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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1896
Page
4
The Peoria Daily Transcript Sunday issue endorses Graff for a second term and notes wide Republican support in the 14th district. It highlights Graff’s congressional record, praises his suitability, and mentions potential committee succession and local Republican backing.
The Canton Register lauds Pekin business and professional men for liberal policy and civic leadership. Livingston County favors Major H H McDowell for Illinois Attorney General, noting his long Illinois connections, integrity, and GOP backing. He led the Department of Illinois G A R in 1904, boosting his local esteem and statewide prospects.
The official call for the Springfield convention on April 20 lists nominees for Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Auditor of Public Accounts State Treasurer Attorney General and several district electors and delegates. Delegates and alternates to the National Convent Appellate Courts are allocated by district with Putnam Marshall and other counties receiving specified counts.
The text contrasts two tax systems, praising a protective tariff as cheaper and less burdensome on common citizens, while direct taxation hits the wealthy and laboring masses. It argues the 1896 Republican platform mirrors 1860s anti slave labor positions and reflects evolving economic battles in America.
In a detailed plea dated February 6 1896 from Chicago Illinois Duncan Campbell argues the Illinois and Mississippi canal is a crucial internal improvement and connects vast resources with seaboard markets. He cites the canal’s economic ripple effects, congressional support and proposed appropriations to finish construction.
A speech in Chicago cites Abraham Lincoln’s 1843 Whig tariff resolutions urging a tariff for revenue to fund government and protect industry, while opposing direct taxation. It warns that growing debt and bond issues demand either higher tariffs or taxes, arguing many oppose both and risk delaying a clear tariff policy.
Rev John Reid Jr of Great Falls Montana urges Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh saying it acts as directed. Rev Francis W Poole of Helena Montana calls it the medicine above all others for catarrh and recommends its safety and effectiveness. endorsement quotes from B W Sperry of Dartford Connecticut.
Showers inspire playful umbrella adages about manners and honesty. The Macomb Journal notes that leaving an umbrella signals disinterest or deception depending on action. Also, John Bane, formerly of Rutland, has been chosen to fill a recent vacancy among Venona public school teachers.
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