Tariff Legislation and England's Opposition to Colonial Manufactures
A historical overview argues that Britain sought to restrict colonial industrial development from 1609 onward. It notes parliamentary prohibitions on colonial manufacturing, navigation laws, and penalties aimed at keeping the colonies economically dependent on Great Britain. The piece traces how early American calls for industrial independence spurred the first protective tariffs and the push toward a more balanced colonial economy.
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Richard W.thompson
Indiana
Navy
Hayes
Congress
England
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Britain
British Board of Trade
VIE
Political friction and party battles in the press
A collection of editorials and columns attacking Cleveland era politics. Scathing notes accuse Mugwumps and Democrats of inconsistent loyalty to free trade Mills bill. The pieces praise Republican discipline and criticize Democratic machine tactics and civil service reform claims.
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Congress
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Maratta Testifies on Leave Refusal for St Louis Visit
Marshal Maratta, visiting Pennsylvania, testifies he was denied a June 1 leave of absence due to fears he would attend the St Louis convention. He says he had no intention to go and accepts the department’s rule as prudent, calling public office a public trust.
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Pioneer Press
Marshal Maratta
Pennsylvania
Department of Justice
St. Louis
Maratta
Dakota relief measures push waterworks ahead of debt limits
The Canton Advocate reports Congress considers several relief measures for the Dakota territory. The key proposal would let cities and towns build water works and sewerage systems even if municipal debt exceeds four percent. Also notes Attorney General Templeton predicting a large Democratic majority in New York.
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Canton
Congress
Dakota
Plummer
Templeton
New York
Mr.Templeton
Clevelandesque remarks spark political quips across papers
The Boston Herald mocks Cleveland as a civil reformer, Philadelphia Press likens him to Cinderella’s slipper, Asheville gains a public building by lapse of time, and Indianapolis Journal notes Cleveland’s influence over the Democratic party as a national factor per comments in multiple papers.
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Cleveland
Boston Herald
Mugwump
The
Philadelphia Press
Asheville
N. C
Buncombe
Indianapolis Journal
Amusing Dilemma in Democratic Party over Cleveland
The National Republican calls it an amusing and anomalous political situation where the Democratic party supports a candidate they do not like, nine tenths of its members wishing for a replacement if a successor were available, showing a party fed about by the nose and dependent.
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Hood
Wood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Democratic Party
Cleveland
National Republican
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San Francisco Call
Pierce
Buchanan
William L. Scott
Democratic National Committee
Scott
Philadele Inquirer
Buffalo Commercial
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
Col. Watterson
South
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Russia
Hungary
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Portugal
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Richardson & CO
Prop
Burlington, VT
TUK Dangler Stove & Meg. CO
Cleveland, Ohio
Building Mater
Slaving
L.O. Gale
Mitchell
Davison
Middlesex Lanking Company
Roney N. Jackson
Lee J. Lockwoon
Minneapolis & St Louis Railway
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St. Maus
Minneapolis
Chicago
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Des Moines, Iowa
Fort Dodge
Watertown
Oak
Mississippi Valley
Union Depot
Mitchell Packing House
Philadelphia Inquirer
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W.G. Davison
L. N. Seaman
J. 5
Terwith Lierr
N. L. Davison, Cashier
J. G. Chandler
J RR. Smith
Witchell
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Northern Pacific
Duluth
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Horton
Kansas City
Union Pace
Atchison, Teneka & Sante Pe
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Biggeape
Boyd
Asn
Mivno
Bucklen
Arniga Salve
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Dee Sea
Hallett & Co
Porthind
Maine
SCX
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John Smith & CO
H. C. Applegate
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