Republican Success Means
A Republican platform outlines prosperity as the result of Republican action, vowing to preserve revenue, support domestic industry, maintain a national banking system, ensure free speech, protect suffrage, defend citizens with armed force if needed, honor national debt, and uphold Union veterans' pledges. It calls for permanent civil service reform, wartime results, and elevating a scholar to the presidency as the party’s enduring choice.
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United States
Coness
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Lying by Indiana Democratic Committee over election
The Indiana Democratic Committee issues statements after last Tuesday's defeat, claiming fraud and Africanization of the state. It asserts Republicans bought votes and used repeaters under Deputy Marshals, while offering no concrete proof. The piece mocks the committee's prior confidence and calls for restraint in explaining the election.
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Indiana Democratic Committee
National Democratic Party
Inana
Louis
Globe-Democrat
Stephens Speech Illustrates Solid South Powers
Extracts from Alexander H. Stephens 1861 Georgia Secession speech show how the South used national power before the Civil War. The piece notes the contrast between rhetoric urging unity and the region’s detailed claims of political dominance across courts, offices, and agencies, and reflects on the political consequences for both North and South.
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Alexander H. Stephens
Georgia
Stephens
Victory speech rails against fraud and Dems in 19th century North
A searing editorial laments the November victory as a rebuke to the Democratic Party and calls for Republican vigilance. It argues the North should maintain supremacy, rails at slavery’s legacy, and praises honest ballots over deceptive tactics. The piece predicts a lasting GOP strength post election.
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Justice
Democrata
Peru
New York Contest Succeeds In Quiet Presidential Move
Fragmented OCR text from a New York political scene hints at a settled presidential contest with mentions of Ras, Garteld, Ey, and Caalta. The readable portion sketches a calm phase, likely after a tense campaign, with no clear names, dates, or outcomes.
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New York
Sures Ras
Dasa
Brine on your cave gloom and political barbs
A collection of sharp political quips and cross-party barbs from the era. It cites Hancock, Buchanan, Jeff Davis, and Benjamin as partisan icons, mocks English politics, and notes a 12,676 GOP majority in Garfield’s district while contrasting Indiana losses and Georgia’s 70,000 Democratic edge.
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Bey Jere Black
Buchanan
Jeff Davis
Judah P. Benjamin
Garfield
Thurman
Indiana
Georgia
Louis
Globe- Democrat
Democratic Party
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