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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1884
Page
20
The item lists office rates and club discounts for six months in advance at Clinton and First Streets. It urges a census of Ohio with federal funding support and criticizes the Democratic Legislature in Columbus while noting potential resistance to Payne.
The Buffalo Courier argues the party must repudiate Ohio positions on currency tariff and civil service to organize victory nationwide. It contends these ideas lead to disagreement and defeat, framing them as obstacles to success.
The piece envisions Gen. Sherman as the Republican nominee for president this year. It predicts a mass movement of veterans and a campaign style likened to Sherman’s Civil War campaigns, with songs and marches energizing voters from ocean to ocean and a path to the White House for the veteran candidate.
The piece lauds Henry B. Payne as author of the tariff plank and predicts national adoption. It cites Payne's Cleveland banquet remark opposing free trade and includes Democratic commentary from Charleston News and Courier and Buffalo Courier disputing Ohio tariff ideas and predicting electoral defeat if adopted nationally.
The article notes the Democratic weekly exchanges in Ohio favor the election of Payne. It argues the country press aligns with party interests and endorses measures advancing the party, predicting Payne’s victory would mean state and national political success and country prosperity.
The piece catalogs Democratic editorials from Mount Vernon to Delaware condemning the caucus and Standard Oil influence in Payne's Senate nomination. It portrays party members betraying their trust behind a secret ballot and warns of a corrupt combination, urging accountability across Ohio newspapers.
The writer urges the Ohio Republican party to depart from selecting Generals Colonels or Captains for tickets and instead nominate ordinary Republicans from the ranks. He argues thousands of loyal workers would mobilize supporters and sway old allies to their banner, boosting campaign strength.
The Democratic member from Franklin county introduces a bill to replace the Scott law claiming it will be held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Repealing the Scott law would again leave liquor traffic free, the plan tied to saloon interests while Democrats seek to honor promises to them.
It is reported that toothman a one legged soldier of Bryan is a prospective candidate for Congress in this district Any soldier will make an available candidate this year.
The piece notes Oxn10 earned 207771 last year from her dogs while toilers on Toledo's waterfront brace for floods. It surveys Democratic and Republican factions with lamp oil and oil on hand metaphors, predicting tariff divides and party unity strains.
The report notes the absence of Democrats at the Payne banquet while Barger and White attended. It contrasts local interest with past figures Thurman and Pendleton. It condemns Dr. Lawless of Lucas county asylum for brutal abuse of a demented German patient.
The Defiance Mills ad promotes family flour priced from 1.00 to 1.50 per sack, highlighting value for shoppers. It notes the offer applies at the Defiance Mills location with two weeks of sale.
Defiance county Ohio bids due March 4 1884 for iron bridge at Brunersburg Tiffin River across Bellefontaine Road in Noble township with two stone abutments. Plans and specifications on file at the county auditor's office dated January 28 1884 bids may include alternate plans and materials but must show spans roadway size and costs for base and superstructure with patent rights noted. The board may reject any or all bids and will award to the lowest responsible bidder maintaining security as required by law.
A. LzsH & Son of Defiance Ohio announce a sale by auction on Friday February 18 to settle keeping costs for a black horse about ten years old. Highest bidder gains ownership.
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