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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1880
Page
2
Tanner remains in hunger strike on day 31 with nine days left, while several young Democrats in the Hancock corset join the protest. Ex Gov Eisner's private secretary endorses Garfield, claiming many Democrats will follow by election day.
Republicans of Hicksville formed a Garfield and Arthur club at a Saturday gathering. The editor of the paper addressed the attendees, starting with fifty signers and now believed to number around two hundred.
A Wisconsin Democrat leader Orton backs Garfield, saying the government should not be handed to rebels who once tried to destroy it. The remark follows criticism of Garfield over past canal work and questions if the speaker will repeat his speech in county schools.
A Democratic letter from Georgia defends General Garfield against Credit Mobilier charges and criticizes Republican printing offices. It claims Republicans rally to the so called dirty rag of hate and notes many echo stars and bars sentiments.
A political editorial mocks Garfield with poetry burlesque about mules on the canal and urges laboring men to vote against Democratic campaigning. It contrasts 1860 Democratic rule selling 6 percent bonds below par with present Republican rule where 4 percent bonds trade at 108, arguing for change based on these facts.
A. P. Epcertoy of Hicksville argues the Democrats lost power for their errors and says Republicans should be ousted for similar failures. He asserts the Republican party has never fired on the American flag, unlike Democrats, and notes Hancock lowered the flag for a rebel dinner. He urges voters to remove the Republican party from power and erase it from future history.
Gen Grants order to The Boys in Blue signals Democratic fear of the two candidates. At Hicksville last week A P Folgerton declared a polished State rights Democrat stance, arguing it is the campaign’s sole issue. The doctrine, he said, caused the late war, guiding voters this fall.
The Ohio Democratic convention named Elmer White editor of the Democrat of this city to the State Executive Committee. The notice praises his abilities and vows he will be a valiant worker for the party, while remarking that Republicans will win in the fall.
The past week has not yielded strong Democratic results with some leaders drifting toward Garfield while others deny defections from Republicans and promise to oppose Hancock. Justice Swayne’s alleged ruling is shown as untrue, discrediting the fabricators and demoralizing their supporters.
The Demokrat grumbles that Tar Express will not win friends by attacking candidate Martin Struble for past affiliations and positions. It urges Republicans to endure the stereotype and argues the paper should use respectful language and focus on issues like road improvements as voters contemplate the county commissioner race.
The Garfield and Arthur club lists men who never voted Republican before, who have now shifted to Garfield and Arthur. They are readers who think, realizing that turning the government to a party that harmed the common masses would be folly during prosperous times, given that party’s record of blunders and crime.
The Oko lono States records claim the South will cast 138 Hancock votes as a unit. It asserts the South excludes Black citizens from politics, labels the Negro a Republican by nature, and warns the Democratic party would face chaos without supervision on election days in many states and counties.
A Lithopolis writer, describing himself as a boy of seventeen, argues he and many peers will vote for the opposite party this fall. He accuses Democrats of starving his father in prison, trying to split the Union, and expanding slavery, labeling Southern Democrats as the tree and Northern Democrats as grafts. He says rebel sympathy binds voters to one ticket.
The piece argues Democrats in the South foster hate toward the negro and the Union, contrasting spontaneous aid to famine and disease in the South with Northern charity. It rejects charges of a Northern campaign of hate and calls for the South to end under such demon.
Senator Don Cameron predicts a 40,000 vote margin for James A. Garfield in Pennsylvania. The statement frames the election as a clear regional lead for Garfield, signaling strong statewide support from Cameron's camp.
The piece argues the Cincinnati Democratic delegates chose General Hancock and Garfield’s nomination reflected fear and tainted strategy. It mocks SamRandallism, lauds Grant opposition, and portrays Republicans pressuring Democrats into a hurtful platform while predicting ongoing partisan strife and a weakened democracy.
The Chicago Times rebuts claims Garfield is a free trader, citing his protectionist stance and a 1874 speech on balancing duties to enable fair competition. It notes General LeFevre’s improved health, plans for a district canvass, and hints at political contest implications in the Fifth District with LeDuc watching closely.
Eight acres of dry land four miles from Defiance partially improved in a desirable neighborhood will be sold on long time payments. Address LAND in this office.
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