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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1888
Page
4
The ticket lists GROVER CLEVELAND of New York for President and ALLEN G THURMAN of Ohio for Vice President in the party’s official nomination slate.
State Attorney J J Oconnor and Circuit Clerk Levi Beemer named for the upcoming term. The selection indicates continued office leadership and local judicial administration.
The President's long awaited letter is published and praised as an emancipation-like declaration. It argues against unnecessary taxation, dissects surplus, and promotes a Jeffersonian program to strengthen home industry and general prosperity. Supporters hail its clarity and Democratic fidelity while critics feign concern over tariffs.
A Joliet debate reveals Joe Fifer's weakness versus General Palmer over private police agencies. Palmer notes existing Illinois laws already bar private armed groups, while Fifer claims new statutes. The exchange scorns Fifer for ignoring enforcement failures and declares Palmer unfit for governor.
statement of labor interests pledges to remedy evils without causing job losses or wage reductions for honest workers. The fragment emphasizes protecting employment and wages while addressing systemic issues.
The Lee County Circuit Court September term opens Monday the 17th. Listed are grand jurors Charles Wise Alto Benjamin Treadwell Amboy Harlow E Chadwick Ashton William Harek Bradford Adam Weber Brooklyn Joshua Lahman China Joseph Crawford Obadiah Downing Dixon Edward Friel East Grove M E Fleming Hamilton William Black Lee Center Andrew Morris Marion Bernard C Lannon May Thomas Leake Nachusa George S McCleary Nelson Theodore Wilson Palmyra John C Piper Reynolds W H Mossholder.
A long list of individuals and locales appears, with names such as South Dixon George Theiss Sr Sub letse John Holdren Viola Thomas Nelson Willow Creek Benjamin Atherton and many others linked to Dixon Amboy Ashton Brooklyn China and Wyoming. The fragment ends with a political note about Senator Allison and tariff critiques, plus quotes from Dr. Brooks.
Maj. McKinley quotes Piedmont Chautauqua on tariff periods causing recessions and poverty. He cites 1833–42 and 1846–61 as hard times with imports, then notes 1846 tariff yielding revenue and prosperity before 1852 Democrats shift to free trade. Judge Thurman frames the campaign as cutting taxes versus spending surplus.
The quote cites Kellogg remarking on Ben Harrison during the presidential nomination discussion. He purportedly warned that Democrats would damage Harrison in two months with a hostile China policy and anti labor stance, referencing earlier Louisiana returns and Hayes allegations.
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