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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1876
Page
1
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The piece surveys campaign chatter from Maine Vermont Colorado Ohio Indiana with projections from blue jeans and democratic tickets to reform cries. It cites figures on Indiana and New York voting patterns, discusses Mosby veterans, and recounts a fire scare at a Stockton Republican meeting amid broader national debate.
U S Marshal R M Wallace reports to Attorney General Taft on a Charleston Cainhoy riot linked to the Mississippi plan. whites and blacks clashed after armed Democrats arrived by steamboat, six whites killed, one black dead, arms seized, reinforcements sent, Governor Chamberlain and General Ruger involved.
The piece argues that national issues dominate Congress elections while local matters shape state ballots, noting Republicans retain Ohio and may fare like October 1872 if Indiana shifts. It warns Democrats that poor congressional results in both states weaken Tilden's campaign, urging recognition of these effects.
New York Post reports Democratic bureaus and papers attack the American Alliance, aiming to portray Governor Hayes as a member of the proscriptive group. The piece critiques the Alliance’s principles as bad and absurd to suppose any linkage.
The article argues New York's influence makes or breaks Hayes and Wheeler's chances, calling New York the keystone of the arch and asserting substantial Republican margins there will secure victory even if Indiana or New Jersey falter. It reviews historical voting trends from 1860 to 1872 and projects a 476,000 plus Republican vote in New York with strong turnout.
The West Virginia results favor Democrats with a larger majority than 1874. Georgia, Delaware and other Southern states show intimidation at polls. The North favors Republicans with Maine Vermont Colorado Ohio backing the ticket, Indiana electing nine Republicans to thirteen Congressmen and a Republican legislature. The piece argues the South's power via gunfire and congressional bills threatens national prosperity and urges resistance.
Senator Cragin of New Hampshire argues in Indiana that the national debt fell from 2.525 billion on March 1 1869 to 2.098 billion on August 1 1876, with $427.16 million paid in seven years and five months, plus a drop in interest from 140.42 million to 100.24 million by 1876, and continuing tax cuts as debt declined.
In a caustic roundup, SEyMouR mocks a contest between a patriot and pantaloons praising the pantaloons. TeLEDo Blade laments shrinking Democratic majorities and gains in Congress and legislature. BROOKLYN Argus notes a governor-elect meeting over blue trousers and a roundabout, moving many to tears. ELKHART Review warns of Republican apathy but urges renewed vigor to reclaim Indiana.
Summary of an official report alleging violent crimes against Black Republicans in the South and Ellenton South Carolina outrages. It states seventeen black men were killed and many more injured with victim names listed and estimates of additional deaths in the woods.
The article argues Governor Tilden’s bid hinges on three reformers John Kelly John Morrisey and James O’Brien who will trade support for spoils. It contrasts this with Hayes and warns that civil service reform would fail under a Kelly Morrisey O’Brien led administration. It also recounts racial violence cases like the murder of Simon Coker by a rifle club demanding loyalty to radical Republicans.
The piece discusses President Grant and Governor Tilden and their stances on enforcing laws and peace, contrasting Union Army actions in 1861 with 1871 Confederate resolutions. It notes a Confederate reporter and fears of foreign meddling as the era’s "bloody shirt" persists in American debate.
In a New York speech, Blaine claims far more people were murdered for political opinions in the South since 1865 than died in the three bloodiest Civil War battles. He contrasts poll riots with alleged Republican-aligned killings, asserting official data support his figures.
In a 1876 exchange, Austin H. Brown, secretary of Indiana Democratic State Committee, sought to influence elections by arranging voter importation. General Judson Kilpatrick replied from New Jersey condemning Brown, predicting Indiana’s defeat and mocking the Democratic leadership with caustic humor.
The record notes several bills by lawmakers from Tennessee and Texas seeking payment for cotton seized by U S forces in 1864 and sugar taken by military authority. Estimated values reach 45 000 to 50 000 dollars for cotton and 16 709 15 for seven hogsheads of sugar. Sugar at 3 a pound and cotton at 1 25 a pound are deemed fair wartime prices.
The latest returns show the Democratic majority in Georgia at no less than eighty thousand votes, indicating stable support for the party as results continue to be tallied.
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The report cites a Republican majority of seven hundred in Putnam electors, yet only three ballots cast. It notes 1,082 votes for Bullock and 1,467 for Gordon and alleges mob law and intimidation by the Democratic state government kept colored voters from the polls. The piece condemns Southern ballot box outrages as a disgrace to republican institutions.
Senator Robertson discusses affairs in South Carolina. The President says rifle clubs and armed groups ended interference with public meetings. He stresses protection of citizen rights without party bias. Troops would remain in garrisons if peaceable and fair elections are assured, with sufficient force for emergencies to protect Democrats and Republicans, whites and blacks alike.
The Attorney-General Taft and Chief Justice Waite issued statements claiming full harmony between the Court and the Executive on government power to protect citizens at the ballot. A Cleveland Leader chart compared 1872 and 1876 election results showing Republican gains and a common lesson of victory in November.
The Cincinnati Sun reviews Napoleon's 1817 prophecy on Russia gaining Constantinople and Greece, foreseeing Europe's balance shifting with Turkey's fall. The piece transitions to a quirky tour of Scottish places, listing Lech Awe, Ben Cruchan, Isle of Skye caps, and various towns, presenting a mosaic of geography and local lore.
A drive of 30 000 horned cattle moved from Texas to a market with 700 drivers. The outfit cost 50 000 dollars and the herd yielded 320 000 dollars. A Georgia farmer sows a piece of cotton called his preacher's patch to fund his aaitee.
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