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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1868
Page
1
An editorial in the Charlestown Mercury urges restraint by speakers after the National Democratic Convention. It warns imprudent rhetoric harms the cause and urges cool, focused effort to win in November, citing Wade Hampton Blair and others who have spoken.
The Vincennes Gazette reports a train in Salem with a willing gaggle of jackasses passing by a Democrat delegation. A stock car donkey stuck its head out and brayed loudly causing the crowd to flee in consternation and vanish.
A fond mother bids farewell to her daughter as she departs her childhood home to teach among strangers. She counsels virtue truth piety modesty and neatness as daily guides so life’s path will be strewn with no regrets.
The New York Convention demand for equal taxation of all property including government bonds is labeled dangerous and imprudent. Critics warn it would undermine federal power, threaten war finance, and amount to a repudiation of public debt, arguing constitutional limits and public policy oppose the plan.
An anecdote recalls Lincoln’s wry remark about General Grant’s liquor, then notes Copperhead Democrats propose a two percent property tax for bonds. The plan would hit farmers hard, taxing land value and provoking rural resistance at the polls.
Six to eight weeks ago Copperhead papers taunted Republicans over Grant’s fate and predicted a Seymour Blair victory. Now they complain Republicans crowd the mourners, proving their bitterness and hard set to please.
An English railroad line installs a theater within five joined cars to stage dramas. Proposals include Sunday trains with church services and the idea of printing offices and a daily paper for through Pacific-bound trains to benefit travelers.
Citizens urged to form strong election committees to guard against fraud. Advocates call for early organization and strict adherence to election laws to ensure integrity. Local groups emphasize public posting and vigilance.
The article notes the Democratic party’s shaky position after Maine’s shock and predicts fiscal trouble if repudiating anti tax candidates win in March. It draws a parallel to Seymour’s wartime cry to Lincoln and cites a Grand Republican rally at Van Wort on October 26 1868.
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