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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1888
Page
4
Democrats show concern over New York State conditions and plan to have Judge Thurman take an active role in the campaign there.
The Lixcomn Journal notes that the Republican platform does not promise free whisky. The piece suggests that even if it did, most Democrats would switch allegiance and discard their bandannas in response.
In the first three days of his nomination General Harrison received 2,300 telegrams and letters of congratulation from all parts of the country and the flow continues at a lively pace.
The fragment depicts Thurmanius and Thurmanios aboard a train toward Hurculaseum. They discuss political figures Harrisonios and Herminius, invoking Isis and pine gods in a playful, classical tone. Names and places anchor a mythic past meeting a journey.
A rousing Civil War era poem salutes the US flag, Kansas and Missouri, Lincoln era unity, and the toasts to liberty. It closes with Concord, June 23 1861, acknowledging a nation in upheaval and hopeful for victory. The piece blends far-flung imagery with patriotic resolve, urging pride in the flag and a reunited republic.
The Hoening News of Buffalo New York, long a Cleveland ally for all offices, which backed him for Governor and President, now endorses Benjamin Harrison and Levi P Morton.
Benjamin meaning fortunate Levi meaning associate Allen not scriptural Stephen meaning crowned. All candidates except Mr Harrison are sons of preachers.
A Chicago supplied report notes that during the Convention period spanning five days before to adjournment, 124,054 words were produced in special dispatches, with no AP material included.
Gen Harrison as senator backed the bill of Senator Fair of Nevada restricting Chinese immigration in committee and the Senate. Senator Mitchell of Oregon hailed it as one of the best bills ever reported on the subject. Pacific Coast Republicans approve while the Democratic press shows concern.
Everysopy argues Democracy seeks to shift control to free trade believers. He cites Michigan output including wool copper lumber and salt to press for a free list. He urges tariff cuts on iron to win Michigan support.
Fragmentary report notes Barnum of seven more male reputation reelected as Democratic chairman in Connecticut. The passage hints at Barnum's strength but also suggests further events to come. Entities include Barnum and Connecticut. context implies political leadership and upcoming developments.
A fragmentary passage cites John Quincy Adams predicting the July 2 1776 moment as history changing and the ensuing anniversary as a national devotion. The text notes industrial voice in New York and references to salt works lumber yards woollen mills and iron mills shaping the campaign era.
The piece defends James G Blaine against mugwump critics who blame him for false motives. It argues his refusal to be pressured in the presidential race shows integrity and self sacrifice. The Nation and critics are criticized as misrepresenting Blaine’s actions and their sources.
A correspondent reports on the 1876 Indiana campaign between Blue Jeans Williams and General Harrison. Republicans nominated Godlove S Orth, who resigned after a Peruvian bonds scandal. Harrison replaced him. A New York Tribune dispatch notes the Saturday Call editorial backing Harrison and Morton over Cleveland, signifying Democratic division and Republican prospects.
Taunsan, a party figure, is dismissed as the worst possible nomination after a sentimental push at St Louis. The choice pleases the solid South but provokes intense disgust in the North, due to a tainted record and treason accusations.
The excerpt accuses a wartime political leader of disloyalty to the North and pro Confederacy leanings. It cites a Columbus Ohio convention in winter 1861 1862 and a 1864 platform deeming the war a failure. The piece contrasts the figure with ancient Rome calling him a peace sneak and a derided “Old Roman.”
The city faces urgent sewerage needs and debates Captain Marvin’s proposed plan. While recognizing Marvin as an expert and man of high character, the paper urges candor and deliberation, trusting the city council acted in good faith to serve the public interest and minimize hardship.
Gen. Harrison speaks at the Marquette Club in Chicago on March 20. He defends protection for American industries and labor, criticizes the current tariff course, and warns against reforms that could disrupt the nation’s prosperity, while noting the war tariff era and revenue needs.
A lyrical description lists many branches of the King’s Daughters sisterhood. It notes groups like the Tenes who visit, supply hospitals, fund beds, or provide homes for the poor, and subgroups such as the Little Doorkeepers and Quiet Tens. It highlights charitable acts, secular and religious, including the Bellevue Hospital annex funded by Mrs. R. H. Townsend and the center leadership of Miss G. H. Libbey.
Will Carleton visits the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo and recounts a hall of tiny portraits and a corridor lined with shelves holding the dead. The eight thousand guests include nobles, clergy, and children, with funerary tableaux showing the vanity of earthly objects.
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