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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1869
Page
2
The itemized column surveys diverse notes from cholera in Paris to bond sales in Nashville, plus agricultural yields in Vigo County and a grizzly boar skin in Omahalla. It cites Shawls sold at A.T. Stewart’s in New York, voting shifts in Washington and Ohio, and church and veteran statistics from the American Baptist Year Book, concluding with partisan editorials on Thief chatter and radical alignment.
Palmer era editorials rail against Radical mismanagement of the 630000 acre land grant to Ohio for agricultural colleges, alleging sale to New York buyers at 53 cents an acre. The piece contrasts Ohio tax rises under Republican rule with New York’s Cornell University gains, and cites investigations into Deaf and Dumb Asylum misappropriations to argue taxes doubled under Republicans.
A partisan call urges laborers to vote Tuesday for Pendleton Leyie Vance Soule and the Democratic ticket to curb bondholder taxes protect Negro suffrage and office holding in Ohio and to defeat Radical Negro Bond and Tariff factions.
A rallying appeal urges all Democrats to recognize the issues on next Tuesday's vote. It proclaims Pendleton as the party standard bearer and calls every Democrat to work for his election and ensure supporters are at the polls on the 12th of the month. Graeme
The clerk advises readers to check a ticket for the name Charles W. Holland and to beware counterfeit tickets likely circulated by the Rads. The notice urges vigilance and attention to any tampered documents.
A partisan plea urges Democrats and Conservatives to vote early next Tuesday morning for the Pendleton and Prosperity ticket and to oppose Felton Jones and Welch. It warns against spurious tickets and supports Almond Soule for Representative Ralph Leete and John L. Vance for Senators to oppose ratification of a proposed federal Negro suffrage amendment.
The piece urges organizing in every township and school district, preparing to transport voters, and persuading wavering voters against bondholders’ interests. It promotes voting for Probate Judge candidate Terman B. Mayo, noting his honesty and competence while criticizing Attorney General Horr and discussing political shifts in Virginia and Ohio.
The text endorses James M McGinnivnay as a candidate for prosecuting attorney praising his suitability and urging voters to see his name on the ticket.
A call urged Republican neighbors to back Almond Soule for Representative and Ralph Serte John L. Vance for Senator to oppose Felton Jones and Welch, warning that supporting opposition would advance Negro suffrage and ratify the 15th Amendment by the Legislature. The message urged defeating Hayns and his slate to prevent such outcomes.
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