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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1892
Page
7
Alliance leaders urge farmers to reject a return to state bank currency citing prior abuses. President Livingston recalls high counterfeits and bank failures, arguing for the safety of national bank notes over the old state issues known as Red Dog and Wildcat money.
A terse report notes a controversial incident labeled as Bad Boy Did within the Pdti’s Adiko dispute stirring local outcry. Authorities have not released formal charges or statements as investigations continue.
Commissioner Peck reports wage and production gains in New York wholesale factories for the year ending August 31 1891. He notes 67 industries studied show wage increases, with 89 717 individuals gaining, averaging 23.11 dollars across 285 000 workers. Also mentions Littauer leaving the Democratic party for Harrison protection.
President Harrison pursues a vigorous policy toward Great Britain over Venezuela and the Orinoco mouth. Admiral Walker’s arrival anchors U S resolve to defend the Monroe doctrine and seek arbitration where Salisbury proposed seizure. Britain’s boundary moves threaten Venezuela and Brazil, prompting potential U S intervention to prevent British gains amid Venezuela’s civil strife.
A condensed survey debates tin plate production and tariff effects under the McKinley law, noting U.S. output 18 016 719 pounds during 1891 92 and 4 million dollars invested, with England supplying much ore. It contrasts wages in Wales with protected American labor, cites Stevenson tax plans, and mentions political commentary from New York papers and figures like Adlai Stevenson.
Paxien Grosjean of La Lance and Grosjean Manufacturing in Woodhaven Long Island declares he will vote for Harrison over Cleveland. A Democrat and friend of Cleveland he cites factory employment of 1400 and six acres as proof protection benefits employers and workers. He notes tariff support allows expansion adding 600 jobs and warns free trade could force closure. He promotes reciprocity and urges employees to learn the issues.
Senator Hiscock argues the McKinley law reduces living costs for nonfood items while food prices rise from farm demand. He counters Senator Carlisle, showing overall consumer costs fell by 47 million during senate finance scrutiny. Democrats in the south denounce fusion talks with Farmers’ Alliance, while Kansas and Nebraska Democrats back cross-party cooperation with the People’s party.
Charles F. Peck, New York labor commissioner, cites McKinley tariff as lifting wages and reducing strikes. The New York Sun questions the accuracy yet agrees on improving prosperity for workers. The note ends with a humorous aside about Chainman Murphy and the Deanery.
The record cites Chairman Murphy of New York criticizing nominating a local resident unfit for election. It notes William Q. Steel relocating his Bradford mill to the United States due to McKinley tariffs. It mentions calls for a national currency and contrasts internal revenue costs under Cleveland and Harrison with higher revenue under Harrison.
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