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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1886
Page
8
Abilene Republicans debated at a county convention held last Saturday mirroring a Council Grove gathering. The event featured contention and misunderstanding with no lives lost, as reported by the Guard.
The Seneca Democrat quotes the Kansas City Times praising eastward immigration via Kansas City as a safe route for Democrats. It notes large Democratic audiences, confident state committee prospects, and compares Republican speeches as lacking conviction while urging immigration education and conversion for victory.
In Rome two blind beggars argued who God or the king helps most. The emperor sent a bread filled with gold coins to the one who sought divine aid. He sold it to the other, who found gold and ceased begging. The emperor punished the first, declaring God helps those he assists.
The Kansas Democratic platform opposes state or national prohibition and demands a resubmission of the prohibitory amendment to voters. It favors a well regulated license system and urges education to curb child labor, linking liberty, temperance, and industry. It also notes unions and orders must unite for a satisfactory solution to labor issues.
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