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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
2
The Freeport Journal receives a recognition label from the International Typographical Union acknowledging that its mechanical departments employ union labor, signaling support for organized workers within the publication.
The fiftieth anniversary of the Lincoln and Douglas debate was observed in Freeport last Thursday with decency and decorum, it was not degraded into a side show for a street fair.
Mr Trickett of Kansas City was the star orator in Freeport for the anti saloon faction of the local option campaign. He has been indicted and found guilty of doodling since then. Honesty is the best policy and pays the best in the long run.
Champ Clark says Bryan will carry not only Illinois but Ohio and New York as well. Despite his presidential predictions often being wrong, Bryan returns each cycle with optimism and a smile.
The 1904 election results show Roosevelt with 7,620,670 votes, Parker 5,080,207, Swallow 258,205, Debs 401,380, yielding a Roosevelt majority of 1,880,878 over all others. The current outlook suggests Taft will likely match or exceed this margin.
The New York Press reports Taft’s address after his nomination speech stresses loyalty to President Roosevelt. It states his first tribute is to the White House incumbent, and his stated purpose is to continue Roosevelt policies. It argues any change would be in method, not motive, should Taft be elected.
Franklin MacVeagh, longtime Chicago Democrat and friend of the late Grover Cleveland, declares his political faith changed to Republican. He endorses Taft as the candidate who will carry forward Roosevelt’s progress, and criticizes Bryan as uncertain and unsafe.
The Chicago Tribune praises Charles S. Deneen noting his administration has been better than Yates but says voters expect the best. It argues his margin was cut by Democratic votes and urges him to lift his second term to satisfy public ideals and higher standards.
A Springfield transcription recalls Abraham Lincoln speaking January 27 1837 in his hometown. The seerlike voice warned of ill omens from growing disregard for law and a shift toward wild passions over sober judgment, foreshadowing later unrest.
A denunciation asserts mobs attack courts and suppress executive ministers of justice across the country. The author insists the phenomenon is widespread not tied to climate or slave status, arising among both southern masters and northern orderly citizens, posing a national danger.
The article compares 1860 free trade prices with 1908 costs for common goods such as blankets, shirtings, carpet, thread, pork, salt, nails and pins. It argues prices mostly favored 1908, noting labor earnings differ and blaming trusts and tariffs but urging broader causes for high living costs.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 10 618 railroad deaths and 97 706 injuries in a year, a record the piece decries. It argues public opinion often opposes disciplined action toward unsafe employees, urging broad support for strict discipline to improve railroad safety and reduce harm.
The August primary marks the first test of nominations by plurality in Illinois under the new law. It explains that the plurality method, highest vote getter, now officially governs nominations, a fair approach historically used to elect officials despite not always yielding a majority. The piece reflects on historical instances where presidents won without a majority, noting Lincoln, Polk, and others, and contrasts Roosevelt’s high share with Lincoln’s low prior to Washington.
The text argues that pluralities nominate the candidate with the most votes, endorsing the principle of primary nominations and urging Republicans in Stephenson County to vote for the Republican nomine. It notes legislators may amend the law, but the principle will stay, and emphasizes voters' right to choose freely, including ticket splitting.
In a heated discussion the letter asserts that Hopkins should be elected by the Illinois legislature since he led the primary with nearly fifty thousand more votes. It rebuts Foss and Mason claims and cites Hopkins’s vow to abide by primary results, referencing past correspondence and debates about endorsement and public duty.
Hon James S Sherman, notified at his Utica home, accepts the Republican vice presidential nomination and endorses Taft's acceptance address. He pushes protectionism, tariff readjustment, and equal benefits for labor capital producers consumers, arguing prosperity follows a revenue tariff and warning the Democratic party. He urges ongoing American production and fair profit for all workers.
A political statement praising Republican labor policies. It cites the eight hour law, employer's liability acts, railroad safety statutes, child labor law for the District of Columbia, and other labor improvements. The speaker endorses Taft's Cincinnati declaration on injunctions and affirms party priorities and equal rights under law.
A lively remark notes General Corbin dislikes new shoes or clothes and still wears the pair made for his Philippine trip four years ago. The anecdote highlights frugality and practicality attributed to the general.
Governor Deneen receives nationwide praise for his energetic response to the Springfield riots, with observers arguing he is the right man for the moment and position.
The speaker credits Taft with filling many positions of trust well during his term while describing Bryant as a promising yet untested venture in statesmanship. The remarks frame Taft as experienced and reliable and Bryant as a potential future leader.
The Republican nominations for the 12th senatorial district are evenly divided among Daviess Carroll and Stephenson counties. Daviess names J C McKenzie for state senator while Carroll backs W W Gillespie for representative and Stephenson supports Stephen Rigney for representative, giving each court representation in the next legislature, per the Hanover Journal.
Both parties face cash shortages as campaigns run on scant funds. The piece notes popular indifference to campaign contributions must not imply indifference to issues. It argues intelligent voters can judge issues without giving or receiving campaign cash.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal quotes a controversial line arguing that southern lynching makes the guilty victim while northern crimes provoke white mobs. It asserts racial violence varies by region and implies a continual northern riot if crime rates matched the south.
The work assigned to the Republican party is of immense importance and much of it is complete. Democratic declarations are abandoned as voters deem them unwise and unsafe for the times, reflecting a shift in political stance and policy outcomes.
The Chicago Tribune presses a negative line against Senator Hopkins after Republican voters in Illinois gave him a 48,000 majority. The paper had long advocated the primary law, and now, after its candidate lost due to that law, the Tribune seeks to undermine it.
The Deneen Yates clash becomes noted as a peculiarly staged contest and a bitter personal conflict in the state. It highlights Deneen’s ally attempting to unseat him with the help of the man largely blamed for his previous defeat, a sensational turn amplified by recent attacks from Yates and Lorimer on Governor Carmi Times.
The passage urges practicality by noting that a black man cannot change his color and a leopard cannot hide its spots. It argues that attempting the absolutely impossible leads to disappointment and compares futile efforts to trying to halt a tide with a pitchfork.
The text critiques a party’s long history of legislation and administration, portraying the Republican party as appealing to voters with proven pledges and urging confidence in the November verdict. It references four decades of policy and two decades of governance.
The article cites Bryan’s acceptance speech tying free silver and railway nationalization to his broader reform platform. It labels his ideas as political lunacy and argues they could cost him votes, including in Oklahoma, while noting the historic question of people rule as resolved by the colonies.
A civic form criticizes the mob mentality as born from lawless governance and corrupt officials. The author argues that mobs arise where law is not supreme and holds governors mayors judges lawyers and citizens responsible for yo inaction and graft that provoke unrest.
The New York World argues that beyond milling wheat into flour, gambling on grain futures drove financial trouble at Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills. It notes the president’s losses on the futures market, contrasts it with railroads seeking quicker gains, and warns that raising freight rates would shift costs to the public while honest work remains the sound path to wealth.
The Globe-Democrat reports a major trend as key independent newspapers including the Brooklyn Eagle New York Times Boston Herald Springfield Republican and Philadelphia Ledger shift from Democratic to Republican support for Taft. The New York World also leans Taft, with most outlets declining explicit Republican labels yet backing the ticket’s candidate.
A short lyric recounts the parable of the lost sheep with a spoken refrain about the shepherd seeking the wanderer. The narrator cites IRA D. SANKEY and frames the scene of a shepherd searching through desert and mountains, culminating in celestial rejoicing at the sheep's return.
The Chicago papers say the U S senatorial contest remains unsettled by the primary vote claiming the vote only structures district representation and that Hopkins lacks a majority of these. Foss and Mason may seek to carry the contest to the general assembly, ignoring the wishes of Republicans who voted in good faith, believing the majority’s expressed will should be obeyed, Robinson Argus.
Vague campaign prompt questions whether the Roosevelt administration should be approved and whether experienced governance or experimental leadership should prevail, framing a choice between proven hands and untested policy.
The 1858 Illinois senate contest began with meetings in Ottawa on August 21 and extended through contests in Freeport Jonesboro Charleston Quincy and Alton on October 14. The core issue was who would win the U S Senate seat for Illinois. A larger struggle emerged as Douglas faced Lincoln in debates that could decide the 1860 presidential path and national destiny. The debate, long remembered, reshaped American history.
The state plans seven celebrations organized by the historical society to honor Douglas and Lincoln debates, boosting local patriotism and school programs. The events in the seven towns will commemorate a historic Illinois milestone and align with the approach of the Lincoln centennial on February 12, 1909.
The piece argues Western Republicans have repurposed a past tactic to shield their base from opposition and solidify support for Taft. It notes minimal Republican defections, no major conservative split, and suggests Democrats face limited opportunities to win Western votes as party alignments solidify.
The piece argues farmers in key Republican states will favor continuity over change. It suggests Bryan must promise to preserve wealth built in Republican years rather than push a reform platform. It notes current farm prosperity and voter hesitation toward Democratic appeals ahead of election day.
The article cites William J. Bryan praising Roger Sullivan as an agent of special interests while condemning his politics. It notes Sullivan’s alleged embezzler of power methods and Bryan’s past letters endorsing railroad reform and government ownership as the only remedy for discrimination and corruption in railroads. Bryan affirms alignment with the platform in a recent acceptance speech.
The discussion centers on a political platform that Bryan endorses yet condemns as ineffective while others call for public regulation of railroads. The piece questions Bryan's convictions and loyalty to the people versus party advantage, citing his 1906 remark on honesty and a need for decisive action.
Dialogue fragment features Bocker Hicks and Wicks discussing truth and beauty with playful lines about a rosebud mouth. It presents a witty exchange on rhetoric and appearance, reflecting a literary or theatrical vibe. No clear news event or人物.
A portion of politicians show little interest in the many flying machine experiments, preferring other methods to rise or ascend. The remark hints at differing priorities in early aeronautical development and governance.
Dialogue reveals a humorous contrast between two spouses as they remark on a team of horses moving in harmony while noting the lack of harmony between husband and wife due to sharing a single tongue. The exchange hints at domestic dynamics and playful wordplay.
A visitor asks if any health benefiting exercise is allowed in the prison. The convict replies that, by counsel's advice, he has been skipping the rope to stay fit.
A fragment from an exchange notes a former associate named Sneaker tied to the firm as a trusted employee. The speaker warns punishment if Sneaker is captured, signaling a vendetta or criminal pursuit and highlighting tension within the organization.
A fragmentary conversation notes a compliment about singing. One speaker recalls praise from another, but clarification suggests the words were indirect. The exchange hints at humor about a perceived uplift or ethereal description lacking precise praise.
A quarrel arises over a dory advertised for a reward of five dollars. One man demands ten dollars or he will return the dory to the wife, escalating the dispute between the two individuals.
A British tourist claims the winning party is defined by the tone that gets out the most voters. The native counters that victory goes to the party that wins the most votes, not turnout.
A fragment from The Catholic Standard and Times questions what conscience reveals about a man’s mindset toward his neighbors, implying that his inner voice often condemns others as sinners. The quote reflects a provocative take on self judgment and social perception.
In a terse exchange, Farmer Corn Tessel notes he once claimed no use for a certain man yet admits trying to push him to the legislature. He says his aim was to expose the man’s supposed uselessness by giving him a public platform.
The fiftieth anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas debate is marked today in Ottawa with a series of commemorations through October 18 in Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton. The Olinots Historical Society leads the events highlighting Lincoln as a master strategist and statesman whose legacy shaped abolition and national unity.
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