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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1882
Page
1
A stirring GOP appeal blasts Democrats boasting and urges Republicans to vote. It credits the party’s organization and warns that Major Farwell could lose if Republicans stay home, citing Ohio’s 70,000 turnout loss as a warning to mobilize.
The piece analyzes 1876 contest between Himin Price and Jerry Murphy, noting Price's 1 176 vote deficit to the state ticket and the effect of Prohibition stance on German votes. It argues Murphy's standing rose with defection and questions the editor's impartiality.
A Davenport newspaper column blasts Der Demokrat for abandoning Republican ties over the amendments and accuses the Democratic party of disloyalty to Germany during the France Fatherland era. It quotes a German resident asserting Germans will not shift support to Democrats amid party repudiation and wartime financial fears.
The Davenport Gazette, a Republican paper, rebuts Mrs J Ellen Foster’s appeal for information on the Prohibition Amendment. It claims the amendment has not restrained liquor or saloon business, predicts Republican votes will shift to Democrats, and cites Hon H Murphy as the only viable anti amendment hope for Congress in the district.
Report outlines a proposed corruption fund by national and state Democratic leaders to influence Iowa elections. It details $10,000 seed money, with $3,000 allocated to Second District aims to back Jerry Murphy, and notes targets in Clinton Scott and Muscatine counties amid whisky industry opposition and retaliatory rhetoric.
The Iowa Democratic central committee circulates pleas for funds to back the state ticket and Congress gains, while party organs denounce political assessments as harmful. The piece condemns the Democratic leadership for urging donations and for proposing lists of Republicans to influence, labeling it cowardly and hypocritical.
The passage accuses Republicans of targeting officers dependent on party power while Democratic leaders plead for large cash contributions from wealthy Democrats to fund a vigorous campaign. It suggests the appeal simply exposes Democratic imposture and demagoguery.
The article recalls antiwar resolutions from May 22 1861 in Iowa's Senate refusing to lay them on the table. It cites J F Duncombe and claims J E Murphy would have supported Copperhead steps, labeling them as aiding the rebellion and branding Murphy as a Bourson Democrat.
The Maquoketa Excelsior notes Jerry Murphy quit giving speeches, a blow to Republican efforts. It laments his loss of crowd stirring power, while recognizing he still manages to move about and speak in public.
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