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Domestic News
August 3, 1860
Bedford Inquirer
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
The Stillwater (Minnesota) Democrat newspaper harshly criticizes Joseph Lane, running mate to John C. Breckinridge for Vice President, portraying him as an inebriate and vulgar man undeserving of the nomination despite its unlikelihood of success.
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The Stillwater (Minnesota) Democrat, a Douglas paper, speaks as follows of Breckinridge's associate:
"As to Joe Lane we have a few remarks to make. An inebriate by habit; a low, vulgar man by instinct and association: has become intoxicated by position, and will naturally be tickled with the straw of candidacy for Vice President, even though there is less than a ghost of a chance for election. It is flattery to such men as he to be thought of, even for the second office in the gift of the nation; and it is calculating too much upon debased human nature to expect that he will decline the chance for notoriety which his nomination furnishes him."
"As to Joe Lane we have a few remarks to make. An inebriate by habit; a low, vulgar man by instinct and association: has become intoxicated by position, and will naturally be tickled with the straw of candidacy for Vice President, even though there is less than a ghost of a chance for election. It is flattery to such men as he to be thought of, even for the second office in the gift of the nation; and it is calculating too much upon debased human nature to expect that he will decline the chance for notoriety which his nomination furnishes him."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Joe Lane
Breckinridge
Vice President
Nomination
Political Criticism
Stillwater Democrat
What entities or persons were involved?
Joe Lane
Breckinridge
Where did it happen?
Stillwater, Minnesota
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Stillwater, Minnesota
Key Persons
Joe Lane
Breckinridge
Event Details
The Stillwater Democrat criticizes Joe Lane as an inebriate and vulgar man who is flattered by his nomination as Breckinridge's vice presidential running mate, despite slim chances of election.