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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1878
Page
2
In a stirring call to action, the Posey county Democracy urges voters to back state district and county Democratic tickets. The message recalls the 1876 victory and condemns the returning board swindle that installed Rutherford B Hayes, urging a large turnout next Tuesday to defend the people and the Constitution.
The opinion of Hon. T. F. DeBruler is cited urging Republicans to read about Heilman’s past as a twice failed congressional candidate accused of treating and attempting to bribe votes. The piece recalls a 1870s Courier expose, a bribery trial, and a Supreme Court affirmation of a jury verdict. DeBruler asserts Heilman remains a strong Republican and would support party lines on major issues.
Stand by your county ticket as nominated in convention and primary. It is the duty you owe to the majority and to the solid Democracy of the county. Those who supported favorites should now back the successful candidates and pledge to uphold them in the convention.
The Evansville Journal urges Posey County Democrats to vote for the Democratic State ticket to block Republican gains. It rebukes Republican tactics and recalls Morton era oppression, questions Republican candidates’ past stances, and argues a Democratic sweep will curb party rancor and federal overreach.
A partisan appeal urges voters across Posey county and township to cast Democratic ballots for Thomas E. Garvin in the coming election. The letter emphasizes loyalty to Democratic principles, warns against Heilman, and ties the race to national electoral considerations in 1880. It calls for a large Garvin majority and frames the vote as part of opposing past swindles.
A political appeal questions beliefs on replacing national bank notes with greenbacks, taxing bondholders like workers, lowering interest to 6 percent, restoring silver coinage on par with gold, opposing currency contraction, ending gerrymandering, and resisting federal centralism as guaranteed by state law. It asks voters to support the constitutional framework of Indiana and endorses Democratic positions.
Forty five members of the next house will be chosen next Tuesday with 22 Democrats 20 Republicans and 3 Nationals expected. The Moanaville Journal criticizes Heisman stance while noting the national bank issue dominates the 46th Congress. Garvin is urged to support the Democratic platform and campaign committees are to be activated. Mr Peter Heenman and his daughter Lena left for the St Louis Fair last Monday.
Rev T DeWitt Talmage enters New York gin mills and dance halls to study temptations but critics doubt the method. The piece rails at sensational preaching while noting reform and danger to morals. It also covers the forty seventh annual American Institute exhibition, taste shifts, and Creedmoor shooting with Sumner's 221 points and the Borchardt rifles used by the team.
Our Washington letter notes the Republican Congressional Committee overfull with papers and staff, arguing that persuasion via daily newspapers will better reach voters than mass documents. It discusses Grant’s position, Blaine’s stance, and predicts losses in Iowa and shifting issues as Democrats gain ground. It cites Ohio outlook as promising and outlines future Congressional topics.
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