30 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1898
Page
1
The Tribune urges a January 8 conference of Iowa Democrats to heal divisions and unify the party. It calls for inviting all Democrats including silver and gold factions, populists, and annexationists to discuss new currency reform, anti trust measures, and to end 16 to 1.
The piece argues the war is over as Spain accepts terms while tariff reform, standing army, currency legislation, and Dingley tariff issues loom in Iowa politics. It notes Ottumwa Democrat financial troubles, salary debts, foretelling a possible editor change and continued publication under a receiver.
The Spanish commissioners agree to the American demand and Spain will cede the Philippines for 20 million dollars. Senate ratification is expected with little trouble, while the appropriation will require action by both houses amid strong opposition to expansion. The issue hinges on Filipino desire for US rule and potential party division for McKinley.
Peper I Hendrikson of Deer Creek Iowa reports three years of ringworms on her cheeks with raw surfaces. After six bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla she was fully cured and states the cure is permanent two years later.
The article argues expansion is inevitable after the Filipino war. It rejects returning the islands to Spain or ceding them to others. It frames U S responsibility as moral, not self interest, urging continued guardianship to uphold national ideals and future honor.
The piece denounces the rise of trust organizations during the McKinley era, noting Ohio and Cleveland as centers of massive capital consolidation. It lists major trusts and their capitalizations, cites wage suppression and plant shutdowns, and argues government laws failed to curb monopolies while forecasting further giant consolidations and continued weaponization of trust power.
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