09 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1879
Page
3
The 1879 session opens as Indiana lawmakers set the date for the U S Senator vote on January 21. Charles T Sherman dies in Cleveland while Caleb Cushing dies at Newburyport aged 78. Michigan marks New Year with ex governors delivering addresses in Lansing.
Indianapolis lawyer Jupge Heller overruled a motion for a new trial in the Guetig murder case and ordered the death sentence to be carried out on the 27th of the month. The report notes political commentary on Democrats and the Greenback Democracy amid resumption tensions.
The note argues Gen. Grant grows more popular as a presidential candidate. It predicts his nomination would lead to election, contrasts Grant with Hayes era Southern Democratic ballot manipulation, and urges Supporters to back Grant for 1880.
The text rails against government actions, claiming contemptible public expense for a New Orleans trip and resumed search after a mythical letter, noting the search has already cost about thirty thousand dollars and calling it an outrages mismanagement.
A letter by Sawbuck criticizes the Democrat party portrait in Pioneer reminiscences. It questions which historical Democrats H. H. refers to across eras from Jefferson to Bayard, Manson and Voorhees, and worries the party has shed its principles for a hollow label.
Campbellsville reader labels a writer signed Gourdhead as a gourdhead and saphead. He defends Col. Robert Ingersoll, condemns fearmongering by clergy, and asserts human destiny does not depend on such opinions.
Aaron Martin, a clever gentleman and staunch old Republican from Pal Myra, was in town yesterday and subscribed for the PRESS before leaving.
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