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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1876
Page
13
We print every Thursday and advertise a yearly rate of £1 10s or $1.40. Hale year, one of the largest papers in the West. We offer commercial job printing of every kind including bill heads letters and legal blanks posters and more. New type and presses enable handsome work at low prices.
A group of 142 stonemasons from New York recently sailed for Scotland and are set to work on Greenock parochial buildings. They will earn 20 cents per hour with guaranteed employment for two years.
In a pivotal moment the House approved 484,000 dollars to pay Southern claims from the War, while leaders urged restraint until the winter session and warned that a Tilden victory could unleash rapid, unchecked appropriations after the election.
A Baltimore Gazette anecdote recalls Thaddeus Stevens defending two bank officers indicted for conspiracy. He moved for separate trials. the judge delayed. Stevens then asked if one man could be tried for conspiracy and publicly sent the defendants home. The jury was discharged and the court adjourned. Stevens allegedly received $5,000.
A gambler, after losing five checks on a tray, threatened to shoot himself. The room fell silent as dealers and patrons watched the doomed man, who finally lost the last of his money and died by his own hand, ending with Fatty Evans ordering oysters.
Extract from Gen Logan's Indianapolis address criticizing Democratic claims of Republican corruption. He argues corruption exists in all parties but boasts Republicans expel dishonest members, contrasts Democratic coverups, and cites Van Buren and Polk era abuses to warn against renewed abuses.
A political speech defends Reconstruction era reform, contrasting Republican honesty with Democratic alleged dereliction. It cites specific bureaus, losses, and presidents to argue Republicans reduced fraud, praising Grant and warning of Democratic misrule, with applause and calls for victory.
A historical editorial argues that power should restore virtue lost after rebellion and warns that a Democratic vote equals betrayal of the Union. It states voters judge leaders by past records, trusting the Republicans for a strong, proven history and shunning the Democrats for a bad record.
The author praises Republican wisdom and loyalty as the source of the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. He argues a Democratic policy would have ruined the nation’s achievements, asserting that true Americans celebrate the Exposition as proof of Republican vigor and national pride.
The text praises the Republican party for ending slavery and bringing freedom to the nation. It asserts that under Republican rule the flag now flies over freemen, slavery has died, and continued governance is hoped to finish eradicating bondage’s evil forever.
The speaker argues Democracy has governed New York with misrule increasing city debt from 80 million to 140 million in under a decade. Taxation is near confiscation, prompting calls to end political thieves. He warns that allowing Democracy to govern nationally would bring ruin and greater troubles.
The piece argues the Republican party remains seaworthy after trials and should not be replaced by the Democratic party, described as an old worm eaten hulk condemned for lack of confidence and patronage. It warns that reform offers little protection to voters who rely on a sturdy vessel.
Ohio stands praised for nominating honest capable leaders with Governor Hayes abstaining from pledges and seeking one term. The state’s Republicans present a strong slate, projecting a solid congressional delegation and a commitment to honesty and good government across education culture and political leadership.
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