Cobdenism exposed as Democrats embrace free trade platform
A Chicago Democratic convention canvass shows all delegates favor revenue tariff, signaling Cobdenism and free trade. The piece argues this country remains protectionist, praising Lincoln era policy and McKinley tariff while warning Republicans and free traders of a decisive 1890 style clash.
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Chicago
Cobden
Bright
Sumner
Perry
Carlisle
Mills
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Madison
Jackson
Clay
Webster
Lincoln
Grant
Greeley
Cleveland, Carlisle and
Democratic Party
Harrison
Protectionist tariff view on innovation and growth
A short sermon arguing protectionism drives industrial growth, employment, and wages. It cites patent totals in the United States, asserts tariffs foster invention, and claims cheaper products and broader prosperity as outcomes of a strong protective system.
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Massachusetts
England
United States
Great Britain
Nightbeat Gone Wrong Ends With Bear, Wounds in Tacoma
Officer C O White on patrol along Twenty-sixth street near Puyallup avenue confronts a sleeping figure that proves to be a Union Club saloon bear. After a brief struggle White loses a coat hat and gear while sustaining multiple injuries. Nearby Egyptian statues unearthed at Aboukir reveal three ten foot high rose granite relics of Rameses II, Hentmara, and a standing Rameses with scepter and crown.
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C. O. White
Puyallup Avenue
White
Puywhup Avenue
Union Club
Tacoma News
London Times
Alexandria
Egypt
Aboukir
Daninos Pasha
Rameses II
Hentmara
Rameses
Cape Zephyrium
Venus
Arsinoe
Average Rate of Duty Under McKinley Tariff Cited
The piece argues McKinley era duties were the lowest in years and rebuts claims of high protection. It cites the United States Statistical Abstract showing 1891 duty levels near historic lows, contrasts with free trade periods, and notes the St Louis Republic misstatements.
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St. Louis
Reform” Papers
West
Minneapolis
Republic
United States
T. Ff
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