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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1884

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Senator Sabin and Tax Burden Debate in Boston Commentary

The piece argues Senator Sabin cannot lead the Republican Party to victory next fall as his capital of virtue has collapsed. It quotes Congressman Morse lamenting Boston residents’ tax pressures and mentions Americans with moderate incomes moving abroad seeking lower living costs, while noting tariffs push others to leave.

Sabin Republican Party Congressman Morse Boston

Democratic candidate support across Boston Post and New York Sun

Mr. Dana suggests Bunyard as a respectable Democratic nominee with strong faith in democratic principles. He claims no intrigue behind Bunyard's candidacy and sees him as acceptable on protectionist and revenue reform stances.

Boston Post New York Sun Dana Bunyard Hoosac ‘Tunnel Causeway Street UD Ane W& Willion Reno Syracuse N. Y Nfs&b. R. R Pullman Schassche Ue Chicago L. KE W. R Pullan New York B. Railroad OF and the West Gardner Baldwinville Athol Orange Miller’s Pmelburne North i Yalston and Erving Wachusett Burnham Fitchburg Pit West Deerfield Buckland Bardwells Charlemont Hoosac Turner Brattleboro Winmchendon Heene Bellows Falls Cheshire Worcester Ralilroad Groton Pepperell Nashua Adam Boston Railroad Framingham South Framingham Itechbar Minster Aerate Aye Junction Greenville and Townsend Entre Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard Waltham Belmont Javerieys Waverley Waterertown Union Market J. Auburn Theatertown Concord Concord Junction Vis Main Road Watertown Waltham Sand Baldwey Ile Ware River J Teano B. K. Turner Asst Suvi Boston and Providence Ramo Rsrt Boston Shore Line Stoningto Providence Pawtucket Dodgeville Hebronville Attleboro North Attleboro Mansfield East Foxboro Return Sharon Canton Junction Readville Hyde Park Mt. Rove Clarendon Mille Returm Forest Hills Jaimmaica Plain K Bowlston Roxbury Dedhama Eee Street West Roxbury Mishlend Heturm Stoughton Canton Norton Taunton Bedturn New Bedford Heturn Warren Bristol Wain

The Textile Trade and the British Competition

In the Philadelphia Times the article argues that American cotton goods surpass English products yet lack global market access. It credits freerer British economic planning for their advantage and urges equal conditions in raw materials and machinery. It calls for repeal of local obstructionists to answer the Times's hard question.

Philadelphia Times Pennsylvania Times

Revenue reform and tariff repeal drive politi cal mood across states

A Massachusetts reader cites businessmen from four manufacturing firms who will withhold support for any presidential or vice presidential candidate unless tariffs on imports and raw materials fall by at least 25 percent. Kansas Texas and western observers echo demand for tariff reduction. The writer urges Democrats to mobilize and guide the reform momentum to a successful outcome.

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Lyman rated by Post as a flawed statesman in tariff clash

Washington dispatch recalls the Post critique of Congressman Lyman's grasp of measures and his shifting reasons against the Morrison bill. It mocks his public stance, notes his zoological misfires, and portrays him as a political fumbler out of his depth. The column pairs with assorted tidbits on weather, politics, and society.

Washington Post Lyman Long

Letters From the People Tilden and Victory in Boston Post

Readers advocate the old ticket led by Tilden and McDonald as the Democratic choice, praising a convention nomination and urging unity. Other letters discuss Carlisle and Cleveland, Maine and Vermont tax relief, and potential Democratic ticket tweaks, with notes from Oregon and Maine contributors urging tariff debate and continued political engagement.

The Boston Post Washington Tilden White House G. W. Magaffey Glover, Vt Carlisle Cleveland Maine New Hampshire Vermont Geo. F. Talbot Portland Bripston W. H. Goodwin Oregon Allen G. Thurman Ohio Charles P. Thompson Massachusetts

A Voice From the Fraudulent Cabinet

A critical 1881-era piece denounces the outgoing administration as illegitimate frauds by Republican leaders with Democratic complicity. It mocks the cabinet head, an eminent lawyer who fashions himself a reformer, noting his long-winded periods and incongruous past.

Republican Party Democratic Party

New York Politicking and Labor Stakes in a Tight Race

A fragment quotes a political maneuver urging a New York candidate to win the most votes to aid national interests. It contrasts Dorsey’s Indiana vote record with New York ambitions and warns that defeat would hurt workers and industrial life. The piece criticizes calls for racial and class favoritism and ends by mocking a former leader’s behavior.

New York Dorsey Indiana

Spider versus wasp duel ends with tarantula slain

An Australian letter describes a blue wasp attacking a tarantula. The wasp repeatedly stings, grips, and releases the spider as it tires. After several passes the tarantula dies from the wasp's venom, while the wasp sustains no injury.

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Letter defends Zulu funeral customs against reports of massacre

A London Times contributor rebuts a Natal Mercury passage alleging mass killings at Cetewayo’s funeral. The writer cites Cetewayo’s 1881 testimony that Zulu burial rites are the same for great and ordinary individuals, differing only in grave shaping and annual grass burning precautions.

London Times Cetewayo Natal Mercury Mah- Jatabini Cape Colony

I Hear the Cries That Follow Birth and Death

A Sidney Lanier poem fragment evokes voices of birth and death. The speaker contrasts pestilence’s warning with distressed humanity including a weary student and a desperate woman, all merging into a haunting, fevered lament.

Sidney Lanier

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