Politics in the Pulpit in Rock Island Church
The Rock Island Argus rebukes a Democratic editor for misrepresenting Rev J. C. Hartzell’s Sunday sermon at the M. E. Church. The column defends Hartzell’s remarks on the South, praising his twelve years of southern work and condemning democracy as resisting progress, free schools, and free speech.
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Rock Island Argus
J. C. Hartzell
M. E. Church
Hartzell
Moline
South
Pulpi
Argus
Whisky Insurrection in Georgia Tests Federal Resolve
Washington has learned of armed men entering Dalton, Georgia, last Friday night to rescue property seized from illicit distillers. Acting Internal Revenue Commissioner Mr. Rogers ordered the property and the thieves secured at all hazards, urging firm enforcement of federal law to suppress violence and uphold national authority. The piece condemns tolerance of lawlessness and calls for decisive punishment of criminals to preserve federal sovereignty.
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Washington
Dalton
Georgia
United States Revenue
Rogers
Internal Revenue
South Carolina
Businessmen urge calm as political uncertainty looms
Merchants and bankers in this city report solid business but warn that election fear could undermine prosperity. They say Garfield’s victory would steady finance and trade, while a Democratic shift could disrupt war-time gains and threaten the nation according to Indiana and Ohio race expectations.
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Garfield
United States
Indiana
Ohio
Chicago Journal
Moline
September Bank Clearings Report Shows Strong Growth
The September clearings rose by 28 million to 28 billion across associations, with nine month totals near 343 million. The figures reflect a substantial increase in bank activity and earnings for the period.
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Associated Banke of Age
Avery.t Pais
Deew
Rally to hear Kirk Hawes in Moline parade clash
The Chicago orator Kirk Hawes will address the public at Peal's Hall on Tuesday evening October 12. Republican clubs from Rock Island Davenport Milan and nearby points are invited to attend and join a parade with Moline Republicans in what organizers hope will be a large display. Hawes is noted as a leading western speaker and is expected to attract a sizable audience.
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Kirk Hawes
Chicago
Peal’s Hall
C. F. Hemenway
Rock Island
Davenport
Milan
Hawes
West
The Great Apologist Hancock Faces Presidential Question
The piece accuses Gen Hancock of abandoning his Union service to serve as a Democratic apologist. It argues his letters of acceptance and rebel-claims defense show loyalty to the party over his military duty. Voters are warned the ballot is for the secession democracy, not Hancock.
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Hancock
Democratic Party
Union
United States Army
Whchh
North
Gen
Secession
Sesqui Centennial in Baltimore Plans and Dignified Celebration
Baltimore prepares a five day Sesqui Centennal event noting the city founded in 1730 with Lord Baltimore. The program includes industry displays, militia and fire department showcases, public schools, and fraternal orders culminating in a Maryland Historical Society reunion. Citizens and Vogeler & Co contribute to the festivities.
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Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Newfoundland
Charles
Maryland
Cecil Baltimore
Masons
Odd Fellows
Maryland Historical Society
Vogeler & Co
Dixie
The Garfield and Arthur Flag Rallies Republican Belief
A reader remarks on the Garfield and Arthur flag flying over Main Street near the plow company building. The piece contrasts Republican and Democratic views, praising unity and strong centralized government as the war’s lasting result, while deriding the Democrats as a patched quilt to pieces.
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Free Heart
Arthur
Main Street
Philadelphia Mint Coinage Totals Last Month
The Philadelphia mint last month produced coinage valued at 2,102,864 dollars. Silver dollars minted reached 1,200,000 pieces.
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Philadelphia
Democratic generals and Democratic officers in the Civil War
The article argues many Democratic officers, including McClellan Porter Rosecrans Hancock Franklin Sheridan Grant Sherman, rose to high commands due to merit, not politics. It contends Hancock failed to reach an important command for lacking certain qualities, and notes many Democrats served nobly in the Union, both regular and volunteer officers.
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Hancock
McClellan
Porter
Rosecrans
Franklin
Sheridan
Grant
Union
Sherman
Regula Army
Union Army
Shabby Plea from Lemon League for Hancock Campaign Help
The text criticizes a so called Lemon League club of New York for soliciting funds to back Hancock via telegraph lines. It cites wealthy backers including English of Indiana and financier Belmont and asks what the money would be used for, speculating about hiring repeaters, fake naturalization papers, or importing fraudulent voters.
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Lemon League Club
New York
Thincock
Hancock
English
Indiana
Sammy Tilden
Belmont
United States Treasury
Corset costs and politics stir figures in Argus debate
The Argus and Democratic supporters highlight a $32 figure tied to Slancock and alleged high pay for a US general. They question why Garfield's backers pay for his corsets at that price while Hancock’s friends defend the expenditure. The piece argues for a president from private life.
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Argus
Slancock
United States
Garfield
Hancock
Democratic Party
Endorsement for Garfield by Hendricks of Indiana
Shortly before the Republican convention in Chicago Those Hendricks of Indiana praised General James A Garfield of Ohio as the strongest possible nominee. He called Garfield a true man of principle and honest, predicting he would make a good President for all.
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Chicago
Hendricks
Indiana
James A Garfield
Ohio
Tariff Question Divides Gloversville Voters
In Gloversville New York a heated tariff debate divides manufacturers and workers Posters urge voters to choose between a revenue tariff and a protectionist tariff that favors American labor The local question pits Democratic and Republican platforms from 1880 against each other urging a clear choice for the electorate.
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Gloversville
New York
Republican
Hancock’s stance questioned by Democrats over rebel policy
The piece questions the Democratic party’s independence from Hancock arguing he advocates constitutional amendments and vetoes on rebel pensions while the party has not officially stated these positions. It asks why Democrats rely on Hancock’s words rather than speaking for themselves and whether the party seeks Hancock’s dictation.
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Hancock
Democratic Party
The Truck Bill Veto Debate At Rock Island Press
The Rock Island Dispatch is urged to publish the governor's veto message on the truck bill, arguing the measure was badly drawn with objectionable features. The reader notes The Dispatch printed both the bill and veto in full, challenging the Rock Islander to present Gov Cullom's veto message to readers.
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Moline Dinpatch
Dispatch
Gov Cullom
How Soldiers Feel in Indiana Democracy Card Appeal
Soldiers in Indiana face a political appeal as the Democratic machine floods troops with literature. A Goshen Times card, signed by Jonathon Firestone Anthony Meyers and G B Srewart, challenges managers to stop sending Democratic propaganda and to respect soldiers’ wartime loyalties.
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Indiana
Hancock
Goshen, Ind
E H J Beyerle
Knave
Jonathon Firestone
Anthony Meyers
G B
Srewart
Conkling at Cleveland Views Free Trade in Democratic Line
Senator Conkling spoke in Cleveland Ohio on a Wednesday the 20th denouncing sectionalism and arguing the South favors free trade. He quipped that corn changes color like a chameleon and that cotton power drives Democratic protection positions. The speech linked free trade to the Democratic platform and regional interests.
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New York
Cleveland
Ohio
Conkling
South
Methodist Church appoints district and local leaders
The Central Illinois Conference under Bishop J W Hurst announces appointments across the Rock Island District listing presiding elders and local church pastors including J S McCord at Rock Island First Church and J Hart at Osco with several others. The Rev Geo R Palmer of Rock Island is named financial agent for the Onarga Conference.
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Ilinois
J W. Hurst
Rock Island
F. Wasmuth
Rock Island First
J S McCord
Ninth Street
George D King Moline
A R. Morgan
Hampton—E . Bentley
Alfred T. Morse
Milan
J W McCord
McPheeters Atkinson
T Wilson
Buda
William Whitson
Cambridge
Walter Cleveland
Colona
Daran
Judge Agnew Urges Republican Duty in War Ties
Beaver Pa. Judge Agnew a long time bench member and Greenback ticket candidate last year announces he will stamp for the Republican cause. He says his habits are fixed but feels the election is crucial for victory in war and national unity, asking patriotic citizens to perform their duty.
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Agnew
Beaver
Pennsylvania
The Old Fight Over Again
The article compares Garfield to Lincoln, noting that elements that elected Lincoln despite secessionist threats will back Garfield this year, despite opposition from the solid south and copperhead allies in the north.
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Lincoln
Garfield
Somerville Critic Confesses Ballot Stuffing Plan
The Democratic Somerville Critic admits stuffing ballot boxes in Alabama and plans to repeat the practice in November in Hancock, claiming a ninety thousand majority in a recent election. The confession targets Gen James B Weaver of Iowa and accuses prior fraud.
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Somerville
Alabama
Gen
James B Weaver
Iowa
Hancock
Sectional Party Solid in Electoral Battle
The piece argues the Democratic Party dominates the South with 138 electoral votes and seeks 47 Northern votes to win the government. It questions whether the loyal North, described as prosperous and tax paying, is ready to surrender.
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Democratic
Money flows to Democrats through Cobden Club aim
An exchange claims vast funds support the Democratic canvass, flood northern states including Maine, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and suggests money comes from the Cobden Club of England to place a free trade sympathetic party in power.
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Maine
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Cobden Club
England
Chicken on a Kansas City truck reaches Davenport
A chicken rode a Kansas City truck from Washington Heights to Davenport unaided, sleeping on the vehicle until 5 a.m. in Trenton, Missouri. Conductor Glaspell retrieved the bird and has kept it, deciding to let it live as long as possible.
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Kansas City
Washington Heights
Davenport
Glaspell
Rctall
Trenton
Inmate Counts at Whiteside County Poor House
The Whiteside county Poor House has 40 inmates with 15 males 17 females and 8 children. Fifteen are insane and six unhors. The average cost per inmate to the county is 22 cents per day or sixty cents per week including permanent improvements. actual cost without improvements is 17? cents per day or $? per week.
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Whiteside County
Change proposed for Lincoln in dark Civil War days
The Democracy urged removing Abraham Lincoln and replacing him with George B. McClellan with a platform declaring the war a failure. The southern supporters cheered the proposed change while Union troops, the boys in blue, favored maintaining the status quo for now.
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Abraham Lincoln
George B. McClellan
Blue
Kentucky Congressman Blackburn Addresses Batavia Crowd
Congress member Blackburn of Kentucky spoke in Batavia Ohio on the evening of the 20th. He declared Let the Radicals cease their brawls about the solid South She is solid for Jeff Davis in 1860 and will be solid for Hancock in 1880. The remarks were noted as spoken.
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Congressuay Jo CS Blackburn
Kentucky
Batavia
Ohio
South
Jeff Davis
Hancock
Gen Hancock and the presidency a laborer’s question
The passage argues that Gen Hancock, trained and paid as a government officer and now aMajor General in the United States Army, lives in luxury. It questions what claims he can make on mechanics and laboring men to support his presidential ambitions.
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Hancock
United States Army
National politics and factional leverage discussed
The piece questions whether Ku Klux Klan Rifle clubs and ballot box stuffing will control the government. It claims national finances are sound and prosperity assured, opposing change desired by Democratic figures and alleges partisan figures inflate claims of a Garfield dividend while urging Democrats to publish their rebellion costs.
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Tne
Ku Klus
South
North
Tua Rock Island Argus
Garfield
Credit Mobilier
Crawford and Schueber Wed in East Moline Nuptials
Last evening in East Moline Mr William E Crawford and Miss Lillie Pauline Schueber married at the residence of Mrs Alonzo Colling sister of the bride. Rev H P Warren united them. A Hampton band serenade followed. The couple will reside with Mr Daniel McNeal until their home is ready.
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William E Crawford
Lillie Pauline Schueber
Alonzo Colling
East Moline
Geo. R Cairns
Elena Henderson
H . P Warren
Collins
Daniel McNeal
Hampton
Wedding Gifts and Thanks From Hampton Citizens
Residents of Hampton extend congratulations to the newly married couple delivered with numerous gifts. The notes praise Mr Joe Adams leading the band and express gratitude from Mr and Mrs Crawford. Rich presents include silverware, cameos, photos, a cooking stove, and a painting among others from family, friends, and neighbors. The message wishes the couple long life and uninterrupted happiness.
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Hampton
Joe Adams
Crawford
Cornelius Crawford
Deadwoodakota
Gussie Crawford
Henderson
A H Lambert
Lathe Dunn
Lean
Geo Lambert
Crosby Binghampton
Wm Haley
Daniel Wood
Beder Wood
Augusta Hauser
Collins
Elena Senderson
Oscar Henderton
Grant's First Political Speech at Warren Ohio
The document records Grant presiding at a Warren Ohio meeting on a Tuesday, presenting his Republican beliefs. He argues for political liberty, government credit, and equal rights, contrasts Republican progress with Democratic opposition, and predicts a Solid South break tied to leadership shifts and a push to defeat the Democrats. It notes reception across states and references Judge Tourgee.
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Grant
Warren
Ohio
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Tadien
South
Geonkling
Logan
Rant
Conkling
Simon Cameron
Morton
New York
Renee
Garfiela
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Moline, Ill
Apologist
Imperial
the Methodist Church
Cleveland Herald
Watertown
Wtertown
Crawford and
Schueber
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