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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1880
Page
4
James A. Garfield outlines Republican gains since 1860s, praising Union victory, emancipation, financial stabilization, rail and trade growth, and civil service reform. He urges continued support, endorses policies on education, religion, immigration, tariffs, waterway improvement, and constitutional rights, and criticizes Democrats.
The letter from Mentor Ohio dated July 10 1880 records a formal acceptance of the Republican nomination for President at Chicago. It argues for national supremacy of federal law, equal civil and political rights, and preservation of the Union while urging limited state dominance and protection of voters against intimidation. It discusses race and reconciliation, federal responsibility to end evils, and the need for liberty and justice across the South and the nation.
A Richmond Dispatch excerpt recalls Lee and Stonewall Jackson as figures in the Civil War era aligned with the cause supported by Washington and Hamilton during the Revolution.
A quotation from General Garfield dated June 27, 1879, declaring the Union’s war as eternally right and the war against the Union as eternally wrong. The line appears in a congressional context.
A speech urging voters to honor Lee and Jackson's principles and to support the Democratic ticket. The speaker asks Staunton audiences to remember Civil War sacrifices and to vote accordingly.
A Memphis newspaper calls for white men to expel Northern Republicans from Southern politics. It brands Northern men who seek office as bitter enemies of the South and urges them to stay out or leave, insisting the Democratic party dominate.
Butler attacks Longstreet for persisting in his course. He says Longstreet was begged not to persevere yet drove on into mire and the Republican slough. The speech claims Longstreet earned scorn ostracism odium ill will and contempt from allies after choosing office over independence.
A Democratic orator in Alabama asserts the Confederacy endures with Jefferson Davis as president and Hancock’s potential election would repay lost property under Radical rule, urging support for a Solid South to control the General Governments.
A Milady enters a French post office to buy a stamp. After paying, she signals her maid who extends her tongue. The Milady lightly presses the stamp against it then affixes it to her letter in a brief, curious display.
The Boston Pilot presents John Finnigan of Mount Laurel New Jersey with a comparative analysis of free trade and protection. It argues free trade lowers wages and starves workers abroad, citing Ireland India Turkey and others, while protection strengthens industries, boosts employment and supports national prosperity with examples from Belgium France Russia and Britain. The piece frames protection as a successful policy across nations and time, urging readers to see the historical lessons.
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