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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1892
Page
4
The piece rails at Republican tariff policy and calls for the Australian ballot as a path to victory for Democrats. It cites Wayne McVeagh probes, farmer wheat prices, and New York registration trends while quoting Henry Clay and warning the party faces electoral repudiation in 1892.
Governor Parrison defends the Reform Ballot Law saying it has come to stay and that public sentiment favors moving away from the old loose system. He notes similar adoption in other states and calls the new system a valuable, if imperfect, reform that reduces fraud and polling-place scandal.
Nashville dispatch reports Bishop John M. Brown of the African Methodist church urging African American voters to act for themselves. He criticizes party loyalty as diminishing influence, praises Cleveland’s potential fair treatment, and warns against voting for a party that undervalues their wishes. If unable to support Cleveland, he counsels staying away from the polls.
The piece details pension certificate increases under Harrison and criticizes Bussey for denying new disability claims. It notes a Raum scandal, a soldier’s letter condemning the ruling, and Indiana Supreme Court advancing an apportionment suit. It ends with Gov. Cox leaving the Republican party to support Cleveland and Stevenson.
The piece describes ghost dance uprisings and factional splits around Allen county with leaders Big Chief McDonald of the Gresham Band and Big Chief White of the Blaine Band pushing to confront Agent Harrison. It notes resignations, political infighting, and local shifts in the Republican machinery, including changes to the county ticket and committee chairs, alongside broader commentary on tariffs and American-made materials. It also includes a Democratic counterpoint from the National Committee praising state election results in Maine, Vermont, and Arkansas and urging renewed campaign energy.
A pamphlet from the Home Market club attacks the McKinley tariff's sugar schedule. Critics note duty on refined sugar, export bounty subsidies, and a 500 pound minimum for bounty eligibility, arguing taxpayers and American consumers pay while Louisiana sugar growers profit.
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