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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1880
Page
2
The Ames Intelligencer notes Vermont’s strong 1880 Republican gains, with the majority rising from 16,566 in 1878 to about 27,000, signaling an almost unanimous forthcoming legislature and anticipating Maine’s elections to test Garcelon and Seton Chase.
Chicago Tribune notes Iowa Republicans celebrate Sapp's loss in Wilth district and Hepburn's nomination. The piece highlights young Republican workers tired of sugar-coated quack pills and reporters sharing the sentiment.
The piece notes that Alabama Republicans lacked a ticket in Geld and questions northern Republican press cries of fraud. It claims some Alabama Republicans voted the gu ticket and comments that greenback votes were counted despite Democratic tenets not opposing a free Republican form of government.
United States Commissioner of Pensions reports 245000 pensioners as of June 30 and 3190000 in arrears. Yearly payments total 36000000 with 21000000 in arrears. projected annual pensions may reach 50000000. July 1 unsettled claims total 280000 with average first payment 1100, involving 532000 interested persons. Daily claims average 150 since July 1.
In Greenville the Democratic faction warns Mr Speir and associates Wilson Cook and others to heed advice for a peaceful summer. The white population desires calm and warns that forceful action could be violently met, impacting both black and white residents.
Me Dovenerrr reports Democratic gloom over Hancock's election odds. He notes Hancock is confident, Maine and Ohio weak for Democrats, Indiana shaky, and doubts about Mr English's magnetism. Daugherty supports the gloomy conclusion about Indiana.
Indianapolis dispatch notes disunity within the Indiana Democratic Party. Hard money national bankers and Hancock supporters split with English opponents, while factional animosity centers on Mr English and Mr Sanders. Recounted remarks claim Republicans campaigned with a single idea, leaving voters in decent shape.
The New York Tammany and Tilden factions face a deep dispute as The Herald warns of a deplorable state affair. Democratic leaders are blamed for mismanagement and failure to unite the party in a pivotal state whose vote could decide Garfield’s win. Samuel J. Tilden’s supporters claim regulars bear the blame.
In a wide-ranging assessment, Republicans tout their party's discipline and success across finance banks manufacturing and national progress. Democrats face criticism for banking, currency, tariff, and policy shifts while business leaders and working Americans weigh stability and prosperity. The piece cites praise for Indiana, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in the context of 1880 politics.
The piece argues that merchants, manufacturers, laborers and bankers in New York New Jersey and Connecticut oppose a political upheaval. It credits their influence with preserving current prosperity and warns that Democratic victories threaten the banking currency tariff and industrial policy. The stance emphasizes practical common sense to avoid upheaval.
Citizens report that railroad managers intend to give diligent attention to the Boone’s North and South Road at the earliest practical moment. Directors may meet in Minneapolis on their return from the east to decide definite action before ground freezes.
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