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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1892
Page
4
An editorial argues against Cleveland and Stevenson highlighting free trade threats to prosperity, team discord, and Cleveland’s record on veterans pensions. It contrasts tariff reform with free silver and criticizes Cleveland’s stance on Behring Sea and civil service.
A collection of partisan quotes criticizing tariff policy and President Cleveland. The Democratic platform denounces Republican protectionism as fraud while defending revenue duties. The critique notes Cleveland’s limited front line service and his veto record as a political counterpoint.
During the ten months ending June 30 1892 under the reciprocity with Cuba imports totaled 64 374 082 dollars, up 11 834 965 from the prior year while exports to Cuba reached 16 095 468 dollars, up 5 792 197. Leading export gains included breadstuffs 1 484 378 and coal 299 480 with iron steel and manufactures rising 1 136 071. Machinery value 602 079 sewing machines 128 738 steam engines 178 071 and engine parts 117 468 also increased.
The record lists counts of manufactories in 1890 and 1892, numbers of companies building enlarging or closing, and production totals for fiscal years 1890 and 1892 in pounds. It projects four year BOS production and estimates post 1893 output with notes on estimated plant investment totaling 100000.
The New York Sun notes that Cleveland cannot win the presidency without New York’s thirty six electoral votes and warns the force bill faces defeat without them.
The article argues tariff collections last year averaged $2.67 per person, calling it a small price for government. It notes this per capita amount is the lowest since wartime debt and interest obligations arose.
Sworn statements from manufacturers show tin plate output for the first full year under the McKinley act nearly 20,000,000 pounds, while production in the last year under the old tariff stood at zero.
Governor McKinley states Republicans will win in western states and Iowa and Nebraska. He recalls a Lincoln gathering with 25 000 attendees and notes southern support could grow if the Negro question is set aside, citing tariff alignment in West Virginia and prior southern Chautauqua remarks.
The South Bend Tribune recounts James Moon buying satinet and drilling for trousers in 1859 with prices of 75 cents per yard for satinet and 12 13 cents for drilling, plus buttons and thread totaling 3 dollars, noting today higher tariffs raise prices and ready made satinet pants cost 1.25 to 2 dollars. The item quotes the day book and contrasts past and present tariffs amid political rhetoric.
Historical notes describe a Republican push for universal free and unrestricted ballots. The platform vows to protect the integrity and equal representation of elections for all citizens. An affidavit quotes Stevenson on Lincoln's assassination, and mentions William B. Whiffen.
The Cleveland administration suspended action on most land entries for a year aiming to press fraud charges on settlers. The Harrison administration finished the backlog, disposing of over 800,000 cases and issuing nearly ten times as many patents to farmers in the same period.
Ex Confederates loom in Democratic hopes of winning back the senate as analysis cites 1882 figures. Senator Benjamin Harrison reported that the senate sergeant at arms force was about 16 percent ex Confederates and the secretary’s staff over 22 percent ex Confederates with only 14 percent Union soldiers.
General Cutcheon in the House on September 5 1890 argued that the McKinley law reduced farm product imports by over 30 million dollars in a year, shifting that amount to domestic markets. He framed the move as part of a broader effort to compensate the public for individual losses through a national pension system.
A week of southern business growth highlights seventeen newly organized firms with capital totaling over $500,000. The entries include a $500,000 Plaquemine sugar factory, a 300,000 bushel Southport grain elevator, Henderson manufacturing capital, Louisville refiners and paper mill, Beattyville coal firms, and various canning, barbed wire, lumber, and distilling ventures across Kentucky and beyond.
A New York Republican meeting letter shows ex Senator Platt predicting strong GOP gains. The note, dated Sept 1 from 49 Broadway, lauds Senator Fassett as a crowd-drawing speaker and highlights Mrs Foster among others.
Lord Salisbury on May 18 declares free trade a failure and urges protection for British labor. He argues Britain must deny access to its markets to nations injuring it, to secure maintenance and comfort for workers amid a clash of commercial treaties.
The article notes a remarkable growth of the postal service from 1889 to 1892 with 10,549 new offices and over 40 million dollars in revenue gain. It highlights increased registry fees and a vast mileage expansion at lower rates, and expresses hope state courts will reform unfair partisan election laws toward equal, honest elections.
Bismarck argues that U S material progress under indirect taxation proves its protective system works and urges Germany to imitate the U S tariff model. He contends the United States owes its prosperity to protective laws and calls for emulation.
The piece argues that before protection the balance of trade often favored other nations. Since adopting the Republican protection system, annual surpluses have become common. It cites last year under the McKinley tariff as showing a surplus of more than $200 million for the United States.
The article lists congressional voting on fourteen pension bills with 501 Democratic votes for and 902 Republican votes against the bills. It notes a perceived lack of truth in pension procurement and accuses lawmakers of dishonesty, attributing the remark to Grover Cleveland in Veto of Dependent Pension Bill.
S B Walker of Calamus Iowa touts Cham berslins Cough Remedy after eight years of use in his family and with customers. He claims no doctor needed for lung trouble and rates the 50 cent bottles highly, sold by J K Smock.
A chemical action formed a stone in the stomach of La Marshale, the famous Paris jumping horse. He died from the condition, and the stone, a ball nearly eight inches in diameter, is now in the museum of a Parisian veterinary college.
Dr. Franklin Miles asserts heart disease is curable and backs the claim with testimonials. A Silver Creek Nebraska resident reports twelve years of illness ending after four bottles of Miles New Heart Cure. Crowder and Reed sell the remedy and offer a free book.
Democratic newspapers praised President Harrison for a ringing American retaliatory proclamation though it clashes with party lines. The Omaha Bee notes Democrats must remain silent to express disapproval, a tactic they supposedly know little about.
James Tarkington of Kokomo attempted eye wash for weak eyes and accidentally used carbolic acid. The solution severely burned both eyes, destroying his sight.
Advertised cures for consumption and lung trouble are claimed by readers and traders. Personal endorsements praise Dr Kines New Discovery with free trials at Joe Smock's drug store and price options.
A large manufacturer seeks relief from nervous exhaustion and is advised rest and a change of thought. The ad touts Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills, claiming cures for sleeplessness headaches and bilious issues. Crowder & Reed’s offer free samples and a trial bottle. Chicago hype is noted.
An odd collage of early 20th century clippings promoting St Patrick's Pills a laxative with 25 cents per box sold by Joe K Smock. A note on tomatoes reaching America eighty one years after introduction and an odd court anecdote about Attorney George Rowe pursuing Mr Pumphrey after a stair fall. Ram's Horn quips on city public squares and seating.
Advertisements claim Electric Bitters cure diseases of the liver and kidneys, pimples, salt rheum, and malaria. They promise to purify blood, drive fever from the system, relieve headaches, constipation, and indigestion. Offered at 60 cents or 4 dollars per bottle at Joe K. Sineck's drug store with money back guarantee.
A Mrs B Gleason of Salem Dent Co Missouri writes that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her chronic diarrhoea after years of illness and failed doctors. She credits the medicine with restoring strength and urges families to know its worth. A Westphalia girl wears suspenders with stand up for Kansas. the joke suggests the opposite stance.
The text touts Dr Barnes claim of cures for catarrh and eye conditions through oral and salve methods. It promises personal examinations free and invites inquiries, noting limited spaces and urging readers to act early.
Vandalia Line offers round trip excursion tickets at one fare or one and a third fares for multiple events. Expositions, fairs, harvest excursions to the West, North and South, and reunions prompt discounted rates with return limits of 20 days. Stopovers allowed. tickets valid across many destinations and dates in September and October.
In Sullivan Circuit Court October Term 1892 plaintiff by W os Maple files complaint with affidavit showing defendant a non resident of Indiana and necessary party to a divorce suit. Notice given for trial at next term. defendant must appear October 23 1892 at Sullivan Court House or answer by default. Clerk M Denney notes seal August 31 1892.
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