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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1884
Page
4
The entry lists mail postage rates for single and multiple copies and instructs that all communications to the Gazette should be addressed to Tar Lawrence Gazette rather than individuals. It notes that absence of the addressed party could delay attention.
The Gazette notes copies can be obtained at J. J. Smith's news depot and at Field Evan bookstore for 5 cents each.
A Democratic Congressional Committee meeting is planned in Fort Scott on January 3 1884 at 7 PM to discuss action in the election of a successor to the late D C Haskell. The group invites Greenback Labor, Anti Monopoly, Knights of Labor, and others to attend and seek a broader union on tariff reform and opposition to monopolies, with Secretary Joax M Gabboway and Chairman A A Harris coordinating. E T Sheaffer of the Greenback central committee is asked to convene his group.
Independence Kansan reports Solon O Thacher of Lawrence leads the GOP race to fill the Haskell vacancy. It notes Thacher’s past role in the $200,000 bond scandal and cites Brewster’s handling of Brady and Dorsey trials. An attorney general report details high costs of star route cases and federal assistants, to be reviewed by a House committee after holidays.
The Second district battle unfolds with L J Worden backing Buchan and Thacher weighing loyalties among Benedict Funston Ware and Snoddy. Chas H Tucker backs Funston, Whitney hints at postmaster stance, Bullock considering. For now voters face anti protectionist, anti monopoly, anti office seeking sentiment as campaign tensions mount.
The Democratic party asserts a decisive tariff policy against Republican protectionism. It denounces current tariffs as unjust and harmful, pledging to reduce taxation, remove oppression on commerce, and curb monopolies. It calls for land reform, ending corporate subsidies, and bold action in 1885 to defend the public against the influence of Mammon.
Readers are urged to study a Washington letter from C. P. Huntington detailing how he and partners allegedly bought legislators to advance railroad monopoly schemes. The missives claim control of major rail lines from California to the Atlantic seaboard and accuse politicians of betrayal for money. The rhetoric portrays a massive plunder of the public and vows to reveal the methods used to gain vast railroad power.
A renewal of Liberal principles and democratic government is proclaimed as The Gazette of Lawrence extends New Year greetings. The paper touts its wide readership across classes and promotes justice between capital and labor, growth for the region, and a forward-looking commitment to duty and prosperity.
The Lawrence Journal dismisses ethics in tariff talk while arguing protection raises prices for consumers. It cites imported plate glass and woolen blankets taxed to benefit manufacturers and quotes Justice Miller on government power used to aid private fortunes as robbery by law. The piece urges ethics in tariff policy soon.
The coming congressional election in this district makes it important that all voters in Lawrence and in second class cities comply with the registration law. Books open January 7 at the city clerk and close ten days before the election on March 1. No one may vote without registering on or after the first Monday of January each year. Many voters have been excluded before due to misreading the annual registration requirement.
Col Harris, chairman of the Democratic congressional committee for the Second district, issues a tax call that aligns with Tam GA’s suggested policy. The move is framed as prudent and in step with existing party proposals, reinforcing a coordinated approach ahead of forthcoming elections.
The Greenback committee and 45 revenue reformers urge all opposition to join forces with the people against monopolies. They claim taxpayers’ intelligence integrity and progressive spirit align with reformers, while accusing rich eastern manufacturers of pursuing selfishness. A united front is seen as key to victory.
The excerpt denounces the Republican party as long at Labi and aligned with capitalists and capitalists who corrupt government to enrich themselves. It accuses leaders of serving protected manufacturers and rich corporations, taxing the people to benefit wealthy allies, and notes their wealth is amassed by robbery and extortion.
An advertisement extols The Old Reliable and The Reevesay as premier family newspapers for the Democratic party era 1808 1884. It touts reliability, western interests, and comprehensive coverage, promising telegraphic news from Washington and thorough world reporting to a large western circulation.
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