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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1878
Page
5
A long dispatch critiques Republican linkage to bulldozing tactics, cites cases in Boston and Northern pressure on black workers, and contrasts Southern provocation with Northern radical denials while urging legal action against intimidation and support for medical dissection laws.
A local exchange condemns grave robbing and calls for severe penalties while praising anatomy education through dissection. The letter-writers argue for qualified physicians and condemn quacks, urging tougher laws to protect graves and public health.
The Chicago Tinea publishes a letter alleged from a New York banker urging Grant's 1880 presidential nomination and a Boston reception plan funded by a secrecy pact. The piece cites opposition from The Chicago Times praising restraint and ridiculing Grant’s reputation and bearing.
The New York Egress denounces the Republican currency policy noting the shift to national banks, inflated tender issuance, debasement of the dollar, and bond payments in coinless forms. It accuses the party of monetary tinkering, demonetizing silver, and public credit manipulation to favor speculators.
From its origin the constitution money became a tool for elites as the first con created a trade dollar. The silver act moved the value to gold raising the standard to twenty percent benefiting capitalists and bondholders. Republican financial policy is blamed for mismanagement and panic in 1873, with recovery seen only under Democratic rule.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Gen. Tom Ew ing of Ohio urges fair trial of the resumption act while warning against hindrances. The editorial in the SesTinEl argues Congress should not repeal the act and should advance silver coinage and equal treatment of silver with gold. It also predicts continued financial questions beyond resumption and calls for immediate silver policy action.
The Sentinel assails New York bankers for dictating financial legislation and mocks leaders George S. Cok, Henry F. Var, and George S. Cor. It recalls Cor’s rise after failure and denounces them as Clearing House raiders who profit from debtors and undermine the public.
A sweeping editorial notes shifts in 1880 race with mentions of Tilden, Grant, Hendricks, Bayard, McClellan, Oglesby and Wallace. It discusses senatorial contests, silver coinage, resumption act, and the political mood, citing sources from New York World to Cincinnati Enquirer. It laments perjury and calls for reform while touching on Indiana Ohio and southern dynamics.
The passage condemns New York City financiers as the nation’s most unscrupulous with others’ money. It argues only honest public opinion can restrain them and suggests the West should withdraw deposits from New York banks to curb their power.
Judge Buckner of Missouri introduces a plan to boost monthly silver coinage to at least seven million dollars until silver bullion reaches par with gold. The bill would end subsidized silver minting, redeem $100 silver in gold, and aim to equalize metal values while broadening the currency base.
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