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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1880
Page
4
A promotional note states The Campaign Weekly will send The Weekly Globe for one year free of postage. It highlights a mailer incentive aimed at expanding readership and building sponsored distribution among subscribers.
The Weekly Globe pledges to back the Democratic National Convention nominee for president and Congress and urges all good Democrats to extend its influence by distributing copies nationwide and forming large clubs.
In a Fortnight context the April 6 1880 reflects on Beaconsfield’s Banquet remarks the lord mayor health toast and a likely wine choice between Gladstone or Hartington. It notes Garrett’s Democratic presidential candidacy stance conflicting with Randall support, London livery guilds anti Liberal vote over charitable commissions, Ireland Home Rule dynamics, and a Richmond blue-coats remembrance of Chapin’s Farm.
The text recalls patriotic resolve as Union troops reach Richmond, end the rebellion in sight, and march home through smoke and memories of loved ones, signaling near victory and the long awaited homecoming of the soldiers.
The latest English election returns show Beaconsfield's ministry defeated though many seats remain uncalled. The Liberals face a fragile path to a working majority with Home Rule and Irish constituencies complicating unity. Experts doubt a strong cabinet or lasting governance, and parties reflect wide internal rifts. The outcome is viewed as insufficient to mandate broad policy change, reminiscent of Gladstone's 1868 reforms but lacking decisive public backing.
A wide mix of editorial notes argues that Irish distress stems from rent-exacting landlords and insecure leases, detailing taxation, evictions, and a case study in Thraheen. It contrasts Ulster fixed tenure with the volatile west and south, cites Redpath’s data on rents above valuation, and links landlord cruelty to peasant hardship, while tying in Civil War era critiques of leaders like McClellan and media bluster surrounding Garcelon.
A naval drumbeat of criticism marks Blaine as weak for the senate, with Rollins of New Hampshire and Dawes of Massachusetts joining Carpenter and Ferry in unhorsing the Maine statesman. The piece condemns Blaine’s tactics, praises decorum, and warns that Maine’s voter-pulled methods won’t suit federal lawmaking.
A Maine newspaper column denounces the Hale investigating committee as biased and warns readers that Republicans manipulated returns and doctored testimony to discredit ex Governor Garcelon and council. It cites Somerville voting irregularities, asserts many blank returns were distributed by Republicans, and urges voters to scrutinize the party at the fall election.
The evidence points to the Plumed Knight as the author and driving force behind a calculated effort to seize political advantage. Opponents label the action as a cheap ploy, aimed at leveraging public sentiment for gain.
Prominent Greenbacker Blanton Duncan argues for cross party unity to defeat Radicalism. He presents state by state strength estimates for Democrats Republicans and Greenbacks Independent and says Greenbackers can decide the next president. He urges patriots to back Hancock and warns against factionalism while noting potential impacts on other states and issues.
The empress sought recovery in the south of France while her husband stayed behind fearing upheaval. As Cannes telegrams of her decline reached St. Petersburg, the emperor could not depart, and she traveled home dying just before the Winter Palace explosion. The revolution's shadow haunted her final hours.
A jumble of notices, quips, and short news items touches politics, satire, and social quirks. References include Hayes, tax talk, immigration, religious gifts, and curiosities from Edison to Talmage, with vivid one‑liners about public life and manners.
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