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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1878
Page
3
Terms of subscription per year in advance. Six months two in clubs of ten one year each two dollars. One year, 1.65. single copies sold by all newsdealers. Postmasters to act as agents. The message urges friends to stand true as the old ship is in danger and needs brave men. The piece questions county auditors and mentions Charles P. Tittle as Deputy Auditor candidate.
A county official warns of extensive filter or screening efforts this fall. He says it is unclear who will survive the process and who will be eliminated, signaling broad changes ahead.
Citizens urge Honest, competent officials to improve governance and fix roads. The call favors prompt action to deliver both strong leadership and better infrastructure for the county.
Russian and English agents operate in the country to buy American ships as the speaker laments the lack of a dozen vessels available for sale, highlighting international maneuvering in maritime commerce.
Iris notes Blaine Conkling Ben Butler Townsend will address stalwart Republicans of Iowa this fall to rally support and expose Democrats as weak.
Court decisions in Paulding county election contest show no winner for Treasurer and declare the office vacant. The Commissioners will appoint a replacement.
A warning predicts grave risk of violent political conflict within a year, citing an alleged Communist influence as an offshoot of the National party and signaling deep national turmoil.
A local editorial notes an upcoming election for Probate Judge, Commissioner, Auditor, Clerk, Recorder, Sheriff, and Survey, urging capable nominees. It attacks party redistricting efforts, cites national trends, and criticizes a Defiance Democrat piece while praising temperance advocates and the purity of Mrs. Hayes.
The blue book shows Ohio is 57 seats short of its population quota while Maine leads by 97 and Massachusetts 68 over, with New Hampshire 44 over. Indiana and Illinois are under. The Democratic legislature is blamed for incompetence and gerrymandering fears, signaling party defeat next election.
The Ohio Statesman reports a hidden meeting of the County Auditors Executive Committee in a Columbus Opera House back room to discuss finances and audit bills. It warns of questionable refreshments for legislators and lobbyists and calls for reform, noting traitorous Democrats may aid Republicans and urging better men for office.
The Cleveland Leader criticizes Democrats in Washington for demanding Ohio gerrymandering. In Columbus the Norton plan passes the House amid party pressure, with many Democrats voting under a party lash. The paper warns Republicans to map the new districts and cautions on the dangers of centralized party control and biased elections in 1880.
In Washington on May 12 Dennis, an assistant Florida confessor, returned home after declaring Democrats broke pledges and lacked sincerity in pursuing a thorough investigation. He hints that unraveling facts will silence their fraud cries against Republicans and denounces Democratic treachery in the inquiry.
In Alachua County and beyond a spokesman argues the Democrats fear exposure as calls grow for a broader probe. He says Republican evidence may not satisfy Democrats while asserting some Tallahassee figures and a key administration ally are uneasy as political fallout spreads from the Wormley Hotel case and Louisiana election.
Washington May 5 Speaker Randall again exercised his right to vote causing a tie that blocked an amendment to increase clerks in the Surgeon General’s office. Delays in pension processing arise from reduced staff. if new requests stop today it would take five years to clear existing cases. Democrats defend the delay as partisan, while Randall’s action draws sharp critique from veterans and widows awaiting benefits.
A Washington dispatch reports a joint caucus of Democratic senators and representatives halted plans for a House inquiry into election frauds. One senator argued the probe could aim to oust Hayes or simply boost party cash, while others warned it would harden Republican factions and provoke upheaval. The House resolution slated for next Monday was deferred.
A Democratic Columbus paper May 3 reports a radical article urging workers to organize under Socialists and Communists. It warns that hard-handed toil will soon assert its rights and that militia may confront growing unrest amidst oppression.
The mayor says there is no existing Socialist organization and doubts the article will spark action. He notes knowledge of potential leaders if unlawful acts were planned but says none have occurred and the group would be small, perhaps under 400 in the city.
Correspondence from the Cincinnati Gazette notes the Republican minority in both houses conducted themselves with restraint. Democrats praise the lack of filibuster and dilatory tactics, citing cooperation with Democrats to advance public business and only limited use of the previous question to cut debate.
The National Republican urges President Hayes to press Congress for a Commission to investigate the 1876 presidential election across North Carolina to Indiana. The goal is to uncover fraud, intimidation, outrages and assassinations affecting results in those states, to calm the nation.
A House passage supports using small silver coins as legal tender up to twenty dollars and requires the Treasury to redeem coin sums twenty dollars or more in legal tender notes. The move prompts wonder at the concept of coin as real money versus promise to pay.
Local tradesman advertises house painting and paper hanging services at the corner of Jefferson and Fifth streets Defiance Ohio. Promises first class work and reasonable prices with May listed.
Lima Ohio specialist R J A Newell will visit the Russell House in Defiance on May 18 and June 1 15 and 29 offering a sure cure for hemorrhoids with little pain no cutting or ligation free consultation and a perfect cure in 1 to 30 days Refers to T T Mitchell president City Bank Lima Ohio.
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