Humiliation in Brooklyn Over Hayes Beecher Dinner
A four year old scene from Brooklyn stirs renewed contempt for Rutherford B. Hayes. Beecher berates Hayes at Cooper Union with scornful jokes as Arthur Republicans mock the former president. The piece labels Hayes a fraud and notes ongoing Republican remorse and the current party split centered on Arthur and Slayes.
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R. B. Hayes
Ohio
United States
Brooklyn
Henry Ward Beecher
Hayes
Arthur
Hays
Cooper Institute
Philadelphia
New York
Cooper Union
Beecher
Slayes
Mr. Hayes
Republican Party
Why nominate Arthur if he cannot win the state
A New York Times argument questions the value of nominating President Arthur, noting he cannot be elected. Even with ardent supporters, business leaders cannot gain benefits without victory, and state conventions and recent election returns show he would fail to carry the state.
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New York Times
Arthur
Folger
Folger Reveals Treasury Secretary Identity on Train
A passenger questions a quiet man occupying half his seat in a train car. The man declines common assumptions and reveals his name is Folger and that he is the secretary of the treasury. The exchange ends with confirmation of his official role.
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Washington
Folger
the Treasury
A Saddening Conviction in Grant’s Presidency
The Boston Transcript argues Grant’s handling of scandals in his political circle reveals a low character level for the nation’s leading citizen. It claims dignity and honor were missing, and his closeness to wealthy men who could grant favors shows a troubling judgment during his terms.
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Boston Transcript
Grant
The
Republic
Public Sale at Farm Near Tangest in June 1884
The undersigned will sell at public sale at his farm nine miles northwest of Waste and Wednesday, June ith 1884. Items include cows, hogs, two-year-old steers, farm wagons, a combined harvester, a heating stove, and miscellaneous farm equipment. Terms include 7 cent interest on notes.
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