Republican Split Over Greenbacks and Party Loyalty
The piece critiques Republicans backing greenbacks amid calls for unlimited issue, attacks leaders like Danforth and Haney, and contrasts labor interests with funding by wealth. It notes Ben Butler emerging as a national candidate with a push for a Nationals-Democrats coalition to defeat the Republicans, while criticizing shifts in Workingmen and local organizers in Rock Island and Molina.
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Republican Party
Rock Island
Danforth
Haney
Congress
Dryas
Ben Butler
Sam Cary
Argus
Nationals
Democrats
Republican
Butler
Copperhead
Ratler
New Orleans
McKinnie
Molina
Politician talk on labor, wealth, and party factions
The author attacks workingmen who would accept greenbacks yet oppose wealth, argues Republicans still sustain the platform, condemns corruptions within both major parties, and warns that a new workers party would be led by demagogues and corrupt politicians while decent men stay quiet.
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National
Republican Party
The Pottering Potterites and Southern Terrorism
A vivid account describes violence against Republicans in the South amid a push for local self government. Witnesses report shotting and whipping of party workers, intimidation to force emigration, and a climate where justice courts and armed bands threaten GOP supporters.
Louisiana Peril and Political Pressure in Postwar Debate
The piece laments threats against witnesses in a Louisiana inquiry and notes witnesses fleeing to avoid murder, highlighting the danger to Republican officials and the influence of Southern bulldozing. It references Secretary Sherman, Minister Noyes, and J. Goudrans, and discusses currency debates and the Greenback movement.
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Republica Ares
Potter Committee
Sherman
Noyes
Democratic "economy" hides deficit through deficiency bills
A quoted critique claims Democrats prune appropriations then inflate totals via deficiency bills and omit explanations, arguing this conceals overspending and undermines budget transparency.
Whence comes the benefit of inflation
The writer argues that inflation harms the public by eroding wages and prices, noting that under the system a week’s wages would be needed for a suit while now only three days’ wages buy one, and cautions against returning to “shoddy” costs in wartime terms.
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New Sweede Church
Moline
Tur Republicans Promise Bold Leaders in South
The passage argues Southern Republicans need strong leaders to mobilize votes but warns that such leaders would be shot and later vilified after death, citing Don Webber as an example of the dangers faced by political figures.
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Don Webber
Mrs JEXNEs Shows New Imaginative Tricks on Stage
The show introduces Mrs JEXNEs as a lively creative force whose imagination fuels astonishing instances on stage. Reportedly the skilled trick performer outpacing the Potter mule in demonstrations.
Local self government down South opposed to rebel rulers
The piece argues that local self government in the South elevates rebels into office while denying protection to the group most in need of it, the Black Republican voters. It claims bulldozers rely on rifles and evade legal protection, while law and order fail to shield the vulnerable.
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Jouisiana
Spelasias
Secret rebel claims ring controls Southern politics
A passage describes a hidden organization in the South that seeks to secure payments for rebel claims and manumitted slaves, recording claims and slaves for payout. It claims the ring would dominate politics, aiming to tax the National Treasury with 3 billion dollars and advance its goals if all federal branches become Democratic.
Potter Investiga tion Interest Dips in New Orleans Hearing
Interest in the Potter investigation has waned except for routine Democratic figures. At New Orleans, three witnesses are noted in the ongoing inquiry ridge.
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Potter
TILDEN GROWS ACTIVE IN 1880 NOMINATION EFFORTS
The piece notes Samuel J. Tilden’s early campaigning and strategy to influence local elections so that a congressional decision could still yield chances in the 1880 presidential race. It contrasts Democratic views on Tilden’s potential renomination with Southern demands for secession acknowledgment, and criticizes Southern papers for clinging to past issues while Northern papers push reconciliation.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Congress
SouTuU Carolina Pressures Exiled Sons to Vote Democratic
The piece accuses Southern leaders of urging former attackers and fugitives to return and back the Democratic ticket. It cites Governor Hampton calling for pardons for illicit distillers while praising revenue enforcement and condemns reactions against Republicans as merited. It names Hamburg Butler as a Congress envoy and denounces southern justice as biased and punitive toward dissenters.
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Soutuu Carolina
Jederal
Hampton
Congress
Hamburg Butler
Hamburg
Lawson's Curative Remedial Agent Advertisement
One of the most remarkable remedial agents, Lawson's Curative, claims to remove pain from rheumatism and neuralgia, headache, and back or side pain. It also heals cuts wounds and reduces inflammation. For sale by Richards & Sohrbeck.
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Lawson
Richards & Sohrbeck
Reid Sells Genuine Granite Ironware At Low Prices
Granite iron ware offered by Reid with genuine quality and full warranty. Prices pitched below inferior brands, with every piece warranted.
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Reid
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