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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1883
Page
4
The Weekly Globe postpones printing to Wednesday evening to publish complete election results ahead of other weekly papers. The piece predicts General Butler will be triumphantly chosen Governor of Massachusetts.
The Globe calls on readers to form clubs or subscribe individually to receive The Weekly Globe until January 1, 1885 for one dollar. It urges old and new subscribers to recruit at least one new subscriber and to check expiration dates on their papers.
No three cent stamps will be accepted for subscriptions under the new postage law. The new rate substitutes two cent stamps. Stamps of one and two cents will be accepted as before.
A long U S news item discusses subscription details for The Weekly Globe, political editorials on Butler and Grant, and critiques of public figures. It cites New York World and New York Graphic opinions, mentions James Means, Secretary Chandler, Commander Wildes, General Hazen, and Consul Frissig in Rheims, noting trade imbalances and English goods dominance.
Dealers consider establishing an American house in France staffed by American citizens with a broad stock of American goods. They believe such an enterprise would attract substantial trade and help open northern and eastern France to American commerce. An enterprising American is urged to explore the opportunity.
The Democratic press argues a decisive win for Governor Butler in one week, noting strong party unity, vibrant organization, and rising voter registration. Republicans, led by Henry C. Lop e, face internal feuds and misgivings about Boston’s turnout, with claims of a boosted Butler majority.
The piece mocks Republican overconfidence then depicts frantic calls to organize, with Journal editorials urging voters to act. It accuses Mr. LopGe of pressuring ministers and doctors to push voters toward defeating Butler, suggesting a broader moral campaign against Robinson. The tone is caustic and partisan.
The Democratic choice for lieutenant governor is Hon James 8 Grinnell of Franklin County a popular western state figure formerly chief examiner of patents in Washington. Endorsements by New York Times Springfield Republican and strong farmer support bolster his bid and confidence grows that Butler and Grinnell will win the state decisively.
A Boston era column attacks Massachusetts politics centering on Benjamin Franklin Butler and George Frisbie Hoar. It warns that choosing Butler risks loss of property rights and Back Bay influence while Hoar’s removal could be a political upheaval, urging voters to decide between the two leaders. The piece references Salem witchcraft memories and state power, framing the struggle as existential for the Commonwealth.
A historical critique contrasts abusive partisan tactics with the enduring, steady leadership of Andrew Jackson, likening earlier Whig attacks to modern Republican hostility toward Governor Butler. Itinges the integrity and resilience of Jackson and Butler amid political strife.
An editorial denounces calls to "redeem the honor of the State" by beating Butler. It questions whether Massachusetts honors require a brutal prison system or harsh warden conduct. Voters are urged to oppose Butler if they deem such cruelty unworthy of the state.
The piece accuses Republicans of planned fraud with $400,000 in two dollar bills and accuses leaders Dorsry BrApy and local figures of bribery. It cites affidavits from Prk and Dunn about offers to sway votes for PORTER but to betray the Democrats, urging voters to watch Republican workers and resist corruption to keep Massachusetts clean.
The State Barometer notes Hull shifts to the Democrats challenging Republican prestige. Hull’s voting history shows four Democratic turns in ten years, with past patterns suggesting Butler gains. Past elections: 1875 Gaston 2 Rier 1. 1877 Gaston 26 Rier 16. 1879 Butler 26 Lona 22. last year Butler 50 BisHor 28.
An 1883 Springfield Republication column debates hospital leadership and infant mortality, credits Butler for removing Mars, and ponders domestic service reform with a store like system and state loans to improve London dwellings. It notes Conservative and Liberal reactions to new social ideas.
The piece argues that opposition aims to feint toward Socialistic policies to win working class votes. If true, this signals a Socialistic element of notable size in England. Lord Salisbury’s backers deny any Socialist tendency, calling it not socialism but a small step toward it.
A Massachusetts bride begins housekeeping on eight million dollars, a sum cited as the price of the first three years of marriage. The page also collects a string of quips and anecdotes about lawyers, deacons, doctors, and notable figures, including a New York oyster seller and various sensational misadventures from cities like Philadelphia and Chicago.
An advertisement extols Dr. R V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as approaching relief for bilious disorders and impure blood. It claims effectiveness against scrofulous disease of the lungs and other maladies, portraying the remedy as unrivalled in these conditions.
Advert says Mayor Beatty of Washington New Jersey manufactures a complete organ every five minutes and has over 65000 in process. Limited time price $4575 valid for five days from publication. readers urged to order promptly by reading the advertisement.
The advertisement claims a new treatment acts on main nerve centers to relieve neuralgia. It invites sufferers to write to Drs. Starkey & Palen in Philadelphia for documents and testimonials on their Vitalizing Treatment to judge its potential for their case. Also promotes RoveH On Corns at 15 cents for corns warts and bunions with a complete cure claim.
An old advertisement promotes Originals Dr Pierce Pellets, touted as the original Little Liver Pills. It claims they cure sick headaches bilious heads sour stomach and related digestive discomfort, offered as a sugar coated pill for general relief.
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