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Editorial
July 21, 1874
The Van Buren Press
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Sarcastic editorial mocking a proposed new reform party led by Thomason, Wilcox, and Sparks of the Herald, doubting their ability to win state control and implement reforms placing Thomason as governor, Grant in Congress, and Sparks as penitentiary superintendent.
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We wonder how the new party that Thomason, Wilcox and Sparks of the Herald intend starting, is getting on. Whew, won't the series of reforms that they purpose to inaugurate be prolific of good (?) to our state? For instance, Thomason, the walking encyclopedia of wisdom and political trickery Governor; Grant, the earnest office seeker and pet of T.'s, representative in Congress, and Sparks, superintendent of the penitentiary. They are reformers; they constitute the new party, and they are going to carry the state in the fall. "Can these things be, and overcome us like a summer's dream?"
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Satire
What keywords are associated?
New Party
Reforms
Thomason
Wilcox
Sparks
Grant
Political Satire
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomason
Wilcox
Sparks
Grant
Herald
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Mockery Of New Reform Party By Thomason, Wilcox, And Sparks
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic Mockery
Key Figures
Thomason
Wilcox
Sparks
Grant
Herald
Key Arguments
The New Party Led By Thomason, Wilcox, And Sparks Promises Reforms But Is Doubted
Proposed Roles: Thomason As Governor, Grant In Congress, Sparks As Penitentiary Superintendent
Questions If They Can Carry The State In The Fall