Pound Declaims for Cleveland in Republican Split
Thaddeus C. Pound of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin writes a letter opposing Blaine and urging support for Grover Cleveland. He cites party reform needs and criticizes Blaine’s record while praising Cleveland’s integrity. He warns of party fracture and notes mounting hardship among miners and workers in Pennsylvania and Ohio amid tariff disputes and labor unrest.
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Tariff Reform Debate Spreads from East to West
The article compares protectionist East with free trade West, noting enjoyment of comforts despite a 40 percent protection tax on essential purchases. It calls tariff reformers to examine the contrasting regions as the record remains open.
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Plumed Knights Exposed as Know Nothing Revival
In Elmira the Gazette reveals two circles within the Plumed Knights, an outer political club admitting foreigners and pledging Blaine and Logan support, and an inner circle of American Know Nothing sympathizers with a stricter oath. The disclosure sparked great excitement locally.
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Miscalculation at Irish Picnic Boosts Cleveland Outlook
The New York Herald reports Democrats optimistic about Cleveland in Ohio Michigan New England and New York New Jersey while Blaine prospects falter. Articles note Irish and German sentiment shifts and cautious Republican funds amid a broad canvass.
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Cleveland signs labor reform bills across term
Albany Argus notes Governor Grover Cleveland pushed through measures to end convict labor in reformatories and abolish contract child labor, protect widows and orphans, shield emigrants, curb pawnbrokers, ensure wage priority after employer failure, and improve boiler testing. It contrasts with a Republican Legislature and questions labor leadership.
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Evidence Mounts on Madigan Circular Authorship
The Augusta New Age prints affidavits from Daniel Buckley Col Morton Oliver Otis L M Robbins and Thomas Murphy reputable locals fixing up on James G Blaine the sole author of the Madigan circular a political document from 1875 that urged Protestant Democrats to rebuke their party for backing James C Madigan a Roman Catholic candidate Buckley Otis Morton Murphy swear Blaine circulated and printed the circular in his Kennock Journal office with Blaine denying authorship under oath.
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Manuscript Attributed To Blaine's Private Secretary
The note claimed the manuscript was in the handwriting of Blaine's private secretary, a detail both men reportedly knew well.
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Blaine Could Lose Votes Says Boston Despatch
A Boston despatch reports a Massachusetts Blaine Republican calculating presidential results by voter ratios from a limited canvass. He finds 287 Blaine, 286 Cleveland, 109 Butler, 1 St John from 683 votes, with 114 of 256 Cleveland votes GOP. He still expects Blaine to win Massachusetts but forecasts shifts toward Cleveland as Independents grow.
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Political Jottings on Blaine and the 1884 Campaign
Excerpts from multiple papers discuss Blaine in weak health and the GOP’s political fragility. German and Irish voters shift loyalty toward Cleveland while Dawes lauds Blaine amid mixed sentiment. A Chicago Democrat critiques Blaine’s magnetism and notes West Virginia distribution. Charles 2 Dann cites Garfield and Arthur in analyzing party endurance.
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