Stevenson Speech in Bloomington Debates Tariff Burden and Cleveland Record
In Bloomington Illinois on August 27 Stevenson attacked the McKinley tariff and the Fifty first Congress praising Cleveland's era as economical and honest. He argued high tariffs hurt workers and farmers while protected monopolies profit from the costs borne by the public. He urged tariff reform to relieve taxation and boost consumer purchasing power.
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Bloomington
Ills
Stevenson
Cleveland
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Fifty-first Congress
Congress
Republican Congress
Mr. Clay
House of Representatives
Senate
Merrill
Republican Party
Democratic Party
New York Papers Demand Itemized Vouchers for Election Funds
The New York World and other Democratic papers push for itemized expense vouchers for funds raised to push Cleveland. The debate cites a 1888 column boasting large Republican payments to win votes and questions the hypocrisy of calls for transparency after such elections.
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New York Mail and Express
New York World
Cleveland
National Committee
Republican Party
The
Mail and Express
McKinley Tariff Debate Across Agriculture and Industry
The New York Tribune argues the McKinley law shields farmers from competition and raises home prices for crops. It contrasts this with claims that tariffs lower prices for manufactured goods, reflecting the law's mixed impact.
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New York Tribune
Tribune
Lord Melbourne
Government Should not Direct Industry Says Hamilton
The quote argues that government direction of citizens' industry is unwise. Private interest will steer industry toward profitable work, boosting public prosperity most effectively. Leaving industry alone is presented as the soundest and simplest policy attributed to Alexander Hamilton.
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Alexander Hamilton
Harrity Named New Democratic Campaign Chairman
William F. Harrity, the Pennsylvania secretary, is described as courteous and trusted, with a record in politics and law. He helped elect Pattison governor, served as Philadelphia postmaster, and leads a Philadelphia trust company while maintaining a large practice.
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William F. Harrity
Wilmington
Del
la Salle College
Philadelphia
Lewis C. Cassidy
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Pattison
Cleveland
Pattison
Delamater
New York Herald
Harrity Named Democratic National Committee Chair
The Democrats chose Harrity as chairman a strict party man, shrewd organizer and indefatigable worker. The Baltimore Herald notes the pick should please the party and warns Republicans not to assume a mistake in the selection.
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Harrity
Democratic National Committee
Baltimore Herald
Ind
Harrity Selected Chairman Signals Aggressive Dem Campaign
The Charleston News and Courier says Harrity's appointment as Democratic chairman promises an aggressive, winning fight from the start with the national committee pursuing votes this year and a straightforward presidential campaign toward Cleveland and Stevenson.
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Harrity
Democratic Party
National Committee
Cleveland
Stevenson
Charleston News and Courier
Colored voters could swing states in close races
The Louisville Courier Journal argues that sizable Black electorates in Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois could tip close elections. It contends these voters suffer under the same economic system as whites and warns Republicans misrepresent their support.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Republican
Louisville Courier- Journal
Iniquitous Legislation on Industrial Earnings Redistribution
The Chicago Herald condemns laws that license one class to seize earnings from another without compensation. It notes the Supreme Court ruling that government taking property and gifting it to private individuals to build private fortunes is robbery even when done in legal form.
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Supreme Court
Chicago Herald
Undesirable Condition Under Republicans Taught to Seek Federal Help
The Athens Ga Banner argues Republicans teach people to rely on the federal government for everything and local government for nothing. It asserts U.S. courts and deputy marshals replace state law enforcers, leading to passivity in enforcing state laws.
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United States
Athens
Education versus Mystification: Campaign Fogging Issues
The editorial laments a Democrat push to ward education and a Republican turn to mystification. It argues both sides seek to befog voters about party positions and true conditions, warning the public to see through the distortion.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Regulars win battles through discipline and order
The Independence Missouri Sentinel asserts that soldiers who desert their ranks or join guerrilla bands never achieve victory. It emphasizes that regular troops secure triumphs, while organized forces celebrate success, not the undisciplined.
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Independence
Salt River Omission in River and Harbor Bill Noted
President Harrison signed the river and harbor bill but grieved to find no provision for Salt River. The navigable stream awaits action before November navigation.
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Harrison
Salt River
St. Louis Republic
Hot Springs Skin Soap Offered For Public Use
Manufacturers with a chemist have synthesized healing elements of hot water into a preventive remedy. The Hot Springs Skin Soap is marketed to purify and sweeten the skin, remove odors, pimples, and rashes. Sold by Bradshaw and Thoma.
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Bradshaw & Thoma
Causes of High Taxation and Party Platforms
The Danville Virginia Register notes farmers blame high taxes on protective tariffs. It cites Republican support for tariffs and Democratic calls for regulation, while the third party remains silent. A testimonial from Mrs. S. E. Carpenter praises Dullam's Great German Uterine Tonic after mixed medical treatment.
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Danville
Scientific cider byproducts and nightly nourishment claims
In Chili they distill a refined spirit from apple refuse and obtain a treacle or honey by a separate process. Scientists say eating before sleep aids weight gain and vigor, recommending bread and milk or beer with biscuits, or oatmeal before retiring for quicker strength and tone improvements.
Left side sleep link to diseased heart, Miles cites cure
Dr Franklin Miles, Indiana nervous and heart specialist, claims left side sleep disorder stems from heart disease after examining thousands of cases. His New Heart Cure is sold locally and backed by testimonials including Mrs. Chas Benoy of Loveland Colorado. A Philadelphia worker once exposed to acids and bronzes reportedly gained emerald hair color.
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Franklin Miles
Indiana
Bradshaw & Tnoma’s
Chas
Benoy
Loveland
Colo
Daniel McCorry
Carey Bros
Philadelphia
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hoods Pills Claim Strong Cure Power
The text argues Hood's Sarsaparilla shows merit through hundreds of letters praising cures after other remedies failed. It repeats that Hood's Sarsaparilla has peculiar curative power not found in other medicines and notes Flood's Pills restore peristaltic action to cure constipation, calling them the best family cathartic.
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Hood
Flood
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Remedies and tonics advertised in local notices
The passage lists skin salves soaps and powders for eruptions used at different times and cites De Witt's Little Early Risers as a preferred laxative and digestent. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a safe remedy for colds and coughs sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
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de Witt
Geo. D. Clarke
Buy Dullam's Great German Liver Pills at Clarke's Pharmacy
Advert says Dullam's Great German liver pills priced 15 cents per pill with 40 in each package offered at Clarke's Pharmacy for sale to customers.
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Dullam
Clarke
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