15 Mar 1889
Page 4
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Newspaper
Mascoutah Herald
Location
Mascoutah, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1889
Page
4
Indiana house passes life sentence bill for convicts and existing lifers. Congressman R. W. Townshend of Illinois’s Nineteenth district dies in Washington after long service. Report mentions President Harrison’s secretary opening mail and waste basket disposal of letters from office-seekers.
A fragment comments on farmer woes in a Pennsylvania county, sheriff sales, and questions how long before the Secretary of Agriculture explains tariff impacts. It contrasts historical wage and food levels in America and Europe, and notes Indiana adjournment while Illinois lawmakers clock three days a week.
In his inaugural address Harrison said he needed time for removals. Yet Democrats began signaling opposition last Friday by telegraph, suggesting the president may have altered his stance on control.
The Maine Legislature passed a law imposing a $190 fine and one year in prison for voters who sell their vote or accept bribes. The reporter notes that enforcement is lax, or else half the population would be imprisoned.
The text notes Mr. Cleveland cannot serve a second term despite a 97 000 vote majority. It emphasizes public approval while state the people will not allow him to be his own successor. The passage frames the outcome as a pleasing sign for Cleveland.
The piece argues that Western farmers who backed Republican tariffs will soon regret the policy as they face the bitter consequences of protectionism.
In the Treasury vault at Washington 86 co coo of silver dollars are kept. It was expected to hold 100 million dollars but box size reduced capacity by 14 million. The large sum stored there is cited as a major cause of hard times faced nationally.
The text asserts that government should cheapen essentials and oppose all discrimination and prohibitions. It argues that less government is better for the people and endorses the democratic maxim that the greatest good for the greatest number should guide every act of legislation.
Regnar notes March 8 1889 Washington view of the new administration. He mocks cabinet picks Blaine Windom Proctor Tracy Noble Miller Wanamaker Rusk and the influx of office seekers. The piece contrasts their backgrounds with expectations and fault lines in the early Harrison era.
Notice to voters of Mascoutah St Clair County Illinois that the annual town meeting will be held at City Hall on Tuesday April 2. Voters will elect a moderator and town officers including supervisor clerk assessor collector highway commissioner constables justices of the peace pound master and set a tax levy for town and road and bridge purposes. Meeting opens 8 to 9 am and remains open until 7 pm. Charles Stock town clerk.
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