Tariff commission plan flagged to fool voters says Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record argues that creating a tariff commission would excuse Congress from revising tariffs before the next election. It contends Roosevelt opposes meaningful tariff cuts and mocks proposed antitrust reforms as window dressing while major ships rely on private profit rather than subsidies. The piece warns of political maneuvering in the Midwest and contrasts subsidized nations with freer maritime progress.
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Norway
France
Italy
Philadelphia
Tariffites Welcome a Commission
The article argues that tariff supporters push a local vine to appease factions and protect profiteering, accusing Republicans of sacrificing protection for personal gain and delaying action that would curb protected profiteers extracting wealth from the public.
Roosevelt Plans Quick Regulation by Tariff Removal
Regulation of the trusts under existing laws is advised with possible new legislation. A quicker path calls for removing tariff duties on trust controlled articles to curb public price extortion while regulation and publicity proceed. Farm exports drop 81 million, grain and stock 39 million. manufacturers export gains contrast with higher domestic prices. Dalzell claims foreign merchant marine built through saberization, noting a push towards subsidies.
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Roosevelt
Triste
The Inquiry Should Be Searching In The Coal Closet
The passage argues for aggressive inquiry into coal industry practices to uncover conspiracies and abuses. It contends public interest requires light on hidden wrongs, enforcement of laws, potential new protections for consumers, and oversight against restraints of trade.
Free hides tariff debate burdens Masonam factories
In a relevant discussion, supporters argue the duty on hides should be removed to aid industries using hides as raw materials, while opponents fear it would erode protection for related sectors. The text questions whether free boots, shoes, woolen and cotton goods would be accepted as alternatives.
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Masonamhetts
President not to lend himself to tariff trust attack
The summation journal states the president will not back a scheme to attack trusts via tariff. It claims Senator Aldrich and protectionists have eradicated the free trade virus from the administration. It questions whether Congress is likewise cleansed of the infection.
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Aldich
Congress
Republicans Must Do the Revision Soon
A speaker insists that reform must come through the Republican party and that delaying it by passing the task to Democrats will end. He notes Mr Grosvenor and a strong Republican bloc in Congress and warns the time for avoidance is ending.
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Before and After Election in Congress
A month before the election the Utde great men of Congress clung to the President's anti trust policy as the party's life preserver. After the election some return to Washington with objections to the President's plans. A statesman who ignores post election public opinion is not worth listening to.
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Mr Babcock Faces Tariff Reform Claim Again
Mr Babcock returns to the forefront with a tariff revision declaration. He is dismissed as unserious after failing to push his free list remedy for trusts in the last session and waning when party unity prevailed.
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Babcock
Mr. Babcock
Reform a Vital Necessity in Tariff Policy
A call urges tariff reform to be included in the Republican program. Without this, the basis of recent Republican gains would fade, and the party risks losing power to political enemies. Tariff reform is a vital issue for the people and must be made central to any party's platform.
Allison’s Attitude Change Spurs Noted Quote From Uncle William
Uncle William Allison signals a change in stance on tariff policy. He recalls Gen Hancock’s view once described as a local love, noting his years of growing interest. Historical memory suggests he was among the strongest voices for that theory two decades ago.
Judge Jackson Quidone and Health Fears Rise News
A fragment notes concern for Judge Jackson of West Virginia upon learning a New Jersey jurist has filed an injunction against a corporation at the petition of a labor junior. The aged judge faces possible health shocks from the news as he contemplates the matter.
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Jackson Quidone
Jackson
West Virginia
New Jersey
Phrases Mean Nothing in Tariff Debate Says Rookevelt
Republican leaders discuss tariff revision with fine phrases that mean nothing in analysis. Mr Roosevelt follows the pace, aligning with those he thinks can do him the most good, in line with party interests at the convention.
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Rookevelt
Napoleons of finance loom in Wall Street again
The piece urges Secretary Shaw to stay ready, sleeping in clothes with a gripapack of currency beside the bed. It warns of another loud, urgent demand for the secretary's aid at any hour as financial power brokers surge in Wall Street.
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Shaw
Napoleons of Finance
Wall Street
Tragedy at Lincoln Hotel as Fourteen Perish in Fire
Fire swept the Lincoln hotel at 176 Madison Street Chicago on December 4 trapping guests in crowded top-floor rooms and hallways. Fifteen or more escaped via roofs and saloons, while mail clerks and travelers perished or were rescued, with reports of weary, smoke filled corridors and heroic acts save many.
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Lincoln Hotel
Madison Stret
No. 6
Arived
C. H. Foster
Corey
Ewing
Strangely Practiced Aristocrat S Life At Downshire
Among English aristocracy quirks the Marquin of Downshire stands out. Lord Downshire keeps a team of donkeys he uses for garden pur poses and drives himself, hauling mould and manure like a laborer. He inquires what his carting mates will have for lunch and shares it, bread and cheese or bacon. Also Capt Hill MP of Woestdown, cousin to the marquis, sweeps his garden path and the front pavement each morning.
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Downshire
Lord Downshire
Capt. Hill
Woestdown
Man Misreads Moral Talk In Lecture Mixup
In a Lebanon Valley College lecture titled Love Courtship and Marriage Rev John Dewitt Miller of Philadelphia urged men to kill their wives in ancient custom. An old man later kissed his wife, said it was a joke gone wrong, and Miller declared it a failure. Topeka Herald report.
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John Dewitt Miller
Philadelphia
Topeka
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