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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1886
Page
2
A caustic compilation notes Republican officeholders in Michigan facing civil service critique, GOP nominations, and factional strife. It cites figures like Gen. B. M. Cutcheon’s renomination, appeals against silver coinage, and Democratic-Greenback clashes while summarizing national party fault lines and debates over debt reduction and fiscal policy.
The article argues the Cleveland administration will not resign its cabinet posts, notes Vermont Republicans’ unity behind Edmunds, and critiques Democratic media for double standards on officials’ absences and salaries. It cites Pan-Electric statesmen and contrasts press behavior with reform rhetoric.
Sergeant Atchison, with three Civil War veterans among his kin, challenges the pension office for a small increase. He cites his long service in the Union army, a Vicksburg and Allatoona casualty, and a desire to add one dollar to his monthly grant. He urges Congress to authorize a higher pension.
Editorials across New York Buffalo St Paul Detroit Cleveland and other papers hail the anarchist trial verdict as righteous and necessary. They insist the punishment must be swift and severe to deter future crimes against law officers and the republic.
A compilation of opinion fragments from U.S. papers discussing political figures, party dynamics, reform, and public sentiment. The clippings touch on temperance, Reconstruction era figures, G A R concerns, party strategy, labor issues, and editorial stances on governance, with a focus on Democratic and Republican contrasts and leadership credibility.
The article praises the president for signing the anti oleomargarine bill, noting he faced constitutional concerns yet acted to aid farmers and protect agricultural wealth. It argues Congress used a revenue pretext and warns the treasury does not need the tax while farmers need protection, asserting the bill properly controls the product. The writer dismisses motive as incidental and endorses the regulation as guarded and enforceable.
A partial obituary noting Herbert Spencer born 1820 in Derby England, his insomnia and nervousness, his move to America in 1682 with a bop pillow to aid slumber, his shift from civil service to literature, and his influence after Darwin in applying evolution to government and society. The piece embellishes his life, work, and quiet bachelor disposition, with a period tone on his career and legacy.
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