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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
3
The Daily Journal and Semi-Weekly Journal reflect Muscatine's local paper identity with editors and business manager listed. It notes publication schedule, delivery terms, and subscription rates, plus representative offices in Chicago and New York.
The Journal lists (Kecklerville Chayka's grocery West Muscatine Sharrar's grocery South Muscatine Morse Washburn's grocery) as city agencies where extra copies are available each night and where regular subscribers can pick up missed papers.
The notice lists the editorial staff for the Ingham county publication including J Charles H Reesink as supervisor, Ed P Ingham as editor, P Day as editor, and M Bernick as editor.
The text presents candidate names for Assessor, Clerk, Trustee, Justice, and Constable positions. It lists David Vanatta J E Coe J B Mark F W Eversmeyer Luther M Woods J A McCormack as the contenders, reflecting a set of local district nominees.
Hon. A. C. Carpenter speaks in Conesville on October 25 and S. F. Prouty in Williamsburg on October 24. Secretary L. M. Shaw appears in Iowa City on October 30 in the evening.
The piece accuses Hearst and Wade of pushing a long standing desire for something "yellow" in the Second district. It suggests Hearst has pushed lies until voters stop trusting him and hints that trust managers deem the effort financially unsound or wasteful.
The report notes railroads moved 606 million tons of freight nationwide and, in 1901, carried 1 359 tons. The piece urges voters to back Republican prosperity as the path forward.
A Davenport Republicans editorial defends the Second Iowa District record under Republican congressmen George M. Curtis, OE R. Lane, and J. N. W. Rumple. It touts rural free delivery gains, millions in annual appropriations, and warns against Democratic opposition, urging support for Theodore Roosevelt and William Hoffmann.
A political editorial urges electing a Republican Congress to back President Roosevelt and advance his policies. It argues a Democratic majority would hinder remedial legislation, cites coal strike stakes, and links Iowa’s 11 seats to Roosevelt’s program. It also notes labor figures from the 1893 97 period and the cost of unemployment.
Senator Gailinger stated last June that prosperity is the main question and remains true for Muscatine, a city whose economy relies on manufacturing like the pearl button trade sustained by protectionist tariffs, which the Democrats vow to repeal.
The passage argues Democrats reject trusts but attack protection tariffs instead. It claims reform aims to curb trusts by repealing tariffs, describing protection as the common target and portraying the old protection tariff stance as unchanged.
The record notes wool imports before the Dingley act at 350 million pounds and last year at 193 million pounds, highlighting the drop in imports and a 40 percent price increase, signaling significant effects on American farmers.
The text presents a critical take on Judge Wade’s critique of the Republican Party and his concise summary of proposed actions in Congress. It contrasts his strong denunciation with a compact outline of his legislative intentions.
In a Sioux City speech Senator Allison argued that iron and steel tariffs are nearly the same under the Wilson and Dingley acts. He noted steel rails carry equal duties, beams and girders face lower duties under the Republican tariff, challenging Democrats to explain why they did not apply their precepts to Wilson.
In 1893 failures were 15000 with a looming free trade law. By 1901 failures dropped to 11000. The message urges voters to back the Republican platform for prosperity.
The public is told that savings banks hold over three billions now, compared with about half that amount in 1894, urging continued republican prosperity through the vote.
In 1896 the money per capita in circulation stood at 25.62 dollars and by 1901 reached 31.98 dollars. The shift is attributed to Republican policies.
In 1895 exports exceeded imports by 75 millions, while 1901 shows a 664 million excess. The brief notes a Republican call to vote.
Senator Hanna states he has no patience to discuss free trade as a remedy for trusts calling it perfect rot. The remark frames a sharp anti free trade stance during ongoing political debates.
Wages paid in 1895 to railroad men reached 445 millions and rose to 634 millions by 1901. The notice urges voting for Republican prosperity and growth.
Bank clearances show a strong increase from 45 billions in 1894 to 114 billions in 1901, signaling sharp growth in financial activity over the period.
Ram's Horn notes that global light comes not from flames of dispute but from steady work and shared values. The column frames conflict as a distraction from enduring moral clarity and communal progress.
Washington, Oct 23. President Roosevelt drives settlement of the coal strike with firmness, siding with miners and urging arbitration. Iowa politics hinge on Sixth district, with Rep Lacey, mine worker Reese, and John Mitchell shaping support for Roosevelt and organized labor.
J S Murphy former Dubuque Telegraph editor warns that Iowa Democrats may refuse to reaffirm the Kansas City platform at Des Moines. He says repudiation would loosen obligation to the ticket, prompting many to abstain or oppose the nominees, as northern presses align with Ohio example.
The Lehigh Valley railroad offers luxuriously furnished trains to New York or Philadelphia with at home comfort. Dining cars are a la carte and through tickets allow a stop-over at Niagara Falls en route to either city.
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