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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1879
Page
3
The message warns White of an imminent departure to Ohio with urgency to prepare and pack belongings. It stresses limited time and the need to get things in order before leaving.
The Democrat column denounces the paper as vile and vituperative. A call goes to townships expected to send delegations for the meeting on the 20th to report promptly so marshals can plan.
A dramatic portrayal shows the Democrat editor writhing under looming defeat. His groans and wails evoke the damned spirits, emphasizing intense pressure and public scrutiny.
Banner reading Ewing and Rice drew Democrats to a saloon last Saturday. Many visitors entered and left wiping their chins, while a vocal critic accused Foster of avoiding the army and claimed White stayed home to guard copperheads.
In a debate about capacity, the Democrat on the 11th jokes about finding a grove to hold a huge turnout. He suggests the court house yard maple trees as a venue, arguing tomorrow's Democratic meeting could be the largest in the region, weather permitting.
Dan Voorhees attacks Jay Gould, blaming him as a Republican, while Gould allegedly sent $10,000 to yellow fever sufferers in the South and Tilden, a millionaire, sent only $500. The passage portrays partisan tensions and contrasts among wealthy Republicans.
A fragment laments a banner claiming democracy opposes bayonets at the polls and counters with taunts about regional militias. The writer dismisses the claim as false and urges tearing down the lie.
In this county the German vote, long a Democratic stronghold, shows a shift as residents assess the Republican Foster as a choice amid fears of revolutionary tendencies.
Tur Dayton criticizes New York Democracy and laments party infighting. Ex Congressmen Mackey reports Republican strength in several districts and predicts broad black support for Grant if nominated, amid claims of political violence and upheaval in the era.
The nation’s loyal masses rally behind Grant as the sole figure who can curb Southern rebellion and halt treasonous schemes. With Grant in the White House, supporters claim he will prevent nullification and unite the country across party lines.
Two Democratic candidates for Governor in New York insure the state to the Republicans this fall. The North will confront a solid South as the Douglas Democrats align with loyal men, while treason is denounced and resisted this fall.
A ledger of forged signatures on congressional documents circulates via the post office. Officials report packages arrive with stamped postmarks and are held for twelve cents postage, revealing the tactic as a failed, recycled trick.
The text contrasts a free ballot with fair elections, arguing free ballot means voting freely even if for a Democratic ticket, while fair elections require one citizen one vote under law. It cites the New York Sun warning that Democratic defeat in the state could boost Republican success nationally, noting Tilden and Tammany tensions.
A San Francisco dispatch notes General Grant in his apartments last Sunday receiving calls from distinguished men including Congressmen Hazelton of Wisconsin Voorhees of Indiana and Jorgensen of Virginia. The piece questions who was presented to the Democracy as Voorhees’s stand-in and hints at the dog collar reference.
The piece notes Ben Butler's renomination for Massachusetts Governor and compares his fortitude to Andrew Jackson era rhetoric. It speculates that if Ashley had succeeded in impeaching Johnson, Butler might have seized control and treason could have become a crime, affecting state sovereignty debates.
The Democrat and Express clash over claims against Foster and Nelson Kibble. The Express admits White’s standard makes distinguishing truth from falsehood hard, while citizens denounce the abuse driving voters from the Democrat toward Foster.
The speaker attacked the supervisors of election as a relic of forefathers yet ignored its origin in revolutionary times. He did not note the law existed before, nor its enforcement arose from reform during Boss Tweed’s corrupt era. A Democratic House committee led by S. S. Cox found the law wise, but he omitted this.
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