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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1886
Page
3
Senator Sherman cites a ringing Portmouth Ohio speech attacking Grover Cleveland's presidency. He charges Democrats with loyalist repudiation, praises Republican protection and labor policy, condemns pension vetoes, tariff policy, and alleged election fraud, and urges turnout for Robinson and a Republican House.
The Hocking Sentinel, a Democratic paper, launches a brutal attack on Black people over the Perry county convention nominating a colored man for infirmary director. The piece calls the Black population a barbarian horde and praises white miners who expelled Negro workers in Straitsville while condemning labor equality as leprosy.
In Buchtel and Nelsonville speeches John McBride linked government tyranny to French aristocracy and urged radical change. He praised socialist and anarchist aims while critics argued Ohio workers do not support communism or anarchy and will not vote for him.
A lengthy, sharp letter from a Columbus labor assemblyman, once a Democrat, now a Republican ally, condemns McBride as extreme and radicals. It accuses him of neglecting labor interests as a legislator and warns against dragging unions into politics. The piece critiques Democratic promises and attacks on American shipbuilding and commerce under Cleveland era policies.
A Republican workingmen's club formed with William Watson as president and David Harris as secretary at Roy Ohio. Resolutions condemn John McBride's nomination for secretary of state by the Democratic ticket, arguing it harms organized labor and that McBride uses labor backing for personal ambition. Similar clubs planned across the state.
A long comparative appeal argues James S. Robinson, a Republican veteran and labor ally, is a stronger secretary of state candidate than Democrat John McBride. It cites Robinson’s Union service, pro labor decisions, and reform stance, while accusing McBride of party faults, past votes, and anti labor positions. It highlights youth support for Robinson and parallels with Foraker.
A political appeal urges voters to back the Democratic ticket only if Dan Dalton’s theories on counting forged returns are rejected. It condemns forgeries and unlawful influence, calling Ohio to purge the party it claims has become a beacon of crime and corruption.
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