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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1881
Page
4
The passage ridicules Republicans for claiming moral stance while condemning Democrats as equally corrupt. It portrays Republicans as disgruntled, claiming a disgraceful row over control of federal spittoons and labeling Democrats as equally bad as they see themselves.
The piece rails at Gladstone's Irish coercion policy, cites a surge in emigration and 500 more victims, then shifts to a Baltimore postmaster kissing a clerk and a $5000 verdict. It mocks Rochester editors over a Nevada gunsmith scene, lampooning gunfire and editorial bravado as dull, proposing a back-yard gunsmith shop as relief.
The piece surveys a quirky ad seeking an unmarried assistant minister after Easter in New England. It mocks the criteria, notes risk of city parish life, jokes about house to house work and music, then shifts to political jabs about Virginia debt, Sherman, Mahone, and party shifts.
The piece criticizes Republican talk of a duel to challenge a Democratic senator, arguing duels are unjustifiable and that Mahone would be a difficult opponent to hit. It contends the challenger would be an easy target and urges equal conditions if such a duel were to occur.
Amid debate on mercy killing a 52 year old Iowa City woman Miss Hattie Duell starved herself to death after declaring intent to end her life due to incurable illness. Relatives and clergy offered prayers but did not intervene shaping a stark illustration of euthanasia adoption and reception.
The piece argues Secretary Windom overstepped his authority by extending maturing 5 and 6 percent bonds, risking a constitutional crisis. It warns such actions could enable future arbitrary loans, undermine Congress, and set a perilous precedent while urging tariff reform and tax relief instead. It emphasizes the secretary acts beyond power, usurping legislative function and endangering financial governance.
The speaker criticizes appointive practices as unfit favoritism and political rewards. They claim the revenue office was run well yet men were replaced to reward allies. The reforms promised by the administration appear compromised, jeopardizing future consistency and needed change.
Employment notice promising twenty girls and cooks for general housework. Call or write to the V. E. A. office at 21 West Street after 10 a.m. for immediate placement.
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