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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1888
Page
4
Boston West notes four weeks remain before the municipal election and urges independent citizens to back a nonpartisan administration. Mayor O Briens reluctance for the Democratic ticket and narrowing Republican choices prompt support for Leopold House as a businesslike leader. Emphasizes early aldermanic selections to ensure capable, public-spirited governance.
The Maine project advances with keels laid and frames due in two to three months. The vessel will be armored with two revolving turrets housing 10 inch guns and six 6 inch guns, plus secondary armament to be chosen. If reaching seventeen knots, its warfare capacity would be high, and completion is hoped under the current Navy Secretary.
The article portrays Mr Beard insisting he lost in the third district due to fraud and corruption. He says he stood with clean hands at the Norfolk Club dinner, claiming election was bought by bribery. The piece notes his explanation misses the tariff reform issue and cites loss to a more liberal opponent.
The author urges Mr BeEarp to study precinct by precinct results to gauge his defeat. They note that in most Republican wards he trailed Governor Amos, while in Democratic wards he outpaced the Governor’s candidate, with Ward 23 containing unusual casting patterns.
In Ward 11 the GOP ticket led by Ames trailed significantly behind the Governor race with only the third precinct, Democratic, ahead of Ames. In Ward 21 Sena tor BoaRDMAN’s home district, Ames led Beard by 100 votes. Beard faced persistent scratching when the party vote favored strong Republicans. The canvass for Andrew was driven by earnest young locals and notable citizens.
German journals offer a measured take on the presidential outcome. The Cologne Gazette says the result removes a leader who placed his office over party and notes Cleveland was defeated by party treachery in New York. The Hanover Courier praises Cleveland’s past service, calls Harrison honorable, and flags a dangerous name in public discourse.
The Herald outlines a new map proposed by M. Lavaleye of Brussels redividing Europe. Russia loses ground to Sweden and Germany, Holland and Denmark gain, Poland returns as a state, Austria claims the Balkans, and Italy gains southeastern France beyond the Rhone. The plan is presented as a speculative reform by a Brussels thinker.
A Norfolk Club dinner honoring Elilan A Morse featured Judge French delivering a heated attack on President Cleveland. The critique claimed Cleveland sought a second term and pushed free trade, while urging readers to question the speaker's assertions as part of a broader post campaign dispute.
The Birmingham Liberal gathering sparks debate within the party about Home Rule and reforms. Critics say Gladstone is too cautious, while supporters urge discipline and a clear focus on Home Rule as the central objective to avoid alienating moderates and unionists.
The Louisville Courier Journal writer lauds Cleveland's civil service reform stance as a public trust, noting his refusal to seek personal advantage or use officials as party workers. The piece argues reform secured efficiency, warns against free trade claims, and praises integrity amid tariff debates and fisheries issues. Birmingham politics loom, urging party unity and moderate restraint.
A 25 year lull in shipping gives way to high freights and scarce tonnage with American owners profiting again. Rising demand abroad and in ports like New York and Bombay drives rates, while three mast schooners expand deep sea routes to England, France, and beyond. If restrictions ease, the US could reclaim maritime supremacy.
The piece notes Germany’s drive to exclude foreign words from current use and favor Germanized forms. It compares English writers who prefer West Saxon roots and cites Willliam Morris. It mentions a proposed substitution of Patroniile for military terms with fruppen-theilen-nachtir spaziergang, a compound sounding Choctaw to outsiders.
London correspondent quotes M. Paul Biovet known as Max O Rell saying political life in America corrupts self respect and that Senators must bow to etiquette in fashionable halls. The remark, if joke, is a poor one and questions the value of his works on manners.
A New York Tribune letter protests attempts to credit Miss Anderson with preferring England to America. The piece argues she should be judged as an artist, not for national allegiance.
Mr. Douglas Sladen plans a two month stay in Boston before touring New York and other literary venues. An Oxford graduate and former Sydney University poetry chair, he will lecture on Australian literature and is compiling materials for a study on American Poets and literary America. The writer also recounts a morning visit to a Tremont street dime museum and reflects on social civility and public decorum in modern civilization.
Professor Alba-Raymond opened a series of French conferences at the Lafayette College of Languages on a Saturday morning. He read M Marots Marriage a la Course with light commentary comparing Boston horse cars to Paris, and presented a moderately funny, if tame, two act comedy about a marriage plot at the house of Justice of the Peace Pouponnel. His accent lacked the Comédie Française polish but his effort pleased the audience.
News from Cap Haytien shows opposition to Légeume in northern Haiti as a blockade sparks fevered excitement. The Saginaw carries arms from New York claimed for insurgents, with Haitian minister and General Papillon linking the shipment to revolutionaries. Arms alleged contraband. steamer agents deny it, but arms likely reached Hayti for use.
The Marlboro dedication festival of the Church of the Holy Trinity will run from Friday to Sunday. Rector George S. Pine presided at the 1887 consecration by Bishop Paddock, and the Rev. Edward Osborne of Boston will deliver Saturday morning anniversary sermon.
Benjamin Harrison will be 55 years 6 months 14 days old at inauguration. Mrs. Jay Gould’s physician says her condition improved but vitality loss blocks recovery. Malmaison decays, sold at £10,000 none bid. park subdivided with villas rising. Miss Endicott may wed Mr Chamberlain as his third wife. prior spouses died. Berlin reports Empress of Austria may visit US seeking money or relief from rheumatism. Flora Payne Whitney leads social scene at the Executive Mansion, a role echoed by Mrs Fish and Mrs Frelinghuysen in earlier administrations.
A Saturday concert offered Beethoven’s Coriolanus overture and Goldmark Rustic Wedding, with Boieldieu and Wagner selections. The orchestra faced brass intonation issues due to extra players, but the performance impressed overall with strong strings and notable Funeral March and Feuerzauber. Soloist Emil Fischer drew mixed reactions, while upcoming program promises Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave, Slavonic Dances, and Dvorak Ocean Symphony with Arthur Whiting.
The piece contrasts Republican and Democrat fundraising and spending practices. Republicans burn papers at headquarters to hide the sources and destinations of campaign funds, while Democrats fund the "educational campaign" through voter contributions and printers, enduring cold days and using coke for heat.
A mosaic of political banter and lighter vignettes: party jabs by the author, irreverent comments on officials like Chauncey Deven and Quay, and mock dialogues about elections. Snippets include a Washington Post remark on Miss West, lodge flippancy, and humorous exchanges at a president’s reception, plus a burglar alarm gag.
A Chicago News comment questions why Cleveland’s backbone would not be retained by the next administration, arguing the people wish to preserve his steadfast leadership rather than replace him at the White House.
The text argues that free wool and raw material would aid US manufacturers, providing extra protection. It suggests the doctrine is more common than Republicans admit, citing Wade's Fibre and Fabrice as the source.
The piece comments that Republicans, entrenched in patronage, faced defeat in 1884 and then won decisively in 1888. It notes that officeholding creates many enemies and one ingrate, a truth echoed by a French statesman and by broad human nature observed in America.
In a New York World editorial the Indiana office seeker is described as insatiable and numerous. The piece predicts President Harrison would face pressure to employ about 65000 Indiana patriots in government roles during Republican ascendancy.
The Chicago Herald argues the Harrison tariff platform imposes heavy duties to lift wages and end strikes, asserting employment must rise and prosperity spread across industries including iron, steel, and glass. It condemns pauper labor from abroad and calls for immediate wage growth and full employment.
The Philadelphia News (Rep) argues that civil service reform is overhyped and urges rapid removal of federal and local officials. It condemns the Cleveland era as hollow and calls for firing bureau chiefs to cross roads postmasters, demanding the mass purge by March 5, 1890.
A New York editorial argues against divided government and calls for clear voter accountability after March. It warns Republicans of potential self-destruction if tariff policy favors monopolists, and predicts either tariff reform or removal from power depending on actions.
The Rev. E. E. Davidson of Third Presbyterian Paterson New Jersey is delivering strong evangelistic services amid election excitement. Rev R S Underwood begins a union odist circuit with Congregational and Methodist arches on November 8 in Epping New Hampshire. Rev I H B Headley to assist churches in Bennington County Vermont starting Manchester November 11. From West Medford Rev D L Chubbuck proceeds to Mattapoisett then Charlestown Massachusetts.
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