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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
2
A political column outlines Republican ticket entries including Sherwin, Dawson, Barrett, Hawk, Galusha, Hook, Gill, and Shill, with commentary on tariff wool, campaign strategy, and anti expansion rhetoric. It cites Iowa debt repeal, tax reductions, and a Cedar Rapids view praising Rep. Lacey, plus notes on missionary work in Manila and soldiers in the Philippines.
A column contrasts anti expansion views with Republican stance and highlights Archbishop Ireland on American happiness. It notes reader indifference to editor quarrels, asserts editors’ words offend in private life, and argues press personalities matter little to the public.
The executive council fixed the last year of the biennial period at 2.9 mills a drop of 3 mills from last year. The legislature had set state tax collection at 1.5 million dollars for that year. Total property assessment stands about 525 million with a 20 million decline mainly in real estate. Officials foresee roughly a ten percent reduction in state taxes next year.
Washington ponders a Merritt rise to command in the Philippines with Otis as Manila governor general. Officials and Root favor Merritt leading a larger force, potentially 35 000 volunteers beyond regulars, to quell the insurrection. The Iowa voters face biennial election reform, with a likely next legislature approval and a statewide vote to follow.
The piece argues annual elections would reduce political friction and save up to $200,000. It notes Iowa Democrats in Des Moines favoring the plan, criticizes Mark Hanna, and mocks Bryan era prophecies while urging a platform against money power and for labor.
The Iowa Democrat recalls Fred White as the 1886 nominee who lost by 30,000 votes and predicts a stronger defeat this year. It notes his 18 percent Chicago platform endorsement and support for free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1. The piece claims the nation’s farming, laboring, and commercial interests depend on that demand.
The Tribune reports the Iowa Democrats, nominating Mr White while shifting platform emphasis from the 1896 positions to anti imperialist and trust issues. It criticizes expansion, pledges tariff reform, and warns that suppression of Aguinaldo would threaten republican institutions. Bryan is at Des Moines endorsing the plan and free silver remains a subordinate issue.
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