Hill’s New York Edge Seen as Limited and Fading
New York politics remains split with two rival Democratic factions. Senator Hill’s reappearance offers little impact as jealousy and reluctance mark his stance toward Cleveland. Tamany and party leaders doubt New York’s loyalty, while campaigns shift focus to offset potential losses in the west.
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Senator Hill
New York
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hill
Cleveland
Tammany
Iill
Democratic Party
South
West
Not Harmless Warns Against Democratic Probabilities
The Detroit Journal warns that Stevenson would push free trade free silver and wildcat currency if elected. It notes his potential as Senate president with a casting vote and recalls Dallas voting for the 1846 Walker tariff to warn against Democratic policies.
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Cleveland
United States
Detroit Journal
Stevenson
Chicago
Senate
New York Tribune
Dallas
Pennsylvania
House
Free Traders
Walker
A Massachusetts Democrat Backs Harrison Over Tariff Split
Col Plympton, a leading Massachusetts Democrat, says he will vote for Harrison this fall. He argues he votes against the Democratic ticket because the party has shifted toward Calhoun and Jefferson Davis on tariffs. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle warns many Jeffersonian Democrats may not grasp the tariff position now, calling the party’s free trade stance secession doctrine.
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Massachusetts
Col. Plympton
Harrison
Tam
Jefferson
Jackson
Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle
Democratic Party
Republic
Republican Party
United States
Cleveland
Detroit Journal
Pennsylvania
Chicago
They Are Not Paupers in Tariff Debate
The Chicago Tribune condemns Mr. Cleveland for coarse remarks toward foreign born artisans and voters. It argues workers in Chicago are not paupers and may resent the insult if the speaker continues his attacks.
Democratic Demand for Wildcat and Stumptail Bills
A Midwest editorial warns against Democratic support for repealing the 10 percent tax on state bank issues. It cites Fairchild defending section eight but argues that reviving state banks would undermine stability and shift funds to local issuers, risking financial chaos. It urges electing the Republican ticket to safeguard the national system.
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Democratic National Committee
Fairchild
Ile
United States
Republican Congress
Free List and McKinley Tariff Debated in St Paul
The Minneapolis Tribune cites that the free imports for the year ending June 30 1892 totaled 458 000 772 and compares the 1892 free imports to earlier years. An orator named Mr Bede at a St Paul meeting mocks the free list noting odd items while praising the voter’s understanding of duty free imports.
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Minneapolis Tribune
St. Paul
Bede
Parlor shipwreck tale cites a sailor's paradise craze
A Cuban coast tale recalls a mariner's sun heat hallucination, describing a sea turned to a meadow with blooming springs and dancing figures. He escaped by leaping into forty fathoms of water and reaching safety. The Kansas City Journal notes such visions reflect current Democratic optimism, likely fading by November as implied sea of soup references Balt rivers.
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Cuba
The
Kansas City Journal
Demagogic Charges Against Mr Grover Cleveland
The Cleveland Leader denounces Mr Grover Cleveland as a demagogue for claiming workers wait for a division of their employer s advantages. It contrasts his rhetoric with Edward Atkinson s economic analysis, arguing capital profit and worker share have shifted and profit rates are not as claimed, citing Massachusetts industry data and the cotton mills.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Edward Atkinson
New England
Atkinson
Massachusetts
United States
Cleveland accused of signing more pension bills than Lincoln or Grant
In a heated critique the piece argues that Cleveland expanded veteran pensions more than Lincoln or Grant due to more claims, while condemning vetoes on special bills and labeling his stance cold and opportunistic. It draws contrasts with Stevenson Calhoun era figures and southern sympathizers, accusing them of political posturing after the war.
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Cleveland
George Washington
New York World
Lincoln
Grant
New York Advertiser
Stevenson
South
North
Dickensian Democracy Curtain Rises On Slim House
The St Louis Globe Democrat mocks the Democrats celebration of new converts like a Crummles troupe, noting the joy over gains while predicting a slim audience for the November show. It cites two new entrants in the pit and forecasts a sparse crowd as the curtain rises.
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Gresham
MacVeagh
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Charles Dickens
Crummles
Dramatic Company
New York Sun Attacked Over Racial Politics
The Boston Herald laments Pather Dana's opposition to the force bill and his accusation of negro domination. It notes Henry P. Downing, a prominent Black journalist in New York, shifts support to Harrison for the presidency. It predicts most of New York’s Black vote that backed Cleveland in 1888 will back Harrison in 1890, crediting the Sun.
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Boston Herald
New York Sun
Pather Dana
Henry P. Downing
New York
iTarrison
Cleveland
Harrison
WHAT LABOR SAVES The Building and Loan Report of New Jersey
The New Jersey Bureau of Statistics reports a rising savings trend among labor as building and loan associations grow to 272 societies with assets up 16.1 percent in a year. Deposits in savings banks also surge, and about 2,700 homes were added for workers, signaling improved condition and greater thrift driven by protective policy. The piece argues labor prosperity refutes claims of wage stagnation and credits savings growth to a mix of investment in housing and stronger savings.
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Gpending
Bureau of Statistics of
New Jersey
James Bishop
Peck
New York
New York Tribune
Bishop
Burlington
Aaneta
I. Assele
Newark
Jersey
Camden
Case
Paterson
Weed
Wisconsin Democrat Col Bouck decries party tricks on tariff
Col Gabriel Bouck of Oshkosh, a sharp speaking Wisconsin Democrat, rejects the party line on tariff and money. He blasts the South backed state bank plank, calls Cleveland a fraud by associations, and denounces gerrymander cases and party leaders in frank terms.
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Wisconsin
Col
Gabriel Bonek
Oshkosh
Milwaukee Sentinel
Tom Jefferson
Jackson
South
Col. Bouck
Texas
Uncle Sam
Lam
Tam
Dakotas
Cleveland
Tax Tariff Clash At Election Rhetoric Describes Parties
A political speech fragment argues protectionist tariffs are valid while labeling the opposition as thieves and frauds. It links Democratic and Republican beliefs, warns voters not to fear protection, and questions Cleveland's public courage amid broad denunciations of tariff policy.
Tariff Debate Hits Voters With Claim Of Higher Prices
The piece rebuts Democratic claims that McKinley tariff higher priced goods, arguing voters can judge costs themselves. It asserts the tariff did not raise everyday goods and that manufactured necessities are cheaper or not harmed, challenging dem the doctrine of mass ignorance and urging informed judgment.
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Chicago
Toledo Blade
Republic
Illustrious Democrat cuts ties with Chicago platform
George Ticknor Curtis, nearing eighty, deserts the free trade wing of the Democratic Party after Chicago’s platform endorses British free trade. He urges protection and a strong home market, arguing tariffs benefit the many over the few. Curtis cites his life in law and politics and warns against masking past views with “false history.”
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Morrison
George Ticknor Curtis
Chicago
Democratic Party
Daniel Webster
Curtis
Brewrecy Sprines
The
American Economist
Sir—tIn
Committee On Resolutions
First Congress
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
American Protective Tariff’ League
Iia
Gro, Moknor Curtis
Watertown
Mass
Harvard College
Massachusetts
United States
Virginia
Thomas Sims
New York
Ife
Dangers of Fruit Seeds in Children Diets
A New York Ledger warning on risky fruit consumption notes children swallowing seeds, pits and stems can cause gastritis and even death. It cites grapes, apples, peaches, plums and citrus seeds as hazards, urges parents to teach seed removal and pulp-only eating practices.
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N. Y. Ledger
Recovery From Consumption Not Always Fatal
A historic health note argues tuberculous lungs can recover with early detection. It cites Prof Brouar del of Paris noting many over thirty show postmortem crude tubercle yet survived, emphasizing small initial disease areas and careful clinical diagnosis to catch pre consumptive stages, referencing Laennec and other authorities on lung disease.
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Dbrouardel
Laennec
Russian Discipline A Lesson In Obedience
A passage from Youth's Companion recounts a Vilna army review where a recruit declares military discipline means obeying superiors but not the czar, then is ordered to drown himself in a lake. The recruit tearily heads toward the water before a sergeant halts him to prevent self harm.
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Russia
Vilna
Telegraphic Work by English Regiment Telegraph Brigade
A clever telegraph operation by an English regiment night experiments laid a cable across rough ground without searchlights. The commander located a lost brigade and coordinated three brigades attacking an earthwork at midnight. The telegraph rendered a difficult operation easier and more certain.
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Chicago Herald
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Philadelphia
the Democracy
British Association For the Advancement of Science
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Downton
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