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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1880
Page
5
The piece argues General Grant earned national gratitude through duty and leadership, but rejects creating ornamental or hereditary ranks. It urges Congress to avoid paying tribute with new titles and insists presidents and seniors deserve fixed pay, not symbolic honors.
Col Mack, a Republican state legislator from a sparsely described district, is recommended as speaker of the house for his calm legal mind and prior useful service. The piece notes regional GOP support and calls for the House to elevate him, while mentioning broader party concerns and a shift in political balance. Also referenced are the death of Lord Chief Justice Alexander Cockburn and various court actions, with disconnected fragments about Indian affairs and state legislature composition.
The article denounces forged Chinese letter and perjury by Democratic campaign operatives led by Senator Barnum and Abram Hewitt. It asserts fraud failed to win votes in California and Nevada, defends Garfield, urges voters to resist political tricks, and calls for punishment of those involved. It also covers War Department actions, river and harbor appropriations, and defense notes with Secretary Ramsey endorsing reforms.
The President approved a commission to study river navigation and improve the Mississippi River. They surveyed the river and urged passage of Dill 6326 in Congress. The board urged regular and continuous mail service between New Orleans and foreign ports as part of wider trade goals.
Prominent New York men press President Hayes to restore Cadet Whittaker to his place at West Point. Some call for court martial while others say the case was not proven against the colored cadet. The letter argues restoring him would show humanity and no color divide in American dealings.
A disjointed critique of Kate Gannett Wells work on women in America. The reviewer accuses The Atlantic of impractical idealism and decries the article as incomprehensible theorizing about New England Southern and Western women. The passage labels emancipation and progress as chaotic, concluding readers will dismiss it as bosh.
The amendment to the state constitution, adopted at the late election, changes terms for county officers. County Judges, Clerks, Sheriffs, and Treasurers will be elected in 1882 and every four years. Coroners and Circuit Clerks in 1884 and every four years. It saves county election costs and may extend terms for current officers to align with new rules.
Jay Gould’s group reportedly secured possession of the Denver and South Park Railroad in Colorado for two and a half million dollars and gained control of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Road with key privileges. If correct, the consolidation would create a dominant railroad empire, linking vast networks to reach the City of Mexico and establishing Gould as a global railroad king.
Tut Alton Telegraph and Quincy Whig name two candidates for Speaker of the Illinois House. Pearson, of that county, has served in the last two legislatures and is a member elect of the current term. Carter, of that city, was in the last House and has been re elected.
The Argus denounces claims by Republicans that Garfield’s election would raise wages and improve times. It argues wages are not controlled by one man or party, stresses constitutional checks, and defends the party’s financial policies as best for workers despite post election failures and business downturns.
At a Chicago meeting of stock raisers on the 17th, pleuro-pneumonia is said to harm cattle across several states and hinder stock trade with Europe. Delegates urge Congress to enact laws to prevent spread and exterminate the disease. They back Judge Jones of Ohio’s recommendation to appoint veterinary inspectors to identify infected regions.
The article notes that in every state with tax supported public schools the Republican mayoral majority prevailed. It argues that states with free schooling show Republican support, while states opposing free schools leaned Democratic. It contends free thought and speech align with Republican towns, and suppression aligns with Democratic states.
The Third Vermont District Democrats challenge Grout the Republican elect over birthplace arguing his Canadian birth by his parents abroad does not strip his citizenship. Grout served in the Union Army and remains legally a citizen. The piece cites a New York Tribune spoof and includes Beecher quotes on heaven and hell.
Indiana Governor Blue Jeans Williams, elected by Greenbackers, dies in Indianapolis after 15 years of bladder inflammation. A farmer from Knox County, he led with honesty and refused party schemes. Lieut Gen Gray serves as acting governor until January. Porter, the governor elect, will assume office then. Williams was born January 16 1808 in Pickaway County Ohio. moved to Knox County Indiana in 1818. married Nancy Huffman and had seven children, two living. Burial at Wheatland after state and Vincennes honors.
A San Antonio Express column argues Texas should shift from Democratic control to align with Republican and Progressive North policies. It blames the old rebel element for holding back prosperity and urges liberal reforms, immigration growth, and broader national alignments to make Texas a leading state.
Failures spread from Dowies Cinearo Grant and Provision Lochange to J W Hossack of Odell and A W Lore in Garden City with substantial liabilities. Grain and provisions rise, yet financial management blamed for the downturn. Tex voters warned that electing anti immigration leaders forebodes prosperity loss.
The Chicago Journal reports a leading lumber merchant estimates Mississippi river trade at 1 210 000 000 feet for the year, including logs and sawn goods. He warns Upper Mississippi valley resources are rapidly depleting and fear future supply may be exhausted within twenty years.
Official returns show Hancock 123,015 and Garfield 81,686 with Weaver and Dow also noted. Garfield holds a statewide majority including a 20,842 edge after New York county estimates, with Garfield electors carrying 62,218 county wide. Republicans had bet on 20,000 in New York state and appear safe.
The Northern Pacific railroad nose has turned up Montana soil and continues ploughing ahead at a pace ensuring rapid completion of another trunk line to the Pacific. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line also nosing ahead through Arizona.
The American Public Health Association meets in New Orleans on December 13. Attendees should contact the Secretary of the State Board of Health in Springfield or Chicago to communicate their plans.
The Westen Manufacturer notes progress in Capt Eads' plan to move ships across the Isthmus of Panama by a railway system. It compares to earlier ideas by Charles Gaylord and Adolph Toellner, suggesting Toellner’s model may anticipate essential features and could merit priority of invention.
Government commission maps cause of the Tay Bridge collapse blaming Sir Thomas Bouch for design construction and maintenance flaws. Minority member Rothery argues the bridge was badly designed and maintained leading to its downfall with Bouch chiefly responsible.
C N Whitney editor of the Kewanee Courier defends himself in a lengthy column against attacks by Bassett of the Kewanee Independent. The piece criticizes Bassett and asserts Whitney’s insistence on speaking out on any issue, while noting his tendency to be thin in argument.
The article explains that unless the law changes, the tally of presidential electoral votes next February will follow the twenty second joint rule. The Vice President opens and counts votes in Congress’s presence, and a concurrent assent from both houses is needed to declare the vote in case of any dispute.
In April 1876 the Hirsch and Meyer woolen goods firm of New York failed with liabilities of 181000 dollars. Meyer had been jailed at Sing Sing in February for false pretenses, plus a 6500 dollar fine. On the 17th he died by his own hand in prison. Hirsch, the partner, faces his second trial after the first jury disagreed. The firm allegedly operated under false colors, selling goods below cost and sustaining credit by intermittent payments to creditors over two years.
A monument marks Gen Sutter's grave in Litiz Moravian cemetery beside his wife. It is said to be the first time graves of men and women and children are buried separately in the locale.
On Saturday Evarts speaks at the unveiling of an Alexander Hamilton statue in Central Park New York with President Hayes in attendance. A Minnesota asylum fire in St Peters claims 32 dead victims.
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