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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1876
Page
2
A collage of political notes and social quips from New York and Georgia. Topics include Congress, Grant, Tilden, emigration, juries, fashion notes, railroads, and centennial tastings with scattered figures and local references.
The article lauds Tilden and Hendricks for penning and promoting documents supporting their nomination by the St. Louis convention. It urges honest governance, purging corruption, and restoring national strength through electing the authors of these compositions and applying fair justice across sections and classes. Governors Tilden and Hendricks are praised as statesmen with proven past lives as guarantees of diligent effort.
The article denounces broad monetary distress as government fault under Grant, predicting worse hardship ahead. It predicts a March 4 inauguration of Tilden and mocks local political maneuvering, noting Dick Whiteley’s Albany nomination and Polk county farmers planning long provisions.
The Bainbridge Democrat laments Alfred N. Colquitt’s nomination for Georgia governor while pledging loyal support. It argues Colquitt will serve all classes and denies Grange favoritism, urging Democrats to unite behind his leadership for Georgia’s victory. The Chronicle & Sentinel reports on Bishop Pierce’s optimistic Texas trip and rural prospects, noting crop conditions and uncertain cotton prices.
The Randolph county Democratic Executive Committee met at 10 a.m. with Arthur Hood as chairman and C. W. Jones named permanent secretary. Delegates were chosen by district for a September primary to nominate a House candidate, with details on district managers and voting hours. The secretary is instructed to send the proceedings to city papers for weekly publication until the county convention. An elderly traveler remarks on worn men and newly dressed women, followed by a New York note on Broadway store rents dropping.
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