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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1876
Page
2
Fragmented OCR lists several political roles and nominees including TILDEN New York for President and Phelps for Governor. Also mentions McCabe Easton Dawson and various state officials, with garbled spellings and interrupted lines.
The article reports on Charles H. Morcan and a slate of county ticket candidates with names like Frank T. Fragine Vasiera and W.G. Porter. It covers political speeches in October, party dynamics, and debates over Indiana Ohio West Virginia and Minnesota related results, plus discussion of Morgan for Congress and alleged election irregularities and funding schemes.
A fragmented 1876 Texas letter mix critiques Gen Phelps aimed for governor, praises Morgan over Havens for Congress, and denounces railroad schemes. It rails at Republican tariffs, salary grabs, and tariff gimmicks while urging Democratic victory and reform in Congress. The document cites elections, figures, and party claims amid broad regional political fervor.
The text argues that peace and wise government require reform in public life and not party reliance. It condemns the view that the Union was saved by a party alone, praises Tildenaval Tendrick and similar statesmen for pledging to pursue civil service reform, restore local self-government, and deliver prosperity.
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