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Newspaper
The Evening News
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1887
Page
2
The notice states the paper is under the Campaign Committee of Hamilton County and will be pushed for Union Labor party success. Call Telephone 2168 for matters of immediate importance as supporters are urged to rally and contribute to a working class victory.
The Evening News appeals to business readers to advertise in the paper and notes forty thousand workers rely on it. It urges correspondents to sign their submissions and warns anonymous letters won’t be printed. It also reminds that only two days remain for registration this Friday and Saturday.
A correspondent notes a recent coal price advance and argues that amid rising infernalism society could tolerate some paternalism. He adds that his view is not far from the truth.
The Times-Star denounces paternalism in government while lampooning Uncle Dalton Linton as advocating restricting the ballot to those with property. The piece argues paternalistic ideas appear in various forms and affect workingmen.
In a tense note, the Commercial Gazette defends its run of images of condemned anarchists and their families, arguing the prints do not show sympathy for the convicted. An indignant correspondent, Halstead, is urged to own up to involvement in the bombing.
The piece accuses the local Republican faction of crafting a ticket aimed at inflaming Catholic bias against the Union Labor candidates. It claims anti Catholic agitation is revived and that whispers about candidates’ religion are used to influence the election with help from Election Board allies.
The Union Labor party mounts a passionate county campaign urging public support for its principles. Workers commit fully to reform through the ballot, resisting intimidation or bribery claims and insisting on legislative changes seen as necessary by informed laborers.
A late 19th century clash features strong charges against the Times-Star and Commercial Gazette for opposing independent union labor efforts. The writer argues that workingmen should form an independent party and use the ballot, claiming fraud and manipulation by political machines and party rings to suppress labor votes. The piece calls for public judgment on anarchists and media allies alike.
A downtown scene shows a newsboy clash as a man laments lack of News and a boy sells one from beneath his coat. The episode is framed as part of a broader boycott the Post is waging against the News, with claims the Post bullies vendors and harms distribution. The piece notes the Post’s initial welcoming stance hid fear and hate, and says the Post began a new kind of fight with uncertain outcomes.
An editor rails against Cincinnati GOP leaders Smith Kessler Halstead Zumstein and their satellites alleging corruption and moral laxity. He cites Geo Cox as a leading convention figure and urges voters to back Copeland Doran Hart despite Cox Zaumetein influence to restore honest government in Cincinnati.
Editorial urges action against a disruptive group outside the city arguing that party cries obscure reason and that removing the gang will improve decency and maintain public order.
A columnist attacks Murat Halstead and the Commercial Gazette, accusing him of abuses and fearsome influence despite lacking moral fiber. The piece notes the press’s power stems from money and repetition, not truth, and laments the party’s folly and waning influence.
The writer mocks Governor Foraker by likening his theatrics to actress Mary Anderson's poses. They criticize his rhetoric as shallow and say his inflated pride will burst, reducing him to a mediocre figure. The piece lampoons his political theatrics and public stances.
A call for legal arbitration ends industrial warfare in the Lehigh coal region. The piece condemns monopolists and Pinkerton militia, urges wage led regulation by law of demand and supply, and demands public protection of communities over individual wealth.
The text accuses Senator Evarts and Uncle David Linton of secretly seeking to control legislation to enrich a few and then bar voting for those who lack property. It labels them as old men whose idea, likened to a Taft ally Policy Bill, may outlive them.
Wuard criticizes Republican politics in Cincinnati addressing the Board of Public Affairs. He accuses Foraker of rewarding party hacks and calls for scrutiny of leaders. The statement supports home rule for Ireland and Cincinnati and opposes any expediency that upholds perceived city outrages.
A contentious report outlines a scheme by George Vi, president of the Fourteenth Ward Republican Club, with county officials to collect omitted tax returns under the Dow liquor law. It alleges contracts, commissions, and affidavits used to compel saloon-keepers and druggists to pay higher taxes, with Weitzel profiting via 25 to 75 percent commissions. The piece accuses political factions of collusion, monopoly on collection, and favoritism toward loyal party members in county government.
CrinerNy urges Cincinnati to pass a law empowering the city to stock a coal reserve at fair prices for all, buy mines if needed, and maintain it forever to prevent price gouging and protect the poor during cold waves. He argues the plan is feasible and would remove monopolistic power.
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