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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1884
Page
2
The piece surveys party dynamics as anti fusion forces in Towa back independent tickets and Democratic declines. It notes bets on Blaine's victory by Philadelphia elites and unions, Meriden optimism, Tilden's quiet stance, and youth voters rallying to Blaine and Logan amid vigorous partisan commentary.
The piece recounts a heated canvass by Hon. Janse O’Donnell for Congress, noting strong Prohibition and Democratic rhetoric. Chicago merchant Jom V. Fannent urges a Prohibition vote as support for the Democratic run, while Blaine tours Ohio praising tariffs. Detour through Detroit politics and reactions to flag displays at Sumter and Lincoln references are cited, with Gen. Ewing’s stance on Blaine clarified in a forwarded letter from New York dated 1891.
A garbled correspondence thread links Beecher and James F. Joy with a relative of the Kleen family, praising Cleveland’s domestic image while criticizing his tariff stance as cowardly. The Missouri license law year shows dram shop decline by 1.24 with revenue up about 1,000,000, most to counties. Haynor traffic now costs one-third of state revenue. Blaine urges protection of American industry from European labor.
The republican campaign in Michigan advances with vigorous meetings and high enthusiasm. Speakers including Conger Palmar Hore Burrows Cutcheon Frazer Hatch Larned Spaulding Allen Atkinson Marhs Luce Boies and many others energize crowds as voters become clearly engaged. Michigan moves from doubtful to solidly supportive on November 4.
The piece attacks Republican strength under St John and Preston while condemning Democratic tactics as gutter politics. It cites illiterate voters estimates, Blair bill opposition, and debt reduction under Arthur, framing a charged view of debate, reform, and party loyalties. It notes Gyo. O. Jones resigning from the Butler party with objections to Greenback causes.
The article argues that national Democrats will carry Wisconsin for Cleveland in November and secure a legislature to elect a democratic successor to Senator Cameron. It notes past Wisconsin margins for Garfield and Rusk, cautions about German and prohibitionist voting, and mentions early female suffrage effects described by a Chicago Tribune correspondent.
The piece argues Democrats, tainted by state supremacy and copperhead links, cannot outpace Republicans. It cites leaders like Arthur and Blaine as superior, notes war Democrats' waning influence, and dismisses the Democrats' claims on economy and civil service reform. It concludes the party cannot offer a clear, strong alternative to the GOP.
The piece contrasts a weary Democratic campaign with a waning Republican drama. It portrays Democrats as despondent after sustained losses, fearful of Cleveland, and doomed by internal distrust, while praising Blaine as a steadfast commander and urging swift, decisive party unity.
The article accuses Democrats of duplicity toward veterans, noting the 1866 fourteenth amendment debt clause and GOP majorities shaping pension laws. It cites Hendricks and details party votes on pension measures, including the Mexican War and other historic pensions, portraying Democrats as obstructive to veterans’ benefits.
The November issue of Illustrated Southly Whaga features a frontispiece with Bell Gebtia Spain and a Raphael photogravure, plus several Thanksgiving stories and articles like Lormuds and the Ways Quour Bequests An Kathetic Shanty and A New Question in Politics by Jonny Sage. It also touts the Red Book for Michigan ready for distribution and large political data, with stamp requests to GK Lord for copies.
Mr Wm Thomas of Newton Iowa reports his wife suffered a cough for twenty five years. After trying many remedies she used Dr King s New Discovery and, with two bottles, was greatly improved and finally cured. Free trial at P G Seaman Co drug store. Large size priced.
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