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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1888
Page
4
A public exhortation from local leaders calls for harmony and unified action in the county convention. It urges careful conduct to avoid aiding opponents and stresses perseverance through trials, citing past heroic triumphs and a November victory as the goal.
The Chicago convention ends with Benjamin Harrison of Indiana securing 542 votes to clinch the Republican nomination. Harrison, born in 1833 at North Bend Ohio, led a military and legal career and is praised by friends as brave and humane though not gifted with striking ability. The scene contrasts chaotic GOP deliberations with Democratic unity behind Grover Cleveland.
The Roanoke editorial analyzes the State platform adopted by the convention. It notes pledges to prevent high taxation, support public schools, resist extravagance, repeal or limit internal revenue laws, seek national educational aid administered by the state, maintain county government, and require a people’s vote on fence laws. It also emphasizes state efforts to foster trade prosperity.
Poetic lines praise gems that originate in distant mines. They claim these stones carry fame and true value, inviting admiration and desire for their acquisition and recognition.
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