Democratic Grume to Beat Tattoo Next November
The piece discusses anticipated Democratic victory in November, noting Cleveland as a bachelor potential president, possible ticket Cleveland and McDonald, and contrasts with prior figures. It references political maneuvers, party dynamics, and commentary from Horace Greeley about the South. It also notes editor changes at the Telegraph and Messenger and a large turnout of colored citizens in New York urging support for the Democrats.
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Turn Hall
New York
T. Thomas Fortune
The
New York Globe
Blaine
Democratic Party
J. D. Wilson
Webster County
OC. A. Redd
Columbus
W. A. Little
Welsh
Albany
Brunswick and Western Railroad
Morse
Capt. Welsh
Brunswick and Western Company
Lae
Florida
Columbus Southern
Brunswick and Western
Albay
Kendrick
Dawson
Ir Ae
J. C. Wilson
Pineville
Marion County
Castleberry
Chattahoochee County
Cusseta
Capt Welsh
Wise
Redd
Bawcon
Cueseta
Stewart County
Cleveland and Carlisle a Democratic ticket for reform
A restored Democratic platform favors Grover Cleveland of New York and John G. Carlisle of Kentucky as a reforming ticket. It highlights Cleveland’s New York governorship and anti corruption record, Carlisle’s tariff reform stance, and calls for regional balance with the South and West. The piece argues unity against protectionist policy and traces Democratic tariff principles through past platforms.
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Cleveland
Carlisle
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
New York
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Tilden
Blaine
Ohio River
South Ana
Too Heavy to Carry Nast Cartoon in Harper's Weekly
A Nast drawing portrays the Republican elephant straining to bear a large labeled magnet, the civil service reform belt broken, and a presidential chair labeled 1835 suspended above a kite, implying political critique of the era.
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Nast
Harper's Weekly
Republican Party
The Blaine Bolt
Republicans bolters in Blaine ticket grow bolder and plan a national convention after the Democratic gathering in Chicago. James G Blaine of Maine will stump for the Republican presidential candidate an unusual move amid German defection thought to tilt Ohio and Wisconsin to the Democrats.
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Blaine
Chicago
James G. Blaine
Maine
Ohio
Wisconsin
Democratic Tariff Critique from 1880 Platform Debated
The passage denounces the tariff as harmful to American industry and revenue, arguing it impoverishes citizens, protects few, and harms agriculture and manufacturers. It calls for taxation at customs solely for revenue, praising a revenue-only tariff and referencing Samuel J. Randall and Democratic history.
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Samuel J. Randall
Editorial Refusal to Support Blaine in Harper's Weekly
The final issue of Harper's Weekly prints a double lead editorial that declines to back James G Blaine. It argues against his candidacy on grounds tied to policy and party alignment, signaling a cautious stance amid the contemporary political contest.
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Harper's Weekly
Blaine
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W. J. Hudson & CO
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Jerilsos
W. J. Stewart
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