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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1884
Page
2
Editorial notes discuss spring election results favoring Republicans, Campbell for attorney general, and a Supreme Court ruling affirming greenbacks as legal tender. It covers delegate counts, cross-state alliances, and tariff debates, with observations on debt, taxation, and various political platforms amid conjecture on party dynamics.
A Michigan Republican convention in Grand Rapids will pick four delegates at large for the national Chicago gathering. Speculation names Edward Breitung, Gov Baldwin, Thomas Palmer, ex Gov Croswell, and other noted citizens as potential selections.
The Charleston News argues against any terms for divorces in South Carolina, urging retention of a strict divorce policy. It notes the state’s moral stance, compares it with other states, and discusses broad land and settlement policy amid federal proposals. It also profiles Mrs. Vateria G. Stone who died in Malden Massachusetts leaving over 1.5 million for educational and religious causes.
The text notes Postmaster General Gresham, aged 51, a lawyer and former Indiana legislator, rose to brigadier general in the Civil War, was praised by Grant and Sherman, wounded severely at Atlanta, and later held governmental posts including a collector and a district judge in the Spyih ory district, with unclear subsequent appointments.
In a political folio the President Arthur era cabinet figure is praised as a man of pleasing address and pure conduct with a strong legal mind. General Gresham could honor his section if nominated and would likely win as easily as Lowman Lincoln Sherman Edmunds Blaine or Harrison.
A New York statute mandating appellate judges wear robes has drawn comments on court pomp. The piece questions robes’ value, urges Michigan to reconsider court accoutrements, and calls for code reform to reduce lengthy pleadings and costly lawsuits.
The piece argues Daniel O Connell never urged assassinations and condemns murderers as American citizens abroad. It cites Parnell and Davitt as deploring violence, praises U S neutrality, and calls for government to stop interference on behalf of assassins using American hospitality to foment murder and dynamite abroad.
The piece rails against Republican sympathy for southern Republicans and independents aligned with Mahone. It links sympathy to political weakness amid violence and intimidation from Democratic factions, citing Danville Hamburg Yazoo City and others as fearful reminders. The author argues sympathy offers little protection at the ballot box.
The speaker urges silent resolve and backing for the ballot box to protect the republic. He warns that clouds gather when voters are discouraged or bought, and calls to record the Democratic majority’s inaction and let the people speak loudly at the polls in November.
Conservative voices lament the pre election heat while favoring a four year term. The piece surveys political parties and possible candidates for the Republican and Democratic tickets, listing several leading men and noting strong Wisconsin support and broad national interest.
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Rev. Father Wilds recounts a New York missionary influence linked to a Massachusetts see. A letter rails about the Ayton Sarparilla tonic health claim, praising its cure for fever, skin issues, cough, and general vitality with a testimonial from a patient named ZV Wine.
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