Democracy a thing of shreds and patches in 1888
John Russell Young argues that Schurz and MacVeagh join the Democrats as apathy grows among workers. He recalls General Sickles’s praise for Cleveland, condemns Tweedism revived in Gilroy, and asserts Republican leadership under Harrison has guided the nation to prosperity.
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Schurz
MacVeagh
Sickles
Cleveland
Mr. MacVeagh
Hayes
Richard
Richmond
Burcard’s Bay
John Russel Young
Supreme Court
Taney
Jackson
Senate
House
Howell Cobb
Breckenridge
General Sickles
Fernanda Wood
Mr. Cleveland
New York
Wood
Mr. Wood
Gettysburg
North
South Carolina
Lincoln
Grant
Appomattox
Croker
Stokes
Scannell
Gilroy
New York City
Mr. Grace
Whitney
Tammany Hall
Tweed Dynasty
Tweed
Tammany Chief
Jefferson Davis
Chicago
Montgomery
Tasmany
Tammany
Wayne MacVeagh
Harrison
John Russell Young
New York Press
Tariffs on Manufactured Tin and Shoes Aim to Keep Labor Inside
The speaker argues tariffs protect domestic industry by forcing self reliance in tin, shoes, hats, clothing, and other goods. He notes free raw tin and hides but taxes manufactured tin and leather to boost American production, citing factory growth and the goal to prevent $124,000,000 yearly outflow to foreign laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Germany
America
Perkins
Washington Letter Praises Domestic Manufactures
George Washington in a 1779 letter to the Delaware Society for Promoting Domestic Manufactures argues that supporting American products and fabrics should be a first government priority. He commits to demonstrating sincerity by a uniform preference for American goods whenever feasible without undue cost or inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
George Washington
Delaware Society For
Democratic Pet Names for the Soldiers
A brief editorial mention questions whether Democratic rhetoric will sway soldiers and veterans amid sharp accusations from the Louisville Courier Journal and Madison Courier labeling wounded and aging soldiers with harsh epithets and insults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Louisville Courier- Journal
Madison Courier
A Big Contract for Cleveland
The Albany Express notes a proposed senatorship offer to Grace seen as aimed to ruin Senator Hill and his allies. It depicts a bitter feud within the political circle and questions the motives behind the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Senator Hill
Grace
Hill
Albany Express
Wealth Begets Representation in Wisconsin Gerrymander Case
In a Wisconsin supreme court argument on the state legislative gerrymander Senator Vilas defended districting by wealth. He argued that a smaller district with higher wealth merits representation, a view likened to giving Jay Gould a congressional seat and empowering great fortunes to shape public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Supreme Part
Wisconsin
Vilas
Grover Cleveland
Interior
Jay Gould
Gould
Astors
Vanderbilts
Standard Oil
Great Trusts
State Bank Debate and Panic Era Banking Remarks
A group of Democrats in the Ebbitt House reading room discuss the vast House majority and attack free bank taxes. The narrator recalls a 1857 New Orleans trip, Kentucky and Louisiana currency exchanges, and a 5 percent discount charged by a cashier, concluding with a preference for National banks.
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Ebbitt House
Washington
Tom
New Orleans
St. Charles
State Bank of Kentucky
State Bank of
Kentucky
Louisiana
Louisville
Democrats on Soldiers and Pension Controversy
Excerpted remarks attributed to Congressman Bragg of Wisconsin and references to President Cleveland’s pension opinions. The quotes depict hostile views of Civil War veterans and samples of veto messages criticizing pension bills. The text notes wartime service, debates over pensions, and accusations about misused funds.
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Congressman Bragg
Wisconsion
Cleveland
United States
Congress
John W. Perris
Alfred Denny
English firm to shift mills to Jamestown after tariff
A Yorkshire manufacturer, once linked with Saltaire, plans to close a four decade old Yorkshire factory and rebuild in Jamestown due to the McKinley tariff. The firm, issuing plushes astrakhans rugs and shawls, expects to employ about 1200 workers in the new U S operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Titus Salt
Saltaire
Saltaire House
United States
Jamestown
Midland News
Tariff Points Compare McKinley Bill to War Rates
The piece argues that Democratic claims labeling the McKinley tariff as a war tariff are false. It cites a 1891 rate near 25 percent before full effect, notes peak war rates around 47 percent, and reports 1892 imports valued at $524,211,880 with $170,226,054 in duties, averaging 20.65 percent—lower than during Walker or any year since 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
McKinsey
The Deadly Parallel Prices Then and Now
A writer recalls a family country store and lists essential goods with twenty five year old prices versus current ones to argue whether protection benefits workers. The piece contrasts old wages, living costs, and retail margins to critique policy effects.
Cleveland Stands on His Own Record- Defeat
Our trade with England. Free trade theory clashes with facts as 1872 to 1880 show increased American sales while imports rise. The piece cites British and Belgian wages, Italian labor competition, and low pay in Naples and Italy, drawing a sharp critique of free trade versus protection.
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United States
Great Britain
England
America
Europe
Belgium
Carnegie
Braddock
Naples
Italy
New York Sun
What Would Happen If Cleveland Were Elected
J. H. Rogers, a Welsh tin plate manufacturer, argues that if Cleveland were elected tariffs would fall and wages would drop. He predicts workers lose jobs while manufacturers cut wages to stay competitive, noting American wages would halve under free trade to align with foreign levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
America
J. H. Rogers
Shall We Have American Ships
Shipping in foreign trade is the one American industry not protected. Since 1850 it enjoyed free trade while other industries advanced. by 1856 American vessels carried 75 percent of trade, but by 1891 this fell to under 12 percent, showing the harm of unprotected shipping.
Cleveland and Civil Service Reform
Grover Cleveland won the 1884 presidency as a reformer of civil service. He flouted promises early in office and, for the rest of his term, treated the civil service reform law as a political tool. In 1889 The World’s Pulitzer criticized him, effectively ousting him from the Democratic party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
White House
Pulitzer
Savings Banks Grow Vast Sums Under Protective Policy
Nine states widening deposits by 628 million dollars in nineteen years while English banks add 350 million in thirty four. Our operatives save seven dollars for each English operative's one, reflecting the labor savings under protective policy.
Free Trade Congress Compared With Its Billion Dollar Predecessor
The comparison shows the Republican billion dollar congress with total appropriations of 403,398,510.79 versus the present free trade congress at 507,701,380.37. Excess for free trade over the Republican session amounts to 44,302,869.78 in total appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Trade Congress
Congress
Republican Congress
The Fool Hunter and the Bear
Nimrod Cleveland-Help cries for aid as a bear grips him in a chaotic scene described by the New York Advertiser. The item presents a vivid public attention moment without graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrod
Cleveland
New York
Cost of Living Under McKinley Tariff Findings
A Senate committee of Democrats and Republicans reports price drops across most categories since 1889 under the McKinley tariff. Food costs rose due to strong foreign demand, while clothing, fuel, metals, lumber, drugs, and house goods showed reductions or small changes, totaling a general average near 98.63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
Value of Our Home Market
The article argues that protecting the domestic market is crucial, claiming the home market's value far surpasses exports. It warns against policies that jeopardize home demand even if they promise cheaper imports or broader export opportunities.
They Cannot Change the Issues On Tariff and Currency
The passage asserts tariff and currency questions are vital to all citizens and warns against radical policy reversals during prosperity. It denounces shifting focus to a supposed force bill, noting its aim is to prevent election force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
Exports Surpass Imports Under McKinley Bill in 1891 92
The fiscal year ending July 81, 1891 shows exports over imports at 58 305 944 dollars. By July 31, 1892 the excess reached 194 230 64 in favor of the McKinley bill. Future factory activity is expected to boost the surplus further as British German and Scottish mills relocate to the U S and provide jobs.
Soldiers to Soldiers
The Union Veteran League Iowa Division urges fair pension laws to honor soldiers who served the blue. They argue justice, not charity, and say President Harrison supports such reforms while Grover Cleveland and his rebel supporters oppose them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Union Veteran League
Iowa Division
Speech Recalling Grover Cleveland and Political Reform
Senator Daniel delivers a Richmond address urging Republicans to elect Cleveland again to sweep the White House and enact reform. He criticizes civil service reform as misapplied and argues Democrats must be kept from power while praising Cleveland’s past efforts and promising that another term would advance lasting change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WitTeland
Elette
Grover Cleveland
White House
Daniel Tm
Richmond
Tariff Reform Lowers Per Capita Taxes After 32 Years
Article discusses the McKinley tariff's impact with Democrats Carlisle and Mills predicting two effects. It notes increased foreign trade to 1.8578 billion in 1892, up 370.2 million since 1880, and customs revenue dropping from 216.8 million in 1889 to 170.2 million in 1892. Per capita duty fell to 2.02 dollars, the lowest in 32 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Carlisle
Mills
Democratic Party
Danbury Free Trade Talk Tripped by Local Skeptics
A Yale pupil touring Danbury Danbury CT argues against protection and price rises. Local farmers and merchants interrupt with price facts from nails to calico and plate glass, mocking Sumner theory and forcing the speech to end amid laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Yale College
Danbury
Conn
Calico
Jay
Yale College Freetrader
New Haven
Dinbury
Eli Perkins
Pearl Button Industry Tariff Rationale Cited
The speaker argues the McKinley bill lets raw pearl-button material enter free but taxes the finished work. He claims the law spurred about 140 pearl button factories, making buttons cheaper before the act and protecting workers and American producers.
Whytlaw Plant Plans Move to Westport Area
The New York Sun notes J. H. Whytlaw a major Scotch gingham maker with 600 workers in Scotland has chosen a site near Westport Connecticut for a new factory. The paper cites the McKinley tariff as driving this transfer and predicts several other Scotch gingham factories may follow to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Whytlaw
Scotland
Westport
Conn
New York Sun
Whytlaw
United States
Wages and cost of living in late 19th century U S
Between June 1889 and May 1892 the average wage in the United States rose 0.75 percent while the cost of living fell 3.4 percent. In England prices and wages moved differently with a 1.9 percent rise in prices and a wage decline. Farm product prices climbed over 18 percent in the United States during the same period.
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United States
Free Trade
England
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Democrats
W. Longendyke
McKinley
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