11 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat Leader
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1885
Page
1
Columnists defend Governor and state officials amid inauguration fallout. Critics accuse the Auditor Roscoe Conkling of vacillation while contrasting Cleveland's cabinet formation with historic acts. The piece cites The St Louis Republican on Riddleberger and Bayard objections, and cites remarks attributed to Mr Tilden praising national reform and public service.
The Burlington Gazette reports the Governor refused to approve Brown’s new bond and suspend him from office after Brown failed to provide a proper accounting of public funds. The law compels action, while Brown claims constitutional conflict. the case now rests with the courts as the public awaits judgment.
A fragmentary item shows a letter from Governor Sherman to J L Brown State Auditor alleging failure to respond. The note references an explosion and a demand to surrender, with mentions of towns and executive offices.
Cleveland pledges to govern for all the people with restraint on partisanship and emphasis on economy and reform. He calls for adherence to the Constitution, sound finances, fair treatment of Indians, civil service reform, and peaceful foreign policy. The oath is administered with a worn morocco Bible once given by his mother.
In a St Louis Republican reflection the three letters R R R symbolize party weariness among Republicans, suggesting the GOP is ripped up rolled over and retired in public perception. The rant frames the party as demoralized amid ongoing political strain.
A Reading Pennsylvania book agent afflicted with delusions envisions being consumed by interval fire. The Boston Globe article questions justice in the world as the man spirals into fear and fantasy.
Selection surveys discuss Chester A Arthur’s presidency and public esteem, a censured Ohio legislator’s defiant reply, a Prescott burial tale, Matthew Arnold’s American impressions, and American institutions versus British politics with a skeptical tone about politicians.
Nevada Missouri reports a tragic case of intermarriage leading to a large family of imbeciles and deformities under care by Henry county relatives. Parson Hale, a Methodist exhorter, is missing for months amid disputed family relations and suspected mental illness. In Grenada Mississippi a southbound Illinois Central mail train and a northbound express collided, killing both firemen and a man riding on the tender. several others injured. Cabinet nominations also update in Washington with Bayard Manning Endicott Whitney Lamar Vilas confirmed.
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