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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1878
Page
4
The loss of party unity surfaces as Greenbackers challenge the major parties in Congress districts Oneida and Keokuk see accusations of corruption while nominees face criticism The piece notes indictments against Gates and Mercer and condemns third party splits amid intense political debate.
The piece discusses how votes gained by promises of payment or other forms of bribery void a public election. It cites authorities and cases, including a Gloucester delegation dispute, to illustrate that payments to voters invalidate votes and threaten free government. It contrasts reform promises with actual bribery and warns against mercenary influence in elections.
The Missouri Republican state convention met in St Louis on the 6th with M B McMillan of Cooper county as permanent chairman and J Milton Turner as vice president. Ex-Senator Henderson read the platform report. nominations included A F Denny for supreme judge R Baldwin for school superintendent Wm N Norville for land register Col John B Tracy for railroad commissioner and Turner and Otis Dixon named to the central committee. The platform calls hard money and conversion of all currency into coin at the holder’s will, opposing any resumption net repeal or modification.
The four state elections show Democrats gaining four congressmen in Ohio and three in Indiana, while Iowa elected two Greenbackers and Democrats in a joint ticket. Republicans lose nine seats overall, gain nowhere. Democrats likely retain a congressional majority. Voorhees remains in the Senate via Indiana’s legislature. The Greenback party had little impact.
The piece notes Greenlockers as white robed independents blazing a new road through political salvation toward office. It cites Hon John A Flood state senator from the 6th district with the seat to be filled in November, and mentions failing health. It also reports Indian depredations in the West with killings and property losses. The New York World commends the Democrats for extending control of Congress.
A court case centers on a 1865 delinquent tax law known as Shack taxes and a general statute of limitations. The judge found the state's claim barred by the five year limitation for actions created by statute, with taxes due in 1869 and suit not filed until 1878.
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