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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1888
Page
2
The text identifies Grover Cleveland of New York as the presidential candidate and begins listing the vice presidential option but ends abruptly without completion.
The Democratic Party of Jefferson County will hold a delegate convention at the Fairfield court house on Saturday August 25 1888 at 1030 PM to select delegates to the state and congressional conventions and to nominate candidates for Clerk of the District Court County Recorder Chief Prosecutor and County Supervisor. Delegates are apportioned by precinct with primaries set for August 18 at 8 PM. Each precinct selects a county central committee member. all party supporters are invited.
The Jefferson County Tribune announces a newly enlarged issue with a supplement to fit more political content. It urges Democrats to use the expanded medium to promote Cleveland and Thurman votes, stressing argument over ads and urging distribution to every Democrat in the county.
The Tribune urges Democrats to support the campaign by subscribing and inviting neighbors to join. It notes new elements entering the race both nationally and locally and promises important announcements in the paper, aiming to reach every Democratic voter through the publication.
The piece argues that public sentiment leans toward tax cuts and cheaper goods, with Democrats benefiting from Mills bill passage. It notes discontent with Republicans over tariffs and liquor policy, predicts Indiana Illinois and Michigan impacts, and highlights party leadership under Mills and the President influencing momentum.
The piece argues about three political plans to handle the Mills bill showing party advantage over national interest. It condemns Republican aims to defeat the bill for party gain, praises Democratic actions to reduce the surplus and untax essential goods, and predicts broad approval as wise and patriotic across parties.
A free whisky platform has placed the Republican party in a tight political corner, signaling mounting pressure from activists and donors who demand policy clarity and decisive stance on key issues.
The Farmington Herald shifts stance and openly backs the Cleveland and Thurman campaign, signaling a notable political position change for the newspaper. The move marks a rare deviation from its prior neutrality and aligns the paper with the ticket in local coverage.
A San Francisco dispatch reports that the leading German paper California Demokrat, long Republican, changed allegiance and backed Cleveland and tariff reform last Friday morning.
Carrison tells a Chicago club audience coats may be too cheap and the platform makers back him. It is presumed he agrees whisky cannot be too cheap.
Owen G. Lovejoy son of abolitionist Owen Lovejoy switches from Republican to Democratic candidate for Congress signaling a shift in a prominent political lineage and party dynamics.
The Ledger’s list of Harrison supporters accidentally left out Des Moines figures Sam Wah Chang Kee Soon Lee Wah Foy Eoh Wong Shar Ding and Wag Tee who were late Republican recruits.
Fort Dodge Times editor sought the city postmaster position soon after Cleveland's election but was not recommended enough for appointment. He is now a Republican for spite, while The Ledger highlighted his switch without explaining the cause.
The text argues it is unfair to prejudice against the Republican vice presidential candidate for being a senior partner at Morton Rose & Co. in London, while noting similar fairness in not prejudging the Democratic platform due to English newspaper endorsements.
The Ledger notes the Republican and Prohibition positions are close on whisky policy. Prohibitionists want whisky freed entirely to end liquor control, while Republicans seek to abolish whisky taxes to fund taxes on clothing, lumber, salt, tools, and other necessities.
The Republican vice presidential candidate is a farmer. He is noted for employing Italians on his Rhinebeck 1,100 acre farm after his American workers faced a wage cut from $1.25 to $1 a day.
The ad asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla offers fair value with every purchase and references the line 100 Doses One Dollar as an original claim protected from imitators. It urges real economy by buying Hood's Sarsaparilla and notes it is sold by all druggists.
A skeptic lauds The Daily News as the antidote to blanket-sheets and partisan bias. Readers in Illinois and Iowa praise its impartial, fact-based reporting and freedom from party strings, asserting the paper serves as a guide and friend to thoughtful citizens.
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