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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1884
Page
2
A New York dispatch notes Republican chairmen across the state report many Democrats deserting for Butler and some voting for St John. Cleveland is deeply unpopular, even in his Holland Patent home, where locals deem him the weakest presidential candidate.
The Erie Herald criticizes Mr Scott calling him a "dude" and asserts he is a red hot Democrat who would support a Democratic Speaker and strict Democratic measures. The piece warns voters that voting for Scott harms Republicans in Erie, Warren, and Venango counties daily.
Opinion notes that Erie’s interests suffer when Warren and Venango county candidates win, while counterpoints claim Erie fared better under Warren county representation. The exchange asserts influence through alignment with the Administration versus opposition.
The text argues voters should support Scott only if they oppose protectionist policy, urging supporters to back Mackey for protection and indicating Scott would oppose Sam Randall in Congress and align with the Morrison faction. The implication frames the election as a conflict over free trade versus protective tariffs.
Con. Marxstein, principal owner of the Cincinnati Volksblatt, asserts German Republicans will vote for Blaine. Maine supports Prohibition but not Prohibition candidates. St. John lacks strength in the region.
The piece denounces W L Scott for opposing the Union war effort and voting rights for soldiers, praising Capt. Mackey’s wartime service and postwar help to veterans. It argues Scott’s record shows support for the draft repeal and rebel aims, contrasting it with acts defending the Union and aiding veterans. Local readers are urged to reject Scott via the ballot.
The editorial argues that signing a bill removing Erie from Mackey’s district would leave Erie County without national representation until a new Congress in December 1887. It predicts Mackey would still owe duties to Erie and urges voters to support Mackey, claiming he would benefit Erie more than his rival Scott amid a Republican administration.
The Observer notes Garfield’s 1880 Vermont majority of 27 251 and a Tuesday governor majority around 21 000. It argues a similar drop in close states will favor Democrats, claiming the tide has turned with Maine moving Republican by over 21 000 and predicting a national pattern.
Gen. Beaver tours Ohio stumping for the Republican Party highlighting party platforms and urging support ahead of forthcoming elections. He campaigns in multiple cities, rallying voters and emphasizing national policy priorities.
The Louisville Courier-Journal accuses Democratic campaign leaders of trickery and cowardice in the Morey letter and tariff fight. It argues the same men would again mismanage if renominated, undermining the party's chances in November. Sam Randall criticizes Morrison tariff votes and Cleveland's letters urging the bill.
The piece argues Cleveland’s charges should not affect him, but counters by noting his defeat in district attorney and sheriff races. It also praises Blaine, claiming neighbors who know him best twice as likely to support him, calling charges groundless and affirming his integrity.
A dispatch notes Francis Murphy opposed the St John movement as harmful to prohibition and now Mrs Foster of Iowa, a national temperance figure, contributes a letter urging Prohibitionists to withhold support. Her input targets the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and sympathizers, aiming to influence the movement.
The meeting at Tammany Hall, led by Hon. John Kelly, pledges support for Cleveland. The New York Star notes Butler's candidacy could doom Cleveland, while Butler may lead the Democratic party away from wilderness toward a promised land. Murphy opposes St John and backs Blaine, urging votes for the Prohibition ticket only if it aids one of the two leading men.
A Cleveland fire on Sept 7 scorched over sixty five acres, causing 1 250 000 in losses with origin undetermined. A Minnesota Wisconsin cyclone last week destroyed buildings and claimed several lives. Frep W Hype named Navigation Commissioner in place of Lockwood. A Montreal asylum case details a wife kept four years by her husband. A bank smash in Brunswick New Jersey ends in four suicides tied to the bank's downfall.
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