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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1878
Page
2
The piece rails at Candidate Butler and Senatorial rivals while noting Mimipuis reveals a drastic demographic drop, with 2,500 whites and 6,000 Africans. It argues oil politics divide voters, urging support for the Democratic ticket and criticizing Republicans as profligate, fueling a greenback swing.
A Roscoe Hall meeting featured Senator Peale and Hon. Geo. A. Jenks addressing Warren County voters. Peale urged Dill for Governor and stressed integrity, while Jenks presented a clear, honest view of the financial question advocating a middle path between Greenback expansion and Republican contraction. Readers praise the clarity and anticipate Democratic strength amid criticism of Republican fiscal policy and past taxation.
A Philadelphia audience heard Republican candidate Henry M. Hoyt attack Democratic claims with strong denials of public money mismanagement and tax shifts. The piece rebuts Hoyt on accountability, federal defalcations, real estate taxation, corporate taxes, and state debt reductions.
The Tuesday elections in Ohio Indiana West Virginia and Iowa show Democrats winning in Indiana and a Democratic gain in Ohio while Iowa remains solidly Republican. The overall House tally shifts toward Democrats by about twelve seats, with Greenback influence noted in Ohio. The piece criticizes Greenback voters and urges Pennsylvanians to vote by conviction rather than money.
Mister Train sends a card to Mam phia denouncing fever as panic caused by diseased animal foods and pestilence. He condemns alcohol and tobacco and urges abolition of hearses funerals and graveyard horrors while criticizing mental deterioration and widespread threats.
A will address the citizens of western Pennsylvania at Franklin on Thursday October 24 at 2 30 P M. A large number from the region will attend to hear the great statesman discuss the question of the day.
A mix of political forecasts and commentary, including Epicrot Parker's claim of 700,000 votes in November and 150,000 greenback votes, Hoyt’s and other figures, letters praising Dr. Pierce’s medicines, and political commentary on Philadelphia’s Record, Dill, and national crop notes. The letter from Stenderon and Butler anecdote, plus Lake Champlain serpent sighting, are included.
A Rochester advertisement claims Hop Bitters prevent sickness and misery, urging widespread, affordable use. It asserts whole families stay well at a trifling cost and invites readers to try the product.
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