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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1880
Page
7
General Garfield's oration at the Soldiers' Monument dedication in Painesville Ohio recounts courage and sacrifice. He asks how many would offer life or health for liberty, praising veterans who faced death and hardship to preserve the flag and nation.
The column cites state funding and repudiation figures for Arkansas Georgia Louisiana North Carolina and others in the 1879 80 period. It highlights bonds repudiated totaling millions and notes party delegations in the Forty Sixth Congress, urging strict maintenance of the public faith.
Maycock argues General Grant showed magnanimity in victory and generous terms to the rebels, contrasting him with Andrew Johnson who sought military vengeance. The piece notes the Southern welcome of Grant's clemency and frames Johnson's harsher stance against reconciliation.
A Providence Journal opinion column questions General Hancock’s civil record, arguing Andrew Johnson aided Southern defiance and that Hancock supported ex rebels, while praising Sheridan and Grant for opposing violence against Unionists and freedmen. The piece cites New Orleans attacks, martial law debates, and Reconstruction policy debates.
A New York correspondent recalls the death of Colonel Pelton Tilden’s nephew, crushed by the burden of his uncle Sam Tilden’s sins. The dialogue depicts Pelton’s self sacrifice to shield the Tilden faction, his gradual decline, and the alleged ruthlessness within the Tilden circle. The piece also notes Grant’s support for Garfield amid Democratic strength.
The piece extols the Republican Party for twenty years of national growth and financial strength, contrasting it with Democrats. It cites resumption of specie payments, reconstruction policy, and wartime outcomes as proof of GOP fidelity and governance, while urging continued Republican power against Democratic promises.
The publication reprints a satirical platform accusing Democrats of endorsing unqualified leaders and corrupt practices. It mocks tariff ideas and liquor campaigns, praises various majorities, and condemns Tilden as an unscrupulous servant, citing the Inglewood Standard of New Jersey.
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