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The fragment notes annual terms at $1.50 per year and a reference to four installments or divisions. Persistent OCR reads include unclear abbrivations and stray punctuation.
27 Sep 1876
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1876
Page
1
The fragment notes annual terms at $1.50 per year and a reference to four installments or divisions. Persistent OCR reads include unclear abbrivations and stray punctuation.
A Cincinnati Commercial poem laments war as it calls for reform and loyalty. It questions whether equity and justice can prevail through ballots, resisting corruption and rebel nostalgia while invoking Appomattox and national unity.
A recounted mix of editorials from Maine to New York on Tilden-Hendricks Hayes-Wheeler and the South’s influence. Critics attack the blue jeans reformers, while officials warn of national debt and taxes. The piece lauds Republican reformers, cites Hancock-like honesty, and urges party unity and vigilance ahead of the election.
The article depicts labor tensions with workers paid forty to fifty cents a day and paid with illegitimate checks. It notes African American workers striking and using persuasive but unlawful means to enforce contracts while whites deploy armed squads. It suggests unrest may rise before calm returns.
A Norwich Bulletin excerpt urges Republicans to engage in this year’s political campaign, arguing moral grandeur and pride in participation. It emphasizes the one great aim, acknowledges difficulties, and contends Democrats are less active despite professed goals.
Deems Barnes argues across Ohio newspapers that Samuel J. Tilden betrayed reform. He claims Tilden concealed ties to Tweed, aided ring interests, and deserted party loyalty, detailing alleged corruption in New York and Brooklyn, and contends honest Democrats must oppose his 1876 Presidential bid.
A Christian Union critique argues that indiscriminate retrenchment wastes public funds and derails long term projects. It warns that political cuts halt work, boosting costs later, and reflects on Civil Service workers who remain faithful to duties despite political storms. It urges honoring those who serve honestly.
The Democratic nomination of Charles Francis Adams for Governor of Massachusetts is criticized as insincere and lacking real significance. The piece argues the nomination offers little to the party and mirrors other party shifts without proving substantial impact.
The piece argues that nominating Mr. Adams would rely on Republican votes and signals a dangerous, partisan manipulation within the Democratic party. It claims Adams would not prove a true Democratic victory and warns voters against supporting a candidate linked to distrusted party interests.
The author lauds Rutherford B Hayes as a Virginia gentleman of honor and lineage. He argues Hayes will reform civil service and root out corrupt practices, contrasts Hayes with Tilden, and expresses enduring Southern loyalty while praising Hayes’s wartime and postwar character. He defends voting Hayes over Democratic rivals and emphasizes Virginian respect for Hayes’s integrity.
The Vermont and Maine results are read as proof that the Republican party retains its vigor and will dominate the North, with Maine delivering a sweeping victory and denying any tidal wave for Tilden and reform. The piece argues the South’s opposition will be overcome by free northern votes and lawful governance.
The article denounces Democratic leaders plans to form Soldiers and Sailors clubs as a display of patriotism by a party accused of disunion and rebellion. It cites the idea as an attempt to prove loyalty amid war, referencing Andersonville atrocities and the broader wartime political struggle.
The Union Reform Association, built from Democratic officers who joined for status, seeks to mobilize discredited officers and deserters as a soldier reform bloc to shield Democratic aims in the North and East. The effort aims to appeal to ex Union soldiers while dismissing reformers as allied with Ku Klux rhetoric and rebel apologists, though most veterans resist rallying behind the rebel flag.
The piece contrasts North and South political climates after the Civil War, noting fair speech in the North and suppression in the South. It argues Confederate remnants seek black disenfranchisement via stealth violence, calling it a dangerous form of sectionalism and predicting a strong Northern turnout in November.
The letter describes armed men facing threats of violence during a raid. It portrays a pursuit of Black residents, claims a shooting by Issaker Gavitt at sixty yards, and recounts confrontations as whites search for arms and disable a neighbor’s property.
Excerpts present fiery remarks by Samuel J. Tilden about war and his stance against the Democratic party. Includes Rutherford B. Hayes 1861 sentiment and a Worcester speech praising the Republican party’s 16-year record and responsibilities.
The Clermont Courier announces advertising rates: legal and transient ads one square ten lines and first insertion one dollar, each extra insertion fifty cents. yearly reductions apply. Business cards up to six lines cost six dollars per year.
The piece extols the Union's handling of postwar challenges, noting passage of the Thirteenth Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, repayment of war debts, reduction of interest and taxes, and prudent management of large government funds. It lauds the government for honesty and stability, prompting world admiration.
A historical passage notes Hayes and Judge Matthews agreeing to join the Civil War, driven by Lincoln's troop call and a sense of duty. Hayes recalls the Sunday evening surge of public support in Cincinnati and his resolve to serve in the conflict despite personal risk.
Burlington Free Press presents complete Vermont governor election returns by county, comparing with 1872 results. The report itemizes county totals and highlights shifts in support across the state.
The editor is asked to state decisions on Tilden income tax charges. The letter asserts no such law or decisions exist and alleges he falsified income figures for 1862 and later. It claims Tilden swore $7118 for 1862 and a $20000 fee from a railroad, and says the government will sue for deficiency.
The piece attacks Blue Jeans Williams of Indiana as a reformer with a crooked record. It notes his lemonade antics in the House and visits to the Senate for drinks, then reveals approval of bills funding luxury items for the Confederate House including feather dusters, sponges, nail brushes and cork screws, casting doubt on his integrity and campaign.
Gen. Conway quoted Tilden opposing the 1862 war effort and recounting Tilden’s reluctance to fund further Union forces while supporting aid to bring hometown soldiers home. The remarks sparked strong reaction at a Machias rally where Seth L. Mikken and Gen. Conway spoke.
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