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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1880
Page
2
Democratic vice presidential candidate Thomas A. Hendricks praises General James A. Garfield of Ohio as the best choice and strongest nominee for the Republicans, arguing for his principled leadership.
A mixed collection of political comments, rallies, and local notices. Topics include a Monday rally, Southern solidity in Arkansas and Alabama, an upcoming district convention in Lima for a State Board of Equalization, a large migration of Boys in Blue, and Speaker BiU Hill. Senator Conkling urges direct appeals to merchants and manufacturers about Southern ascendancy and federal finances.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes a sweeping Republican victory in Vermont with a 12 000 vote gain over 1878 governor totals and signals a broader GOP drift across northern states. It predicts Maine and October results will further confirm the trend and argues Democrats are aligned with the South and sabotage of wartime prosperity.
Reports from Van Wert County Republican gathering at the Courthouse include officer nominations and committee appointments, while Ohio news recounts the lynching of Tom McDonald near Commercial Point and a Toledo case where ex-Treasurer Hall flees Canada amid a large county funds deficit and bond disputes.
The Delphos Herald reports Senator Salzgab er of Van Wert spoke to a large and enthusiastic crowd at the Hancock and English club room last Thursday evening. The paper hopes to hear his voice often in the campaign, defending the right and condemning the wrong as he did then.
Captain Burroughs of Painesville spoke in Burton Saturday night. He supported General Garfield’s fitness and leadership, admitting prior opposition but arguing Garfield’s character and integrity remained indispensable to the country.
A San Francisco party traveling from Lake Bigler near Clear Creek canyon were struck by a several ton boulder that swept their wagon into the stream. All four occupants escaped with minor scratches though one horse died and the other was shot to end its suffering. The wagon was later retrieved with little damage. The rock fall likely resulted from loosening soil.
The New York Tribune notes Colonel John W. Forney once said Hancock’s day of hope ended when he backed the Democratic platform denouncing reconstruction acts. It highlights Forney assuming full personal control of the Weekly Press, freed from official duties to speak freely for the nation.
The passage notes Butler’s full return to the Democratic party amid widespread relief and forgiveness after years of harsh labeling as a thief and miscreant. It closes with a final farewell to Ben.
In Sidney the Union School opened with a shooting incident involving ex Superintendent Van B. Baker and School Board member W A Graham. Baker resisted removal, Graham fired in self defense, Baker was arrested on a charge of shooting with intent to kill, bail set at $1,000, and the feud between them promises a lively trial.
The Richmond Dispatch recalls how Lee and Stonewall Jackson symbolized a cause similar to that upheld in the Revolutionary War by Washington and Hamilton, drawing a parallel between 1770s ideals and the late conflict in this country.
The Memphis Avalanche urges white men to dominate Southern politics and banish Northern Republicans. It calls for Northern men who seek office to be branded as enemies and told to stay out, insisting the Democratic party alone should hold power.
The speaker portrays Longstreet as stubbornly persisting in a risky course, sinking into Republican slough and earning scorn and ostracism. The oration accuses him of trading honest opinion for office and beginning as an Independent.
Democratic orator declares the Confederacy endures with Jefferson Davis as president and asserts if Hancock is elected, supporters will be compensated for losses caused by Radical rule. He urges unity behind the Democratic party to secure a Solid South and full control of the General Government to redress wrongs.
A Detroit Free Press report describes a longhaired stranger who taunted rival politicians with large bets on Ohio and Hancock while demonstrating a stutter. After wagering and bluffing, he exposed the bluff by tossing away the core and keeping two one-dollar bills, having won nothing.
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