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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1894
Page
1
The report notes a Democratic lead of about 25 000 in Georgia's election. The text compares political tempers to sports and mentions figures Morton Hill and Corbett in relation to political and athletic rivalries.
The text notes Republicans asserting a large statewide lead while bringing prominent figures to Iowa as campaign effort intensifies. The phrase suggests strategic campaigning to defend momentum in an important state.
Report says John Sherman Firealarm Foraker and Charley Foster formed a bloc against the ailing Willie McKinley as questions about motives remain.
A Chicago man who targets female cyclists in bloomers is described as no worse than many men, simply acting on a common inclination rather than as a violent eccentric.
The quote argues that independents talking of a separate ticket are not real democratic friends. It states there was nothing irregular about Hill's nomination and that no Democrat should refuse to support him in the state.
A New York daily column notes Mrs. Paran Stevens entertaining a visiting prince with a swell dinner party while another column reports a suit against Stevens for unpaid wages to her servants.
Burlington reports Murray Iron Works has purchased a $10,000 riveting machine to be installed immediately to accelerate heavy construction work at the plant. Additional machinery additions are planned, aiming to make the plant the largest and most complete of its kind in the country.
Senator Hill accepts the governorship nomination for New York and Daniel Lockwood also seeks the lieutenant governor post. Judge Gaynor declines the associate justice seat. Justice Charles F. Brown of Newberg is named to fill the vacancy. The contest is expected to be hard with Hill likely to win and emerge as the party's leading presidential prospect.
Botanists state the plant called Russian thistle is neither a thistle nor a cactus. Its true English name is saltwort. It grows as an annual from six inches to three feet, forms a dense bushy plant, and develops hard spines in fall. Each spine cluster bears a papery flower about an eighth of an inch across.
M H Jones of Bloomfield releases a letter declining the populist judicial nomination for the district. He cites physical inability to perform the office and urges voters to consider capable current candidates. Jones notes the district’s history of esteemed judges and states he would support friends Eichelberger Fee and Babb while voting for Ennis and Leech.
The Columbus Junction Gazette notes a split in the Republican district over Sam Clark and Captain Duckworth for congress. It cites Clark’s talkativeness and shifts on McKinley as weaknesses, while Duckworth gains solid soldier support and local backing, with a district Republican majority around 250 and rising chances for Duckworth.
The Tribune condemns Weaver as a relentless enemy of the Democratic Party, arguing he would harm the party more than a weak opponent. Hollingsworth of the Sigourney Review echoes concerns, noting Weaver's history of disrupting Democratic efforts, trading support for county offices, and carpetbagging into the ninth district.
Sam Clark seeks soldier votes for Congress while opposing the disability act of June 27 1890. He criticizes government spending on pensions noting pensions nearly tax the people at peace and compare current costs to pre 1860 government expenditures.
An editorial excerpt argues against Clarkson’s free trade stance and defends tariffs as long as protections do not outsource labor. It notes states and Britain practice free trade, warns against importing European labor at low wages, and recalls 1873 panic and 1890s wage conditions tied to trade policy.
A reprint argues Sam Clark aligns with Democratic tariff policy and criticizes McKinleyism. It recalls Republican platforms from 1880 and 1890, noting Wilson Allison and Garfield victory margins to urge GOP adherence to traditional protectionism over new McKinley ideas.
Township and precinct committee men must file certificates of nomination with the county auditor twenty days before the election. The final filing date is Wednesday October 17. Conventions should be held promptly and certificates sworn by the convention chair and secretary and mailed. Residence should show the township not post office. Blank certificates were sent to each township and precinct central committee member. notify Mr H L Brown if not received.
The article recalls old sheep prices from Gen. Grant's era, noting fifty head at $1.50 each and four hundred at about $1.25. It contrasts past prices under Republican rule with current high bids up to $2.50 for lambs and $1.75 to $2.50 for other sheep. It argues Democratic policies protect workers by enforcing a fair share, not robbery, and warns laws cannot increase real earnings.
The article recalls aluminum prices from 25 years ago at 16 dollars a pound, then 8, then fifty cents, noting its metal-like appearance and lightness. It contrasts aluminum’s falling cost with silver's decline, calling cheap aluminum a world leading benefit while cheap silver is seen as a calamity by populists.
The extract from Hon. I. W. Lehman's Princeton address argues Democrats oppose class favoritism and seek universal justice. It contrasts populist calls for farmer protection with a democratic aim against any favored legislation, asserting true reform must serve the many.
The Twenty Fifth General Assembly adopts Joint Resolution No 5 proposing to amend Iowa’s constitution to regulate manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage by adding section 26 to article 1. The measure seeks to prohibit certain activities surrounding liquor production and distribution.
The document reports that a prohibition amendment is referred to the next general assembly for adoption. It directs publication for three months prior to the election and assigns enforcement regulations to be established by law. Governor Frank D. Jackson approves the act on April 24 in Iowa.
A satirical snippet mocks a political argument in Nebraska claiming rain will boost the Republican ticket over the populists. The piece cites farmers relief from drought and hands the line suggests voters should thank the GOP for rain.
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