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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1880
Page
6
A rhetorical piece praising Confederate figures and the Lost Cause, urging white supremacist political action. It references Wade Hampton, Stonewall Jackson, Forrest, Pickett, and Buford, with calls to white-only voting and opposition to Republicans led by Hancock. This scrip echoes Civil War era sentiments and partisan rhetoric from a New York Tribune clipping.
The Democratic party is accused of fickle consistency, shifting positions to beat Republicans. It allegedly supports fiat money, opposes abolition amendments at times, and fuses with Greenbackers for power, showing cowardly surrender of honor to gain influence.
The piece traces how back counties like Aroostook shaped perceptions in Maine and other states, noting how early returns favored Democrats then shifted with later results. It laments Democratic claims, cites Barnum-linked spending, and predicts calmer results once official tallies arrive.
The article parallels General McClellan's 1864 nomination as a decoy duck, arguing that a defeat would break the rebellion and the Solid South, and draws a parallel to the 1880 campaign. It suggests ballots alone would not prove reconciliation but a decisive loss would reshape national unity.
The excerpt references Yarthos Aiken and a Journal and Review from August 18 1880. It alludes to velans of the cone and red 8 fe mounted clubs and mentions Hancock and a free ballot. It warns that frauds and violence will be crushed and the free government will crumble under corrosive southern influence.
A critical view traces the Democratic party from the 1864 Chicago convention through 1880, claiming they sought peace with the Confederacy, opposed Reconstruction, and blocked financial reforms. It argues Hancock would merely serve a party with a long history of anti-union actions and electoral manipulation.
A Worcester mass editorial argues Democrats are unjustly suspected while warning that the party, if ascendant, could threaten national unity and economic stability. It contends the Democracy’s record and motives are questioned, urging caution and calling for broader, patriotic policies.
The Chicago Tribune cites Hampton Beltzhoover and Aiken as examples of misrepresentation and political maneuvering within the Democratic Party. It critiques Hampton for denying published remarks, Beltzhoover for denying a letter’s authorship, and Aiken for Townville speeches attacking Northern Democrats. The piece warns against factionalism and suggests party unity is at stake amid criticism of Northern Republicans. It closes by noting the era’s high internal revenue figures as a separate query to Democratic governance.
A fragment notes dissatisfaction that West does not honor patriotism to reward a party that aided none. It questions why Democrats, not a Democrat, have been elected to office in Maine.
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