Testimony on Harrison speech during 1877 strike debate
Witnesses recount Gen Harrison urging force against striking railroad workers, calling them law breakers and threatening militia action. Interviews allege he portrayed the blockade as a loss to rail interests and favored violence to move trains.
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Isom Hughes
Indianapolis
Peru
Cavin
John Pressley
Williams
Spencer House
Harrison
Pressley
Maennercher Hall
Porter
Gen. Harrison
Martin J.oe
L. B
W. Yards
Sayer
Ben Zalm
Harrison’s harsh record cited in anti-Harrison attack
The piece criticizes Gen. Benjamin Harrison for his treatment of 1877 railroad strikers and his stance on labor, arguing his actions show hostility to the poor. It portrays him as autocratic and unempathetic toward workingmen, urging voters to weigh his conduct against public sympathy.
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United States
Indianapolis
King
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Bailey
Gen. Harrison
Manson
Indiana
Nero
Arnold
Colossus
Rhodes
Gen
Blaine Speech referenced wage issues and protection plea
A report notes Blaine’s remarks on voter awareness and a friend protected by $1.5 million a year. It cites Blaine’s line that American laborers cannot accept wage cuts without consent and mentions a Carnegie Works notice ordering a 10 percent wage reduction.
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Blaine
New York
Carnegie
Political Campaign Images and Veto Debate Echoed in Caricatures
The opposition press warned of a stock collapse, falling real estate values, and widespread panic if Jackson faced re election. Caricatures depicted Van Buren as an infant and Jackson as Don Quixote while politics intensified amid cholera fears and a flood of pamphlets.
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Great Bank
Clay
Jackson
Gen. Jackson
Mr. van Buren
van Buren
White House
Benton
Blair
Kendall
Don Quixote
Jackson and newspaper defection echoed in 1832 election
The piece recalls The Courier and Enquirer shifting against Jackson and Van Buren, prompting a wave of press defections. It notes Jackson’s overwhelming 1832 victory with 219 electoral votes and contrasts past praise by New England and Daniel Webster with current anti monopoly sentiment, urging Cleveland’s support in 1888.
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Jackson
Courier and Enquirer
van Buren
Clay
Sergeant
Washington
New England
Daniel Webster
North
Andrew Jackson
Parton
Cleveland
Imported Laborers in Republican Policy Debate
The New York World attacks the Republican platform accusing the national administration of failing to guard American labor by allowing contract labor. It blames a partisan emigration commission and alleges manipulation through unfair apportionment. The piece cites Barur brothers and Castle Garden links as a scheme to import cheap foreign labor, depressing wages and employment.
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Republican Commission of Emigration
Barur Brothers
Friendly Castle Garden
Indiana Focus on Individual Merit in Democratic Principle
The Eagle notes that Indiana emphasizes individualism in democratic values, judging people by character and deeds rather than ancestry. It cites a Western aphorism about rejecting “daddyism” and favors plain self-made achievement as the standard.
Fishermen rights debate misfired says Rochester Union
The Rochester Union says Republican senators lacked genuine solicitude for fishermen and such rhetoric demoralized them rather than aiding the cause. The comment frames the political response as ineffective and partisan rather than protective.
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Rochester Union
Jefferson County Board Proceedings September 1888
Jefferson county Iowa board of supervisors meets September 4 1888 with all members present. Reports from Clerk of district court and overseer of the poor are approved. Insanity commission reports favorable. anticipated county farm needs may require extra room. Petition to redraw Brookville precinct boundaries is not granted.
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Chas. P. Sippel
District Court
Jefferson County
Iowa
J. W. Messick
Fairfield
Curtis Houghton
Polk Township
Mt. Pleasant
Williamson
Pleasant
H. M. Henderson
Locust Grove Township
Brookville
Batavia precinct boundary changes and local court actions
The minutes note adding sections 5 6 7 and 8 to the Batavia precinct with petition granted. It lists appointed election judges for Fairfield city wards and Brookville Locust Grove precincts, a dog tax abatement for Edward Dealy, and a quarterly poor farm report showing cash on hand and expenditures. It also covers bridge and stone culvert petitions referred to the bridges committee and adjournment to continue discussions on sheep claims.
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Fairfield City
Fairfield Township
Edward Dealy
John Williamson
Joan Downey
Locust Grove Township
Ottumwa
A. F. Cassel
John G. Oliver
Polk Township
J. B. Horn
F. N. Hackney
Board approves sheep damage claims and quit claim deed
The board read and approved yesterday's proceeding and resumed sheep damage claims under chapter 70. Warrants for 75 percent of damages are ordered against the domestic animal fund for John Sands A Freshwater Geo W Stever Samuel A Anderson J G Burkhart and Morgan Flower receives a quit claim deed to lot 10 block 26 in Fairfield Iowa after title review adjournment set for 9 tomorrow morning.
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General Assembly
John Sands
A. Freshwater
Geo. W. Stever
Samuel A. Anderson
J. G. Burkhart
Morgan Flower
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Pew
City of
Iowa
Highway Established After Petition by Hicks and Others
The board finalizes a forty foot wide highway as petitioned by K C Hicks and associates, requiring culvert work and clearing on the proposed line. Auditor payments are settled for claims and mileage for five day sessions, with named individuals and distances listed. Henry George backs President Cleveland but says he is not a tree trader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison, Hines & Miller
John King, Jr
Daniel Torrance
William King
Robert Garrett
Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company
Thomas Emory & Sons
Maurice, Campbell
Springfield
Lll
Thomas Drummond
John S. Treat
W. Q. Gresham
Affiant
K. C. Hicks
Ira G. Rhodes
Hicks
Henry George
Cleveland
Cooper Institute
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Buncombe
Board OF Supervisors
Batavia
Cnasssenves Desieasuse Saketae Glee
J.B. Horn
L. G. Myers
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