State Affairs and Reform under Republican Rule in Michigan
A detailed comparison of Democratic and Republican governance in Michigan argues that Republican rule reduced state debt, expanded education and reform institutions, and kept taxes lower through a pay-as-you-go policy. It cites bond history, trust funds, sinking funds, and state finances to claim improved fiscal health and state services under Republicans.
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Republican Party
Michigan
Lansing
Democratic Board of
Atate Auditors
Wm. Grayen
Porter Kibbee
John Swegles
Phoenix Bank
Branson, Knight & Ingalls
U.S. Commissioner of Internal Improvements
Board of State Auditors
Secretary of State
Phenix Bank of New York
Phenix Bank
Jacob M. Howard
Superior Court
Newark
Treasury
Michigan Southern Railroad
Territorial
St. Mary’s Falla Ship Canal
State Boards of Health
Corrections and Charities
Fish Commissioners
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Delaware
Lansing National Bank
O. M. Barnes
Democratic State Central Committee
Citizens’ National Bank of Filut
Josiah W. Begole
EU Skane
U. S
Iris
United States
Webster
Lima
Detroit Free Tress
State Board of Auditors
Board of Auditors
Michigan State Journal
State Land Office
State Journal
Daily Free Press
Commissioner Land Office
Democratic Times
Free Press
Board of State
Étate
Auditor General
Land Office
Caleo Raelee
Wvre
Pro-T
John Swegies
F. W. Shearman
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Latimer
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Collier
State University
Yale
Harvard
Reform School
America
Reform School For
State Agricultural College
Europe
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Raored
Democracy
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Alabama
Peerreteere Oy
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Vaz Ros
Kansas
Kontue
Louistani
Maina
Maryland
Massachusette
Minnesota
Missouri
Nabraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Tees
New York
Detroit Free Press
North Car
Ohio
Rhodo Island
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Wisconsin
Republican Platform Michigan State Convention Theme
The Michigan Republican platform condemns slavery and polygamy, praises Chester A Arthur, and calls for fiscal restraint, tariff reform, and reduced taxation. It demands efficient, honest government, ballot purity, and a public vote on temperance, with a push for investigations into railroad transportation practices.
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Republican Party
Michigan
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
National Republican Party
Congress
America
Republicans
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