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Newspaper
Ashtabula Telegraph
Location
Ashtabula, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1878
Page
2
A wide array of 19th century issues are sketched, including tariff advocacy for sugar and rice, defense of gold standards, Senate and House maneuvers, pension reform, and international affairs. The report notes health updates for Senator Morrissey, greetings to Mrs Hayes, and a story of Lincoln tied to a cow dispute, while European politics weigh on Ottoman and Russian actions.
The piece argues that without an impartial, comprehensive civil service plan, appointments will be left to haphazard personal judgment. It warns that early, preplan appointments worsen reform, alienate Congress, and invite accusations of rewarding friends, urging the President to adopt a strict, merit based system.
Regular weekly dispatch notes a Capitol focus on funeral eulogies for Hogg and Morton, with praise for Conkling and Booth’s oratory. It reports Senator Plumb’s civil service plan, debates on executive appointments, and mentions Mexico, Mollie Maguires, and Church of England finances, plus California coffee prospects and Plymouth Church pew sales.
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