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Newspaper
The Evening News
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1887
Page
2
The Hamilton County Campaign Committee urges full support for the Union Labor party in the upcoming campaign. The Notice emphasizes the paper's role in rallying workingmen and boosting campaign success. Advertisers are urged to place patronage in the Evening News, which reaches forty thousand workingmen.
Correspondents must attach their signature to submissions for publication Anonymous communications will not be printed Carriers wanted call at 342 Main Street for details and routes available
The piece cites Western Union Telegraph Company earnings for the past year totaling 17 191 900 with expenses 13 154 628 and profits 4 087 21. It argues the stock has been watered and taxes the country, urging breakup of the Gould monopoly and the creation of a government telegraph to curb one man control.
A call urges Union Labor men to register next Thursday amid reports that precinct election officers hinder registration. Registrants are told to be punctual, insist on rights, report interference to ward clubs, and not heed idle statements.
The piece notes Mr. Jay Gould's quiet smiles during tense exchanges with Robert Garrett over strategic deals and mentions Gould easing competitors from power in the Pacific Steamship Company. It describes his calm, solitary manner amid ongoing monopolist tensions and market maneuvers.
The York World excerpts debate labeling Mr. Gould as a man of enlightened selfishness. The Union Labor party counters that the mirth of the monopolists must go, framing a clash between workers and business interests.
The Union Labor Party denounces Wall Street anarchists and a long list of political and corporate rings, calling for removal of corruption across banks, railroads, gas firms, elections, and public offices. It demands moral, industrial worth over wealth.
A sensational dispatch from Columbus is alleged to misrepresent a deal between Lew Bernard and the Union Labor party for a move against the Democracy. The source calls the report a complete fabrication from start to finish.
The speaker praises Mr ree as an honorable leader trusted by twenty thousand union workers and dismisses accusations as lies. Sam Cary Jr is said to be free from suspicion and uninvolved in Labor party leadership. The message accuses Martin A. Foran of reviving a Democratic “corpse” amid Payne influence and Wall Street corruption.
The Columbus correspondence reports a mock tale of an alliance between Union Labor and Democrats in Hamilton County for a price. Chairman Harris mocks the plot while James B. Wiltshire jokes he seeks Cary for a percentage, amid political rumors and finger pointing.
A Great Wrong at Harris Battle of Gettysburg cyclorama entertains crowds. Hart and Ryman's Minstrels perform well at the People's. Mlle Christise two headed lady thrills Vine Street Dime Museum. Hanlon Bros new Fantasma at Heuck's Opera House attracts crowds. Evans and Hory in A Parlor Match show strength. Emma Abbott opens as Leonora in Il Trovatore at the Grand. Bohemian Girl tonight.
Baseball results from Washington and Detroit with St. Louis beating Detroit 10 to 7 and Cincinnati slicing Cleveland 13 to 8. Home run by McPhee and passed balls by Snyder and O’Connor noted. Also reported: Henry Zimmerman, a Fayette Station farmer, committed suicide after a quarrel. a Peabody Massachusetts tenement fire killed two young children.
The piece criticizes Ben Butterworth for labeling foreign born citizens and organized labor as communists and anarchists. It recounts his Hamilton County tour canceling state engagements, his Music Hall speech last May, and his comments on emigration, labor groups, and the Missouri Pacific strike.
Local notices announce Tenth Ward mass meetings at Fourteen and Plum and Fifteenth and Central. Fourth Ward at Pearl and Martin with speakers Pechiney Weler Smith and Mack. Eleventh Ward at Vine and McMicken with Ogden Cosner Molloy Hruza. Central Labor Club meets at Turner Hall Room 8. Grand German mass meeting at Main.
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