Blaine Defense Sparks Republican Tensions in Press Fight
The speaker defends James G Blaine, attacks Carl Schurz, and defends Blaine’s integrity amid GOP divisions. He praises Blaine’s 18 years in Congress, rebuts Schurz charges, and warns against Democratic appeals as Harper’s Weekly targets Blaine’s family while unions fear a free trade shift. The Norfolk exchange attributes key electoral stakes to the Northern states.
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Blaine
Maine
United States
Tealee
Trater
Alaine
Binine
Bea Peau
Carl Schurz
Sobura
Mr. Blaine
Schurz
General Grant
Democratic Party
Huw
James G. Viking
Sours
Republican Party
Ulaine
Slaine
Uiaino Wan
Sehorz
Jaino
Dhaine
James G. Dining
Tlnine Maco
Sehr
Italia
Hiume
Sehura Las
Wlaing
Hlaine
Congress
MewiNeLaw Gould
Suhure
Fariainentierian
Curt Schurz
James A. Blaine
Curl Schur
Willino
Ilaine
James G. Ulalur
Mr. Soburz
Vila
Bla Enemica
Harper
Abraham Lincoln
Bis
South
Cleveland
The Crime of the Age in Southern Suffrage Debate
A Republican stance condemns attempts to suppress free suffrage in the Southern States. The party vows to resist fraud and intimidation by “shotgun party” forces and to defend constitutional amendments, while denouncing sympathy for organized murder and corrupt county returns. The piece defends northern perseverance against disenfranchisement and asserts a national duty to uphold free elections.
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Republican Party
Shotgun Party
Messrs. Curtis & Co
Ayaas
Republican’ Party
Cag
Governor Cleveland as a tool of the party bosses
The piece argues that two voter classes decide elections and Cleveland lacks independent merit. It accuses him of serving powerful plunderers, notes his sheriff and governor actions as corrupt, and rejects claims of reformist civil service or free trade aims. It questions whether business and conscientious men should support a candidate aligned with the Democratic party.
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Cleveland
Thompson
Davidson
Manning
McLaughlin
Democratic Party
N. K Tribune
Democracy or Chaos as Blaine Warns in Toledo
The Toledo speech echoes Blaine’s warning that Democratic governance would reverse Lincoln era protections and threaten national solvency. He argues any Democratic tariff opposition would nullify duties, destabilize bonds, and erode greenbacks, risking chaos unless Democrats abandon core principles. Reports from Chicago Inter also note Democrats unloading in Baliga.
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Blaine
Toledo
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Treasury
Esimple
Grant
Democratic Party
Chicago Inter
Okolona Man Exhorts Democrats to Change Course
A fiery 19th century broadside by Will H. Kernan denounces Northern Democrats for aiding the Confederacy and calls for a political realignment to uphold the Union. He attacks newspapers and leaders, questions party loyalty, and urges Cleveland and Northern allies to abandon secessionist and pro-Reconstruction stances while warning of consequences if the Democratic Party does not change.
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Will H. Kernan
Okolona Sales
Democratic Party
Union
Ita Principlea
Tagle
Song of Liberty
Knights of the Golden Circle
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Cleveland Kidney
Nate
Bharon
Deraversey
Ndp
Uth
Cleveland
Makat
Frases
Capitel
Atelier Ts
Mesmeric Deacon Pogram Foretells National Reversal
A fragment from Toledo Blade recounts a mesmerist who forces Deacon Pogram into trance. The deacon envisions a political reversal where Cleveland leads a reformist cabinet, Confederates and Federalists mix, and Democratic power spreads across the South with renewed debt and social upheaval. The voice predicts postwar shifts, voting control, and national strife.
The South Voice in a Dream of National Access
A speaker, Petnoteum V. Nasny from Hopeful, speaks of bending policy to secure national access and debt repayment in a prophetic trance. He claims the South seeks natal access, credit independence, and profit from Deckin's wars, ending with a hopeful prayer for victory and prosperity.
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Naabnel
Bascom Amilin
Bendin
Ezha
Deckin
Petnoteum V. Nasny
Political paragraphs darken the day in Cleveland
A string of Democratic and Republican quips runs through the page. The piece mocks Grover Cleveland and endorses Blaine while noting Vermont finances and national press opinions. It cites editorials from the San Francisco Post and the Detroit Post, with sharp mood against Cleveland and in favor of Blaine.
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Blaoie
San Francisco Post
Vermont
Pingree
Legisature
Grover Cleveland
National Republican
Blaine
Cleveland
St. Lowis Globe-Democrat
Hannibal Haulin Praises Blaine at Cleveland Speech
Hannibal Manlin of Maine, long allied with James G Blaine, lauds Blaine as a Christian gentleman and man of high integrity during a public address in Cleveland Ohio, asserting thirty years of close personal and political association. He affirms Blaine's character and alignment with industrial interests.
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Hannibal Haulin
Maine
Abraham Lincoln
Cleveland
Jamou G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
Cleveland Predicted by General Rosecrans Then Stricken
A fragmentary report recalls General Rosecrans predicting Cleveland would carry California by a 6000 vote margin before falling ill and bedridden. The text mocks the idea of a single party or faction shaping the election, implying a unified stance between Cleveland and the Republicans against Independents.
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Bo Gereral Rosecrans
Claveland
Califords
Philadelphia
Ienall
Aecogang
Cleveland
Yoko Goce
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Toledo Blade
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Stata Uy
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Ibn ‘Ther
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New Orleans
Mobeel
Atlanta
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Fedre
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Fedrel Goverment
Jist Oz
Ashun
Consckence
Confediit
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Lubbock
Fedrer
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Hatterick’s
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Kalamazoo Ave
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