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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1880
Page
2
The item notes a presidential candidate from Pennsylvania and a vice presidential candidate from Indiana. It identifies the regional affiliations of the ticket and implies ballot or ticket formation.
A lengthy tirade criticizes Republicans led by Falstaff-like figures in 1865 66 arguing their windmill battles with secessionists and Hancock free trade claims. The piece mocks Grant Conkling and Hemple while urging voters to see through humbugs before the November election.
The Enquirer reports the October States campaign ends as the voter deliberates. Editors urge voters to weigh commerce and peace, arguing Republicans push false issues and urging residents to vote with their trade, ships, and daily business rather than prejudice. The piece notes concerns about fraudulent nonresident black voters.
The document claims imported colored voters are present in Cincinnati to fraudulently influence elections. It asserts Republican machinery supports illegitimate voting and threatens business interests, offering to name Kentucky negroes in the alleged fraud and urging an honest vote and fair tally.
The text argues that Democrats in Congress expanded pension provisions, citing the Arrears of Pension Bill opposed by Secretary Sherman and veto fears. It claims more pension bills passed under Democratic oversight than under Republican rule and notes increased staffing to clear pension cases.
The piece cites the New York Journal of Commerce condemning Michigan for repudiating debts. It argues Massachusetts Minnesota and Michigan persist in repudiation, detailing that counties borrowed for improvements and constitutional limits blocked payment, with courts upholding the restraint and creditors losing funds.
In Bellville ex Senator Lyman Trumbull running for governor denounces the Republicans claim the party won the Union battles. He vows to bury the boast with facts and figures asserting the Democratic stance in Missouri where Lincoln’s vote counted.
The piece notes 028 votes in 1860 and 199,111 men sent to the Union army, a larger total than Vermont Rhode Island Minnesota Nebraska and Kansas combined. It cites John A Dix Daniel S Dickinson Lewis Cass Stephen A Douglas as Democrats for the Union and quotes ex Senator Turnbull arguing Republicans supplied volunteers exceeding Lincoln era votes by 1,866,322 and 2,678,967 soldiers.
Prospectus argues Gen Hancock’s victory would bring peace and goodwill, while Garfield’s win would perpetuate sectional hatred. It urges Union supporters to back Hancock to unite the nation and end radicalism, appealing to citizenship and American wisdom.
December 29 1860 Stephen A Douglas writes to S G Hayes on the nation’s crisis. He says Republicans and extremists threaten civil war, favors peace but warns dissolution and war may come, and urges a fair compromise as the American Senate weighs the Union.
Dr J M A Jewett writing from New Mexico to the Indianapolis Journal claims he chaired the subcommittee on evidence and helped divide work for Garfield to handle evidence about West Feliciana parish. He denounces Stanley Matthews while praising Garfield and hints at his own fitness for Republican leadership.
The New York Herald favoring Republicans of late praises the Democratic party for steady Congress oversight. It argues that under both parties, the Downstream interests have faced predictable influence, and notes partisan differences in policy direction amid ongoing debate.
General Walker’s report traces families from 1860 through 1870 and to the present year, showing omissions in 1870 but confirming state continuity. Counties with large 1870 increases benefited from thorough investigation, proving the last enumeration accurate despite fraud concerns.
Gen. H. W. Stocum of Brooklyn abandons two years abroad to assist Hancock's bid. He praises Hancock as a qualified civil administrator and cites his constitutional law study. Stocum notes European capitalists see Hancock and English winning as stabilizing and boosting American investment.
Geo W Julian of Indiana accuses the Republican party of breaking pledges from 1868 1872 and 1876 and masks its true character while Republicans challenge his charges and invite refutation.
The excerpt cites Blancock's 1861 Fourth of July oration in San Francisco arguing for preserving the United States union despite sectional divides. It mentions the 1876 election totals and asserts Northern Democratic strength, urging protection of the union as a priceless heritage.
A fragment cites General Hancock stating a veto would apply to all legislation seeking to consider claims of persons in cobellion, irrespective of pardon status. The note presents a single quotation and attributes it to Hancock without broader context.
A private telegram from Shelbyville reports the death of Albert McCorkle, an officer of the law, shot by a Republican desperado. The message condemns Republican leaders and urges Democrats to vote, citing the murder as a rallying factor and signaling statewide sympathy for McCorkle and Shelby county.
The writer derides the Rade for years of claiming the South remains in rebellion and urges electing Hancock to crush it. He accuses O J Mannon of radicalism in Louisiana and alleges a large government claim tied to 1876 Hayes voting. Garfield's action is called for to settle the claim.
Fragmentary note mentions Gen Hanecek and a rebellion defeat, implying the collapse of socconen heresy. No clear date or location, but the wording suggests a military or ideological vistory and a lasting suppression of the movement.
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