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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1887
Page
7
The piece accuses the Foraker administration of destroying and restarting the roster project for Ohio soldiers, citing a 74 000 expenditure and alleged partisan waste. It argues Republican land grants to railroads were misused, contrasts with Democratic reforms, and endorses Governor Foraker as a strong political organizer despite partisan critique.
A partisan dispute attacks Governor Foraker over a state charity report. Opponents accuse him of manipulating figures, reorganization of charities, and using a Byers-Foraker table to mislead about per capita costs. They cite the Toledo and Caldwell speeches and compare with official labor statistics to expose errors and partisanship.
The piece criticizes Governor Foraker for a vigorous campaign of insults in Ohio. It references his Toledo appeal, his remarks about the President and General Powell, and a denials stretch. A Caldwell Press report notes Republican reactions and calls for clarification amid party tensions.
A fragment from a western state notice reports the Land Commission preparing a revolt era campaign statement. It notes a date in August 1887 and mentions the revoked fidelity withdrawals benefiting certain railroads and wagon roads.
Veterans of the Sixteenth Connecticut regiment held their annual reunion at Hartford on September 18. The gathering featured the presentation of the regimental guidon captured in 1864 by the Second Alabama and returned by that regiment. Resolutions praised fraternal spirit and will be sent, with a letter from Colonel Cheney, to the Second Alabama.
A debate over party roles in labor laws and taxation references the three hundred dollar exemption law and mechanics' lien, homestead bill, and prohibitions on foreign labor, attributing them to the Democratic Party. It contrasts with Republican positions that allegedly oppress workers, tax whisky and tobacco, and favor railroad monopolies, citing John Sherman and Foraker among others.
A ragbag of tall tales and curious happenings fills this page. Swedish iron ore found near Chattanooga, a Georgia woman found with a diamond, a hospital patient enjoying drawing blood, and a dash of odd biology and animal misadventure.
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