06 Sep 1878
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Newspaper
The Greenback News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1878
Page
1
The weekly urges support for National and Republican ticket in Joliet elections. It praises Alexader Campbell for congress, David Murphy for sheriff, Eugene Daly for coroner, and Gen Bates for state treasurer, noting Greenback ideals and opposition to moneyed interests.
The Sun Transcript argues that government stamps do not set money value. It notes a trade dollar worth 90 cents and bullion at 88 cents for a dollar, and questions how a fiat could create a five dollar value from identical coins.
Distant public debate frames opponents of usury and centralization as defending honest monetary reform. Merchants and reformers like D. M. Haight of Oswego campaign in Kendall County for the Nationals, described as a force in pursuing a just currency and reduced trade friction.
A fragment recalling an old promise of revival through a new experiment. It envisions prosperity returning to the land with restored industry ships railroads homes farms and laborer pride as measures of economic renewal and national vigor.
A Terre Haute colored preacher Rev. W. H. Anderson debated political matters with Winyard who shifted from Republican to National Greenback on stage. Berkey of Grand Rapids releases a revised money question book praised as clear and thorough for readers of either side.
An Aurorg Herald report cites a well informed city worker from the railroad shops claiming voters in the area will back the Green back ticket. It notes a Republican mover, McDole, attending a campaign event and suggests evolving views among Republicans and Democrats amid Osoper campaigns and local party tensions.
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