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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1888
Page
4
The letter bounces among political jabs from the campaign trail. It lampoons Cleveland and Morton while debating tariff, free trade, and tax policy. It notes Republicans loom large in press coverage and predicts cross-border echoes as Diaz and other Latin American leaders head toward elections.
A lengthy critical piece denounces Republican use of the American flag in campaign rhetoric, arguing Democrats remain law abiding and loyal to the Constitution under Grover Cleveland. It predicts a Democratic victory with Cleveland and Thurman, while Harrison and Morton are dismissed as failures.
A columnist argues the Republican nominee lacks strength or leadership. He cites six years in the Senate as mediocre, failed campaigns in Indiana, alleged Know-Nothing ties, and opposition to Chinese immigration. The piece predicts a defensive bid and anticipates Grover Cleveland’s re-election in November.
The Colorado Springs Gazette criticizes the Republican platform as disappointing not sober statesmanship but the skilled plea of a sharp attorney. It frames the issue as a choice between reduced and increased taxation, urging farmers to decide which side to favor.
The document rebuts a Republican platform claim about Democratic reversals of land grants, stating over seventy two years 31,001,346 acres were given to states for education and internal improvements by all parties. It cites 129,629,201.54 acres granted to railroad corporations 1863 74 and government bonds totaling 122 million dollars. It argues Democrats reclaimed 102,929,613 acres under Cleveland. Republicans deny this.
Samuel J. Randall testifies against the republican platform arguing pre party land grants to states, cites 30 million acres. notes democratic era saw no corporate grants. He states under Democrats no acres went to corporations after 1844, claims policy favored homesteads and settlers.
A Chicago Tribune analysis recounts Senator Harrison’s opposition to the Chinese restriction bill, citing Congressional Record votes and arguing he stood by his convictions despite political risk. The piece condemns him for now avoiding accountability with evasion while urging readers to consider his Independence. An advertisement fragment follows offering employment and agents with horses in Richmond, Virginia.
The Chicago Tribune criticizes the Republican convention for adopting a platform rushed by a small group, granting sympathy to a repeal of the whiskey tax. It urges immediate amendment to retain liquor and tobacco taxes to cover pensions and service costs. The piece notes potential loss of votes if the blunder stands and forecasts a campaign shaped as a log cabin and cider effort. It lists states backing Cleveland and Hendricks in 1884 and predicts current states adding votes to the tally.
The death of John Trunkey, a renowned Supreme Court justice from Pennsylvania, is reported with deep regret. He served as state senator, president judge of Mercer Venango district, and Supreme Court justice, retiring due to ill health. Known as a painstaking, unpretentious jurist, he shaped law and mentored many top attorneys.
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