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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1896
Page
3
The notice informs readers that the next National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held in Buffalo New York beginning August 28 1897. It is published by the Journal Printing Company Freeport Illinois with postal registration details dated December 12 1896.
Illinois governor elect John R. Tanner will wed Miss Cora Edith English of Springfield in a ceremony to be held in December. The couple will reside in the gubernatorial mansion after the wedding and Tanner will preside there as governor.
The President's message is routine and unchanged on Cuban affairs. It is believed McKinley will favor recognizing the Cuban patriots, continuing his stance from last year and signaling a potential shift in policy.
The Pope has reportedly sent congratulations to Bishop Ireland of St. Paul on McKinley’s election. Fake reports of archbishop disfavor at the Vatican are debunked by the letter praising him.
A government with surplus cash would not borrow yet this Democratic administration has borrowed 262500.00 dollars. If Cleveland’s claim of treasury surplus is true it is borrowed money. What would be thought of a firm boasting a cash surplus after borrowing 262500000?
The piece contrasts literacy among German and Italian immigrants. It notes two of every hundred Germans struggle to read or write, while 46 of Italians do. It argues Germans settle as farmers, frugal and industrious, while Italians stay in cities and are portrayed as a menace to good government.
Charles Gates Dawes of Evanston Illinois born in Marietta Ohio thirty one years ago and a Marietta College graduate. He lived in Lincoln Nebraska eight years ago then moved to Evanston two years past. His father was General R G Dawes, a Civil War Iron Brigade commander.
The Chicago Journal notes Robert R. Hitt of Illinois, chair of the foreign affairs committee, received an ovation at Congress opening. He holds pivotal influence on Cuba policy, favoring recognition of Cuban independence, and his stature rises with the session and potentially the next. He is described as a mediocre in appearance man who wore a mustache, but gained a strong welcome once recognized.
Hon. Galusha A. Grow asserts no need for the Dingley tariff. He urges the House Ways and Means to draft a new tariff bill for the extra session and proposes limited short term loans if necessary. He warns it would take a decade to restore prior conditions after free trade rule.
The New York Jiribune reports that over thirty years past Republicans abolished a duty on tea and peace arguing that universal consumption should avoid burdens on the poor and wealthy alike, since the wealthier consume even less per capita than the poorest.
The passage contrasts Free Traders who tax the workingman's breakfast to avoid duties and Protectionists who favor duties to aid home industry. It notes divisions within each camp over rates and targets, but asserts a long-standing tendency among Free Traders to burden the poor with taxes to spare imported goods.
Congressman Canon in Washington warned that deficits since the start of Cleveland's current administration reached 178 million by December 5, 1896, funded by bond sales. He noted a 40 million gap in five months, urged revenue legislation, and questioned funding treasury notes, calling for fiscal confidence and a reliable financial system.
A Democratic newspaper laments hard times after four years of Democratic rule. It argues voters ousted Democrats but cannot switch power before March, warning restoration by Republicans will take time. It notes poultry troubles and a rise in chicken theft as signs of the era.
The Rockford Register-Gazette analyzes Illinois senatorial strategy two months before the election, noting public sentiment favors a senator who can influence national questions and credit Illinois. It cites Northern Illinois candidates, highlights Robert R. Hitt of Mt. Morris as best prepared, and compares 1894 and recent GOP performance across districts and counties.
fragments imply public survey or political jockeying toward selecting Mr. Hitt as preferred candidate for Illinois state leadership. emphasis grows as questions are revisited, suggesting a clear preference developing.
The Dizon Star Lebanon Journal Rochelle Register and Mt Carroll Mirror urge Robert R. Hitt for the United States Senate. They praise his prior service as assistant Secretary of State in 1884 and his eminent fitness, international law knowledge, and national leadership. They assert he would be an accomplished, trusted senator for Illinois.
The article extols Paine's Celery Compound as a leading remedy trusted by prudent people and families, praising its vitality benefits and its relief for nervous exhaustion, insomnia, and dyspepsia. Endorsements from individuals in Chicago emphasize its effectiveness for insomnia linked to torpid liver and neuralgia, urging others to try it.
The article argues Altgeld’s ideas gained, but northern counties’ large majorities overcame them. It credits loyalty over silver, notes Bryan as revolution’s mouthpiece, and says protectionist Republicans won across manufacturing and farming counties. Illinois’ vote ends Bryan’s bid.
Stomach trouble remedy Shaker Digestive Cordial marketed as a root cure with herbs, sold by druggists for 10 cents to 1.00 per bottle. Piano teacher Harriet M. Burbank at Studio 149 Weatatreat. Bee thoven concert by Freeport Saengerbund directed by Prof. Tamm set for Tuesday evening Dec 15. tickets 25 cents. seats available at Arno's drug store starting Saturday.
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