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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1888
Page
2
A fragment notes the South's bold move to nominate a rebel for the presidential ticket, paralleling a historic dare since the war. The terse line highlights a political shift and the public figure involved without further detail.
The notice notes thirty eight days to the election and five months to the inauguration of Benjamin Harrison as President, with three months to Christmas.
Cart J Vassnry of Seymour and former 27th regiment member will deliver an address at the Opera House on current political issues. The captain is an engaging speaker and residents are urged to hear him tonight.
Local report notes a debate among Tin Democrats about opening the backs this year. Four years earlier they clamored for a chance to open them but found them all idle when given the chance. This year they prefer to keep them shut.
The New York World notes Geneva Harrison's letter is well written and largely free from platitudes. It says the letter includes one or two substantive passages that could strengthen Mr. Marris's candidacy.
The text sketches somber scenes as friends carry wreaths to graves of fallen soldiers and recalls Grover Cleveland. It critiques Democratic free trade policy and praises Republican aims, notingProtest and political addresses at the Opera House on Union Day with aim to defeat Cleveland and his party.
A 1540 merchant account lists prices for nails sixpence per pound and cloths priced by yard, including Crandall Stevens buying nails at 124 cents per pound and Jacob Weaver paying 817.00 for two yards of blue cloth. The page notes a political swing with Democrats at the time.
The piece denounces tariff oppression by what it calls robber barons and contrasts 1840 prices under free trade with current costs. It questions whether the people want to return to those clouded old days and highlights rising manufacture profits at the expense of consumers.
A summary of charges against Mayor Cleveland including vetoes on Memorial Day funding in Buffalo, banning non Grand Army members from badges in New York, blocking a flag for a Confederate rebel, vetoing pension bills, and absences from memorial services. It alleges these actions define a Democratic convention platform prepared by the President's allies.
A Sullivan Republican paper reprints a caustic democratic piece about Dan Voorhees and Days Hanna once speaking in Sullivan. The fragments mock abolitionism provosts and lines about war era politics, whiskey distillery, and the rag’s stance against Reconstruction.
The Evansville Journal reports strong Republican backing for Gen. Hovey’s opponent in Indiana first district race. Alvin P. Slavey nominated by Republicans as Hovey’s challenger, amid calls for united party effort to carry Indiana. Journal voices belief Indiana pivotal, Dems rely on fraud and corruption to win.
The Courier praises General Slovey as a gentleman and capable man but declares it will oppose Republican candidate General Hovey in the coming campaign. It vows to treat Hovey with consideration only while contesting all political grounds to the November election.
The Indiana Republicans vow to protect suffrage, warn against fraudsters from state central to precinct levels, and pledge strong party organization. They cite Coy and Bernhamer in prison for election fraud and urge continuous vigilance, detection, and punishment to deter wrongdoing.
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