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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1894
Page
4
A partisan summary argues Democrats blame Republican rule for hard times while claiming Union preservation and free people, praising sound currency and a banking system. It condemns Democrats’ proposals as hybrids and calls for tariff protection and national prosperity, urging a vote for prosperity.
The excerpt surveys local and national politics with mentions of Governor Pattison, William Hives, Hittes, Mutchler, and postmasters. It cites editorials from the Washington Post and references to Grow, the Nanticoke post office, and public works projects on Spruce and Linden streets, amid party strategy debates.
The text argues against a new measure seen as a threat to liberty, warning it would curb individual rights and push centralization. It discusses Republican tensions in Pennsylvania ahead of 1906, noting McKinley and Harrison, upcoming visits, and rumors about shifts in party support as observers predict rivalries and public discontent among anthracite region Republicans.
The piece discusses Populist influence on western credit and agriculture, noting benefits and moral concerns of outside capital. It critiques tariff politics, revenue plans under Wilson and internal taxes, and ponders debt and repudiation fears. It also briefly comments on cultural figures James Whitcomb Riley and Lord Tennyson.
The article argues that pending tariff laws in the United States have depressed American industry and also harmed foreign producers. It notes silver’s fall, Argentine and Italian troubles, and European war scares as factors, with European producers suffering as the Wilson tariff debate unfolds. It cautions about a potential defeat of the Wilson bill reducing future gains.
The Pennsylvania Republicans nominate Galusha A Grow for congressman at large to succeed General Lilly. Grow, a veteran legislator, is praised as an able, patriotic public servant and a strong advocate of protection. Local editors tout his fitness and predict he will be a credit to Pennsylvania.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record cites a wide banker and factor inquiry showing the South moving from a liberal credit system to cash discipline. Low cotton prices push farmers to grow their own food, bankers favoring cash on cotton, and trade cools as debt declines. The piece notes a broader shift on farming and rural commerce with eastern money fueling mortgaged land and a rise in asset dependence.
The convention favored Grow for the at large post, with many acknowledging his fitness and support. Attendees expected ratification of the convention’s actions, praising the candidate’s appeal to citizens of the commonwealth. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is touted as a remedy for various ailments.
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