statewide prohibition has effectively been knocked out.
A Des Moines letter criticizes Republican tactics in the Iowa General Assembly. It notes passage and reversion of bills on Prohibition, local option, and women’s suffrage, plus shifts in revenue law, bank depositories, and capital punishment. It mentions potential site for a state hospital and predicts final adjournment around April 6.
St. Louis Republic argues against the Morse resolution to recognize God in the constitution. It warns that public display of religion breeds distrust and favors pharisaical self promotion. The piece cites fear of the church state blend and recalls revolutionary era demonstrations of religious pretension.
The Iowa legislature enacts a saloon tax with a $100 annual license, split between city and county, requiring county-wide vote and strict conditions. The act mandates bond, single-room layout, bar visibility, no gambling or entertainment, no women employees, restricted hours, and prohibitions targeting minors and intoxicated persons.
A string of sharp opinions targets Democratic senators and national politics. The piece mocks the party’s line on platform planks, Carlisle's clash with architects over commissions, and figures like McKinley Sherman and Wanamaker while noting the fragile Democratic Senate majority and looming finance committee actions.
The text notes delaying the tariff vote to April 2 to appease committee Republicans. It warns against liberal delay in Senate action and urges discipline within the Democratic ranks, stressing public impatience and the party's core principles.
The Sioux City Trim blasts the recently passed Martin Mulet tax bill as a mere subterfuge and miserable makeshift designed to shield a great party from the result of its moral cowardice.
An advertisement offers the World's Fair Souvenir Portfolio for fifteen cents in postage stamps with a refund guarantee if unsatisfied. It contains full page views of the Expo buildings with descriptions and is presented as a desirable work of art from Bucklen & Co of Chicago.
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