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Schweizer Republikaner
Swiss newspaper
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role of Escher von der Linth
- In Hans Conrad Escher
…Paul Usteri, Escher founded the Schweizer Republikaner, a journal of moderately reformist opinion. Elected to the parliament of the fledgling Helvetic Republic in 1798, he was named president of the Great Council in the autumn of that year. Although a supporter of cantonal autonomy, he continued to hold high offices…
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