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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1884
Page
2
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The notice lists presidential electors for Grover Cleveland and Thomas Hendricks with a long roster of electors at large and district names. It also shows the Democratic state ticket for Bucks County and county offices including Gen W W Davis for Congress at large, John A Woodward, Chester Munson, Miles Walker, Robert G Brett, Charles Smith, James A McCutain, Frank E Bible, and others, noting candidates subject to district conventions.
The governor's acceptance letter is praised for clear thinking and honesty. It is concise and avoids old party rhetoric while outlining the need for reform and how to achieve it, likely boosting Cleveland's popularity among voters.
Blaine Republicans argue their candidate will withstand office seekers better than Cleveland. The text notes that past official actions by these men actually suggest the opposite.
The piece critiques James G Blaine and the Republican spoil system, arguing Blaine would bring an office hungry cabinet if elected. It contrasts clerks who refuse to fund campaigns with party insiders and notes waning loyalty to a ruling party among government employees.
The Democratic campaign remains low key yet effective as the winding up battle approaches, with a strategic reserve of ammunition to be used at the close. Mark the moment as the party readies for the final confrontation.
The piece notes several prominent Republicans and independents who will not back Blaine. Roger Wolcott, Ripley Ropes, and W. J. Bacon join a rising independent bloc in Massachusetts. It argues Cleveland embodies reform and honesty while Blaine lacks moral fitness and civil service reform support.
A critic denounces a proposed plan for repu diators in Virginia and the distribution of Treasury surplus as the most mischievous and demoralizing measure offered for public consideration. Selecting such a reform candidate is seen as an assault on reform itself, delivering a pointed political rebuke.
DeWitt J. Seligman son of Jesse Seligman declares he will support the Independent Republicans and resigns from the New York Republican County Committee to back Grover Cleveland over James G. Blaine. He predicts thousands of Republicans will follow his stance in the upcoming election. Ex-Senator McDonald comments on party strength and coalition pressures ahead of the Indianapolis ratification.
A 1883-84 comparison argues contracts and theft under Democratic rule exceed earlier era, while Republican control would render such acts pardonable. The piece criticizes Doram B. Eaton for a Civil Service Commission letter urging campaign fund contributions and warns government workers of job loss for noncompliance amid Elkins and Clapp pressure.
General Horatio C. King quotes Henry Ward Beecher praising Cleveland and criticizing Blaine as corrupt. Beecher says charges against Cleveland were misrepresented and that Cleveland is the proper choice for president, with his stance to be decided after returning to the city from vacation.
Congressman J. D. Taylor of Ohio visited the Republican headquarters and warned that money and proper organization are lacking in the state. He urged the national committee to act or risk not mobilizing the full Republican vote, predicting turnout in October similar to two years ago.
Washington August 18 The War Department reports the death this morning near Philo of Col. J Woodward United States Army surgeon. He was among the physicians who attended the late President Garfield and had endured poor health for a long period.
A Washington dispatch commends Grover Cleveland's acceptance letter as brief and sensible while denouncing Blaine's rhetoric. It argues the Cleveland platform outlines reform of corrupt politics and warns against reelection of an incumbent tied to patronage. It cites a dubious government- receipts table criticizing past administrations and naming several named thieves and scandals.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch recounts William Lincoln Curtis's dramatic recovery from paralysis and severe deformities after a year of illness. Doctors had given no hope. within six weeks of taking PeruNA his joints reduced and strength returned, enabling him to resume work as a machinist. The mother and pastor affirm the remarkable turnaround, calling it a miracle.
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