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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1888
Page
2
A Dessocrats poll in Indiana estimates Cleveland will hold a majority near 9 000. Fairfield previously paid a 32 500 bonus for a manufactory and is ready to fund a proportional amount again this year.
A playful note suggests Ilarrison fished at Middle Sassisk while Cleveland enjoyed fishing, hinting at a blend of recreation and potential gains.
Sunday dispatches report China will not ratify the treaty clause excluding Chinese from the United States. The issue will reopen negotiations and possibly legislation. If Mr. Harrison is elected he may again test his stance on Chinese exclusion, including his fourteen votes against it.
In Columbus Junction yesterday the Democrats of the first district nominated John J. Seerley for Representative in Congress. There was one ballot and the nomination was unanimous. Seerley, about thirty six, energetic and radical on tariff reform, opposes the C B & Q railroad’s political schemes and is expected to win by five hundred votes.
The withdrawal of Mr G D McGay is regretted and statements on the office are praised as true. It notes Mr Aetlaw could not accept the nomination and that friends overruled him, acknowledging fault in this line.
New York Evening Post reprints the original flat circular with Daggett and Foster signatures. Prominent extracts from Senator Plumb’s letter praise the piece as a Democratic campaign tool, noting wealthy protected manufacturers reap most benefits and warning to expose them.
The Des Moines Register recalls its 19th century critique of a labor wage claim attributed to General Harrison. Affidavits from a 1877 speech during a strike, sworn by a dozen men including Republicans, confirm the accusation. The Knights of Labor reportedly investigated and publicized the matter.
An advertisement urges readers that appetite loss in the season is caused by impure blood and sluggish digestion. It praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic that restores appetite, strengthens digestion, and boosts overall health. Take it now.
Davenport judge James Grant and Dion. Jnc. F. Duncombe named as electors at large. George C. Leberling nominated for secretary of state, D. J. Ockerson for state auditor, Amos Case for treasurer, P. Henry Smith for supreme court judge, J. C. Mitchell for attorney general. Other nominees include K. Dey and L. Lund for railroad commissioner and Sherman E. Wills for commissioner. Des Moines Leader notes diverse backgrounds and party loyalty.
A Safs investment promises satisfactory results or a refund of purchase price. Advertised druggists offer trials of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung throat chest ailments. The product is claimed to relieve ailments like consumption, pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, and croup. Free trial bottles are available at Clarke and Junkin’s.
A Connecticut mill operative told Congressman Vance that electing Cleveland would ruin the nation and Connecticut. He argued wages and factory operations show four years of uninterrupted prosperity, calling the Republican prophecy a lie and an insult to workers.
Col Owen Hamilton of southern Pennsylvania announces his resignation from a Republican appointed post in a letter to the governor. He cites disagreement with the party on tariff and trusts, saying he supports Cleveland and Thurman to protect laboring men and all classes.
The coal trust has advanced the price of hard coal by fifty cents per ton in a largely private affair. No follower of Blaine will object to the change.
Francis O Reilly liveryman of No 15 Prince Street New York praises Allcock s Blasters for weather exposure. He uses them as chest protectors and stomach pads and says they ward off cold relieve rheumatism back pains and side pains. His wife and daughter also use them and he has used them twenty years.
The piece argues that Ireland thrived under limited protection and free trade, citing historical shifts from William III to Grattan and the 1782 independence. It contrasts Irish decline under union era protection with Belfast’s growth under freer trade, blaming tariffs for Ireland’s famine and economic woes.
The Vernct Unanimous. W D Sult of Bippus Indiana testifies Electric Bitters relieve rheumatism after ten years. Abraham Uare of Belville Ohio calls it the best selling medicine in twenty years. Thousands endorse its curative powers for kidneys blood and liver. Only 2 halves at Clarke Jackins Drug Store.
From the Homestead Aug 24 and county items, Clark Vannostrand details a wool grower’s year using 196 medium wools sheep as of April 1 1587 85. It lists costs for keeping stock and lambs and income from wool mutton and sale of sheep, noting numbers of head and prices. The figures show a methodical accounting of costs 1091 26 and proceeds including 406 00 from wool and 209 00 from mutton with other small items and losses.
County farmer Mr. Vannostrand, praised as a top wool producer, asserts wool farming is highly profitable with low costs and high returns. He argues tariff protection aids farming and questions a tax on clothing for benefiting the poor.
Blaine argued trusts are largely private affairs not subject to federal interference. He said neither President Cleveland nor private citizens have a definite right to challenge them, framing trusts as a debated but largely private issue.
City public schools open with lighter crowds and new teachers in several rooms. Enrollment figures for Alcott and Union buildings listed, plus multiple rural and township schools. Des Moines township to skip fall sessions. Advertisements tout Griggs Glycerine Salve and English Spavin Liniment with local druggists as sellers.
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