Political turmoil and party splits in postwar Missouri politics
The piece compiles criticisms of Morton saya Heyes and a web of alleged intrigues by Morton, Zech, Chandler, Cameron & Co. It notes dissatisfaction with the Democratic county ticket in St Louis and criticizes ward influence. It also discusses Civil War era politics, Schurz, and the treatment of Black voters by Republicans in South Carolina. The piece hints at pardons for whisky thieves after the election and mentions next Tuesday’s event regarding Indians and Blue Jeans.
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Morton Saya Heyes
Morton, Zech, Chandler, Cameron
St. Louie County
Bummer
Theale Reluare
Wang
Grant
Teave
Judge Buckner Critics GOP On Nation's Course In Speech
Judge Buckner addressed a crowd in the circuit court room last Monday urging voters to back change in November. He attacked Republican leaders for corruption and waste, cited federal office cuts and military salaries, and urged Democrats and independents to unite behind a new policy direction.
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Judob Buckner
Buckner
Congress
Central Committee
Circuit Court
Republican Party
Iowa
Hayes
Wheeler
Charles Francie Adame
Senate
Morton
Delknap
Robeson
Shepard
District of Columbia
Freedman's Bank
Political Slander Amplified With Expulsion Threats
A fractured mock requisition targets Kilpatrick with a demand for more money and a bloody shirt campaign. It accuses Republicans from Indianan and Oho of shipping “negroes and tramps” from separating states before the election plvet on.
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Indianan
Oho
Kilpatrick
Aisoining
Hayes Support Split Revealed in Party Letters and Warnings
Morton and Schurz endorse Hayes but dispute reform scope while Mayes backs Morton and angers Schurz. Schurz damns northern corruption urging reform as Morton praises Grant’s economical governance. Illinois Republican chief requests Bob Ingersoll's help, notes Indiana and Ohio campaigns and a planned Indianapolis stop.
Revival of the Whiskey Ring Scandal Unfolds
The piece argues Grant aligned with Bristow against whiskey ring reform, then betrayed it to protect party interests. It asserts Bristow’s removal of prosecutors signals a return of corrupt whiskey interests, with promises of pardon for McDonald, McKee, Avery, and Rehm after the election.
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New York Sun
Grant
Bristow
Delknap
Republican Party
West
Washington
White House
Seare
O Ao
Clintow
Etiter Aa
Logan
Morton
Cameron
Ilence
Treasury
Loristow
Sleavig
Chicago
Relth
Republi
Patriots and reformers urge civil-service change
The piece notes leaders eager to speak as a jailed group prepares to emerge as ardent civil-service reform advocates, aligned with Carl Schurz. It warns that if their candidate wins, the whisky ring may revive under Hayes, with promises of indemnity and future security amid hard times.
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Washington Republican
Schurz
Anya
Lelina
Ean
Carl Schurz
Hayes
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Rathi
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J. E. McHenry
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South Carolina
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St. Charles County
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Republican Central Committee of Illinois
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Peoria Transcript
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Thoman W. Withrow
John i. Knox
Ore
Agathet Fletcher M. Doan
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Troy
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Missouri
Licoln County
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T. M. Carter
Heriff
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Wile Lan F. Elder
Mary BE. Elder
William Couse
Svetlen No 12
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Jane
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