How Lyman Trumbull Frames the 1876 Party Battle
The Chicago speech argues the Democratic and Republican parties have changed since 1856. Trumbull claims the Republican Party is corrupt and incapable of reform, while the Democratic Party, though not flawless, offers reform and constitutional governance. He notes census facts to downplay Confederate fears and urges voters to choose reform over continued corruption.
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Chicago
Lyman Trumbull
Democratic Party
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Congress
Democratic House
Senate
Igch
Bristow
Jewett
Pratt
Cincinnati
Sodom
Hayes
Jewell
Grant
South
Grantsma
Governor Hayes Seen as Know Nothing Candidate
The piece argues Governor Hayes aligns with Know-Nothing and anti-immigrant factions. It cites his past chaplaincy of a Know-Nothing lodge and current ties to the American Alliance to restrict voting rights to native-born Americans, warning German and Irish voters about disenfranchisement under his administration.
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Hayes
American Alliance
Carl Schurz
The Conspiracy that Governs and Reform Call
Sam uel Tilden leads reformers against a system of officeholders and conspirators who profit from government. The piece lists postmen detectives post-traders senators reps treasury speculations and many officials as part of a widespread machine. It argues the honest masses face a powerful adverse system and must act to contest it.
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Samuel
Tilden
Treasury
Four states vote for Grant as Republicans lose votes
The passage notes Vermont Maine Arkansas and Alabama cast for Grant while Republicans lose about 120000 votes nearly a quarter of total party votes. It emphasizes regional results and the impact on party support in the election.
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Vermont
Maine
Arkansas
Alabama
Grant
Hayes Income and Will of Sardis Birchard Examined
Fremont correspondent outlines Birchard estate details and Hayes executorship issues. It argues bequests may be paid in cash from Birchard lands, cites unreported credits, mortgages, and property values, and accuses Hayes of failure to account taxes.
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Hayes
Fremont
Chicago Times
Sardis Birchard
Gov. Hayes
Birchard
F. Willuser
Haye
Cincinnnati
Fort Stevenson
Burchard
Birchard Library Fund
Lardis Burchard
E. F. Dickinson
Fort Stephenson
Birchard Library
R. B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
R. B Hayes
L. Walhoof
F. J
H. M. Norton
Sandusky County
E. Gillette
Norton T. Birchard
Farwont
S. Birchard
James Manly
James Hedder
Richard and Grant
John M. Smith
James H. Fowler
Wiliam A. Stine
A. F. Gallagher
Jonathan Stin
Lake Erie and Louisville
I. F. Dickinson
N. F. Baldwin
George L. House
Whittaker
Francise Cheesebrough
R. W. B. McClelland
W. H. Andrews
McClelland
M. W. Stine
Recorders Books
Republican
Lardis Birchard
Dunjee Urges Unity Across Races in South
Rev. Mr. Dunjee, Richmond preacher, warns the negro is at a pivotal historical moment and destiny hinges on action. He says whites and blacks were raised together and must live together, blaming bad men for postwar South tensions like Hamburg, SC, and other conflicts that inflame politics and hinder friendship.
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Dunjee
Richmond
South
Hamburg
South Carolina
Tilden's True Record in Railroad Reorganization
A New York dispatch defends Governor Tilden's conduct in reorganizing the St Louis Terre Haute and Alton Railroad. It recounts a 1859 foreclosure by a Purchasing Committee, the later sale of the line, and a small broker’s commission, arguing there was no fraud. The piece cites legal knowledge, cites J W Hickock, and argues Tilden's actions saved the property and benefited creditors.
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Tilden
N. Y
Hassein Argun
the Tribune
St. Louis, Terre Haute and Alton Railroad
Bunda
Mr. Tilden
Tilden and Associates
Eastern
Portland
Portland) Argus
St. Louis
T. H. and Alton
Revenue
Maine
Pitt Feasenden
William Emmons
Tenney
Clifford
Samuel J. Tilden
Governor Tilden
Emmons
Wm. Pitt Fessenden
Henry Ves
Wm. P. Haines
Biddeford
J. W. Hickock
Gov. Tilden
Tilden’s work lifts vast corporations from bankruptcy
An immense enhancement followed as Mr. Tilden steadied major companies for twelve years. He lifted them from bankruptcy, stabilizing their property and boosting value. For every 20000 dollars in fees, he added millions to stockholders’ property, a record well known to financial men.
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Tilden
Campaign Truths and Political Debate of 1876
A dense excerpt surveys Ohio politics under Governor Hayes, factional attacks on Tilden and Tweed, Republican tensions in Vermont, and editorials on reform. It cites Matt Carpenter’s belief Wisconsin would vote for Tilden, Sharps about Hayes’s property listing, Schurz’s view Ohio favoring Hayes’s defeat, and Tilien’s Albany remarks on government efficiency and reform.
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R.B Hayes
Congress
Ohio
Tilden
Tweed
Bolta
H. W. Reyes
United States
Vermont
Jennings
New York Times
Tuk Toledo Democrat
Hayes
Cincinnet
Enquirer
Chicago
Samuel J Tilien
Albany
Ex Governor Blair Joins Tilden Reform Movement
Former Michigan governor Austin Blair, once a Republican, joins the Tilden Hendricks reform cause. In his letter he lauds Samuel J. Tilden as a bold leader who fights corruption and opposes political rings, endorsing reform and honest government over the Republican candidate.
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Tilden
Reform
Austin Blair
Michigan
Tilden, Hendricks
Samuel J. Tilden
Vote for Hayes Message Echoes Across Ballot
Fragmentary text argues that voting for Hayes signals support for Bel, Dela no, and the Sw an Bureau, while opposing Retrenchment. It links every public ticket at the State elections to Hayes and attacks Grant’s allies as swindlers.
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Hayes
Swan Bureau
Babycock
Cane Joyce
Grant
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