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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1877
Page
4
In the Troy Herald August 29 1877 issue a political panorama unfolds from Ohio campaigns to national fiscal policy. Republican reforms and Hayes era clashes are discussed alongside Sherman resumption talk, labor disputes, and the southern railroads.
The piece defends serious civic action against backroom sniping and mocks chronic sensationalism. It argues for reform, cites Democratic allegiance, and questions taxation on alcohol and tobacco as luxuries, urging clearer policy and practical relief.
In urging harmony between labor and capital, the speaker argues that industry and human labor sustain wealth and must cooperate against destructive funding. He condemns greenback policy, calls for remonetization of silver, continued currency contraction, and a return to stable money to revive industry, employment, and national prosperity.
General Jowett, secretary of the Republican State Central Committee of Louisiana, says counties’ election officers questioned legality of the last fall vote for governor and president. He claims Packard would win and four Hayes electors were chosen, while four elected for Tilden, and that Sherman and Garfield were consulted on a course of action. He predicts Republicans may disband their Louisiana organization.
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