Political reform call and Hancock opposition in Texas
A Texas editorial urges Shepard as strongest anti Jones candidate amid Democratic unity in Williamson, Lee, Burleson and Milam counties. It criticizes Hancock as least available though still feasible, notes German voters and Greenback influence, and advocates calm, fact-based debate to curb demagogy and partisan rancor.
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Statesman and Gasett
Hancock
Congress
Jones
Shepard
Williamson, Lee
Burleson
Milam
Fayette
Colorado
News
Fayette County
Austin
Washington
Union
Austin Papers
Giddings
Friends of
Lee, Burleston
Milam, Williamson &c
Vorhees
Pendleton
Thurmian
Coke
Democratic Party
St. Louis
House of Representatives
John Hancock
Bastrop
Munson
Jack
Flourney
Georgetown Sun
No clear headline due to fragmented OCR text
Fragmented notice text from a 19th century publication mentions Cyprus, Texas teachers convention postponement, opposition to capital punishment, party realignments in South Carolina, and financial and rail issues. The garbled pieces reference Lang salary, a Transcontinental line attack, treaty publication timing, Secretary Sherman gold reserves, and Seth Shepard's speech in Bastrop County.
Private interests vs public service in Texas politics
The Galveston News favors appointing steady workers over professional office seekers for county roles. The Bansen backs Shepard for Congress, while Hancock faces opposition from some papers, and Wash Jones is likely defeated. Greenback conventions push anti Democratic corruption but avoid attacking Republicans, signaling partisan blending.
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Dallas
Gonzales
Gonzales Qgarrer
DeVara
Amerald
Lavaca
Hubbard
Lang
Throckmorton
Congress
Shepard
Hancock
Houston
Col
Tracy
Westcott
Galveston News
Houston Telegram
Bansen
Banner
Wash Jones
Galveston
Austin
Yeregram
Jones
Texas
Dexsis Kearney Aims East To Back Butler 1880 Bid
Dexsis Kearney a San Francisco drayman and self described workingman’s champion declares he will push Ben Butler for the presidency in 1880. He travels east in the interest of his party and admits his illiteracy.
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Hempstead Aessenger
San Felipe
Belton Journal
LaGrange
Jim Jones
Jones
Taylor
Goliad
Hackman
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Schleicher
Hempstead
Dexsis Kearney
California
Ben Butler
United States
Kearney
San Francisco
Tie tax sale ads discussed by The Age and Telegram
The Age and Telegram of Houston are debating the question of tie tax sale advertisements in a lively exchange. The discussion centers on how notices should be presented and the implications for property owners and bidders.
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The
Age and Telegram
Houston
Chappell Hill Harangue Draws GOP and Greenback Riff
At Chappell Hill on Wednesday a jit speaking event featured Congressman Giddings and Wash Jones the Greenback candidate for Congress. Our delegation says Giddings won praise while Jones railed at alleged manipulations and styled himself a bob-tailed Independent Greenback Radical aiming for office.
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Navasota
Gol Jones
Chappell Hill
T. D. Dobbs
Esqr
Jno
H. Atchison
Robt
Foster
Blackshear
Giddings
Wash Jones
Congress
Jones
Saeed Tions
Arkansas Democratic convention platform urges greenback standard
The platform calls for replacing banknotes with Treasury notes as legal tender unless a contract says otherwise, opposes debt growth, supports equal value of greenbacks silver and gold, seeks levee construction funds, favors revenue tariffs, invites immigration, endorses congressional fraud claims, and invites colored Arkansans to cooperate with the party. Janis Ezpublican notes the platform as strong for harmony and inclusion.
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United State Treasury
Southern Pacific
Mississippi River
Congress
Arkansas
Democratic Party
Janis Ezpublican
Judge Chesley Praised as Able Senatorial District Candidate
The text commends Judge Chesley as one of the ablest and most effective members of the Fifteenth Legislature and argues he should be chosen for the senatorial district.
Warning to business men on bankrupts and publicity
The notice warns businessmen that among bankrupts who recently filed in the United States clerk's office in Memphis none advertised their business. It cites direct cause and effect in the filing and advertising pattern.
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Memphis
United States
Mexican presidents and independence era term limits
In fifty six years since Mexico won independence not one president completed a full term. The remark underscores political instability and frequent leadership changes in early Mexican history.
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Ffty
Mexico
Coun
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