Prosperity under Republican leadership highlighted in party address
A political speech lauds six years of Republican governance, noting improvements in sanitation, labor protections, and welfare of wage earners. It cites increased rural telephone access from under 100 to 32,000, claims economic growth, stable institutions, and Roosevelt's adherence to predecessor policies after the McKinley assassination. It closes with a call to hold fast to goodness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jey
Repub-ican
Indiana
Republic
United States
McKin
Roosevelt
Peomes
Repub Party
Patriotism of the Republican Party by A C Harris
Addison C Harris of Indianapolis delivered a long address in Jeffersonville on patriotism and Republican policy. He argued for equal opportunity, protection, and anti trust measures, praising Lincoln, McKinley, Roosevelt, and the era of reforms while criticizing Democratic tariff policies and calls to destroy trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
A. C. Harris
Indianapolis
United States
Austria- Hungary
Harris
Egypt
India
Republican Party
Foranihe
Abraham Lincoln
Tnder
Nahas
Our
Republic
Fincoln
Harrison
Supreme Sun
Aetat
Roosevelt
Supreme
John Sherman
Iion
Grosvenor speech at Marion on trusts and trade policy
Gen Charles H Grosvenor of Ohio addresses Marion on Republican principles and tariff policy. He rebuts Democratic charges about trusts selling cheaper in Europe, cites letters from American consuls and traders, and argues American exporters rarely grant foreign discounts. asserts U.S. consumers gain more from export discounts than foreign buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Charles H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Congress
Indiana
Lberty
Lafayette
Oliver P. Morton
Indianapolis
United States
Republican Party
Grosvenor
Europe
House of Representatives
House
Democratic Party
Mansur
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
Frank Mason
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Grover Cleveland
W. H. Edwards
Berlin
Frankfort
Campbell
London
England
Wilbur F. Wakeman
Amerian Protective Tariff League
New York
Larrabee
Germany
Mason
Edwards
America
British Isles
Co. H. Grosvenor
Switzerland
France
Italy
Mills & Gibb
E. S. Jaffray & Co
Field, Leiter & Co
Chicago
Frank H. Mason
Consul General Mason's Letter to Grosvenor
Consulate General letter from Frankfort on the Main dated Aug 14 1891 discusses export discounts. It cites a claim by US free trade orators that exporters grant larger discounts to foreign buyers than to domestic customers, potentially reflecting tariff protection. The correspondence invites expertise on this subject and related observations.
Finishing standards for export goods in German trade
Berlin 1391 letter from C H Grosvenor discusses how American manufacturers must adapt finish to satisfy foreign tastes and laws. He argues costly luxury finishes harm foreign competitiveness, cites Dayton Cash Register Co as example, and warns German producers may fill the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Berlin
C. H. Grosvenor
Dayton Cash Register Company
Export tariffs force product adjustments to reach foreign markets
C.8. Larrabee argues that American manufacturers must modify finish and components to suit foreign tariffs and tastes. He cites high duties on rich linings, canopies, and pads rendering finished vehicles unprofitable abroad, advocating naked versions with discounts to compete. He urges study of McKinley tariff provisions and notes exporters often ship altered inventories to meet foreign demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Edwards
Potsdam
Germany
Export trade doubts raised by US gears with Europe
A dated correspondence from Frankfort on the Main cites Gen C H Grosvenor defending U S machinery prices abroad as not consistently cheaper than domestic sales. He notes expert Samuel A Haines can supply data from 15 years exporting hardware and agricultural implements, and recalls that early export attempts failed due to labor costs and commission expenses.
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New York
Bismarck
Germany
America
England
Commission
Chambers Street
Tne Street
France
Switzerland
Larrabee
Frankfort-on-the-Main
C. H. Grosvenor
United States
St. Gall
Massachusetts
Samuel A. Haines
Europe
Australia
Beating the Beef and Tariff Debates in Democratic Discourse
In this speech, General Grosvenor argues that Republican protection supports American producers while Democratic critiques rely on fear of rising costs. He contends beef prices reflect wage gains, warns against repealing tariffs on trust-made goods, and stresses supply and demand as the correct framework.
Protective tariff debate echoes through farm and industry
The speech warns that a general tariff revision could harm small producers and push farming toward foreign competition while affirming support for protection. It urges targeted changes, cites prosperity and ships to McKinsey and Roosevelt, and honors their efforts in safeguarding American industry.
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Friends of Protection
Enemy of Protection
Congress
United States
Grosvenor
McKinsey
Roosevelt
Buffalo
Words of Warm Praise Spectator’s View of Roosevelt Providence Speech
A Chicago Tribune report on the London Spectator praising President Roosevelt for his Providence speech on trusts. The piece notes the Spectator’s favorable stance, signals about federal legislation and constitutional change, and the idea that public fear could deter overreach more than statutes. The essay discusses how trusts might yield to public and legal scrutiny without drastic measures.
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Chicago Tribune
London Spectator
Roosevelt
The
Spectator
President
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Damocles
Profit sharing railways from Vancouver model a system for workers
The Vancouver street railway adopts a profit sharing plan giving regular employees one third of distributable profits after 4 percent to shareholders. Managers expect annual worker shares of about 20 dollars first year, 9 next year, and up to 100 in five years. The plan aims to align company and employee interests while maintaining high wages and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe
Street-Railway Company
Vancouver
the Independent
B. c
Buntzen
Mahon
Street-railway Men's Union of America
Vancouver Street Railway
Storms and Taylor Debate Labor Phases at Indiana Campaign
Daniel E. Storms, candidate for secretary of state, spoke at Brownstown and Columbus on Labor, eight hour laws, child labor, and the Chinese exclusion act. He praised Republican labor policy, cited state and national figures, and endorsed Mark Hanna, Roosevelt, and arbitration to settle the coal strike while urging unity of capital and labor.
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Columbus
Ind
Daniel E. Storms
Brownstown
England
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Storms
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Pacific
Labor
Fairbands
Beveridge
Watson
Cromer
Brick
Hemenway
Overstreet
Crumpacker
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James E. Watson
United States
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Hanna
Fairbanks
Quay
Bryan
Hill
Watterson
Mark Hanna
Inanc
Nationalepublican Committee
America
Demage
Stone
Baer
J. Pierpont
Plutocracy in Kentucky Cited by Chicago Post
The Chicago Post warns Colonel Watterson about Gen. Breckinridge Castleman’s plutocratic tendencies in his town. It mentions a scheme to deliver mail with a coach and four outriders and a silver horn, noting it doesn’t surpass Newport, canel, or Joe’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Watterson
Breckinridge Castleman
Newport
Blunders in Washington Post Quip Sparks Policy Debate
Mr. Bryan says most people mock political errors openly, except himself, in a discussion about public optics and personal behavior. The remark highlights tensions over what counts as appropriate political conduct.
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Washington Post
Bryan
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Addison C. Harris
Harrie
Regn Nee
Conant
General Grosvenor
Poanib
Beef Trust
Congress of
Providence
Storms and
Taylor
Messrs. Gilbert, Jewett
Landis, Baldwin
Chaney and Posey
Kentucky
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