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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1870
Page
4
A 1870 weekly column argues party cohesion erodes as Reconstruction ends and factions debate national policy, unity weakening with dissent among Democrats in Congress and speculation on a new tariff reform driven party. It discusses Spring field investment, Butler's tax plan, and rival press hostilities as signs of national political realignment.
Green county and Springfield fight over routing and funding stakes for the Springfield Greene county path of the Kansas City to Memphis rail line. Citizen appeals urge county court to authorize liberal bonds to secure the road, promising boosted land and city values if routed through Springfield.
A mosaic of regional items notes Bates county backing liberal appropriations for a Lexington line, Polk county debt reduced by 1727.64 in a year, and Neosho lodge hosts with Rev. O M Stewart. Wheat damage in Dallas county prompts replanting, Marshfield railroad talks seek terms with Kansas City Springfield and Memphis. Texas County reports a seven foot lynx kill and twenty two rattlesnakes by one hunter. Misfortune strikes in Van Buren Arkansas with Moody Ford found shot headward. Neosho introduces a new mail route to Sherman Texas via Fort Gibson with tri weekly four horse coach service and Baxter Springs rail link. Petticoat justice features Esther Morris as a pioneering magistrate with broader reform talks and legal career prospects. Senate delays Southern loyalists damages while contemplating broader government debts.
The Senate Commerce Committee authorized Senator Conkling to draft a bill permitting tunneling of the East and North rivers. City corporations seek the privilege and plan to start immediately upon passage, with materials already on site. Also noted: Red River revolutionists and Canadian Fenian tensions linked to Winnereg could battlefield. Political meetings slated for tonight and upcoming days.
Washington report notes chatter of a sensational Republican caucus next week. The event is expected to be a routine meeting to appoint the regular congressional campaign committee for the upcoming fall canvass. No extraordinary actions are anticipated beyond possible general resolutions.
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