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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1888
Page
4
Boston Dost reports that Secretary Whitney's Navy Department has built two new dry docks at Brooklyn and Norfolk with first one ready by spring. The move aims to allow frequent docking of steel vessels and prevent waste from old yard practices while emphasizing yard improvements over ship construction.
Congressman Mills tells Boston Herald correspondent that New York’s political state should be excluded from future national contests and that the municipal battle costs the national ticket. He says the Democratic party will press tariff reform, advance after the last election, and progress without pause to educate the public.
In June E S Greems & Co cut one third of their workers fearing Cleveland’s reelection and the Mills bill. Harrison’s election was seen as essential to continued operations and wages. Post election Har rison supporters face job losses as tariffs loom. Reading Iron Works pipe mill shuts down 300 workers idle. Boston Sugar Refinery closes temporarily as trust orders constrain output. The pattern shows politics influencing employment and protectionist policy.
General Benjamin F Butler proclaims satisfaction with the election result and pride in aiding Harrison and tariff work. The Republican gain in him is touted as great and valuable, aligning with current party views. His methods and rhetoric resemble James G Blaine, with potential rivalry noted as a challenge to reacceptance within the party.
The piece criticizes the English papers for their calm handling of Mr Har Rison's election and attributes notable ingenuity to the so-called Tory Squire who dispatches selective misinformation by telegraph to the New York Tribune.
The writer laments British error in predicting US affection for the President and argues the tariff dispute defines a nation preferring American ideas over Free Trade. He notes English journals blame or discard Cleveland and Harrison differently and claim correspondents misled them.
The piece laments new business unease following the Republican win. It argues the platform seeks cheap silver, heavy tariffs, and tax use of surpluses, while noting cautious signals from party leaders and press statements about tariff reduction and fiscal policy. It also comments on British reactions to U S political shifts and bears hunting notes from the Times.
A cable report of Lord Salisbury’s Mansion House speech in London last night portrays him as unfair to President Cleveland. The Premier’s remarks, usually cautious on foreign affairs, appear to have misread or maligned popular institutions, prompting concern over misapprehension rather than malice.
The New York Times reports Cleveland and Thurman Club members in New York propose a permanent group to detect fraudulent voting and curb vote trading. Democrats and Republicans would join to secure an honest ballot, with calls for ballot secrecy and possible separation of municipal and national elections to boost fair elections. Public sentiment and spring election proposals gain momentum despite vetoes, as reform-minded parties seek strength among voters.
The critic Nym Crinkle argues against priggish insistence on actresses private morals. He contends exemplary private character is private, while good acting is a public duty. He cites Miss Anderson and warns against conflating morals with art, urging clear distinctions.
Readers debate Mr. GrovGe's reelection as Boston register of probate and insolvency. The Post praises the independent vote while the Boston Journal questions the role of Republican support and Democratic backing in the tightly contested victory.
The New York Times is noted for its distinctive bear stories featured alongside regular reporting, illustrating the paper's broader appeal and editorial variety.
Mrs. Briva A. Lockwoop accepts the election result with equanimity and declines a recount in any precinct. She states she will not run again but backs the Equal Rights party’s future, aiming to organize in each state and activate the machinery. She warns against fat-frying circulars or floaters manipulation.
Boston readers learn the corrected tale of Louisa Lady Ashburton and Miss Bingham, detailing Alexander Baring’s youth, marriage, land purchases, and rise to Lord Ashburton. The piece links the Barings to Boston’s name change for Ashburton Place and notes connections with Boston merchants, libraries, and public works.
In a curious moral puzzle a man, unknown to us, faces a choice between three men after a cut he applied to No 1, his enemy, and a friendly acquaintance No 3. He has even smiled at No 1 with amiability, complicating matters, and seeks advice. The suggestion is to give the stranger a buff overcoat or check ulster to force a shave and leave the enemy as is.
The Rosenthal concert at Music Hall drew praise for his refined technique and musical leadership despite flawed orchestral support. Kreissler showed early promise yet delivered crude concerto passages, while Damrosch’s conducting failed to fully unify the ensemble. The Chopin variations, Liszt Don Juan piece, and Schumann selections highlighted Rosenthal’s delicate phrasing and rapid delivery, marking a notable season highlight.
In a current comment the Boston Traveller Republican opinion declares a demand to turn the rascals out and states the pledge to promptly attend to it, signaling a push for civil service reform.
The piece credits Chairman Quay and his national committee associates for calm, rare utterances whose influence was noted by the New York Tribune. It highlights their restrained and deliberate approach, contrasting it with calls for British gold.
Philadelphia Times quotes General Harrison vowing a clean sweep and no delay in removing opponents. He pledges to depoliticize civil service by making it unanimously Republican, four months before action.
The article weighs two paths for Gen Harrison’s early tenure. He could extend Cleveland’s civil service reform to shield it from spoilsmen, or he could reverse it and return civil service to pre reform conditions, undoing the prior change.
The Philadelphia Times notes Senator Quay now holds the most commanding position in the country with the new administration. He plans a prompt clean sweep to control patronage, avoid civil service reform, and may even leave the Senate for the interior portfolio in a cabinet role.
The Philadelphia Times editorial praises President Cleveland for confronting tariff and tax reform honestly. It argues his integrity cost him support in key states but likens his stance to Lincoln's emancipation, claiming labor liberation will prevail despite defeat.
A historic viewpoint urges tariff reform clubs to persist with regular meetings publications and persistent action like anti slave and abolitionist movements. It notes their strength lies in working class urban areas while Republicans lost in manufacturing centers and gained in rural districts amid wage rhetoric and misleading promises.
The Hollis Street Theatre ends Mr. Frederick Warde's run with Virginius and Richard III. Sothern starts a two week engagement next week in Lord Chumley. Shenandoah 地 is planned at the Museum with a large Civil War cast. The New York Mirror Christmas number and Dramatic Year 1887 88 detailed. next week features Partners Captain Swift Lord Chumley and other major bills across Boston venues.
A wide collage of satirical references and foreign news items. The piece parodies American party splits, mentions the ex King of Annam captured by the French, and jokes about cabinet rumors from State Street. It also covers Holub’s travels, Gladstone catalog entries, German imperial finances, and a quip about a remorseful Mississippi river.
A condensed update notes Carl Schurz departing Hamburg aboard the Hammonia bound for New York tomorrow. It also references other recent items: Mrs. Jay Gould’s improving condition, W H Barnum’s gradual recovery in Lime Rock, and Bayard likely resuming law practice in New York after a new administration takes office.
Full vote totals from across Massachusetts show Harrison leading with 183 601 votes, Cleveland 162 038, Fisk 8 643, after adding Gosner and North Reading. Harrison’s plurality stands at 31 663, and Governor Ames’s plurality is 27 663.
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