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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1885
Page
4
The article lists platform planks: prohibition of intoxicating liquors. equal enforcement of laws. civil service reform. prudent use of public funds. and a free ballot free of machines, fraud, or bosses, emphasizing integrity and independence in elections.
The Warne Cotxry Hreratp notes many subscribers are in arrears and stresses a desire to be paid in full. It urges prompt payment to meet obligations and fund improvements, stating words are useless and the publisher must have what is owed.
The Union Signal cites a pledge described as one of God's sign nosts, reflecting religious framing in a temperance or moral context.
A compact note references distilleries and breweries alongside industries described as destructive, signaling a debate over economic and environmental impact within a regional context. The text preserves named sectors while avoiding sensational detail.
A powerful blast at Englind Street disrupts a city and draws worldwide attention to the incident as officials investigate the cause and impact.
The Prohibitionists of Oberlin circulated 40,000 documents during the campaign last fall.
A note describes Russians drinking Cology claiming it to be a bad whiskey for the purpose, highlighting its alcoholic content and questionable quality.
The Liberty Bell moved from Independence Hall through Ohio last week en route to the New Orleans Exposition.
The political complexion of the United States Senate is settled for the next four years. Without Illinois the Republicans have 41 and the Democrats 34.
Rumors place Col. Oliver H. Payne and Judge Gedden in line for the Democratic gubernatorial ticket while Judge For i Ker is mentioned as a Republican candidate. The conversations reflect party strategy and candidate readiness within the state political scene.
Mrs Mary A Aflatrivens wife of Stanley Matthews associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States died in Washington City on Thursday morning.
In Ashtabula County Ohio the divorce rate runs at one to four marriages prompting calls for reform in the Western Reserve region.
The Louisville Cyuder Journal hails Evarts election to the U S Senate as a triumph of mind over matter and merit over the machine, praising his brains over hoodle and his qualification for the seat.
A Pin introduced in Indiana to require physiology and hygiene teaching in public schools with references to alcoholic violence. A vote last Friday on striking the enacting clause failed 45 to does not clarify full counts. The bill was introduced by Democrat Mr. Staley with several prominent Democrats voting for it and most supporting from Republicans.
The text surveys Republican battles over prohibition in Maine Kansas and Iowa and Democratic stance in Georgia. It notes Mississippi and Arkansas as failures while citing Canton Repository and other papers. It asks whether law can curb liquor evil by criminalizing manufacture and sale for beverage use, referencing an Edmunds style dynamite bill as a model and urging practical statewide police powers.
A list of ten asserted facts condemns the saloon as a vice-ridden, tyrannical force corrupting politics and society. The statements portray it as a pirate of trade, undermining homes and life, with abolition seen as the only practical remedy and Prohibition as foundational to any party's platform.
The Wooster Republican questions Prof Wallace's claim that the Second Amendment majority in Wayne County reached 1100 in 1883. The letter states the constitutional majority was 559 with 9210 votes cast, 5191 for Prohibition, 4073 against, yielding a 1118 margin. It accuses McClure of fraud and counterfeit politics.
Fork prominent farmers near Vincennes Indiana were indicted by the grand jury for selling diseased meat. Three were fined one hundred dollars each. the fourth fled. They killed a crippled steer belonging to one of them and sold the meat to neighbors while the animal suffered days before death. The piece condemns whiskey sellers as more destructive.
The Berlin Congress has resolved to abolish slavery and curb the liquor traffic on the Congo. A deputation of temperance advocates met Lord Granville, urging moral action, and he pledged warm support to protect native peoples from alcohol’s harm. The Congress now faces the task of implementing the resolution.
The excerpt urges careful attention to figures comparing the US drink bill with the cost of life’s necessities. It claims a financial view reveals the terrible waste caused by the drink traffic and calls readers to read reflect and act.
In a Democratic era it is argued that Prohibition belongs to the people, not party machinery. The piece cautions that constitutional adoption is only the start of a broader battle to end liquor and corrupt politics, urging loyalty to principle over party. It also includes an appeal from Ravenna Ohio urging support for the temperance cause at the New Orleans Exposition.
The Richland County Thadhige Institute adopted by unanimous vote a resolution urging the Legislature to enact a law requiring hygienic physiology with emphasis on the effects of alcoholic drinks stimulants and other narcotics to be taught in common schools of Our State.
A local note claims misinformed remarks by Hzrayp about City Solicitor Ingram. A proposed deduction resolution failed, amid party tension and calls for restraint in discussions affecting the Democratic council members.
A London dynamite blast last Saturday shattered the London Tower Westminster Hill and Parliament Chambers injuring thirty four people. Authorities suspect Cunningham among others while motives blamed on Nihilism and Ireland unrest. The episode provokes global horror denouncing the use of violence and warning against violent socialistic rhetoric.
A great imperance revival advances in Texas as counties adopt local option and align with Prohibition. Most weekly papers support the awakening on this issue and the country population shows strong temperance sentiment.
Senator Ipsmunds has introduced a sweeping Prohibition bill in the Senate. It bans manufacture or sale of power dynamite and other explosives for injury to property or life and extends the same prohibition to the drink traffic, which is described as more dangerous than dynamite, to keep the country safe.
The Tribune argues liquor traffic harms manhood and womanhood and scars childhood. It condemns silent mothers and indifferent fathers while calling striking parents earnest versus the label cranks.
The New York Sun notes Mugwumps are accustomed to unhappiness in politics, a view echoed by the Sun and the Cleveland Leader as they discuss ongoing partisan tensions.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes that even if Legate is deemed saintly, evidence remains to convict Mr St John of dishonor. The paper asserts there are facts beyond Legate’s letters that reveal wrongdoing by St John.
In a terse stance, Jousech Cook argues constitutional prohibition should be a state and national political issue. He favors the measure if adopted without forming a third party, otherwise through a third party.
The Times Democrat reports a parish in Northern and Central Louisiana held a prohibition vote that drew more interest and a larger turnout than the Presidential question, signaling a broad local push amid national drift.
Ottawa Iowa grand jury dismissed a score of informations for violation of the prohibitory law. The speaker cites that only a self enforcing prohibition would work without judges jurors witnesses sheriffs or police.
The Globe Democrat urges Mr. James F. Lewzate to fulfill his pledge to comment on the St. John matter. The paper notes it has kept several letters in Legate’s handwriting as reference and presses for a public statement.
The piece argues that education shapes public opinion to oppose liquor, gambling, and lotteries, strengthening the conviction that these are wrong. It contends police and courts lag behind public sentiment, and that politicians and enforcers sometimes ally with wrongdoers for various motives.
The article argues that while Civil Service Reform and Stalwarts faced no attacks on their ideas, Prohibition faced immediate GOP opposition. It claims leading Republican papers push to end Prohibition nationwide, suggesting a Teetotaler and liquor interests alliance.
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