Blaine’s New York Greeting Proves Hollow and Mocking
A Kansas City Times critique argues Blaine faced a cold welcome as New York courted him with performative fervor. The piece contends the crowd’s enthusiasm proved lip service, revealing underlying weariness and distrust of politics as he defends against the “trusts” in a Louisville Courier Journal discussion.
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Blaine
New York
Maine
Chicago
Buckram
Kansas City Times
Mr Blaine’s Portland Address Provokes Republican Restraint
The Brooklyn Eagle reports Mr Blaine’s Portland speech as a pledge to trusts and monopolies, casting the Republican line as pro spoliation. It accuses Blaine of defending privatized industry against public or presidential interference.
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Blaine
Portland
Cleveland
Republican Party
Chicago
Jaine
Brooklyn Eagle
Stevens in Syracuse Applies for Postmaster Job After Tariff Message
A Syracuse man named Charles E Stevens filed for the Syracuse postmaster position two months after delivering his tariff message to Congress. The piece notes other Stevenses and frames the move as a small setback for Democrats but a gain for others who support principled, honest governance.
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Stevens
Charles E. Stevens
Syracuse
Cleveland
Congress
Waning Bloody Shirt Halstead is read by Cobden club
The Louisville Courier Journal notes the Young Men's Blaine club of Cincinnati could not find a reader for their address who was not a Cobden club member.
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Halstead
Young Men’s Blaine Club
Cincinnati
Cobden Club
Mr. Blaine
Louisville Courier Journal
Salt Consumption In the United States Climbs
The Boston Budget notes Americans use nearly 10 million barrels of salt annually with a steady decade long rise in per capita consumption.
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United States
Boston
Jeffersonian Reform and Democratic Unity in 1888
The piece argues that third parties drift toward Jeffersonian aims, criticizing agitators who claim Democratic funds influence reform. It asserts Cleveland supporters back Democratic unity and labels the best fund as truth, warning against factional campaigns and high tariff money. Chicago I.
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Thomas Jefferson
St. Louis
Jefferson
America
Labor Union
Union Labor Party
United Labor Party
Cleveland
Blaine
Chicago
Prohibitionists Bet on Cleveland Victory in Water Campaign
The piece notes revenge in the dry campaign as Prohibitionists forecast beating Republicans this year and then Democrats next. It mentions Grover Cleveland consulting Col. Dan Lamont and concludes the president can endure the exchange.
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Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Dan Lamont
Chicago
Heral
Hovey Boomerang Nominates Harrison for Indiana Ticket
Harrison was nominated to carry Indiana for the ticket but ex Governor Porter refused the task. Hovey cannot answer the fervid tariff speeches of his younger days, leaving Indiana without a clear carrier.
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Hovey
Harrison
Indiana
Porter
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hamlin Predicts Harrison Morton Victory Dubbed Questionable
The Post Dispatch notes Hannibal Hamlin says he feels bones indicate Harrison and Morton will win, but acknowledges prophetic bends have failed before including Hamlin in 1884. The piece advises against betting on those predictions this November.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Harrison
Morton
Post-Dispatch
Mr. Hamlin
Kansas delegates mirror campus voices in Chicago letters
The article notes that es remains lively enough to echo Waodsh on campus and in speeches, as reported by The Post-Dispatch. Ingall has not silenced him, though Ingalls has sat silent and drained since publishing his advice letter to Kansas delegates in Chicago.
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Post-Dispatch
Ingall
Ingalls
Kansas
Chicago
Four Years More Causes Commotion for Blaine Henchmen
The Blaine faction’s followers stir up noise this year after four years wandering the wilderness. They are very hungry and seek a new ground that resembles a Moses-like path.
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Blaine
Boston Globe
Blaine Invited to Read Chicago Platform
The Manchester Union suggests James G. Blaine, called the uncrowned king, should take a day off to read the Chicago platform since he has not commented on it since arriving in the country.
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James G. Blaine
Chicago
Manchester
N. H
Grandfather’s Ghost Torches a Campaign in San Francisco
The San Francisco Examiner prints a verse addressing William Henry Harrison as a spook and predicting the 1884 race outcome. It mocks Ben Harrison’s candidacy against Cleveland and the Democrats, urging the ghost to judge the campaign by November results.
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William Henry Harrison
Ben
Spook
Senate
Cleveland
Wall Street
San Francisco Examiner
The Democratic Party as the True American Party
The Chicago Herald argues there is no basis for another American party while the Democrats stay true to their faith and traditions. It defends Americanism as rooted in Jeffersonian ideals and criticizes the so called exclusive ideas tied to the American name as baseless European exclusiveness.
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United States
Republican
Lord Carnegie
M. le Mortong
Plumed Knight Blaine
Democratic Party
Herald
Chicago
Chicago Herald
Farmers of North Carolina oppose trusts in state convention
The North Carolina Farmers Alliance, about 40 000 strong, assembles in Raleigh and declares trusts, especially the cotton bagging trust, distinctly disadvantageous to farmers and consumers. They condemn trusts and urge Congress and states to act to make conspiracies unlawful and curb exploitation.
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Farmers’ Alliance of
North Carolina
Blaine
Raleigh
Republican Party
Congress
New York World
Campaign flapdoodle over the solid South and a future break
The piece ridicules Col. Dudley for claiming the Republican national committee will not canvass the solid South to avoid bloodshed, while promising that party will try to break it when in power. It recalls past disputes over canvassing in 1880 and cites presidents Grant, Hayes, and Arthur.
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Col. Dudley
Republican National Committee
South
Gen
Garfield
Dudleys
Dorseys
Chandlers
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Litf
Newe York World
Leaky Republicans in Virginia and California notes
A fragmented report describes leaks in Republican circles over campaign finance and factional tensions. Mentions Virginia Republicans and a possible target, with chaotic signals from Alt California and figures like Ingalls and Mahone.
Grover Cleveland Dreads Stirring Senate Tariff Battle
The Philadelphia Record argues Republicans fear Grover Cleveland’s political skill and would delay a tariff bill. It claims they seek a public show in the Senate while awaiting an extra session threat and a favorable letter of acceptance being withheld to review the finance committee bill.
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Grover Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Congress
Senate
The
New York Tribune
Buncombe
Cleveland
Senate Finance Committee
Grover
Monopoly
Philadelphia
Blaine and the Republican Stand in Monopolies
The Brooklyn Eagle argues Blaine defends trusts and that the Republican platform opposes monopolies, while Blaine claims no interference with private affairs. The piece contends Republicans ally with monopoly, echoing a 1884 comparison to Dr. Burchard’s support for Blaine and Logan.
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Congress
Portland
Blaine
Cleveland
Plaine
Harrison and
Morton
Dr. Burchard
Logan
Brooklyn Eagle
Pat Ford’s Old Editorials Spark Blainite Debate
The Kansas City Times recalls Patrick Ford’s past critique of James G Blaine. It notes Ford’s view that Blaine’s Irish-American outreach at a St Patrick’s banquet would offend intelligent Irishmen, and suggests Ford’s accuracy in judging Blaine’s presidential prospects.
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New York Star
Blainiac
Patrick Ford
Ford
Blaine
Mr. Ford
Chan
Mr. Blaine
Kansas City Times
Blaine's Victory Claim Faces Convention Skepticism
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes Blaine supporters push a Blaine led win in 1888 while opponents doubt proof that the candidate, not the party, was defeated in 1884. The Chi convention shows Blaine as stronger than the party in 1884 and as the only leader for 1888.
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Blaine
Harrison
Chi
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Eclipse of Harrison Triumph Tour Reported
The Republican chief Mr Blaine tours homeward amid telegraphic dispatches of his speeches from a car rear platform. Meanwhile Harrison rests in solitary state at his Indianapolis home with reports linking him to Chicago presidential prospects.
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Harrison
Blaine
W. H. Harrison
Indianapolis
Chicago
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Anti Blaine Sentiment in 76 Resurrected by Club Letter
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a retrospective on 1876 politics. It mentions Murat Halstead and a Blaine club letter denouncing Grant as a drunkard and Lincoln as an idiot. The piece contrasts Halstead's reading with the club’s resolution.
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Blaine
Murat Halstead
Chase
Grant
Lincoln
Cincinnati
Blaine Club
Murat
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free Trade Bill Debate Highlights Tax Reductions
In a sixty minute closing speech Mr Mill defends a Democratic revenue reform bill describing it as a moderate tariff reduction from 47.10 to 42.49 per cent and dismantling claims of free trade. He cites lighter duties on chemicals earthenware glassware sugar provisions hemp wool and steel rails and argues the measure reduces taxes on everyday necessities while boosting the treasury.
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Mill
Bigs
Ccom
Burlington Gazette
Fairfield plans proportional bonus for manufactory this year
Fairfield last year paid a $2,500 bonus for a manufactory and states readiness to pay a proportional amount again this year. The update signals continued support for the project and reflects budgeting for incentives.
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Fairfield
Five Harvest Excursions Announced by Burlington Route
The Burlington Route C B Q R R will sell harvest excursion tickets at half rate from principal stations on Aug 21 Sept 11 25 and Oct 9 23 to farming regions of the west southwest and northwest Tickets and information available from local C B Q ticket agents or P Eustis General Passenger Agent Chicago
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Burlington
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