THE BROADSIDE, October 2, 1878  This was a short-lived political campaign newspaper published in Boston, during the 1878 congressional and state election season. The paper was strongly associated with the Greenback and anti-monopoly political movements that emerged in response to the economic hardships following the Panic of 1873. This issue carried the headline “The Nation's Money,” suggesting a focus on one of the era's most contentious issues: currency reform and the debate over paper money, gold, silver, and the national banking system.
Like many campaign newspapers of the late nineteenth century, The Broadside was designed less as a general news journal than as a vehicle for political persuasion. Its issues addressed economic policy, banking, labor concerns, and election controversies, often in language intended for ordinary voters rather than financial experts. This is the volume 1, number 18 issue. 
Single sheet, printed on one side only, 19 1/2 by 24 inches, nice condition.