06 Nov 1885
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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1885
Page
1
A long editorial debate on presidential loyalty versus mugwump independence. It argues the president should stay aligned with his party, rejects elite treachery, and defends the majority rule in elections as essential to stable government. It defends Cleveland and criticizes mugwump rhetoric.
A Cincinnati Enquirer opinion condemns Republican fraud in 1884 elections and calls out corrupt deputies, then shifts to praise for Southern industrial growth. It cites money invested, states leaders and regions, and notes rail and production gains as proof the South is prospering and at peace with its postwar development.
A Sun editorial argues that the 1884 election aimed to reform the entire public service, not just the presidency, by letting Democrats hold offices to prove their competence. It defends Democrats seeking offices as public trustees, opposing the label spoilsman for both small and great posts.
Opinion cites a Boston Herald quotation on Republican inaction protecting Black voters and criticizes shifts in Southern elections. The piece notes Evarts and Hoar see no improvement under Republicans. A Paris English phrase book of a Japanese resident mocks language errors. A statue for Robinson Crusoe’s creator is planned in Largo Scotland, Selkirk’s birthplace.
The column mixes home farming tips with notes on poultry and crops. It covers feeding fowls in the house to attract them, quince cheese as marmalade, nut cake recipes, weed control in cow pasture, cabbage storage for winter poultry feed, and grape leaf practices. A lengthy piece on GAME FARMS discusses pheasant breeding in England and Scotland, costs, mortality, and theft of eggs, along with a lighter item about a bald prize in Hamburg and a note on King Ludwig II’s insanity.
Tom Davis recalls a gold pocket watch inscribed as a gift to Horace Greeley. The watch, once believed stolen on a Fourth Avenue car, was recovered with Colonel Spencer guiding Davis to Greeley’s desk. Greeley noted the item’s value at eight hundred dollars and its usual wear on a leather chain.
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