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Editorial
September 23, 1888
Telegram Herald
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Satirical piece criticizing Democratic speaker Mills from Texas for declaring in a Brooklyn speech that a Harrison-Morton victory would bring free whiskey, thus exposing what Democrats claim is a Republican campaign tactic they deny.
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A MISTAKE OF MILLS
The mistakes of Mills are greater than Issachar ever found in Moses. The Democrats took this wild man from Texas to Brooklyn, and in a public speech, before any one could stop him, he declared that "If Harrison and Morton are elected, which God forbid, you will have free whiskey and the liquor dealers will multiply in the highways and byways, crying 'Ho, all ye that thirst, come into the saloon and drink.' " Imagine the effect of this on a metropolitan Democratic audience! The Democratic leaders have been trying their prettiest to conceal the fact that the Republicans are fighting for free whisky. They have denounced, as a campaign lie, the statement that whisky is given away by the jugful, and beer by the keg, every Republican meeting. They have tried to ignore the settled purpose of the Republicans to set up fountains flowing with free whisky at every street corner. But the Texas man gave it all away.
The mistakes of Mills are greater than Issachar ever found in Moses. The Democrats took this wild man from Texas to Brooklyn, and in a public speech, before any one could stop him, he declared that "If Harrison and Morton are elected, which God forbid, you will have free whiskey and the liquor dealers will multiply in the highways and byways, crying 'Ho, all ye that thirst, come into the saloon and drink.' " Imagine the effect of this on a metropolitan Democratic audience! The Democratic leaders have been trying their prettiest to conceal the fact that the Republicans are fighting for free whisky. They have denounced, as a campaign lie, the statement that whisky is given away by the jugful, and beer by the keg, every Republican meeting. They have tried to ignore the settled purpose of the Republicans to set up fountains flowing with free whisky at every street corner. But the Texas man gave it all away.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Temperance
What keywords are associated?
Democratic Mistake
Free Whiskey
Republican Campaign
Election Speech
Liquor Dealers
What entities or persons were involved?
Mills
Harrison
Morton
Democrats
Republicans
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Democratic Speaker's Gaffe On Republican Free Whiskey Policy
Stance / Tone
Satirical Mockery Of Democrats
Key Figures
Mills
Harrison
Morton
Democrats
Republicans
Key Arguments
Mills' Speech Revealed Republican Free Whiskey Intentions
Democrats Tried To Conceal Republican Alcohol Distribution In Campaigns
Mills' Statement Undermined Democratic Denials Of Campaign Lies About Free Whiskey And Beer