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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1872
Page
2
Hon John H Addams addressed a Republican gathering at the Opera House last Saturday evening. A partial report of his masterly remarks is printed here to urge Stephenson County voters to heed his plain truths and candid critique without gloves.
The piece denounces minority representation as foolish, detailing how the 3-vote per voter rule could let a minority elect a candidate. It argues the law corrupts electoral fairness, describes district specifics with Republican candidates Jones and Taggart, and condemns using soldiers as political leverage while recalling Civil War history.
The last Indiana election grants Mr. Hendricks gubernatorial pardoning power and creates a Republican majority that can elect Morton to the Senate. It shifts control of the Treasury and state offices to Republicans and secures the electoral vote for Grant, enabling veto overrides and broad legislative authority.
Ohio's echo of party strength shows Republicans leading by about 18 000 in the latest returns, surpassing prior years with sizable majorities for governor and secretary of state. The piece also notes Greeleyites' weak standing among Greens and German voters in New York City.
General Logan, after a full canvass of Illinois, tells friends to expect a Republican majority ranging from 50 000 to 75 000 in the state.
A local political column accuses Democrats of attempting vote trading to move Clerk of the Circuit Court and Sheriff seats. It claims GOP voters are urged to refuse bargains, defend the party ticket, and promise to back all candidates from President Grant to Coroner. Horace Greeley and Aspinwall are named amid the alleged schemes.
A warning against Democrats preparing falsehoods to spread on election day. The message urges Republicans to guard against slanders printed at the last moment and to prevent voters from being misled.
The Cincinnati Times reports partial Congressional election tallies by state, noting 77 Republicans and Democrats elected in the Forty-third Congress from listed states. It projects a two thirds Republican majority, citing shifts from the Forty-second Congress and criticizing Greeleyism as a failing factor in Indiana and Maine.
Across five states Republican success disperses Democrats and Greeleyites. In South Carolina last week the Democrats did not vote or field a ticket for governor state officers or five Congress seats. A regular Republican ticket won with F. J. Moses Jr as governor and N. S. Hayne as secretary of state. three colored candidates ran on each ticket among seven officers. A separate Republican ticket drew some votes. Only two districts featured Congressional opposition, with ex-Governor B F Perry possibly contesting in the Southern district. Perry is a Republican like his ally Wayne, so partisan effect is unclear.
Hon. John H. Addams of Cedarville spoke on current political issues to a Republican gathering in this city. He contrasted epochs in U.S. history, defended Grant's administration, denounced Lyman Trumbull for misrepresentation, and argued against a coalition of Democrats and Liberal Republicans seeking change without solid principles.
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