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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1886
Page
6
The piece recounts political backlash in CanLisle and county results, noting Republican gains in Douglas county and Democrat losses in Michigan. It mentions Tilden’s will and Miss Anna Gould, then critiques press interviews with Gen Suren and praises Judge A B Wilson’s supporters, concluding with remarks on Wilson voters and Anderson’s expected tally.
The Kansas election settled that prohibition remains and no backsliding. A 35,000 vote margin rejects resubmission and saloons. The state convention also confirms no more third terms for state officers who have served two terms. Two terms is enough. open field for others.
A historical column argues Free Trade is finished after major congressional defeats. It claims protectionism is rapidly growing in the west and south, warns eastern Democrats against Free Trade, and accuses Carlisle and Morrison of undermining the party. The piece brands them as dangerous dreamers and doctrinaires.
The excerpt argues the Republican party embedded the practical principle of protection over free trade, warning that Democrats fear its erosion of reform. It cites education, colleges, and Keeley’s perpetual motion as flawed theories, and predicts renewed protective policies will dominate after forthcoming elections, with northern defeats signaling a shift away from free trade ideas.
The piece urges ending partisan campaign heat and uniting business interests. It highlights Lawrence’s strong trade prospects, praises local entrepreneurs, and argues newspapers should serve both business and party ends, protecting independent business voices across parties.
The author questions uniform political courtesy, argues for equal coverage of business church and education interests, and criticizes politicians demanding control over public voices. It asserts newspapers should act independently, serve the public well and break from old routines.
In Kansas the election of Judge Lowe over Anderson reveals a moral lesson about party loyalty and integrity. Loyal Republicans in the fifth district stood by the incorruptible scholar and patriot, while bolters and demagogues sought to drive him from Congress. The piece credits Anderson with a larger vote than Lowe or Wilson, implying the corrupt coalition failed to defeat him.
A meditation on how grief and joy shape private experience and public display. The piece argues mourning attire stigmatizes private sorrow, while displays of grief can become social façades. It compares the muting of pain to the stronger, often abrupt, expressions of joy and contemplates how sorrow and happiness verge in intensity.
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