15 Nov 1893
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1893
Page
1
John H. Gear is reported to be in the lead for the United States senate as campaign tensions over prohibition fade into post election claims. Both prohibitionists and anti prohibitionists contend victory, with neither side conceding.
In this county the populist candidate for governor received 152 votes as his supporters predicted higher totals. They had only twenty five more votes than last year despite this being the year of their greatest opportunity.
The Des Moines News and prohibitionists claim 54 to 56 members pledge to uphold Iowa’s prohibitory law but the speaker doubts it. He states that prohibition as a state policy is as dead as a mackerel.
Congress adjourns as the Ways and Means Committee works on the tariff bill and plans to report during the next regular session. The measure is framed to win broad Democratic support across the country.
Gen. Weaver says he was prepared for the result as populists realize their party’s limited impact. In Virginia the Democrats won by a larger margin than usual while Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska saw strong Republican defeats.
The piece denounces a burning in effigy of Gov Boses at a Poweshiek county Malcom Republican testimony meeting as a low and fiendish act of partisan hatred, contrasting it with the Democratic Party's conduct toward its defeated opponents.
The piece argues Democrats should not despair after a defeat. It notes Republicans carry gains in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Iowa while New York voted least, blamed on poor nominations. It predicts three years of Republican influence and ongoing Republican concerns despite hard times.
The Louisville Courier Journal says there is no reason to despair about the national democracy. The piece argues returns will reinforce the party’s duty to be true to its people and report stewardship. It notes the Sherman act repeal as a start, but credits southern silver senators and western Republicans with delaying relief.
Former Ohio governor James E. Campbell discusses the election results as part of a broader party realignment from Massachusetts to Iowa. He notes business mood, veteran concerns, and candidate disappointments driving defeats and argues a late-year recovery may boost Democratic prospects in 1894.
Ottumwa Sun columnist Sam Evans argues before an election that Democratic losses may occur but the party’s fundamentals will endure. He recalls Iowa’s past strife when Democrats were scorned and Republicans dominated, asserting faith in states’ rights, personal liberty, honest money, and fear of centralization, predicting eventual triumph.
Orion Clemens, Mark Twain’s brother, writes to the Keokuk Gate City denouncing the Republican campaign. He claims the party used high tariffs and panic as blame for Democrats’ defeat, comparing U S protection to German policy and calling Republicans internal in their craft.
Republicans hold seventy nine to eighty seats in the next Iowa House and thirty three seats in the Senate, signaling a strong party control in the state legislature.
The article argues that voters in Colorado Kansas Virginia and other states favored the Democrats or stayed home reflecting a weak third party. It urges Democrats to unite adopt tariff reform bimetallism and southern western alignment while warning that desertions aid the rival federalist influence and could threaten democratic majorities in 1896 and beyond. New York City’s 23 cent rise post repeal is noted as intelligible amid silver interests.
The article notes that even silver specialists praise the repeal of the Sherman bill purchasing clause. It states the silver market, though previously set for a steep decline, shows firmness and a bullish trend. Bar silver climbs to 70 percent of the dollar per ounce.
The St Louis Republic notes Democrats faced hard times, while Republicans view Tuesday’s results as a mandate for tariff policy and swift action. It predicts Congress meets in two weeks with tax reform and tariff measures likely to pass by March, as voters seek stable governance over party labels.
The piece argues Republicans may deliver on promises, a tariff plan will take effect next summer, and protected manufacturers will expand output. It says Democrats can regain strength despite opposition and misrepresentation, with a favorable outlook for the party.
New York returns show the democratic ticket defeated Tuesday as many party workers stayed away. Bartlett leads for Court of Appeals with about 510,000 votes, Maynard around 420,000. In interior counties the drop in Democrat votes contrasts with strong city results.
Des Moines reports President Cleveland declares the act of his public life as the most illustrious. The United States withdraws protection from Hawaii and lets the islands restore their pre intervention government. The move signals peace and justice in international affairs and aims to reassure small powers globally.
The Sioux City Tribune notes the populists held nearly a hundred meetings across Woodbury County but failed to boost their vote, despite addressing by prominent figures. It argues the party’s decline is already under way and that the country has little use for it.
The Kansas City Times notes Republicans gaining ground in Colorado and Kansas while Virginia and Maryland stay Democratic. It highlights improved farmer finances in Woodbury County, steady pension work, declining new cases, and veterans approving Secretary Smith and Commissioner Lochlan amid criticism of past Republican regimes.
The piece lauds Governor Boies as a statesman and says Clinton remains gracious either way. It notes Boies leaves office with town sympathy and the state support, and mentions Governor-elect Jackson who will keep his right arm and avoid signing a repeal bill.
The passage argues the recent panic was financial not commercial and triggered by international monetary issues rather than tariff changes. It notes Cleveland won support to revise the tariff and reform civil service, warning Democratic in action would prove inconsistency and imperil future elections. The tariff should be revised and reformed.
A vivid scene in the American department shows a family at breakfast as a mother blesses and warns her son before he departs. The French department features an old woman with a wheelbarrow, aided by a young boy, highlighting endurance and family care amid hardship.
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