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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1891
Page
4
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The piece argues Republicans back civil service reform only when Democrats near office, praises Gov Hovey for appointing Jeptha D. New to the Appellate Court, and features a broader partisan clash over surpluses, tax cuts, and government spending. It also notes General Palmer’s victory for Democrats in Illinois as a sign of party resolve and contrasts views on deficit management and public morals.
The governor denounces the fee and salary bill as hypocritical and demagogic while exempting current officials from its terms. He notes the same messenger carried a veto plus a message approving a separate bill reducing the Supreme Court reporter’s emoluments, shielding incumbent Griffiths. The GOP platform urged fixed salaries tied to population and comparable wages, with fees to the treasury.
The Indianapolis Sentinel denounces Governor Hovey as a demagogue for opposing fee and salary reforms while his party supported the policy. The piece criticizes perceived deceit and partisan manipulation of public pay and elections.
A collage of poetic fragments from Antilla Zurber in the Washington Post and Town Talker pieces quotes a literary figure on matrimony and life in the United States. The text touts Kemp’s Balsam as a cure for coughs and lung diseases with advice on bottle sizes.
William H. Crawford, sentenced to death for the August murder of Mrs. Mathias, demands no further delay. In Circuit Court today he rejected his lawyers' plea for extra time and stated he is ready to die Saturday. The scaffold is being built as his resolve stands.
A Louisville Times tribute to Nellie Duprez of Madison Kentucky who kept her starving family alive by farming. She plowed and hoeed daily on Dewees farm and later on Judge Friedley’s farm producing 2000 pounds of tobacco and $350 cash while the father lay ill and died two months prior.
Dispatch from London notes Cardinal Rampolla opposes any Italian settlement short of papal temporal power. The pope rejects involvement in changes to the Julian cabinet and warns nuncios abroad. Vatican opposition to Archduke Ferdinand’s visit signals renewed Vatican-Italy tensions and hints at weakened triple alliance.
Springfield reports Gen. John M. Palmer elected U S senator by 101 Democratic votes with minimal Republican support. Moore and Cockrell pledged Palmer. Taubeneck supported Streeter. Palmer thanked party loyalists and was welcomed with cheers as the assembly adjourned sine die.
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