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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1868
Page
2
A fragmented political diatribe attacks Radical rule and war expenditures. It ridicules Republicans Seymour and Blair, praises Democratic figures, attacks Gen. Dix, and cites massive national debt and bond ownership amid wartime and postwar tensions. The piece reflects partisan rhetoric and nostalgia for earlier power structures.
The seven years under Radical rule cost vastly more than the previous 72 years. The text cites $6,379,661,200.48 for seven years versus $2,120,169,828.12 in the earlier period, claiming the Radicals caused higher expenses from insurrections wars and land purchases. It urges voters to decide at the polls.
The Bassicals challenge official Freedmen's Bureau estimates, alleging far higher expenditures than claimed. General Howard's figures for 1866–1867 show multi‑million salaries, stores, transportation, and schools, while the Independent Order of Friends reports 3,142 lodges and $2,098,146 annual receipts with Australia branch ties.
Hopace Guerney of the New York Tribune published a false claim that Frederick Lauer and 124 associates supported Grant and Colfax. Lauer refuted the assertion in a letter to the Tribune, while Radical journals are criticized for spreading misinformation.
Fragmented remarks lament export decline by ten percent and warn of commerce destruction under Grant and bayonets. The speaker calls Radicals and taxpayers to answer at the polls, urging peace to avert ruin.
A large Democratic gathering occurred in Indianapolis with speeches by Geo. IL Pendleton and Gen. Frank Blair. A torchlight parade followed. In Louisiana, 300 Black residents seized white property at Bossier Point demanding the forty acres and a mile promised to them, whites fled, troops under Capt. Farran moved toward the disturbance. Other items note a murder in Rocky Hill Ky, religious reshuffles in Chicago, fortification upgrades, and high political tension in St. Louis with potential clashes at elections.
A summary of labor conditions and proposals from a workers meeting. Wages for women and men in various trades are listed, eight hour laws urged, unions encouraged, and a plan for a Department of Labor discussed. The piece also notes German machinists forming a protective union and arbitration efforts in Sheffield. Grants of vegetables to Gen. Rosecrans’s army are mentioned.
Hon. Montgomery Blair will address a Lancaster audience Thursday evening in October. The event invites local residents to hear the former secretary of the army share views on national issues.
Dr Lient advertises a large supply of pate medicines and various toilet articles. Prices are said to be reasonable and prescriptions carefully prepared. The notice invites customers to visit No 1 North Wirth Burgets for prompt service and a wide range of products.
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