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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1880
Page
4
Vague chatter about a divisive Ohio campaign surfaces with claims of money and influence. Local references and party hints circulate as voters weigh the issues and candidates ahead of a key political moment.
The past weeks have shown General Grant emphasizing restraint and silence as a key facet of his leadership, with supporters praising measured conduct and opponents urging more decisive action.
In a vivid fragment the speaker portrays a forcible removal of a political figure. The brutal imagery includes shuddering, gasping, and a dramatic collapse, ending with the notion that democracy has died in the moment of excess.
Nebraska City hosts a three day Jockey Club race meeting that began on the 14th and continues through to today. Local tracks present visitors and participants in a bustling sporting event.
The text reflects a partisan view that democratic groups may not get another chance soon after what is described as a grand victory in Alabama, casting doubt on future opportunities and urging a return to celebration.
Wade Himpton seeks a duel with Secretary Sherman as a quip on political conduct. The speaker laments that democracy once thrived in barbarous eras when dueling was popular, noting both democracy and dueling declined with advancing civilization.
The Central City Item laments每 every thousand dollars allocated to improve the Lincoln hospital or spitel delays its removal. It recalls belief that the capitol would move from Lincoln and suggests the grass has not yet grown over that grave.
A mild form of lunacy spreads through the northern states confined to democratic editors. It shows as chalking the figures 3-2-9 on boards, boxes, fences, and editorial columns. It laments that such a giant intellects is wrecked on small figures.
A veteran narrator laments Hancock’s shift as former comrades march in steady, loyal ranks to familiar tunes. He notes the inevitability of defeat for those who abandon the right for easy power, calling the traitor a fool driven by self delusion.
The Charleston News notes that Democratic defeats spare the party only three weeks to rally. It suggests the long patience of the party and quotes a vivid forecast that a strong awakening could provoke a political furor once fully stirred.
The Rock River Methodist Conference in Illinois is asked to withdraw Dr. Thomas over liberal doctrine. While no final conference action is known, his expressed views prompted debate on tolerance and unity within the church.
The passage argues the solid south cannot gain government control while old sectional issues persist. It predicts new divides in the north and states the next ruling party will not be the Democrats, claiming the Democratic Party is dead and gone with only a few old fusils left to remind of its treasonable career.
The paper read by Mr J P Dyas pastor of the Congregational Church of Silver Creek at the Association last week on The Scripture View of the Sabbath is spoken of by listeners as a very able production.
The Polk County Republican gathering at the Osceola courthouse on the 16th elected Judge J. W. Snider chairman and D. D. Little secretary. Credentials were set, Mickey named for representative, and a county central committee chosen with delegates from Osceola Pleasant Home Hackberry Canada Valley Platte Stromsburg Clear Creek Island and Stromsburg members.
The piece notes Hancock writing letters to condone excuse and defy sentiments of his party. It cites a $250000000 southern claims matter as small yet prompting letters, plus tariff differences, and suggests more letters could sway the solid south to support him.
Judge Evans of David City, Republican nominee for State Senator, has served as county judge in Butler County with honor and ability. Voters in the district are urged to support him on November 2 as a capable public servant with proven honesty and fairness.
A historical excerpt attributes a 1880 Congress speech to W H English, Democratic vice presidential candidate, claiming he praised slavery and belittled Black people, arguing Africans are inherently inferior and unfit to govern themselves. The text cites May 2 1880 remarks in the Congressional Record.
A House of Representatives debate on racial hierarchy argues that blacks are inherently inferior and should remain enslaved in the South. The author claims freed blacks would be unfit to live among whites and would burden nearby communities, presenting free negros as a persistent nuisance in free states.
160 acres within a mile of Osceola offered cheap. A quarter section with 120 acres under cultivation, timbered, good buildings and improvements. Another quarter under cultivation with a good house and stables but no timber. Within seven miles of Osceola. Description and terms from Bittenbender Buell Real Estate Agents Osceola Nebraska.
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