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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1888
Page
4
Partial OCR text reports a notice from Wilson North Carolina dated April 11 1888. The readable fragment mentions a volina related event or publication with the location and date.
A scornful editorial warns Radicals that victory relies on loyal voters, denounces office seekers who abandon principle, and urges readers to resist temptations of bribery and corruption. It cites Judas thirty pieces of silver as a warning, contrasts with a dawn of right, peace, and prosperity.
The text urges Democrats to desist from backing the Prohibition Convention planned for Greensboro in May. It argues the move is ill advised and could aid Republicans in drawing Democrats away, risking Democratic unity and the state’s stability and progress.
The Raleigh based Stone sued Sperry Hearn of the Wadesboro Intelligencer for criminal libel over a cotton seed deal. Stone bought seed at 75 cents a bushel, labeled them Zephyr, sold as premium yields for 25 a package. The Wake Supreme Court jury found Hearn not guilty after a weeklong trial.
The Wilmington Star editor argues that the 1888 political climate will mirror the 1868 campaign, claiming the war is over and peace has begun. The piece frames ongoing political battles as persistent despite calls for reconciliation.
The piece mocks the Shermans Forakers Blaines Ingallies and other carpet knights crying for war. It notes Foraker’s gray coat in the war while claiming the three mighty men of valor never faced battle and suggests they be ducked in a pond and placed in stocks by old English custom.
The Sunny South proclaims itself the finest Southern journalism a large eight page paper with rich reading material and progressive enterprise. It offers a Mirror and the paper for $3.10 in advance, asserting it is worth three dollars per year and urging readers to subscribe now.
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