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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1877
Page
2
For Superintendent, B. L. BAUGHMAN of Indian Creek is listed. For Supervisor, D. A. BIGELOW of Ames is listed. For Surveyor, R. H. MITCHELL of Nevada is listed.
The passage notes Col Hoggatt has kept Canpipares in the background while deeming him not suited for a strong public showing but recognizes him as a strong opponent to defeat.
Report says Paine will not exceed forty votes in his own township. Critics note his hunt for "large game" this fall has angered his most charitable supporters and undermined local backing.
A satirical piece argues a new Rainbow party could lure Greenbackers into office by promising pots of gold at the end of rainbows. It suggests the Rainbow ticket would claim wealth easily exchanged for the criticized greenbacks, flipping campaign rhetoric.
The piece accuses the Greenback faction led by Jerry Franks and associates of publishing falsehoods to sway voters in Story county. It defends auditor candidate J R Hayes and attacks opponents like Statler Paine and Balliet, alleging inflated costs, biased printing, and deceitful campaigns.
The article questions the Greenback movement asking what specific goal they pursue with inflation of paper money. It notes historical limits on currency and probes their expected use and legal authority to exceed it, doubting whether higher greenback issuance would improve real purchasing power or living standards.
The passage argues that only by coining silver dollars and removing production restrictions for exports can money gain abundance while retaining value. It contends this would create employment for capital and labor with money of permanent value.
In a vivid critique, the author argues that if the government issues many greenback promises they must be redeemed by taxation or risk repudiation and confiscation. The piece condemns the Greenback ticket and its leaders as deceptive, urging Story County voters to reject them and avoid costly promises.
The piece argues that greenback advocates who favor silver monetization simultaneously push legal tender that would render silver coinage useless. It notes silver’s bullion value regardless of money status and warns that circulating silver dollars hinges on paper dollar parity, calling the combined stance foolish and harmful to the silver dollar.
The writer asks which branch of U S manufacture languishes for lack of money and whether capital is needed to expand steel coal woolen goods boots hats or other products. He questions if currency dilution would help and argues that the key issue is insufficient markets for existing output.
A excerpted note discusses voting eligibility for men 21 and older who have resided six months in the state and sixty days in the county. The text then contrasts personal finances with political fuss, citing a man who bought a Tate and sold it later for 3400 dollars, implying a strong return on investment.
The piece extols Iowa as highly prosperous and well governed under Republican control since its founding. It argues the party’s success in population and wealth makes its guidance worthy, and cites Missouri as soil for comparison while praising Iowa’s relative greatness. The Atchison Journal statement frames Republican policies as a model for national unity.
The Dubuque Times denounces Greenback advocates who favor replacing national bank notes with greenbacks. It argues such a shift would cut $225 million in taxable money, costing about $9.75 million in taxes, while proposing tax shifts that would burden property owners and the rich.
Two weeks after a prominent Iowa greenback column hailed Sidney Myers as a great financier, Myers was indicted in Chicago for embezzling 200000 from bank deposits and jailed. The political papers withdrew his card from their editorials as the case unsettles the reform movement.
The Ledger reports D P Stubbs purchased 40 acres in section 2 township 72 range 14 for 2.90 in 1863 taxes and a deed to him was issued May 28 1866. Finley McMartin sold many tax certificates to Stubbs and deeds followed. Land valued 3520 in 1861 later deeded to Stubbs 1864 and then sold to Peter Smeaton for 4400 with fair profit.
A Winterset Madisonian discussion questions the Greenback party plan to issue vast new greenbacks and loan through the postal service. It notes bipartisan doubt about issuing legal tender in peacetime and cites a Des Moines Leader critique of such policy as unconstitutional and impractical.
The excerpt discusses the Civil War era decision on paper money as legal tender. It contrasts Chief Justice Chase and other justices who argued against making notes legal tender with Justice Strong and his coauthors who supported wartime necessity. The piece reflects on constitutional limits and the role of Congress in funding the government.
A survey of elegant accessories includes ladies belts with name letter interweaving and Russia leather napkin rings bound in silver with initials. Gentlemen receive a square nosed felt hat with a narrow brim. At President Hayes's Gait House reception in Louisville Mrs. Hayes wore white silk with diamonds, Miss McParland wore Worth from pearl silk and diamonds, and Miss Evreretts wore black silk and velvet with diamonds. The event is described as Louisville's most brilliant ball, surpassing even the Grand Duke Alexis's.
The office reports a large new stock of fashion able type faces worth over 400 dollars, claiming top notch printing quality on the Northwestern line. They promise competitive prices for non press-duplicated electro typing work and invite inquiries for printing needs.
A simple balm is offered to remove tan freckles pimple and blotches for clear skin. It also promises lexuriant growth of hair on a bald head or smooth face with instructions included. Ken, Vandels & Co located at Bondigi Noo 6 Wooster Bt New York is the sender.
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