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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1880
Page
2
A local editorial rails at Democrats over Cincinnati era figures, accusing Fitz Joux Portrr of treachery, noting first DC habeas corpus suspension amid Hancock ties, and predicting Republican gains as Virginia faces a split between conservatives and readjusters. It mocks Democrats' attempts to claim doubtful states and urges party unity to avoid division.
Tut Messenger of Fremont argues there will be no Returning Boards or Electoral Commissions. He asserts Garfield will win the nation wide vote and be inaugurated for a four year term beginning March 4, 1881, a view the paper endorses as correct.
William Bryxrey calls Fifth District Republicans to meet in Lima on July 31 1880 to nominate a congressional candidate and handle convention business. Defiance county Republicans may cast its vote. Locals favor road improvements with a general levy but oppose bonded debt. Democratic candidate Martin Struble opposes road improvements.
Prominent Butler wing leaders of the Massachusetts Democracy endorse Garfield after Hancock's nomination. Reports say more will follow. Hancock corsets emerge as a campaign uniform, opening front and back with a gentle swell. Democrats boast their candidates were educated by the government, while Garfield rose from driving mules to success on his own.
The writer argues the nation faces a polarized era with a solid North and solid South, blaming Democrats for the division. It claims Garfield will win, critiques Encuisa for charity, and describes Southern desires for wartime losses payments. Indiana copperhead influence and Dan Vorhees are noted as shaping voter attitudes toward Hancock.
The letter attacks William H. English for allegedly voting for Lincoln in 1860, calling the charge false and noting English’s lifelong Democratic stance as a copperhead. It accuses him of sympathizing with the South and links him to the Knights of the Golden Circle aims to turn Indiana over to the Confederacy.
Republicans in Defiance County urge active participation to build on a three year drop in Democratic majorities from about 1400 in 1876 to just over 1100 last fall. They cite gains in Adams Delaware Highland Mark and Washington townships and urge vigorous work to reduce the Democratic lead this fall. The piece contrasts with a Democratic rebuke about the party’s past, recalling rebel records and paid emissaries.
The passage laments a political party eager to hide yesterday's failures. It insists the past should be left to fade, arguing that the party itself would be better off burying its history rather than dwelling on it. The tone is sharp and admonitory.
A Democratic quote argues the South’s solid bloc should not imply sectionalism, noting sectionalism is discounted this campaign and will fade after Hancock’s inauguration. The piece suggests the Democracy’s strength lies in the South, while clarifying that a solid South does not equal sectional feeling.
A fragment debates John Hancock of Declaration fame and his bachelor status, casting doubt on a claimed family lineage. The prose contrasts Hancock’s bachelor life with a suggested Democrat connection, noting historical inconsistency in the lineage claim.
The piece notes W. D. Hill praising Hancock at Gettysburg after years of restraint. It recalls Hill's fear of expressing sympathy for the rebels and suggests he would have condemned Hancock then, not praised him, given the heated political climate.
In 1867-68 Forney wrote of Hancock describing his Louisiana administration as worse than yellow fever and lamenting dark days in Texas and Louisiana. He called Hancock a better soldier than lawyer and suggested he should switch allegiance. The Irish Democracy rejected the man who executed Mrs. Surratt and urged a shift from blue to gray.
The Express and Democrat editorials clash over the phrase The bloody shirt used to criticize the Democratic party for its Civil War era record. The piece argues the term should stay as a reminder of past crimes and warns that Southern repression endangers free speech and rights.
The article argues Democrats push to relieve Hancock of responsibility for Mrs. Surratt’s execution. It recounts the habeas corpus writ, the dispatch to President Johnson, and Hancock’s role in presenting an order suspending the writ before the hanging. It contends Hancock acted to fulfill duty, not to evade responsibility.
The piece argues the Democratic Party hides its war record and avoidance of school reform while pledging to foster public schools. It cites illiteracy rates in Kentucky Georgia Tennessee Virginia and Arkansas and contrasts them with Iowa and Minnesota literacy rates. It cites Albany Journal’s math linking ignorance to Democratic majorities and claims genuine education diffusion would undermine the party in both South and North.
The piece argues whether voters should switch from a Republican to a Democratic administration. It warns against broad changes led by a Unionist ticket, stressing the millions of federal offices and laws that would shift under new rule, and favors steadiness with experienced leadership that has guided the nation through decades of tumult.
In 1867 General Sheridan was relieved as commander of the military district of Louisiana and Texas for enforcing Congress reconstruction laws and protecting citizens rights. Hancock succeeded him, seen as more favorable to ex rebels.
The passage cites General Garfield’s 1868 remark about obstructing Reconstruction and argues a General, sent to Louisiana and Texas, abuses civil military authority. It condemns his proclamations, insists he should follow laws, aid civil government, and not seek presidential nomination by the party that opposed him.
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