Editorial Notes On Presidential Prospects And Partisan Views
Editorial notes discuss Alexander Sullivan of the Irish National League backing Blaine in New York. The Scimeter cites Cleveland favorability among English traders. Minneapolis encampment votes favor Blaine over Cleveland. Senator John J. Ingalls critiques democracy as strongest where vice and crime are highest. O'Donnell is praised as a self made man. Bannum shifts to Blaine citing English manufacturers backing protectionism. A state convention features a quoted member critiquing free trade as ruin to manufacturers.
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Booker
Michigan
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Notable Attacks on Ben Bitler and Grover Cleveland Ally
The June 26 1973 issue of Dana's New York Sun denounces Ben Bitler with sweeping charges of corruption and moral deformities. It cites Grover William Curtis criticizing Hendricks in Harpers Weekly and accuses him of slavery appeasement and stoking disloyalty. The piece links Bitler to a broader Democratic faction, labeling him odiously infamous in and out of Congress.
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New York Sun Ia
Ben Bitler
Hozeska
Hatroata
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Congress
Grovar
William Curtis
Harper's Weekly
Hendricks
Westorn
Radical Michigan Republicans Face Prohibition Debate
The Michigan Republicans at their Aug. 13 convention adopted a resolution urging the legislature to submit to the people the question of a prohibitory amendment. The piece argues Republicans have advanced temperance, contrasts the Democratic Party, and notes calls for a people’s vote on prohibition amid broader political fragmentation and party infighting.
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Michigan
Prohibition Party of
Democratic Party
Organized Appetite Party and Cleveland’s New York Role
The piece attacks a political reform movement as an organized appetite led by party leaders who own stock and push protection while denouncing monopolies. It argues Grover Cleveland’s 1884 bid and New York’s voting power hinge on tariff reform, noting newspaper alignments and past conventions. It cites figures like William Vorrell and the Albany Argus, discussing Cleveland’s influence on state politics and the 1882 New York Legislature outcomes.
Tariff debate sways Blaine in Ohio and East
The article notes high textile capital concentration in nine states totaling 387 million with 431 million overall. It cites Blaine gains in New England and Ohio amid tariff arguments, while Ohio Democrats fear Cleveland nomination and laborers organize Blaine clubs in mills. Senator Lowell predicts Blaine victory in New Jersey as English free trade pressures grow.
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New Eayland
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
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Logan
Lowell
New Jersey
Free Trade Party
Grover Cleveland
Frazer on Prohibition and party loyalties explaine d
Michael J. Fanning of Jackson addresses an open letter to Robert KE Frazer urging support for the Republican ticket in exchange for guidance on voting while upholding prohibition. Frazer responds arguing the Michigan voters should decide the constitution on temperance, and clarifies his stance against permanent prohibition, while warning that making it a national issue could ruin the party and delay temperance progress. He asserts the GOP should align with states’ rights and workingmen’s rights, ties temperance to broader national concerns, and favors Blaine over Cleveland in the next election.
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Republican State Committee
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Chicago
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Alger
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Prohibition and party loyalties in a 1844 letter
A long political letter discusses Republican and Prohibition positions, urging desertion of the Republicans to aid Democrats and criticizing Gov. Begole. It reflects internal party conflict, stance on temperance, and calls for voting Blaine, Logan, and Alger. The draft also profiles Judge Edwin Maxwell, noting his West Virginia origins, legal career, and praised integrity.
General Logan Inspires Iowans At Veteran Rally
A fragmented report recalls General Logan addressing veterans in Iowa with stirring praise for comrades in arms. The piece emphasizes the enduring bond, national preservation, and the march of memories shared by attendees, highlighting the era’s earnestness and the speaker's impact.
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