Editorial Notes On Political Race And Social Shifts
Editorial notes discuss women on sidewalks, Blaine and Logan campaigns, religious affiliations, and party rivalries. References to McDonald Indiana praising Blaine Logan, a Ta the nation cry, and a leap year joke. Also notes recall of German minister Ester Decker and Michigan military encampment plans at Brighton. Editorial tone reflects 19th century political satire and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Brighton
Political strife and party shifts roil 19th century notices
A flurry of political maneuvers unfolds as Morey is unseated in Ohio, Campbell crowned Democrat in the seventh district, and Blaine supporters press in Michigan. Rumors swirl of Orangemen shifting loyalties, a rising caucus of independents, and factional squabbles across parties with sharp editorials. The Michigan supreme court rules liquor bonds public, while a national convention scene in Chicago previews a Prohibition aligned American party and a Bourbon circus with Butler and others named. A report also notes starvation among Indians at Fort Peck and a controversial Gatling gun request.
Political tensions rise over carpetbagger era and race
Ex-Senator Eaton calls Benedict Arnold a Yankee in a tense debate as Southern Democrats retort. The piece traces party fault lines, bourbon politics, and Tilden’s decline, then analyzes the Republican platform and fears of a fraudulent Southern bloc controlling the presidency, with warnings of northern rebellion if majorities are ignored.
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Eaton
Congress
Connecticut
Benedict Arnold
Gsratoge
New England
Blackburn
Kentucky
Haton
Copperhead
South
Plain people rally behind Mr Eising in recent acclaim
The Philadelphia Press notes large support from the plain people for Mr Eising, while a small dissenting minority exists with limited influence. The Albany Express echoes strong Americanist sentiment within the Republican base, predicting a decisive November victory for the candidate.
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Lincoln
Eising
Philadelphia
Belting Papers List of Republican Papers Supporting Blaine
The Troy Press lists twenty four papers as allegedly backing Blaine and belting the Blaine claim. It notes several papers like New York Times and Evening Post are hostile to republicans, while Worcester Spy and Buffalo Express back Blaine and Logan. The piece dismisses the directory as unreliable and claims the Press will not retract.
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Troy Times
Troy Press
Blaine
Times
New York
Port
Union
Brookup
Record
Philadelphia
Tiwet
Spur
Worcester
Sherald
Boston
Staate- Zeitung
Chicago Republican
Buffalo
Mac
Advertiser
Bnéton
Sagi
Reading
Herald
Troth
Express
Falpgram
Harold
Chicago
Cestacrint
Anette
Orcentar
Nowe
Mass
Flushing
L. J
Newport
R. T. Herald
Rochester
N.Y
Post-8xpreen
Philadelphia Times
Boston Herald
Springfield Republican
Reading Eagle
New York Truth
New York Telegram
Chicago News
Flushing Times
Rochester Herald
Philadelphia Record
Chicago Staate-Zeitung
Buffalo News
New York Herald
Chicago Herald
New York Times
Evening Post
Worcester Spy
Buffalo Eepress
Logan
Blaine Nomination Draws Press Reactions Across Parties
The corpus of editorials and comments from Democratic and Republican papers reacts to James G Blaine leading the 1880 presidential race. Reports praise his appeal while warning opponents that Blaine could shape a major political swing. The coverage notes regional divides, trade policy debates, and fears of conflict if elected.
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Home Committee On Elections
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Geo. W. Curtis
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Simon
Sam Tilden
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Geo. Ws. Corns
Charles Francis Adams
E. L. Godkin
Carl Sehurz
Alaska
Supreme Court of Michigan
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B. C
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John Kel Hendricks
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Tilden
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Senate
Grant
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Matthews
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Republic
Hancock
North
Virginia
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Lowan
Inter Ocean
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Chicago Journal
Hannah
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Clay
Sun
Dem
Providence Press
Hillsdale Democrat
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Preas
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Birney
Liberty Arty
James K. Polk
St. Louis
Grand Traverse Herald
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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