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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1882
Page
2
An elegiac meditation on memory and virtue from John G. Whittier as printed in Our Continent. The verse honors a life lived for others, acknowledging flaws while praising compassion, duty, and love for humanity.
In July 185 a Bay Area stage stops in Sacramento and a miner nicknamed Yankee Jim deposits two thousand dollars of gold dust in a bank. The 185 burst triggers bank closures and a panic, leaving Jim ruined and heading home, where a tragic shipboard fate ends his tale.
The piece denounces the last Republican Congress and Administration for extravagant appropriations and a heavy tax burden on the public. It argues independents are false and warns that only Democrats or Republicans can lead, urging unity and active involvement in the coming political battle. It cites the Detroit Free Press perspective on a Star-route case and justice concerns.
A poem by W. E. Chadle in the N. Sun mocks Arthur and backs Blaine, claiming to wield influence in state affairs from aboard the Tallapoosa. The speaker vows to fight rivals and turn political gains to his advantage, wading into national figures and party loyalties without restraint.
The jury shows little intelligence as it seeks to save Brady and Dorsey from prison. They sacrifice Rerdell and Miner to appear impartial, hoping to deceive the public and gain leniency for the big offenders. The bribe of surrender resembles Italian brigand chiefs turning themselves in.
The New York Democratic platform condemns Republican misrule and calls for fiscal reform and honest governance. It urges civil service reform, protection for foreign-born citizens, limits on corporate power, election integrity, and expanded labor rights and public works funding.
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