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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1896
Page
2
Notice from The Statesman Marshall Michigan requests news items from County readers, with writer’s name, by Wednesday noon to ensure insertion. It promotes its high class printing and wide Calhoun county circulation and asks readers to report failures to receive the paper.
The Detroit piece explains Democratic leaders edited the platform after the Chicago convention. Paragraphs added endorse civil liberties, immigration measures, labor protections, and arbitration, while critics say the edits lacked authority and aimed to blunt GOP criticism. Historical references to economic policy follow.
D. H. Mason argues tariff cuts harm Michigan's pine and hardwood industries and mining region workers. He notes falling lumber demand, Canadian competition, and mine closures, with farmers' institutes rising as miners seek alternative work. He frames protective tariffs as essential to national prosperity.
A historical critique argues that tariff promises failed to boost exports and farm prosperity. Citing figures from 1847 to 1851 and 1865 to 1892, the piece links repeal of protectionist laws with falling agricultural exports, urging a return to protection and reciprocity to restore 1902-era levels.
Senators Jones and Stewart formerly favored a gold standard in 1874, now back the Chicago platform on free coinage of silver and gold. A southern Democrat argues labor prices must drop, claiming free silver would cut wages, while Kalamazoo celery growers seek 5000 dollars from the city for flood damage to crops caused by water control near Coldstream mill race and Portage creek.
The advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as an instant and positive remedy for pin worms eczema hives and other itchy skin diseases. It urges readers to obtain it from their dealer.
Paris greets the czar and czarina with a blaze of trumpets and cannon as they arrive by rail. President Faure forges a close salute escorting them to carriages. crowds line the route from the Arc de Triomphe to the Russian embassy, waving hats and banners in a pageant of fervent patriotism.
The czar visited the Elysee Palace for a reception and later attended banquets and the opera amid massive crowds. He met President Faure, ministers, and 500 senators and deputies, with the Russian hymn greeted by applause. Crowds thronged Paris arteries as Alsace Lorraine mournful demonstrations contrasted with pro Russia sentiment. Mme Carnot met the czarina at the Russian embassy, while amid the day a Strasbourg statue mournful display drew cheers of Long live Russia and Long live Alsace.
Council Bluffs October 2 Postoffice Inspector Mercer rushed to Sydney, Ta last night he wired local police to seize Moses HK Howell postmaster of that town a defaulter to the extent of 800 dollars and a fugitive from justice. The notice cites Hood's Sarsaparilla as a claimed cure not relevant to the case.
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