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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1883
Page
4
The Lawrence Gazette offers advance terms by mail with postage paid and various one year to three month options. Remittances may be by draft money order or registered letter to The Lawrence Gazette Lawrence, Kansas. Office over Douglas County Bank. Auto correspondence should arrive by August to ensure publication with author name as a faith guarantee.
The Gazette notes a growing clash over protective tariffs and prohibition. D C Haskell’s reception speech in Lawrence highlights tariff rhetoric, while Iowa Republicans resist radical prohibition and Democrats favor practical policy and property rights, signaling possible political shifts and revolutions among office-holders.
Sixsix the majority of the American people have determined to elect a Democratic president next year. Republicans begin to expose each other’s rascality, promising to reveal more before the end. History repeats as non partisan voters are persuaded. Kansas is joining the Victorious column, backing freedom in opposition to monopoly and special legislation.
Gov Glick's early tenure earns praise for independent stance and reform rhetoric. His first message urges laws balancing capital and labor and fair treatment for the public, challenging railroad abuses. Plumb lauds him, while some Kansas Republicans lob partisan abuse from a safety apparatus of old methods.
An editorial lauds Governor Glick for plain fearless service and nonpartisan administration. It credits his appointments and policy shifts with improved public service and the removal of evils, arguing that the Democratic and independent vote backs his leadership while urging end of Republican rule.
County officials weigh changes after a population count by township and city assessors. If the county exceeds twenty five thousand, new offices and raises are proposed, including a county auditor at 1000 dollars and increased attorney and clerk salaries, with county funds moved to a bank. The piece traces the legal basis for population enumeration and criticizes the legitimacy of the current year's census. It cites Kansas law, past acts, and questions the census authority amid a broader critique of contracts and alleged schemes involving the Manly and Cooper company and Damon.
AP dispatch reports Hill's investigation resuming with R P Manly of Philadelphia testifying about a bribery claim involving Geo L Damon of Boston. Manly stated Damon acknowledged missing an earlier bid and Hill asked him to withdraw, leaving Damon with Hill, followed by a proposed offer from the U S attorney.
Capt. D. L. Payne leads Oklahoma invaders and sues in the circuit court at Topeka to settle if the government may bar his entry and occupation of Indian Territory. Gen. Pope notes the case raises the status of the Oklahoma district and may determine whether Payne’s position labels the government as violator or invader. Several legal authorities assert the land may be public domain.
Senator Van Wyck and Representatives Cobb Dunn and Rosecrans protest to Secretary Teller against recognizing claims of the New Orleans Pacific and Southern Pacific to the Texas Pacific land grant. They note repeated defeats of attempts to legislate transfers and warn against administrative action bypassing Congress. The protests, while private, represent public interest and could prompt congressional consideration when it reassembles.
The piece argues the Republican保护 policy protects monopolies and cheap foreign labor over American workers. It cites C B Hildreth of Suncook NH going to Europe to place agencies for cheap labor for manufacturers and questions why labor is not protected from cheap imports, calling such protection damnable and moneyed-influenced.
If you want roofing or guttering, call on Willey & Savage, 10 Massachusetts street. Saddles, bridles and harness at bottom prices. Apitz.
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