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Newspaper
The Evening News
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1887
Page
2
Communication from the Hamilton County Union Labor campaign committee urges support for the Evening News published October 15 1887. It calls workers to contribute and rally to secure a rousing victory for the Union Labor party in the upcoming campaign.
The Evening News calls on the business public to support the paper through advertising. It claims a superior medium for reaching forty thousand workingmen and urges merchants to place ads to promote the News.
The agency states that correspondents must attach signatures to all submissions and anonymous communications will not be printed. The policy emphasizes accountability and traceability of letters.
Local notice invites carriers to take over profitable routes not yet operated. Interested parties should call at 18 Home street for details and enrollment.
The Union Labor party forecasts a sweeping win in Hamilton County. The piece assails the Democratic party as dead and laments Republican corruption and influence from officeholders, department rings, and graft, arguing for Union Labor mobilization ahead of elections.
In a rousing address the Union Labor party champions government of the people, denounces old party evils, and pledges an honest administration. They urge agitation, cite issues from land and railroads to equal pay and postal savings, and forecast a 30,000 Union Labor vote to topple the Republicans. Hamilton County’s voice could spark national change.
The Commercial Gazette questions Turan on the Labor Legis lative ticket and doubts Copeland Doran and Hart as men of public confidence. It argues the Labor party could harm Cincinnati business and questions what benefits the Republicans gain from their rivals.
Fragmentary lines describe warnings about political rhetoric and press hostility. The text references danger of vertigo and a call to action, mentioning a public figure and media rhetoric in a historical context.
The Evening News and the Commercial Gazette clash over political influence and postal telegraph issues. The Times-Star criticizes boiler plate content while boasting editor accuracy, and the Kellogg Newspaper Company is identified as a strict radical Union office.
The Findlay union labor movement has formed a 75 member club and aims to shift Hancock County politics away from Democratic control. Workers rally for organization to curb corruption in both old parties as Republicans split between Sherman and Foraker factions and gubernatorial aims loom.
The city police receive diplomas for heroic actions in a ceremony at the Chamber of Commerce presided by Mayor Smith. Officers named include Patrolmen Joseph Sebiving Freddy Frank Biefert Charles Reper Goles Ser Wm Burman John Kramer John Flannigan Henry Ackerstaff Morgan Haines John Anderson and Sergeant Jok Desneugh Doherty. Public invited.
A recent interview with David Linton, described as a wealthy Times-Star father-in-law, advocates limiting universal suffrage and denigrating foreign born Americans. He attacks immigrant voters, laments foreign influence, praises naturalization limits, and recalls bribe-filled travels to England as contrast to American honesty.
Yesterday featured Association Day with four of five inter league games won by the Association clubs. Cincinnati beat Chicago 10 6 in Curiaco. St Louis defeated Detroit 5 2. Cleveland topped Indianapolis 9 5. Philadelphia Athletics beat the League club 11 6. Baltimore lost to Washington 7 4. The McMicken Stars prepare to meet the Hickories tomorrow. Umpires were McQuade and Broolay and Con way and Bennett.
Local items report oils, rents, and thefts on Hammond Street and Western Avenue. Stolen Redway & Burton barrels allegedly sold to St Edwards Church. A Bell Hotel boy injured. a milk wagon collision on Harriet Street. Mrs Birnbaum robbed of goods worth 800 dollars. A Warfield couple, William Wilson and Frances Culbertson, wed by Squire Sanderson. Hazen Detective Agency chief travels to Atlanta to track crooks at Piedmont Exposition and Cleveland reception.
Clerks hinder voters over naturalization papers while a prominent Union Labor rally and meetings draw workingmen to Mass meetings in Race and McMicken avenues and at Madisonville with speakers including Wm Baker Ernst A Wolfer and A R Page. Local clashes between Union Labor and Republican factions feature in city politics with calls for registration under oath and campaign notices.
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