Prices for Export Thwarts Protection Claim
Congressman Warner cites irrefutable documents showing agricultural implements sold abroad for far less than in the US. He notes plows at $18 here go for $9 in South America, mowers $65 here fetch $30 abroad, cultivators $30 locally $22 for foreigners, and recalls discounts in Russia Australia and England.
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Mississippi
Money
Brazl
East Indies
Holland
Warner
Jeremiah M. Rusk
American Harvester Company
Russia
Australia
South America
A. E. Stout
Trenton
England
Germany
Alfred Dolge
Mills on the Wilson Bill and trade reform
Senator Mills argues in the North American Review that the Wilson bill mirrors the 1888 measure, needs amendments to promote larger freer trade and better employment. He urges removing the sugar bounty, replacing specific duties with ad valorem, and altering Senate rules for fair debate so the bill reaches the president in early spring.
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Wilson
House
Senate
Senator Mills
North American Review
An Important Omission by McKinley on Republican loss
The Philadelphia Record cites McKinley asserting the GOP fell from power due to pique passion and prejudice, noting he overlooks the severe pool-protection issue as the worst factor. The piece reflects partisan critique and contemporary political争.
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McKinley
Philadelphia Record
Low Wheat and High Tariff Debate on Farmer Losses
A Chicago Herald commentary urges western farmers to question McKinley era protection. It argues tariffs shrink domestic prices by boosting foreign competition, noting wheat at tidewater around sixty cents per bushel and illustrating how high duties on imports transfer value from farmers to consumers. The piece calls for testing free trade to assess its impact on real earnings.
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Harrison
Tidewater
Sam
India
Argentina
Liverpool
Custom House
Chicago Herald
A Simple Question on Wages and Grain Pricing
Henry George raises a paradox about wage levels and trade. He notes American farmhands earn about twice as much as English laborers, yet American grain undersells English grain. He asks how high wages coexist with exports to low wage countries and why high labor costs don’t raise domestic prices.
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Henury George
A Trial All That Is Asked For Liberty
A brief exhortation argues months of Wilson bill experience will prove its value. The piece urges decisive action to extend commercial and industrial liberty, noting the senate must act now to satisfy public demand for reform and opportunity. The Chicago Herald quote frames action as essential to progress.
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Senate
Chicago Herald
Harvest Fear Spurs Workingmen to Save It
A reader’s passionate call pleads for workers to mobilize and protect a looming harvest from famine. Grim need is urged, with sudden exhortations to shout and act. The verse frames worker solidarity as the key to saving the season amid peril.
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Wau
Free trade clash at Gloversville tariff reform meeting
The New York World reports a hostile demonstration during Thomas G. Shearman’s tariff reform talk in Gloversville. A 500-strong gallery mob, aided by 200 provocateurs, disrupted the meeting with hoots, eggs, and intimidation while brothers of Union soldiers defended the speaker’s cause against protected labor.
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Reform Club of
New York
Paterson
N. J
Providence
Amsterdam
Troy
Cohoes
Schenectady
Utica
N. Y
Gloversville
Opera House
Thomas G. Shearman
Mr. Shearman
Shearman
Garrison
Lovejoy
Phillips
Union
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Jane
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Eagle Brand the Best
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Mass
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