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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1892
Page
1
Next Tuesday November 8 election day. The Democrat who neglects duties for party success is failing his duty. Judge Cooley has authorized publication that he will support Cleveland. The announcement was well received in New York.
A call to Democrats to go to the polls early next Tuesday and remain all day to support the Democratic ticket. The message emphasizes campaigning effort and full participation to ensure success.
Party supporters vow to back Judge Mitchell, who was nominated by the People’s Party. Republicans in the state house blocked his name on the party ticket, but fair play advocates will mobilize votes.
Judge John P. Rea, once commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, recalls facing fears during the republics darkest days and asserts his right to express his convictions despite past battles.
Democratic prospects in Iowa are more encouraging than they have been just prior to the past three elections. The article urges every party member to push turnout and support the ticket to achieve a victory.
Union veterans and Democrats react to Judge John P. Rea of Minnesota ex commander-in-chief of the G A R endorsing Cleve land citing pension vetoes and tariff stance as a pivotal factor and potential swing in the soldier vote.
Reports to the state committee claim the national ticket will win New York by about 50 000. Lt Governor Sheehan Edward Murphy Hugh McLaughlin and Richard Croker told Chairman Harrity Cleveland will carry the state with a solid margin not under 20 000 votes.
Hon Wayne MacVeagh of Pennsylvania traveled to Washington to argue a supreme court case. He says hundreds of Republicans have written endorsing his Cleveland stance and opposing tariff policy. He predicts Cleveland’s overwhelming election victory and a Democratic majority in the next Congress.
Amherst professors announced support for the Democratic ticket. Harvard faculty canvass shows 52 Cleveland to 6 Harrison votes. Dickinson College elder Prof. Charles F. Himes endorses tariff reform, criticizing the Republican tariff as excessive.
Judge H R Littell a longtime Kentucky Republican leader and city bank president declares support for the Democratic ticket citing opposition to tariff reform measures. In Ohio Thaddeus Copeland the county surveyor candidate resigns and pledges to vote for Cleveland, with his father a wealthy Republican farmer also signaling support for Cleveland.
The piece urges re election of Supervisor Stoward noting county unity and court house project progress. It cites Fairfield Ledger praise for A Howard and argues minority party representation aids governance. Voters urged to back Democrats Lawler and Cleveland with a call for Republican reform before election Day.
The People's Party had nominated Judge John C. Mitchell for district judge. Des Moines authorities blocked printing his name on the ticket, prompting a pro Mitchell response that voters will mark his name on the Democratic ticket to defeat the Republicans' plan.
Judge John P. Rea of St. Paul longtime G A R commander and lifelong Republican has endorsed Cleveland and Lawler. Rea cited Cleveland's pension vetoes as the pivotal factor behind his reversal, shocking Minnesota Republicans and signaling a potential shift among former G A R allies.
The piece argues for John J. Seerley over incumbent John H. Gear. It labels Gear as an old politician, pro-tariff, pro force bill, and aligned with extravagant spending, while praising Seerley as young, aggressive, tariff reform minded, prudent on river and harbor spending, and a true friend of soldiers and district residents. Voters are urged to back Seerley and consider candidates privately in the booth.
Rev. Dr. Benjamin B. Tyler of the Church of the Disciples to vote for Cleveland after four years of administration he praises honesty and stands for right over expediency He says tariffs should not burden the nation to create manufacturing jobs and notes his earlier Republican ties and Blaine welcome speech involvement.
It Should Be in Every House, J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pa says he will not be without Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughing and colds that cured his wife threatened with pneumonia after an attack of La Grippe Robert Barber of Cooksport Pa says it has done him more good than anything for lung trouble Free trial bottles at Clarke's drug store Large bottles 50c and 1.00
Blanton Duncan reports a calculated electoral map favoring Cleveland and Stevenson and forecasts wide southern turnout. He notes Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin and Iowa are pivotal, cites California and Oregon as swing, and argues Republicans lack principles while Democrats deserve long rule.
Evidence shows the Iowa Populist leaders use the party to defeat Democrats. State chairman Delangee says Weaver could swing Iowa, claiming Greenbackers return and drawing heavily from Democrats. He estimates Weaver may gain 40,000 votes, enough to leave Democrats in the minority if Harrison wins Iowa.
The Valle discusses how tariff policy affects farmers with letters from Thomas J. Shearman of New York and Governor Boies. It argues abolition would raise prices for wheat corn and cotton and robs farmers by raising costs of goods, predicting large losses for Iowa farmers and praising Boies for addressing the issue.
The publisher Gree S Merriam denounces protective tariffs as selfish, corrupting politics and harming workers. He argues tariffs favor rich interests, provoke campaign corruption, and create a partnership between business and parties. He contrasts Cleveland and Harrison's positions in the era’s tariff dispute.
Coffee six pounds for one dollar and sugar twenty to twenty two pounds for one dollar highlight a roadside advertisement. Other goods also promoted at bed rock prices signaling a discount store sale.
The piece argues the national policy choice is broader than leaders. it claims the Republican path harms the many while the Democratic path serves all. It asserts Grover Cleveland leads the party aligned with safety and progress for the nation.
Col A W K McClure of the Philadelphia Times declares New York state irrevocably Democratic for Cleveland. He notes a ten day drift toward Cleveland, with no chance of reversal, while national sympathy for President Harrison signals a tariff policy shift.
A popular remedy touted to cure liver and kidney issues and purify blood. It claims to remove pimples boils and rheum, drive malaria from the system and prevent fevers. The ad guarantees satisfaction or refunds with price marks at Clarke's drug store.
A reported cholera outbreak near Ilelmetta New Jersey caused alarm but investigation found a violent dysentery outbreak. Walter Willard, a Jamesburg merchant, endorses Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for severe dysentery and notes strong satisfaction in treatment. For sale by Bradshaw and Thoma druggists.
The post office cafe offers meals, lunch, and fresh oysters available around the clock to patrons seeking continuous service.
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