Dixon Sun in Dixon, Illinois

Grant's high living costs and press fraud claims stir Pennsylvania

The piece cites Forney and Frank Leslie's Illustrated to attack the New York Zimes and defend Grant. It details executive mansion expenses, lighting, and grounds costs, compares Johnson and Buchanan era spending, and accuses election fraud in Philadelphia and Ohio border areas amid Republican misrule. It ends by arguing tax increases in New Hampshire reflect the GOP’s long rise.