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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1883
Page
2
The writer appeals to independence over party coercion as voters in Cambridge decide Representatives and amendatory questions. Despite disaffection in the Republican ranks, both candidates are seen as capable. The liquor amendment likely passes while the judicial amendment and children’s home may fail.
Ohio statutes outline fines and prison terms for election offenses. Bribery or intimidating electors carries up to six months and a $590 fine, while voting while not resident or for temporary purposes carries higher penalties. Additional sections cover illegal voting, ballot tampering, challenging voters, and imposing duties on judges with varying fines and imprisonments.
The Ohio Greenback Labor party outlines its critique of the two old parties, denounces bribery and corruption, and calls for monetary reform, land reform, and postal telegraph, along with the abolition of national banking and convicts’ labor contracts. It advocates graduated income tax, government paper money, and fair railroad rates, tying these to temperance and broader social reform. The document also notes a Pittsburgh meeting date from 1852 and ends with an unrelated advertisement for a tonic.
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