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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1893
Page
1
In the sixth congressional district Jackson secured 17 060 votes while Boies earned 13 955, Joseph 4 058, and Mitchell 983, reflecting a clear Jackson advantage.
Chairman Gibson’s frantic appeal for a rescue of prohibition is dismissed as irrelevant by Towan people as prohibition is deemed dead and the chance to revive it has passed.
Several republican statesmen aim to redraw Iowa’s maps in the upcoming session to secure eleven solidly Republican congressional districts by dividing the state. They seek legislative agreement to implement the plan.
The piece notes populists secure only about 8000 votes in Iowa while suggesting figures like Gen. Weaver and Mrs. Lease drew attention but failed to win broad support. It concludes Iowan voters show little appetite for populist ideas amid the campaign tactics.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes Republicans post large majorities in Ohio and Iowa described as a landslide. It contrasts that with Democrats expanding Virginia majorities from a few thousand to about 50 000, calling it simply Democrats carrying a Democratic state.
Gossips claim eastern Republicans back McKinley for president with Harrison as secretary of state. A revenue tariff will have operated for over two years, and the McKinley boom may have waned in vitality by then.
The Republican Phil Brownell is named stamp deputy at Keokuk by W H Stackhouse the new Burlington revenue collector. The Constitution Democrat notes this political choice and asks if a Democrat could have been trusted in the post.
A statewide demand calls for ending the circle at the head of the tickets on the Australian ballot. It complicates voting, leads to many ballots being rejected, and confuses electors when multiple candidates share a ticket for the same office. This is viewed as the system’s main flaw.
The Tribune notes New York Democrats discuss naming Ex Secretary Whitney for governor and potentially for the 1896 presidency. It argues the next Democratic candidate should come from the east to bolster leadership as tariff monopolies fight, and praises Whitney as a strong leader.
The state auditor’s annual report recommends raising the state tax levy from two mills by a half mill for the coming legislature. Debates over taxation and party tactics follow as both parties consider simplified methods and reduced state institution costs.
The Chicago Herald notes a shift in rail safety, citing western lines like Rock Island Burlington Milwaukee & St Paul and others carrying large crowds daily without fatalities. It singles out the Erie for its block system and praises the Q for a flawless fatality record during the World's Fair season.
A Iowa commission led by Charles E. Whiting proposes a broad revenue law revision to equalize taxation. It favors a five year term for associate assessors, rejects mortgage tax relief, and expands assessor roles to improve property valuation and uniformity across counties, cities, and townships.
The piece outlines the Hawaiian crisis showing the provisional government formed to push annexation, Stevens aiding conspirators with marines and a Gatling gun, and Queen Liliuokalani’s ministers resigning. It notes Blount and Cleveland rejecting annexation, upholding non intervention and seeking peaceful resolution.
The general assembly introduces many tax amendment bills each session, yet seldom proposes changes to tax collection provisions. Commissioners' observations align with this, showing the collection law operates satisfactorily and they prefer to maintain the status quo.
The article lists Iowa election totals: 1890 total 415 4570 with Jackson 207 159 Boies 174 793 Joseph 23 511 and Mitchell 10 107. Presidential electors in 1892 totals 443 159 with Republican 219 795 Democrat 196 367 Populist 20 595 Prohibition 6 402. 1891 state vote totals 420 212 Boies 207 594 Wheeler 199 881 Westfall 12 303 Gibson Prohibition 915. 1889 state officers total 60 529 Boies 180 111 Hutchison 173 588 Greenback 5 614 Prohibition 1 216.
The piece lauds Horace Boies as a chivalrous Iowa leader who served two terms with credit. It credits him with a valued democratic legacy and notes his defeat by a inferior successor, while affirming enduring public respect and gratitude for his four-year tenure.
The Gazette relays editorials from Clinton Herald and Marshalltown Times-Republican urging Republicans to honor their platform pledge on prohibition and local option. It cites support from Sioux City Journal and Ottumwa Courier that enforcement must evolve, while Keokuk Gate City supports stricter penalties and police enforcement.
The piece asserts lawmakers pledged to voters to uphold prohibition and face pressure from political bosses to break their word. It notes a sun dance of pro and anti prohibition Republican press and suggests leaders, described as big Indian chiefs, know their aims without counsel.
The Burlington Gazette denounces Stevens and Gresham over Hawaii policy. It accuses Stevens of discrediting reports with bought affidavits and criticizes his removal of U S troops plus guard around revolutionary HQ. Foster warns against undermining Hawaiian sovereignty and affirms U S respect for independent Hawaiian government.
A Waterloo Tribune opinion questions whether party pressure overrides religious conviction in politics. It attacks preachers and church leaders who backed prohibition, arguing they show servile siding with partisan demands rather than true sincerity.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette report notes a keg of beer found in a church basement at Moline. The item reflects a wider claim that Iowa churchgoers supported beer availability across the state.
The St Louis Republic notes a claim that no real difference exists between the two old parties while observing that New York Democrats defeated an unfit candidate and Iowa Republicans elected one.
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