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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1888
Page
8
The piece surveys Democratic rhetoric on tariff cuts, labor disputes, and upcoming conventions. It notes Indiana and Kansas City politics, forecasts for a Vice Presidential pick, and commentary on Elihu Stevens, Senator Beck, and Jake Admire. It also covers the Pennsylvanian coal wage agreement and a contested Reading miners contract reflecting conflito over arbitration and truth.
A Missouri town Holden is praised as thriving and debt free with a $846,000 assessed value, $3,000 in treasury, 4,000 population, and 75 cents per $100 taxation, described humorously by an Osage Free Press note.
George W. Childs argues against a fair profit margin for coal mine owners under current conditions. He highlights overcapitalization in railroad controlled anthracite, watered stock burdening consumers, and tariffs that inflate dividends rather than help workers. He says the tariff sustains overloaded properties and raises fuel prices for workers.
The Eureka Messenger critiques mortgages as a strange, all‑pervasive influence that spurs industry yet drains wealth. It likens debt to a loyal yet deadly force, a sandsbag of oppression, and a providential hand that corralss effort, leaving debtors exhausted and morally diminished.
A Boston Herald critique questions the balance of trade idea using a merchant’s returns from Europe. It argues that profits, losses, or even shipwreck all appear to shift national wealth, exposing the delusion of counting trade balance as a national metric.
The Tribune, after reviewing the Pacific Railroad Commission majority and minority reports, concludes that the Leland Stanford Jr. University is a misdirected contribution to the conwanes nas.
The Arkansas City Democrat urges readers to engage on tariff questions and letter carriers. It applauds Senator West against Blair educational plans, condemns Southern Democrats for compromising principle, notes bleak Pacific Railroad Commission readings, reports another cattle firm failure, and suggests a tariff on hides. Kansas Republicans plan Topeka convention as farmers protest tariff and bosses fear a political shift.
Editorial clippings note a Pennsylvania woman traps a skunk and flings it into a saloon to keep her husband away, prompting the proprietor to take a week off. Other remarks critique tariffs and labor, urging Congress to weigh facts over sentiment amid tariff debates.
The December treasury statement shows a government surplus of about 15 million dollars, taken from the people of United States in one month. The nation’s vast wealth cannot endure such ongoing loss without weakening trade, warns the Boston Globe, fearing future paralysis if kept.
A reflective note praises Europe’s peace over the year while warning of spring trouble as roads settle. A Canton Ohio man froze in a haymow while claiming he wished to freeze to death. A contemporary calls Virginia doubtful but not about Mahone, inviting readers to consult him.
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