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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1878
Page
2
The Brown County political scene is criticized for absentee voting conduct and factional maneuvering. The treasury reportedly shows a $20,000 loss while newspapers mock and defend party strategies and candidate loyalties ahead of the congressional convention.
Tur William Allen who declined the Congressional nomination in the Fifth district is not the old original William Allen who never declined any offices.
On Friday last the Treasury reported a coin balance of 212 340 000 dollars which will be added to the currency in under six months. Rev Butter aims to expose the falisty and rascality of the Louisiana Commission business and we hope he succeeds.
The Irish Catholic and Democratic saloon-keeper factions in Indianapolis discuss backing Methodist preacher LaMartyr for Congress as a joint ticket. Judges Haley and Haag deny bribery claims by Tingle and say Hill offered no money for votes.
A historical note boasted that a barrel of flour now costs a single ten dollar bill, leaving four dollars for provisions or clothing. The remark frames this as the kind of money laboring men desire, signaling wage and cost concerns of workers.
The speaker vents over a columnist labeled a sarcastic cuss calling them Frankie Cwser Culley and a young man. The frustration reaches a vow to confront the critic in person.
At the National State Convention last week two clowns named Randall and Sutton appeared on stage and sang one or two songs. They announced to the delegates that the books containing the songs could be purchased from the gentlemanly agents.
The Tur Napoleon Signal notes that Henry county Democrats rejected a house, lot, and $1,000 not for lack of appeal but because candidates were all on the buy. Each hopeful offered $1,000, yet only one with real earnest plea won the pot.
In a sharp political jab the Sunday Journal notes admiration for the Era and Express offices funded by the government while accusing the Nationals of Defiance of profiting from unpaid postmaster duties. It mocks Dr. J. B. Sturgeon for touring the country to organize a National party and jokes he carries passwords and secrets to “organize.”
Fulton county figure Hon D W H Howard is touted as a solid reliable Republican potential candidate for the district’s Republican Congressional Convention. Supporters praise his energy, business skill, and knowledge of district needs, noting he could cut the Democratic majority if nominated. The piece also reflects editorials on currency policy favoring greenbacks over gold.
The piece attacks Democratic and Republican papers over alleged delegate buying at the late convention. It cites offers of money and a deed to sway votes, with Napoleon and Defiance counties named and a warning that further exposure could cause a public stink.
The Inter Ocean recounts illicit distilling in South Carolina with nightly operations. Revenue agents faced arrest by state authorities after a fatal clash, leading to a fight over transfer to federal courts and a threatened federal intervention to seize the prisoners.
A Civil War era appeal contrasts the old and new laws governing the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans Home. It blames the O'Connor act for restricting admissions to only the children of deceased service members, limiting under twelve for mothers, excluding those not on pension rolls, and forcing guardians to surrender pension amounts to trustees. The message labels the measure as treacherous and Copperhead in origin and urges veterans to compare the two statutes.
Provisions authorize receiving indigent destitute Ohio children of deceased and disabled soldiers and sailors from the Civil War into the home for education and support until age sixteen, with possible extension to eighteen. Trustees to provide horticultural and technical education and operate shops for trades, under superintendent and board regulations.
The piece cites political maneuvering with a Henry county delegate allegedly offered $1,000 and a house deed for votes, urging caution to avoid overstatement. It also recalls Miss Jennie Smith the once crippled preacher who walked upright into Ocean Grove in July to testify to answered prayers.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reviews the birth of a new National party, likening its orators to nitroglycerin trombones. It predicts turmoil for old parties, notes the uneasy clash with Greenbacks, and doubts Kearney and Butler can mix the volatile ingredients into a stable coalition.
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