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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1894
Page
4
The piece surveys Democratic rifts over Hornblower and Senate appointments, criticizes senatorial courtesy and party feuding, notes pressure on New Jersey politics and national reforms, and comments on local governance issues in Schuylkill and the promise of glass industry advances.
Local commentary questions Herring's proposed removal of revenue offices from the city to Bloomsburg. The piece argues the move would raise rents and disrupt the regional business center, doubting the tariff revival timing and implying political motives behind the prize ownership.
The reader gets a summary of Mr Grow's Lancaster opening speech praising Republican policy. The article lauds his vigor, eloquence, and epigrams while arguing his remarks strengthen the party line. It endorses distributing copies to wage earners and links the address to the upcoming Pennsylvania at large race.
In Lackawanna county districts the Scranton region demands capable representatives. City interests require experienced oversight, with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh influences noted. The piece urges voters and conventions to reject mere ambition or pull and to keep effective, knowledgeable lawmakers who best serve Scranton, the county, and the anthracite region.
A speaker urged residents to avoid factional street choices and crowd loyalties, advocating that legislation prioritize business interests over political maneuvering. The message emphasized shaping policy before party or crowd alignment and urged practical governance.
An annual city budget plea criticizes the Scranton police for being too small to protect property and peace. The author urges the estimates committee to fund a stronger patrol force and test new policing ideas to counter increasing crime.
The passage discusses fortunes built by economizing profits from Istur's products and notes varied uses of wealth. Some funds support living standards, charity, and public works, while others fund infrastructure to boost trade and national glory amid a system where raw materials are sold abroad for crafted goods.
The piece argues that home production should be protected by legislation to sustain the home market and high wages. It claims labor employment boosts purchasing power, enabling workers to buy cheaply, and reduces transportation costs by supplying goods locally.
Mr Jon appeals to the American people to honor liberty and free institutions and remember fallen heroes who died for government by the people. He denounces a policy of infamy and warns against double dealings with friendly powers as unworthy of the republic.
The piece argues that doomed by cheap imports and wage suppression, U S policy must shield labor through tariff protection. It cites the pernicious effect of low wages on consumption costs and national decay, urging discrimination against foreign imports to defend American labor.
The passage argues that wealth comes from producing goods at home and retaining profits within the country. It suggests that a nation benefits when it produces both goods and the money for production domestically, rather than importing and losing value abroad.
The text argues that protective tariffs reduce prices rather than raise them, provided there is natural home production capacity. As imports fall, prices in the domestic market decline until the home article fully supplies the market.
A discussion notes that a direct tax of $1 on a person requires payment to the tax collector, but a similar duty on cloth used for a coat may not be borne by the consumer. The author argues many buyers avoid the tax through price and market effects, potentially harming trade.
The text argues that a revenue tariff benefits foreign labor while a protective tariff benefits home labor. It questions how there can be disagreement on which policy is best for the country, given the stated propositions.
The Democratic party is power is a standing tadence to the business of the country. Even the threat of what it pro poses to do, having the power to do it, is sufficient to paralyze the business of the country and fill its thoroughfares with unemployed labor.
The Washington Post hints that in any other state Democrats would push to make Galusha Girow's election unanimous, a point of possible political maneuvering across party lines.
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