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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1883
Page
3
The Abilene Reflector lists the Democratic slate for county offices including Treasurer Thomas Kirby Sheriff J J Miller and Coroner William Perkins with Strother Brothers as editors and publishers.
Official vote totals show Hoadly 359,593. Foraker 347,064. Schumacher 8,361. Jenkins 2,785. Hoadly leads Foraker by 12,529 and by 1,383 over all. Total ballots cast 721,464.
The article notes a U S Supreme Court decision declaring the civil rights bill unconstitutional. It mentions strong indignation among colored people in larger cities while the Refiector editorializes that no right granted to whites is denied to blacks. The piece downplays the ruling’s impact.
The Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis Railroad opens a new west south link, connecting western grain fields with southern markets. Daily trains operate between Kansas City and Memphis with Pullman Palace sleeping cars and elegant day coaches, benefiting both regions with quicker outlets and increased commerce.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company argued against reduced rates, but after reviewing the road’s profits, the railroad commissioners uphold the existing tariffs as just and reasonable. The piece argues for reform, noting western lines can run as cheaply as eastern, and questions why Kansas City to Abilene rates exceed Chicago to KC. It recalls the railroad system began under a democratic initiative.
The Supreme Court ruling declaring the civil rights bill unconstitutional prompts wide commentary. The piece argues that all citizens, black or white, share equal rights before the law, with accommodations to be decided by lawful authority and no aim to elevate negro status.
An extended examination of the Ohio gubernatorial loss, arguing Republicans lost voters due to home abstention and internal divisions. It notes Democrats won despite infighting, citing corrupted government and untrustworthy Republicans as core factors, while suggesting Democrats benefited from factional strife.
The piece credits Governor Glick with releasing land held back for ten years by Congress to satisfy a grant to the A T & S Fe. It argues the railroad never claimed the land, cites Commissioner McFarland and State Agent Crawford, and asserts Glick's ongoing effort to reclaim lands wrongly certified to Kansas railroads.
Washington Post notes a limited consensus as only 26 of 38 states have democratic governors, signaling divided political alignment across the nation and a sizable minority without party control.
Elder sister Geraldine explains she snubbed a handsome young man named Harry Hardlines who has no money and a mother to support, arguing such behavior is not good form in today’s society.
A visitor praises Abilene’s enterprise noting Irion & Armitage as a premier house furnishing firm. The store showcases Queensware Willowware Tin ware stoves lamps sewing machines organs and a full upper floor of furniture in many styles and prices. They invite shoppers to tour the immense establishment and see complete home furnishing stock.
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