30 Oct 1884
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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1884
Page
1
A speaker recalls hearing a strange sound at night and glimpsing lights while staying in bed. A mysterious visitors’ laughter at the gate reveals pranksters, sparking fear of a mischievous youth. The tale closes with the church clock striking nine.
Lady Farleigh visits Caroline Leveson at Woodmount where Caroline confides in fear of a ruinous secret tied to Col. Leveson’s gambling. Teresa Leveson remains chilling and distant as the family confronts private peril beneath public elegance.
An ardent Republican speaker attacks the Democratic party’s past and platform while praising the Republican record. He claims Democrats support secession, terrorism, and wartime taxes, and touts Republican achievements in debt reduction, civil rights, homesteads, education, and national honor, asserting the party’s enduring leadership.
The Republican National Committee touts sweeping state gains and a predicted national surge. It praises Vermont and Maine, notes Ohio as a pivotal revolution, and forecasts a 49 000 margin for Blaine and Logan in November. It attacks Democratic fraud and defends protectionist policy. B F Jones chairs, Samuel Fessenden secretary.
J J Williams reports Democratic intimidation in Mississippi Sixth and Seventh Districts as Republicans like John R Lynch and J B Yellowby face threats. In Wilkinson County and Crystal Springs a reign of terror with rifles, bricks and verbal abuse targets GOP speakers and supporters. Despite violence, Republicans in Shoestring district hold about 18 000 majority while Democrats push for a solid delegation to control the next House.
A vast Republican rally features a historic city procession and speeches by Secretary Gresham, George S. Boutwell, and other prominent speakers as New York business leaders rally behind the party’s candidates.
Speakers urge that bread and shelter precede philosophy and call for tariffs to aid workers. The crowd cheers as the case is made that a protective tariff boosts wages and keeps European competition at bay, with Lincoln era policy cited and labor as the key beneficiary.
Sixteen members of the Cleveland and Hendricks First Voters Club announce support for Blaine and Logan. The group will adopt the name In ogee Chev pending the result of the First Voters' Club telegram from Fort Wayne.
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