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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1880
Page
6
The document outlines General Garfield's early statements denying awareness of the Credit Mobilier scheme and details surrounding stock purchases. It recounts testimony and press coverage from 1873 to 1878, highlighting claims, investigations, and Garfield’s repeated denials of owning or profiting from Credit Mobilier stock.
A Baltimore American writer claims a statement will prove Hancock and other generals plotted a council of war to defy Lincoln and remove Lincoln and Stanton. The piece alleges McClellan’s weakness spared the plan and hints Grant possessed full details for future disclosure to the public.
The piece mocks the corset worn by a Democratic candidate, suggesting it will ruin his appeal and cost votes across Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. It argues the campaign will be shaped by ridicule of the corset and muscular voters.
A Chicago reporter questioned Mrs Torney about General Hancock’s role in the Surratt execution. She stated she does not believe Hancock acted as a friend and would not have halted the execution, adding she cannot reveal specifics of their interview. Prof Torney echoed that Hancock’s link to the murder brings him no credit and he deserves the title of her executioner.
A New York interview recounts partisan fights over General Hancock and Mrs. Surratt in the postwar debate. The Utica Herald praises Republican ground in New York as an election banner. Torney and family deny Democratic fabrications about Hancock’s actions and insist on exposing political falsehoods while reporters press for reliable accounts.
A nostalgic poem recounts General Garfield ringing bells at Hiram College to pay tuition as a janitor student and later serving in the army. It honors his nomination and calls for victory as the nation again turns to him between foes and the homeland.
The report claims General Hancock, a regular army officer, offered to support Samuel Tilden for the Presidency if Congress action favored him in February 1877. It notes army officers are subordinate to law and to superior commands, including those who served before the Civil War. At the time Grant was President.
The Chicago Tribune accuses General Hancock of politicizing his military role after the war. It portrays Hancock as defying superior officers and Congress, aiming for the presidency, and planning to force a civil war to install Tilden. It cites his New Orleans actions and reversals of Sheridan’s orders, including juror restrictions for black citizens.
The Buffalo Express questions General Hancock on tariff stance suffrage money pensions Civil service railroad control election laws and court appointments. The piece frames a wide range of policy topics with the repeated line Nobody knows, highlighting uncertainty about his positions and loyalties amid the political contest.
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