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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1880
Page
4
The Globe offers Democrats a limited time 14 month subscription plan to introduce the paper to voters and encourage regular reading. It markets The Globe as the largest and cheapest weekly Democratic newspaper in the United States, inviting supporters to spread the paper in their town.
The bitter contest between Shaw and Parnell over Home Rule leadership deepens as Shaw gains parliamentary re election while Parnell blocks unity. The piece links Irish strategy to broader U S political divides and notes German American Republican critique of Grant. It also mentions the San Francisco Chronicle shooting tied to Kalloch rivalries and Pacific coast political violence.
The report ties De Young’s death to the Lechmere House scandal of 1857. De Young had spent months in Boston gathering material for a Kalloch broadsheet. The son allegedly moved the principal agent to deter exposure, risking further violence and implying San Francisco could spare the Kalloch and De Young families.
The piece questions the push for a third term led by General Grant, arguing it aims to abandon constitutional limits. It labels such calls as seeking rule by a strong man who would override laws, likening them to Caesar, Cromwell, and Napoleon. It warns of threats to republic values and urges vigilance to defend popular sovereignty.
Senator Thurman warns that the 1880 election will decide whether liberty and free institutions endure in America. He contrasts two government forms, praising a people supported government over despotism, and argues a strong central state risks ruin. The piece condemns Republican aims and urges Cincinnati to back the strongest candidate to avert catastrophe.
The piece argues the coming Republican campaign will center on the bloody shirt issue, denouncing the party’s record on debt taxes and corruption. It criticizes Grant’s southern policy, cites Clarke and Boutwell, and claims Republicans use rhetoric as a diversion while pursuing power.
The Boston Journal rebukes Mr. Clarke for his strong language, arguing the republic faces danger from unrepentant rebels and that the coming campaign must hinge on old issues. It warns liberal critics will align with sectional partisans, leaving the people to decide with common sense as the bloody shirt is washed.
The Wallace committee report details voter intimidation by Republican operatives in Massachusetts Rhode Island and Plymouth and shows workers pressured by employers to vote with their bosses. It recounts factory and tenement coercion including poll scene at Manchaug Woonsocket and Plymouth selectmen blocking registrations before summarizing Grant era port abuses and Ghazni victory.
The piece argues Grant’s campaign tactics are shrewd and well managed across states from Philadelphia to Illinois, while criticizing his record and allies. It cites Conkling’s stance, questions merchants in New York backing Grant for stability, and notes alleged grafts like the San Domingo affair and whiskey ring. It highlights the New York custom-house frauds probe of 1871 and connections to Grant’s staff.
Paris comments hail Henri de Bornier as modern tragedy master in Les Noces d Attila. The drama opens with Huns near the Danube seizing captives, Attila forcing Hildiga toward marriage, and Rome resisting his power. Hildiga murders Attila with a hidden axe after a staged Nuptial rite as Frankish forces break his throne.
The New Haven Register quotes a New York remark by John Sherman about looking to the future. It notes a Boston DAILY GLOBE ad request inviting New England towns to send summer boarder ads, stressing forward-looking expectations.
A collage of quirky notes from gossip to science with names, places, and curiosities. References span Sankey the singer, General Hancock, Sitting Bull, 850 tons of silver, New Haven and Elmira exchanges, and varied tidbits on politics, crime, and culture.
London World notes Eugenie hesitated to join the expedition to South Africa as departure neared, restrained only by Queen Victoria's steadfast urging. It mentions additional St Helena willow slips heading to Zulu land, and a Windsor deanery tree with a grim history linked to the Sedan fall, visible from the public walk near the naval Knights' lodgings.
A few days ago Judge Mackey of South Carolina sat in the senate gallery when a sharp-faced man asked him to identify the infamous Butler of South Carolina. He pointed to Senator Edmunds, calling him Butler, provoking indigination. Senator Hampton shared the joke, noting Edmunds laughed and called Butler handsome.
A New York Sun editorial recalls a Toast to Virginia with a comic reply about ancestors and a Virginia native who had moved to Texas exclaiming by God but she stopped breeding long ago. The remark echoes a Tribune line about conscientious conviction birthing the Republican party and is tied to a dinner table memory.
Nominations for June conventions spark active campaign work. Democrats urged to back a Democratic president candidate and promote the TRE weekly Globe. The Workly Guoee vows to chronicle campaign events. Fourteen months for $1 offered, with sample copies mailed to interested households and clubs formed by sending names.
All residents of country towns in New England are urged to send their addresses to the Boston Daily Globe in Boston Massachusetts. Include how many boarders they would like to accommodate this summer and contact details for follow up.
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