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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1884
Page
4
Voters receive a detailed roll of national candidates headed by Grover Cleveland and Thomas A Hendricks with electors and district names. The document also lists Warren County and borough level officials, assembly members, and a long vigilante committee roster with numerous local names and jurisdictions.
A fragment from a Warren paper exposes a feud over a candidate known as the People’s Candidate. It includes denials by W L Sporr regarding attributed remarks and a challenge to prove quotes, with calls to support Mackey on the Republican ticket. The text also mentions Ayer’s Sarsaparillus as praised for a sick daughter.
Editorial notes criticize temperance faction divisions in Warren and Ohio state politics. It laments drunkenness within the temperance party while praising disciplined voices like Lepeer and McDonnell. The piece urges placing true temperance advocates at the fore and questions the Mackey and Scott campaigns.
The New York World reports from Jannsburg on September 27 that Pennsylvania's presidential contest is unusually quiet. Republicans fear apathy and desertions to St John reduce Blaine’s expected margin, with Prohibitionists active in the west and Methodist clergy opposed to Blaine’s record. A prominent lecturer predicts St John gains of at least 40,000 votes in the state.
The letter attacks Scott and Mackey supporters over a court martial finding. It claims Mackey was pardoned by Congress removing disabilities, while President Arthur says Congress cannot act against a court martial. It notes the political clash as a candidate seeks the 27th District seat.
The Springer committee accuses Hayes era Republicans of four trillion in Treasury theft by office holders and star route robbers. They say evidence proves guilt, yet no criminal convictions or government suits occur, blaming Republican influence. They urge a party change as corruption grows, warning Blaine’s victory would worsen it and Cleveland’s election would halt it. Gov. St John, the Prohibition candidate, releases a national acceptance letter disputing Blaine’s local view.
In his letter to William Walter Phelps Blaine states he secretly married in Kentucky in June 1850 and cites a Pittsburgh March 1851 ceremony to explain it. He argues the Kentucky union was invalid for lacking a license, a claim challenged by a Boston lawyer who says Kentucky law allowed marriages without licenses and questions Blaine’s timing.
At an early stage the piece argues that Blaine and Cleveland nominations will redraw party lines. It notes the issue of honesty in government as a unifying goal across parties, citing blended reform sentiment and fears of public treasury exploitation. The essay condemns Tweed era corruption and urges voters to demand integrity.
Physicians recommend Speer’s Per Grape Wine as a strengthening and brood-purifying tonic for females this season. A. W. Moick advertises the product for sale.
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