Elkins Credited With Multiple Roles in Tribune Notes
The Tribune identifies Steve Elkins as an A B and an A M and a church member. S W Dorsey notes Elkins may have greater knowledge than any other on star route matters and payments, while Grover Cleveland’s acceptance letter is praised for statesmanship by the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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The New York Sun notes that General Butler once led Massachusetts Democrats from a minority to a majority, remaining a “good enough democrat” even to contemporaries who now question his loyalty. The Boston Post had previously considered him insufficiently democratic, and this contrast illustrates shifting partisan judgments.
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Blaine singled out as the pursuer in probe
The Syracuse Herald reports there is no public evidence that Mr. Blaine was approached with an improper proposal while he was speaker. All available evidence suggests he was the actor, not the target, indicating he was the seducer rather than the seduced.
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Boss ONeil Denies Responsibility Amid Congress Boom
The sixteenth ward boss disclaims responsibility for a congressional boom tied to Gen Butler. He supports Butler, aiming to secure a stake if the Meigs Elevated railway is built. The piece suggests Butler should press ONeil to run in the fourth district to prove his stature beside Gen Collins.
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Local Political Feud In Ward 10 To Ward 12 Sparks Tensions
William H. Whitmore, linked with the Butler-Plympton bureau, moved from ward 10 to ward 12 after Republicans failed to reelect him. Democrats in ward 12 broke from his leadership last year, prompting retaliation against Whitmore and his lieutenant John Dynamite Driscoll when confronted by the 12th Ward group.
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Tallapoosa Sinking Marks Navy Debauchery Scandal
The Tallapoosa’s wreck is linked to junketing and official excesses that stain the navy department. Critics claim ammunition was brandy and champagne and that government resources funded a perpetual yacht for Robeson and associates. The Butter-Blaine deal is cited among the scandals preceding the vessel’s demise.
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Butler criticized as demagogue and monopolist
The piece argues Benjamin F. Butler, though self-made from labor, is a grasping monopolist like Vanderbilt. It condemns his talents as misdirected and says he lacks sympathy for genuine toil, warning that he poses as a friend of workers only to exploit them.
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Independent questions Cleveland moral standard in politics
The editorial questions why the Independent delays condemning Cleveland and contrasts it with earlier presidents. It argues the Sun mislabels Cleveland’s private life and insists a single grave error does not erase public good, citing ancient moral authority and Saviors’ teachings to defend nuanced judgment.
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Democratic reform meetings urged across the union
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Essex County Seeks Open Books Amid Fraud Claims
Essex County New Jersey, long controlled by Republicans for 22 years, faces fraud allegations after an account shows a shortfall exceeding 800000 dollars. Newark city governance faced prior frauds three years ago, leading to a party shift to Democrats. German Republicans in Newark helped spark revolt as reform spreads countywide, with calls to turn out rascals in November and insist on honest audits.
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A Mid-Summer Trip to the Sunny South and Virginia Club
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Political ages at presidential nominations and elections
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