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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1877
Page
2
The nominee appeals to Warren County voters for fair play and support amid party attacks. He declares no wrongdoing, cites Republican loyal service, and asks Republicans to unite with a strong, individual vote on Election Day to back the county ticket.
A Philadelphia Press dispatch reports Senate deliberations show warfare brewing against the Administration. Republicans rest quietly until elections. Some senators say abstaining votes endorsed their course. A leading senator notes Ohio apathy derailed the fight but claims no deserters. Within ten days the conflict may grow. New York nominations face Conkling led committee. attack on the President’s course anticipated. Many senators oppose his Democrats appointments and will vote against confirmation.
Instructions specify each voter ballots three tickets with Judiciary on the outside for the Supreme Judge candidate, State for Auditor General and State Treasurer, and County for all county officers.
The piece recalls Garrison attacking presidents like Hayes Grant and Lincoln, noting that censure once suggested they were on the right track. It frames the historical pattern of harsh rebuke as a measure of leadership and public discourse in earlier times.
Speaker Randall reveals committee assignments with Ways and Means led by Wood of Minnesota and other top chairs. The distribution shows regional balance as South gets 25 votes while East gets none, signaling the administration’s influence. 850 bills were introduced in the House on Monday and several nominations and cabinet moves followed, including Stoughton to Russia and Prince for New York port duties. The President traveled to Richmond with officials, and lawmakers await the main business of the session expected to extend to December.
Speaker Randall's committee of Ways and Means favors free trade with members Wood New York Tucker Virginia Saylor Ohio Robbins North Carolina Barris Georgia Gibson Louisiana Bur chard Illinois Phelps Connecticut Kelly Pennsylvania Garfield Ohio Banks Massachusetts Only Phelps Kelly and Banks support full protection for American labor Garfield backs a conservative tariff Most members oppose protection seeking European pauper labor If Pennsylvania workers want that policy vote Democratic Each Democratic win means free trade and lower wages.
In anticipation of Senator Morton's impending death the Indiana Democrats held a Washington meeting to choose a replacement. Gov Hendricks was favored by the meeting while Gov Williams leans to Voorhees and would appoint him. The note adds Morton died at 5 30 Thursday morning November 1, aged 54.
The American Minister hosted a lavish October 29 banquet for General Grant in Paris. President McMahon, many Americans, the Diplomatic Corps, and Paris society attended. Grant has accepted an invitation to visit the French military and is warmly received.
Matthews and Warren end their fifteen year partnership in the Buffalo Commercial with Mathews retiring. Their rift stemmed from a political disagreement over the paper’s stance, Mathews aiming to make it a Conkling organ and Warren preferring a general Republican organ not tied to a single party member. The business is valued around $200,000.
Freight traffic on the Pennsylvania road has been nearly unprecedented for weeks. Since cars were destroyed in Pittsburg last July the company has borrowed rolling stock to meet demand for moving eastern and western bound freights.
Washington report says the House Committee on Banking and Currency favors Ewing's bill to repeal the third section of the specie resumption act with only three dissenting votes. The decision signals a softer stance from the committee on the issue.
Jennie June of the New York Herald notes Anna Dickinson received two marriage offers in the last summer, one from Gen. Butler. The column guesses Dickinson misread attentions, imagining Ben looked at her when he favored another girl.
Pendleton, Ewing, Payne, Wood and Morgan compete for the U S Senate seat in Ohio with Uncle Dick observing. Pendleton appears ahead at this stage but victory is not assured as the home stretch arrives.
Gay Forrest of rebel cavalry fame was buried in Memphis Tennessee on October 51 with pallbearers including Jeff Davis Governor Porter Jacob Thompson and other distinguished advocates of the lost cause.
Gen. Pearson who commanded troops at Pittsburg is under arrest for murder and the case goes before the Pittsburg Grand Jury. A number of high officials were subpoenaed to testify, including Gov. Hartranft who refused to respond and sent a letter asserting executive independence and seeking a higher judicial ruling.
The Philadelphia North American and The Philadelphia Times praise John Welsh as an eminently fit choice for Minister to England. They cite his purity, vigor, intellect, experience, blameless life, and proven trust administration as reasons for Senate confirmation. Two papers endorse the nomination.
Indiana Republican House members adopt a platform calling for repeal of the bankrupt law remonetization of silver as legal tender repeal of the resumption act date clause opposition to subsidies equalization of Mexican war pensions and bounties favor Union soldiers in public appointments pledge support for Hayes and Cincinnati platform pacification policies and civil service reform.
Tweed claims Tilden’s wealth carried the nomination while Southern Democrats lacked money. He says Tilden’s agents bought influence in the South to win support and that most organizers in Congress were unable to secure his victory. He notes Hewitt was an exception among New York Democrats.
Coronet Forney notes Augustus Muhlenberg as a Pennsylvanian first Speaker of the House. The South has held the Speakership in twenty seven of forty five Houses since government organization. Henry Clay served eleven years with frequent on floor presence.
Democratic leaders in Washington claim success in silencing Blackburn of Kentucky after a violent confrontation. The fraud shrieks about the victory but notes that the alleged silencing did not quell jeers from a venal Republican press.
Washington reports list of candidates for the post includes John Welsh and other Pennsylvanians Judges Strong and Scofield W H Armstrong and Wayne McVeigh named as possible ministers to England alongside Welsh approved appointment.
Representative Errett introduced a measure to prevent discrimination in freights by common carriers. He will push for early consideration and prospects for passage appear favorable.
A political appeal urges voters to support Barnes and the entire Republican ticket. It warns that casting any other votes would invalidate the ballot and be detrimental to the voter's influence.
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania express relief after claims of being consulted by Secretary Evarts. The remark suggests reassurance amid ongoing policy discussions and oversight efforts.
The president designates Thursday November 29 as Thanksgiving Day in a formal proclamation. Details of the proclamation are reported elsewhere.
President Rutherford B. Hayes proclaims November 29 as national day of thanksgiving and prayer. He notes a year of divine providence, calls Americans to worship, and urges all to give thanks and seek continued mercy. Done in Washington October 29, 1877.
A meeting in Washten, Oct 30, included Governor Williams of Indiana and other leaders. They debated who should fill Senator Morton’s seat if he dies and agreed the appointment should be tendered to ex Governor Hendricks. Hendricks’ acceptance is believed likely though some doubt it.
The Times defends Captain Hart against accusations of depredation and disparaging comparisons with Noyes while praising his character, gallantry, competence, and fidelity as treasurer. The Pittsburgh Supreme Court case on railroad issues and the Allegheny riots inquiry loom over state politics as actions proceed.
The Utica Herald reports that Bob Ingersoll became an infidel after stern parental discipline by his minister father in Oneida county. A coughing fit at the table led to repeated whipping in the carriage-house, followed by long prayers, with the cycle of punishment and prayer audible to the family. The cruelty of the scene shaped his view of religion as cruel.
The eight page monthly paper Tur Boys 1x Bros published in National Capital by Nathan W Fitzgerald at twenty five cents yearly. It focuses on pensions bounties claims patents and army navy matters with valuable department for soldiers and representatives. Ex soldiers urged to subscribe for one year.
A collection notes political satire on Prohibition and civil service reform, Nevad a and California metal yields, and editorials from Worcester to Philadelphia. It cites Miss Bertha Von Hillern's 100 mile walk in 28 hours, church orders affecting lay preaching, and looming bank runs centered on savings banks like Union Dime Bank in New York.
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