We must have a new deal says editorial on election
The Express argues the Democratic party is dead and a new alignment will form from live issues. It predicts a dissolution of the solid South and solid North, with tariff debates and political realignment shaping future policy.
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San Antonio
Texas
Express
South
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York City
Democratic Party
Republican Party
The Nation's Toy and the Size of the Army
The piece argues the U S standing army is too small for its duties and geography. It cites Gen Sheridan on department counts totaling about 14,050 officers and men and notes the need for permanent posts, railroads as military allies, and increased manpower to guard vast western frontiers and Indian agencies.
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Sheridan
Department of Dakota
Department of the Platte
Department of the Missouri
Department of Texas
Texas
Far West
Pope
Watterson on Hancock and Garfield in Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson condemns personal abuse in politics and defends Gen Garfield as trustworthy. He argues mudslinging harms all, cites past forgery and blackguardism by the Democratic committee, and urges honest administration from Garfield.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson
Hancock
Watterson
Gen. Garfield
Courier-Journal
He ‘National Committee
The Morey Forgery and Perjury Case Unfolds
The examination into the Morey letter forgery shows Democratic managers led by Wm Mo Price and Birmingham arranged a perjury plot. Robert Lindsay, born James O'Brien of Washington DC, confessed to fabrication after being coached and paid. Morey and Lindsay were jailed. defense lawyers disavow responsibility.
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Gen. Garfield
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Robert Lindsay
Lindsay
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Roth
James O'Brien
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Cumberland
Wm Mo Price
Price
Birmingham
Hangin
Alice
Oo Brion
How it Stands in Garfield and Arthur Electoral Stand
The total electoral vote of the 35 states is 360. It requires 181 to elect. It is now reasonably certain that Garfield and Arthur have the following support across states and regions, signaling their path to victory.
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Union
Garfield
Arthur
Connecticut
Nebraska
Colorado
New Hampsburg
New York
Tadana
Obie
Town
Ohegon
Kansas
Pennsylvania
South
River Season Readers Report Keokuk Line Snarl
The Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company faces court ordered receivership amid stockholder disputes. The Burlington Gazette notes new management will pull Tidal Wave Annie Victory Arkansas and Alex Kendall from the line while Belle of LaCrosse Clinton Minnesota Minneapolis Rob Roy Lagle stay in operation. Competitors expect Davidson to run steamboats between St Louis and St Paul despite court rulings. the fleet’s strength in low water conditions promises lively river competition.
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Burlington Gazette
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Belle of
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Clinton
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Minneapolis
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Lagle
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St Paul
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Iowa
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Rock Island
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
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Minn
Sioux City
Mitchell
Flandreau
Sioux Falls
Yankton
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Hailway Company
Gold Imports and Its Impact on 1880 Business
The New York Economist reports 1880 port gold imports totaling 38,755,000, with over 10,000,000 from abroad since October. Week ending Oct 23 saw 6,842,131 in gold imports and nearly 2.4 million shipped from Havre. Grain deficits in France and Europe raise demand for imports. Britain yields disappoint, and France’s gold outflow affects money markets. Despite outflows, foreign specie inflows ease domestic money strain. banks bolster reserves, limiting credit tightness.
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Havre
Cable T
United States
France
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Europe
Russia
Great Britain
Bank of France
Judge Davis Rules Morey Letter a Forgery in Garfield Case
The New York Supreme Court Chief Justice Noah Davis in the Kenward Philp criminal libel case finds the Morey letter a forgery. He outlines the letter’s false origin, notes absence of a genuine Morey, and orders Philp to stand trial with bail at $5,000. The opinion urges clearer laws against forged political correspondence.
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New York Supreme Court
Kenward Philp
Garfield
Hbel
Mr. Hewitt
Hewitt
General Garfield
Morey
Mr. Hart
Hart
Wasasain
Rst
National Committee
Curt Ld
Philips Galt
Appreciative Opinion of the President-elect
In a Plymouth Church sermon on the fourteenth Beecher defends Garfield’s name against a political conspiracy. He denounces forgery and perjury by Democratic party members while praising Garfield as pure, trustworthy, and worthy of national pride. He cites a circus theft incident linked to the controversy and urges the nation to uphold a virtuous leadership.
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Beecher
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Garfield
Ohio
James A. Garfield
Democratic Party
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