Arbor Day Proclamation by Kansas Governor Glick
The Kansas Executive Department proclaims Arbor Day for April 26, 1953. The message urges planting trees to combat timber loss, improve rainfall, and beautify school grounds with approved varieties, noting timber culture efforts and state growth under Governor Glick and Secretary James Sury.
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Protective tariff rhetoric sparks political doubt in 19th century debate
A Lawrence audience hears D C Jankell denounce protective tariffs as robbery while discussing the prairie frontier and possible political fallout. Gov. Guick congratulates Col. Jones on a warden appointment. Keifer backs Sherman for Ohio governor, amid broader GOP corruption concerns and tariff reform debates.
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Col. Jones
The Farmer The Wet Nurse Of Our Infant Industries
A critique of protective tariffs and their impact on American industry and agriculture. The piece argues infant industries have grown with heavy government aid while farmers bear the costs through higher prices and restricted markets. It calls for genuine Americanism in political economy and a shift toward prioritizing agriculture over protective manufactures.
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New England
A GOOD APPOINTMENT FOR WARDEN JONES
The governor appoints Col. W. C. Jones of Iola as warden of the penitentiary. Jones, born August 11, 1841 in Racine County Wisconsin, moved to Kansas in 1859, educated as a civil engineer at the University of Wisconsin, and served in the Third Kansas volunteers and later the Tenth Kansas Infantry rising to captain of company B.
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From Frontier Regiment to State Office
Ex-Gov Harvey served as captain in a frontier regiment. He fought at Newtonia Old Fort Wayne Cherokee Nation Cane Hill Prairie Grove Franklin Nashville and more. Promoted to major then lieutenant colonel, he is described as capable with high integrity and likely to succeed in his new role.
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Tennessee
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Crawford
Western Democracy and the tariff debate in the Sun controversy
A Richmond divine challenges the Sun’s shifting tariff stance as Western Democrats push for fair trade reforms. The Sun shifts to a revenue tariff platform, opposing broader protection, with Pennsylvania’s W. D. Kelley aligned to the old tariff’s protectionist line.
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Sun on taxes and libertarian reform in 19th century debate
The article quotes a Sun editorial opposing internal revenues and arguing for zero tax on life’s necessities while taxing luxuries like whisky wine and tobacco. It urges financing government after war debts and pensions end and hints at a political platform with revenue tariff and anti monopoly planks guiding the West’s choices.
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Pulpit meddling with politics in Chicago election
Missouri Republican notes that clergy mixed politics with religion in Chicago, accusing preachers of false statements. Mayor Carter Harrison faced harsh sermon criticism, while his searing retort drew loud applause. Carter Harrison’s vote margin grew from 7,000 to 10,000, signaling a public verdict and a warning to religious meddling in secular affairs.
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Carter
Abourditie About Wages and Protectionists
Professor Sumner argues against the claim that protection raises wages. He contends nominal wage gains under tariffs may be offset by competition from foreign labor and goods. Protectionists supposedly deny this, while citing cheaper steel rails in protected countries. the piece labels such logic as absurd and argues prices shift with technical progress rather than tariffs.
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Sumner
Europe
England
United States
Germany
Economics of Protection Versus Progress and Labor
The piece argues against narrow protectionist doctrines and praises invention as the true driver of lower costs. It cites rails, grain transport, and major innovations like the steam engine, telegraph, and electric motor as forces reducing prices. It urges labor to seek fair distribution of progress rather than allowing a single class to claim benefits.
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New York
Platform for 1884 tariff reform calls for revenue only
The author argues the 1884 Democracy should adopt a revenue only tariff. It critiques the wartime direct taxation and internal revenue system as unconstitutional and harmful, advocating elimination of the whisky tax and a uniform revenue tariff of 40 to 45 percent on imports. The aim is to unite reform supporters and anti protectionists for a 1854 style Democratic victory.
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New York Sun
Internal Revenue
Protection. The Saturday Express on tariff abolition
The piece argues the protective tariff should be abolished, criticizing it as a yearly tax of vast billions benefiting a few enterprises rather than the government. It claims it corrupts Congress and the press, favors capital over labor, raises production costs, and restricts free trade and global markets.
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Chicago
Congress
Delighful Evening Reception Honors Mr G T Rayson
Mrs. Thomas Rayson hosted a Thursday reception near Eudora for friends celebrating her son G T Rayson's recent marriage to Miss Ollie Robbert of Fairfield. Guests enjoyed speeches by L J Rote and W H Seura, light refreshments, fruit and confectionery, and the evening ended after most guests departed with the rising moon. A neighboring column urges census completeness for township property assessment, detailing soldier widows and orphans records and urging readers to provide full information for Capt S Lubbell, the assistant assessor. The ad copy promotes cash only sales, low prices, and a local store Ixpiaxa Case Grocery, plus advertising for Mardock's diamonds and jewelry.
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Emma
Eudora
G. T. Rayson
Ollie Robbert
Fairfield
L. J. Rote
W. H. Seura
S Lubbell
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