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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1876
Page
2
A compilation of quotations attributed to Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden about loyalty to the Union, resistance to coercion of the South, and the responsibilities of leaders during the Civil War era. The passages contrast willingness to fight with opposition to wartime political activity.
A political note urges Republicans to go to the polls next Tuesday and cast a straight Republican ticket, urging party loyalty and turnout for the election day ballot.
The piece argues McClellan could not win with Southern sympathy alone as rebel armies could not vote, while Tilden would gain rebel support. It contends northern unity against rebel voting influence and notes rebels routed by Union forces, asking what rebel soldiers could not achieve.
A political notice defends the Republican slate, attacks Democrats, and urges voting straight Republican. It denounces Johnson supporters, recalls Civil War service, and warns against trades or cozening to shift votes. The article includes personal recollections and historical references to Lincoln, Grant, and Fort Lafayette.
A Freeport city audience hears Democratic speaker Jon. Thos Hoyne attack Chicago Republicans as gamblers and saloon-keepers while a large Republican attendance listens. The piece notes partisan slant, mockery of Silver Gill, and remarks by Wayne about war loyalty. Johnson of Galena then appears on stage.
A letter defends a Republican voter duty to cast a straight ticket next Tuesday. The author recounts service in the Union Army's Signal Corps from 1861, claims involvement in battles from Williamsburg to Antietam, and rebukes charges about surveying work amid controversy at the Court House and Opera House exhibition.
A partisan broadside rails at Republicans urging a straight ticket vote next Tuesday while denouncing silver demonetization. It rebukes Burchard and Johnson figures, questions the 1873 coinage act, and accuses Know-Nothing ties. The piece warns of a rebel Congress and Ralph Tilden implications, urging readers to study a proposed compensation bill for wartime property use.
The piece condemns Mr. Tilden for ignoring numerous substantiated charges, including a perjury claim, and argues his actions reveal a political trickster. It references Southern Claims and the Confederate Congress, asserting a reformer’s wakefulness and a 1860 election context in which Tilden acted to hinder Lincoln.
By order of the Republican Central Committee of Stephenson County Illinois meetings will be held at listed towns Nov 1 to Nov 4 1876 with speakers including Smith D Atkins Floyd Mynard C Burchard H C Burehad D C Lathrop J M Bailey and others. English and German options may be provided by request. attendance invited from all affiliations.
The reader questions whether the soldiers who urged Mr Tilden remember his statement from 1863 that he would rather endure hardship in the field than contribute a single cent to comfort funds. The quip implies tension between sacrifice and financial support during the war era.
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