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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1888
Page
4
From the Doston Post a Wednesday morning note cites Congressman Russe on not declaring in advance about a nomination. The piece suggests applying the axiom to a congressional bid in the tenth district to highlight consistency.
The article notes that despite Blaine’s strong opinions on the Republican platform’s free whiskey proposal, the national convention ignored him and adopted a different doctrine. It adds he remains silent beyond his accepted platform, showing his views may be bound by party decision.
The speaker questions Mr. Blaine’s push for retaliation, noting no present reason or future likelihood for dispute. He argues Blaine seeks to lift fish prices rather than defend national honor, while Republicans face a hostile Senate over a proposed treaty and possible friction with provincial neighbors.
The Tennessee Supreme Court rules that a cottonseed oil company combine forms a partnership and violates corporate powers. It emphasizes exclusive management by officers and stockholders and warns that joining a trust forfeits a corporation’s charter rights. The decision aligns with New York AG views that joining a trust breaches charter and franchise rights.
The unsigned order directed at Mayor O'Brien prompts him to remind the board of aldermen of prudent city governance. He notes his appointments reflect cautious concern for the city, while the aldermen have fallen short in consistent, nonpartisan administration.
The board shows opposition beyond fair critique, obstructing city business. Its indirect actions aim to reclaim control of executive departments retired by charter changes. This failure, noted by the Mayor in his veto message, brings avoidable disruption and harmful consequences to regular governance.
The New York Republican convention at Saratoga failed to craft a strong temperance platform and showed timidity on liquor issues. The platform favored high license for revenue, cited pending national trust limits, and reflected Blaine era views on monopolies, signaling cautious party stance rather than bold reform.
The piece argues Maine would swing the national race with a Republican 20,000 lead, or signal reform momentum if the lead shrinks. It praises William L. Putnam for reform and portrays Blaine as a central figure, noting campaign tactics and tariff delay as indicators of strategy and pressure.
Fragmentary line discusses a goal to check Republican decadence and restore the party majority to figures deemed normal. No clear event, date, or identifiable individuals are given in readable text.
The article analyzes President Cleveland's stance on the 1887 retaliation act and related negotiations. It argues Cleveland acted straight and not for personal gain, noting Republican opposition and the administration's restrained but principled approach to limited reprisals. The piece defends the President as consistent and urges support for straightforward duty.
The piece argues that Southern communities’ violence and election fraud reflect deeper civilizational differences from the North. It contends that local culture, notions of mastery, and quick action without legal machinery shape conflicts, making northern standards a poor fit for judging southern events.
The Atlantic opens with varied content from Anchylus to the redstart and a new novel. In Boston, Dr. Peabody exposes Tory excesses amid tea party critique, while Downes and Fiske offer art and political essays. Lillie K. Chace Wyman examines Rhode Island factory impacts on women, Lawton and Dow contribute prose, and poetry faces Harper’s editorial stance.
The author argues that true progress for the South rests on education through direct human contact rather than books. He contends that faster reform requires railroads and related developments, not Republican policies, to awaken consciousness and spur change.
A Plymouth remembrance of the Armada era features a period bowls recreation and two long poems. One by Swinburne in the Fortnightly Review, another The Burden of the Armada by Watts in The Athenaeum. The verses celebrate Drake and allies, with lively stanzas on freedom and naval prowess.
The current issue surveys chapters on Memphis, Little Rock, Helens and Butte, with foreign subjects on the Hebrides and West Indies. It praises Morse Old Satsuma, illustrations, and several travel sketches, while noting art lags behind literature and personal memoirs offer limited new knowledge.
General Butler backs high protection while manufacturers like John H. Bass of Fort Wayne back the Mills bill and Cleveland. George M. Stearns heads home to stump for Cleveland in Chicopee. Maine fishermen push for President’s message with mass mailings. A Bath, Maine shipbuilders’ address to mechanics condemns Democrats’ tariff stance.
A Boston observer recalls hunting for a roadster and praises the Morgan breed while praising local dealers. He reviews Commodore Forbes on yachting, early vessels, and a fundraising book for the Boston Marine Society. The piece ends with reflections on seaside bathing safety, lifeboats, and the value of swimming education and humane life-saving efforts.
Personal notes describe Boothden Edwin Booths cottage at Newport for sale with picturesque grounds and a windmill. Nearby Gothic chapel St Columba and Berkley memorial, plus homes of Sturdivant and clergy. In Haiti politics, Gen Marrigat foresees three possible presidential candidates Séide Tellemaque Sézame.
A young Chicago woman promotes others under four foot four to join a Harrison and Morton campaign company and parade service for the Republican effort. A Nashville snuff factory rises, while southern campaigning lingers for years.
Current comment urges the Senate to pass the retaliation act requested by the President with minimal delay and then drop a politically unpleasant subject for Republicans. It notes Western senators favor avoiding partisan fishing treaty tactics and warns further party division could cost the Republican ticket.
A humorous dialogue imagines Adam Smith and a Republican discussing trade policy. The Mills bill is described as long with some protection remaining, while free trade is denied. The exchange ends with the spirit of humor reacting humorously to the debate.
A New York Herald note comments that British readers may be pleased by Mr Cleveland's bold stance. It suggests Republicans might reverse course and accuse the president of insufficient deference to foreign diplomacy while upholding American citizens' rights.
The Philadelphia Ledger GOP edition laments the Senate’s missed chance to endorse the President’s plan for the fisheries dispute. It argues the Republican majority should have affirmed his authority, suspended opposing laws, and united with Congress to back the executive branch.
The country rallies behind Cleveland as his retaliation message unites the nation. Senators and snappers alike are urged to fall in line, following the patriotic stride of the White House leader.
A Providence Journal excerpt warns Mr Blaine against inviting a close comparison between current administration diplomacy and the Garfield era. It recalls memories of guano contracts and the meddling in Peruvian affairs, suggesting caution in presenting a diplomatic record.
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