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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1892
Page
7
The piece mocks tariff effects using a Cobdenite farmer in a satirical home economy tour. It traces price shifts across farm chores, clothing, and meals tied to the McKinley act, ending with a note on Cuban flour imports and Spain. The tone mixes editorial caricature with political critique from the Minneapolis Tribune.
The reciprocity clause of the McKinley tariff took effect in Cuba on January 1 1892. For the quarter ending March 31 1892 Havana imports show Spanish flour at 450 bags, while American flour sales rose from 6 591 bags. In contrast January to March 1891 totals reach 101 060 bags.
The article argues that free trade hurts the US by limiting exports. It cites 1872 postwar sales to Britain at 269 million while imports were 249 million, notes protection surged exports and reduced purchases, and claims today England sends four dollars back for every dollar sent to it. It contrasts Cleveland and Harrison positions and urges voter judgment.
A Chicago Tribune report recalls a Middletown Conn dispatch stating in 1862 the Savage Arms Co shipped 2,000 revolvers to the Knights of the Golden Circle in Columbus Ohio. It questions whether Adlai E Stevenson ordered them or acted as their agent and urges Democrats to seek a categorical explanation.
The Chicago Herald backs free trade and urges Republicans to back Ben Harrison Sam Taylor and the entire ticket. It condemns the Democratic stance as two faced and says the Force Bill is not the issue. Georgia paper notes poll tax rivals and calls for turnout to elect Republicans nationwide.
The article outlines simple steps to vote the straight Republican ticket in Ohio under 1892 laws. It explains entering the polling place, obtaining the ballot, marking with a cross in the party space or adjacent to each candidate, and returning the ballot to the judge. It emphasizes not marking beyond allowed areas and the need to fold the ballot to show endorsements.
New Jersey manufacturer Henry Graham of Newark introduces a decorating process cutting large decorated button prices from 125 to 80 per line as tariffs reshape costs. Voter registration urged for Akron Canton and many Ohio cities with dates in October.
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