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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1880
Page
4
Wade Hampton speaks at Staunton Va urging adherence to Lee and Jackson principles echoed in the Civil War era. He reminds listeners four years of struggle and warns that the Democratic ticket's fate rests on voters' support.
The statement suggests the Democrat will not release the Poland committee's findings, signaling possible delays or strategic withholding. No concrete date or formal action is given, but the position implies administrative or political sensitivity surrounding the report's contents.
A reader criticizes the use of Webster for defining no sumptuary laws and urges the official organ to provide a direct answer rather than referencing standard dictionaries. The note signals ongoing frustration with published definitions and seeks authoritative clarification.
Dan Voorhees announces he will exhibit an undoubted Exoduster specimen to his democratic friends during the current campaign.
A Democratic elector candidate flew into a passion during a clash with Bill Whitman after Whitman mocked him about party allegiance. The incident, described as a frightful demonstration, underscored local tensions over political favoritism in the county.
A letter from the Terre Haute Express mocks police at polls and questions Democratic claims of voter suppression. It asks the Democrat to name any instance of troops preventing voting and challenges them to provide evidence.
The True Democracy office is asked to locate honorable military discharges for Maple who enlisted at about fifteen, Massie and Holmes who claim they had no discharges because they were four when the war began. The notice seeks how many such documents exist locally.
The Sullivan Democrat editor is mocked for verbose writing with fears of brain softness and delirium tremens. The piece notes opposition to the editor and mocks readers who expect a mental collapse.
A Democrat editorial quip compares a political nudge to a red shawl provoking a bull, noting the Union editor finds the provocation thin and harmless when pressed. The analogy suggests calm handling of agitation rather than inflaming conflict.
The Sullivan Union questions Democratic and Republican stances on free and fair elections, accusing the Democrats of evading responsibility for ballot box frauds in 1864. It insists on a straight answer about which party bears blame for election irregularities and urges candor from readers.
The Democrat notes proportionately more drunkenness at the Porter rally than at the democratic mass meeting. He recalls only two drunk men that day, one a Democrat and the other a stranger. He suggests the Democrat observer knows Webster on no sumptuary laws.
The Little Rock Evening Telegraph hoists a rebel flag in its columns claiming Hancock and English will win. The Indianapolis Journal published a facsimile of the flag in its Tuesday issue and accuses the Arkansas paper of libel while asserting the flag signals true sentiment and possible southern rule if Hancock is elected.
Special to the Journal reports in Cass township a S E and S E narrow gauge line faced local feuds as Uncle Thomas Nealy halted a train by the fence he claimed was down. He threatened crew and forced fence replacement, reflecting early rail travel tensions. An obituary notice appears for Irene Morris with administrator WM T Murdock named, solvent likely. Burr and Patten serve as attorneys for the administrator.
Inventors should carefully present their inventions before the Patent Office and hire a capable attorney. C. KE. Foster of 509 7th St Washington D C has 19 years experience before the Patent Office and references to bureau officers and local banks. Send for his advice and pamphlets.
The celebrated Mason and Hamlin organs and Woods organs are offered for sale by Geo. F. Hughes, j2lee. The notice advertises available models and pricing through the seller.
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