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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1888
Page
4
The piece extols Bunn as a bold Me tropolitan district candidate delivering forceful speeches and sweeping logic. It praises his leadership and capacity, foretelling a brilliant career and Democratic service despite lacking polished rhetoric.
In Indiana the revolt of Republican workingmen deepens and defies suppression. Leaders’ attempts to quell it backfire as affidavits prove Harrison once urged a one dollar daily wage. The Indianapolis Journal offered a five thousand dollar reward for proof of the quote, but no proof emerged and disaffection mounted. John Crew’s perjury threat to affiants also failed to deter further testimony supporting the workers’ case.
The President approved the Chinese immigration bill criticizing earlier lawmakers for favoring cheap labor. The piece argues Republicans like Harrison, Edmunds, Sherman, and Ingalls delayed action, fearing reaction from business interests, but now the door is closed to Chinese newcomers and repeal is unlikely.
Dr Kingsbury recalls postwar years as a fearful time marked by corruption and crime in the North Carolina capital. He blasts Radical party corruption, likening it to a carnival of crime and a Tophet scene, with looted morals and violence following the conflict.
The county canvass reports strong showing by Democratic representatives and declares candidates true to democracy. It praises their recent service and describes Radical opponents as sinking and doomed, invoking Miltonic imagery of fallen angels fleeing in ruin.
Prophetically Ingalls warned Bonebrake and the piece argues Harrison is a tame follower of Blaine. It claims Harrison offers no decisive campaign issues or inspiration while Blaine remains the true leader of the Republicans. The piece notes Blaine’s enduring influence since his nomination in 1884.
Former Treasury head Hugh McCulloch states he will vote for Grover Cleveland if he can reach the polls in Montgomery County North Dakota on November 6. He credits faith in Cleveland tariff reform with guiding his decision.
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