Republican Protest and Tariff Debate in Michigan News
A Wisconsin style editorial condemns the Dingley tariff as benefiting trusts and mill owners like Armour. It quotes Guy Pingree of Michigan, argues lumber taxes favor few millionaires, and links sugar schedule complications to price hikes. The piece warns the farmer bears brunt of higher costs while trusts gain, voicing strong anti tariff sentiment and calls for Republican accountability.
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Guy
Pingree
Michigan
Pingrée
Toronto
Phil Armour
Gay
America
Reanson
San Francisco
House
Berry
Allison
Examiner
Agar Trust
New York
Senate
Sugar Trust Tock
Republican Congress
Donkey editor mocks silver price drop amid finance clash
The Chicago Times-Herald donkey editor celebrates lower silver prices while critiquing silver advocates. The piece argues silver policy targets national banks, aiming for free coinage at 16 to 1 and the abolition of the national banking system, with broader implications for U.S. finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Buver Ag
Timus-Herald
Ailver
Jase
National Democrat
Opening Their Yen The Coal Strike Opens Eyes Of Workers
The passage argues coal miners and other workers are enslaved by the wealth producers, likening wage bondage to plantation slavery. It claims workers cannot move freely, must seek consent to speak with others, face job loss or eviction as punishment, and endure poverty by the greed of their masters, with a post strike aim of educating the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosson
Mr Flower on Trusts and Wall Street Interest
The item criticizes Mr Flower for his stance on trusts and his ties to Wall Street interests, suggesting his courage is a substitute for conviction and noting his connections to monopolies and financial operators as described by the New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Flower
Wall Street
Iuata
Monopolis
New York World
Sugar trust and lumber ring oppose Alaskan gold hopes
In a terse quote from Piarm, Block and Home, the sugar trust, boot trust, and lumber interests declare they will not join the Alaskan gold rush, asserting they will ultimately control all gold mined there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folview
Sugar Trust
Boot Trust
Lumber Lintet, Et al
Piarm
Government to Build Transcontinental Roads End to End
Clark Irvine argues the railway monopoly controls politics and prices. He urges the U S government to build two great transcontinental roadsEast and West drawing small shares and treasury certificates to end private rail dominance. He warns reform alone fails and predicts crisis if the monster remains untouched.
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United States
UV. P
Brent
Congress
Supreme Court
Prohibitiontate
Europe
Secon
Dakotas
Combine
Receivera
Thnan
Debates on Silver Wheat Prices and Global Trade
An editorial fragment argues that silver's fluctuating value drives American wheat prices. It ties London demand, India and Argentina production, and British market power to shifts in wheat versus silver bullion. The piece warns of a return to old patterns when non‑American producers gain and British markets dominate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boethner
Wiley Eoenenlati
Tndia
Argentina
London
Inia
Armentans
Great Britain
Liverpool
India
United States
England
Wllear
Addressing Independence Amid Renowned Modern Inventions
The Rajah in the Cincinnati Chronicle lists many ills of modern progress such as trusts, idle mills, starving workers and high dividends, contrasting them with a defender of independence. It notes fewer social ills and asserts that strong men upheld independence from other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chait
Cincinnati Chronicle
Pullman
Avery
Social regeneration through wholesale provision economy
In this Forum letter a writer argues that wholesale provisioning for social regeneration is easier and cheaper than retail methods. He claims it would prove to the Malthusian mind that God allows and Earth can sustain many more humans, condemning waste and extravagance as folly and celebrating creation’s crowning pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Forum
Preston of the Mint Defends Gold Standard Clash In Mexico
The Mint Director Preston argues outside the United States would adopt a gold standard, with Mexico possibly joining. Senator Stewart condemns the claim, warning that discarding silver would create economic chaos, inflation, and debt risks while Mexico’s industry and exports argue against a silver ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
United States
Mexico
Ellver
Benator Stewart
Washington Times
Mons
Stewart
California
Australia
Mint
Klondike
Alaska
Oliver
Criel
India
Hom
Sike
Tren
Leasfty Millicon
England
Great Britain
Mexico Hall
Hayptians
Republican Party
Points From The Press On Monied Power And Politics
A collage of 19th century editorial clippings condemns monopolies and political corruption. It cites the Boulder Horrid and Omaha Labor Bulletin voices, arguing decentralization or constitutional change to curb monopolists, while criticizing popu lists, bankers, and finance-driven policy for exploiting workers and causing poverty. It notes hard times, education effects, and debates over regulation and direct legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Labor Bulletin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bavernor Fingree
Aic
Baltimore American
Baltimore America
Hawaiian Sugar Trust
Hannibal
Carthage
Clark
Irvine
the Mint
Tisanship
Maying
Wolcott Et al
Americana
Republicana
Bavait
Pittaburg Kansan
Harth
Johnstown Daily Democrat
Pittsburg
Kansan
Biga Eddy
Seattle
Aulede
Washington
Washington Star
Masy
Chica
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