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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1872

Page

2

Gov Brown boasts of peace in Missouri during Cleveland speech

The Missouri governor claimed peace in his state in a Cleveland address, while reports describe Ku Klux outrages in Carter, Bloomfield, and Cass counties. Six whippings in Bloomfield over two months, no arrests in Cass County murders despite a $350 reward, and critics say the governor’s bid for vice presidency distracts from Missouri affairs.

Gov. Brown Missouri Cleveland Ohio Ku Klax Ian Carter Col. Lawson Democrat Bloomfield Stoddard Ku Klux Beut Cass County Ben United States H Petrages J. J. Jos

Elevator scandal shocks Iowa town and grain records

The Iowa elevator affair reveals 150,320 bushels listed by the Grain Registrar, while Maher alleges 122,021 bushels missing from records and mid as many receipts sold beyond the elevator’s content. Critics condemn the crime, question Warehouse Commissioner Kerner’s vigilance, and urge Beimer to resign or focus on duty rather than electioneering.

Iowa Wugh Maher Maher Mir Gustav Kerner Beimer

Lawson Family Targeted By Bandits In Carter County

A Wayne county gentleman recounts a violent assault on Col Lawson and his son Tom Lawson at a Mill Spring farm by twelve men led by Bill Nevins. The group, masked and armed, beat Tom, ordered them to leave the county, and warned of further killings if reported. The Lawsons remain at Mill Spring, planning to tell their full story in their own words.

St. Louis Democrat Alill Spring Wayne County Eaweon Thomas Carter County Col Lawson Mill Spring Horace Joplin Lawsons Tom Lawson Col. Lawson Tom Joplin Lawson Avengers Ouse

Greeley by Hail and New York City Mayoral Attack

The Vermont Waterman calls a 1870 Greeley candidacy a remarkable coincidence and reports A Oakey Ball once praising Greeley but now backing him for president. It notes Greeley’s failure then and questions Mayor Hall's evidence of Tammany frauds, while a Rushville correspondent disputes 200 Greeley Republicans in Schuyler county Indiana, estimating 16 with 14 Democrats among them and predicting more Democrats voting for Grant than Republicans for H G

Quincy Herald Wim. Steinwedell Steinwedell Jeraloid Horace Greeley Herald Greeley Vermont Waterman New York City Tammany Thieves Rushville Schuyler County Ind Grant H. G

Republican Party Platform of 1872 at National Convention

The Philadelphia convention declares its faith and positions on national issues. It lauds past Union victory, emancipation, and civil rights, calls for fiscal restraint, tariff reform, civil service overhaul, and land policy, and supports Grant’s leadership in a united effort toward peace, growth, and continued national strength.

Republican Party of the United States Philadelphia Agar Pacific Railroad Gen Grant Mesacing Aekn Eeatees Benora Poe Sis Secorch Caldiera Great Britain Republican Party Zenit Congress Eee Ee Party America Stréenth Ulysses Grant

Greeley and Greeley era Democrat invective in quotes

A collage of 19th century political tirades attacking Democrats with names like Horace Greeley and Grats Brown, claiming moral depravity and political influence. The excerpt lampoons party loyalty, debauchery, and rebellion with loaded quotes and dated phrases.

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