Tilden ciphers and party politics spark editorial debate
Editorial notes blast Tilden cipher scandals and Democratic leadership, question postwar money policy, and warn of political turmoil over possible November elections. It cites cipher evidence, recalls lottery of favors, and urges Republicans to defend honest money and disciplined voting.
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Des Moines
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Republican State General Committee
Democratic Congress
sober second thought on Iowa election and national finance
The piece urges calm deliberation after the Iowa vote, warning that many were swayed by money and fiat finance. It emphasizes studying the key currency issue soberly and notes the North South relief sentiment amid national hardship.
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Memphis
Joseph
Oregon
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Newsboys
Enduring Union Ideals Amid Civil War Echoes
A fragmentary historical piece argues for national unity despite sectional strife. It praises Northern and Southern valor, questions enduring sentiments toward former foes, and cites political perils from Southern resistance and gubernatorial threats.
The Great Fraud in the Hayes Victory
A historical critique claims Hayes saved the nation from humiliation and rails at Tilden for alleged bribery and ciphers in Florida and Oregon. It asserts Tilden’s scheme to buy electoral votes failed by a cipher misread and calls Democrats dishonest while praising Republicans’ incorruptibility.
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Wade Tampton
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Mike Rourke
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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St. Joe & Council
Iis
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Kansas City
Grapes of Thorns and Thistles in Southern Reconciliation
A damaged historical editorial discusses southern whites' suffering, calls for burying the bloody shirt, and criticizes Republican bloodshed rhetoric. It notes Fielding Hayes era figures, labor, and veterans, with a shift toward demands for genuine conciliation and political accountability.
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Aggregate 19th century real estate and politics notes
The piece notes stronger business outlook with active Chicago real estate and growing money movement. It cites Agricultural Bureau figures for 1875 wheat 460 million, corn 1.2 billion, cotton 1 million bales, and mentions yellow fever decline symptom due to frost. It covers salaries, bank losses, cipher denials, and Democratic reactions to postwar political tumult.
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Sherman
Treasury Department
Washington Letter Report on Revival and Political Tension
Washington letter of December 19, 1878 notes a hopeful business revival with cooler weather aiding sentiment. It cites railroads boosting government services in India, discusses Republican gains and Hampton militia actions in South Carolina, and mentions harbor improvements and various land transfers in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas.
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