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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
2
The Senatorial Committee of this district Stephenson Jo vness and Carroll Counties should hold an early meeting and issue a call for a Senatorial Convention to select nominees and organize the campaign structure.
The Mt Carroll Democrat endorses Senator Homer F. Aspinwall for state treasurer, arguing that northern Illinois should have the post, Chicago wants the governor, southern Illinois wants attorney general, and Aspinwall is the best qualified or equally entitled over others.
The plain Republican voters of Illinois stand by principle, not office, and should control the next Republican State Convention in Illinois, resisting schemes by political gangs and combining factions in Cook County. The voters are the true backbone of the party and must steer the convention.
A Stephenson County Republican Central Committee meeting is set for Saturday January 13 at 1 p m in the County Republican Club Room Freeport. All Republicans in Stephenson County are invited to attend for consultation.
The Republican Congressional committee of this district will meet at the Hotel Nelson, Elkford, at 1 o'clock p.m. Friday, January 12, to fix time and place for the next Republican Congressional Convention. All Republicans choosing to do so are invited.
The withdrawal of Charles A Works as a prospective Attorney General candidate led Homer F Aspinwall to run for State Treasurer. Aspinwall, a Republican, urges North Western Illinois support and is presented as likely to secure a place on the State ticket with Seninwall as next Illinois Measurer.
Springfield interview with Mr Carrithers, campaign manager for Hon Walter Reeves, says Reeves will not withdraw and believes he will be nominated. He argues party fundamentals will resist backroom deals and three months of deliberation may shape the convention.
The Chicago press praises Judge Haneey as an able man with a clean record while criticizing his associates. The Freeport Journal states support for any Governor candidate or other nominee chosen by the Illinois Republican State convention. If Haneey is nominated, objections will be dropped and support will follow.
Judge Yates of Jacksonville declares candidacy for Governor of Iliinois and argues Chicago leaders and ward politics do not decide the race. He says he expects broad support beyond factions, with reinforcements from youthful voters and specific historic groups, amid Chicago press confusion.
A historical report notes that while water cannot run uphill naturally, engineers reversed a river’s flow by removing a hill and diverting its course through costly projects. The achievement required millions of dollars in funding and engineering work.
The river near Chicago has been redirected to drain into the Gulf of Mexico instead of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This engineering feat promises perfect drainage and pure drinking water for Chicago and marks the start of a ship canal linking Lake Michigan to the Gulf. A future project foreseen is a colossal dam across the Niagara river near Buffalo to raise the Great Lakes levels and create a permanent vast waterway for global commerce.
The passage lists future leaders who edited Illinois papers: I K Kane left the Kaskaskia Republican Advocate in 1824 to become a U.S. Senator. Thomas Ford, later Governor, was 1829 associate editor of the Miners Journal at Galena. General John M. Palmer was political editor of the Carlinville Free Democrat before a 1859 Congress nomination. John G. Nicolay edited the Pittsfield Free Press before serving Lincoln. Major McClaughry edited the Carthage Republican. William M. Springer edited the Illinois State Register in 1860. Stephen A. Douglas contributed to the Illinois Republican of Springfield. H W Blodgett edited the Lake County Visitor at Waukegan in 1847.
The Illinois State GOP faced turmoil after T N Jamieson claimed delegates must be chosen 60 days before the national convention, a claim seen as aiding Cook County ring candidate Judge Haney. The author argues May 10 as the proper date and says early calls harm the Chicago gang’s governor bid.
The governor denounces mugwumps and spoils politicians at a love feast, labeling leaders who trade party service for personal gain as corrupt. He cites figures such as Hertz and Pease, urging Republicans to brand these spoilsmen and defend party principles. The Illinois GOP chorus affirms the speech.
General Kilpatrick, famed Union cavalry leader, sought a joke during a roadside halt in South Carolina. He challenged a venerable old colored preacher to explain a Bible text, then urged him to interpret a second text, prompting lighthearted confusion and a harmless teachable moment.
The Washington correspondent recalls Moody declining to discuss higher criticism, preferring to preach the promises of Jesus and rest in the Bible. A black South Carolina preacher is cited, praising simple faith, while noting another quip about pants going on a tear.
In the 1896 campaign the famous line Open the mills and not the mints rose to prominence. Since then the mills stayed open and prosperity returned, affecting the mints exactly as awaited by observers.
Church members should take front seats upon entering to enlarge the audience. Occasional attendees avoid late seating and being moved to front rows after services begin. If believers fill front seats outsiders will fill the rest, boosting preachers’ inspiring audiences. This may lack scripture but is gospel in effect.
The speaker argues there is no idle cotton mill in the United States and notes workers have had wage advances twice recently, each ten percent. He asserts steady employment and a twenty percent wage boost, contrasting this with past Republican era conditions and claiming a point of pride for the party to present to voters.
The Republican rank and file in Kankakee County push for a direct primary election to choose party candidates. Supporters say the plan is fair and would end boss-rule governance, delivering satisfaction if honestly carried out.
A compact reflection notes how terms of address shift in meaning by age and gender. It contrasts reactions to words like chick cat witch pup dog bull bear calf and cub, suggesting social attitudes shape responses to labels for women and men alike.
George R. Wendling, famed for eloquent replies to Ingersoll, longtime Democrat in Illinois and a noted national figure, says he cannot support free silver. He recalls being a sound money Democrat in 1896 and predicts he may align with McKinley in 1900 if the Democrats continue toward populism.
A quirky historical aside on how pants are made for men and how the word pants behaves as singular or plural. The piece toys with weather dependent garment thickness, the moon’s changing attire, and breeches of promise with language debate.
At a church dedication a stranger preacher urged the balance needed for the building. Collectors moved around as pledges came in. A reader said, The five Black children, $1. The preacher corrected, Five little colored children, $1, amid laughter as it was clarified the donors were white children named Black.
Captain Goldman reports the 82d Kansas troops in the Philippines are healthy when exercising, but prone to mischief. They found an abandoned insurgent sugar mill with several tons of crude sugar and many soldiers fell sick after eating it. A man who ate green nuts also became ill. He compares the men to schoolboys needing constant supervision.
The farmer need not solicit patrons nor compete with neighbors or distort truth for a living. He can be the most independent man if he runs his affairs businesslike, gaining time for improvement of mind, resisting moral temptations, and developing physical power.
Oswego Kansas Independent notes the revival of an old Populist banner from 1896 carrying price slogans for corn wheat oats hay butter eggs hogs and fat cattle plus a line warning that McKinley means more tramps and no money to carry on business Kansas Populists now voting Republican face a challenge reconciling past folly with current party loyalty.
The author notes no future disaster seen in fifty years, as activity in great industries is fully assured by long contracts. Stock panics do not shut factories or cut wages, only transfer ownership of securities. Demand for consumption has expanded with prosperity, exceeding productive capacity in major industries, likely taking most of a year to catch up.
The Richmond Times, a leading Democratic paper of the south, says Bryan lacks leadership, has split his party, strengthened Republicans in the west and north, and allowed a foothold among Southern businessmen. It predicts the election will go by default with free silver as the issue and Bryan as candidate.
A voluntary popular contribution to aid General Lawton’s family, after his death in the Philippine war, is lauded as a creditable display of American patriotism and liberality. The piece prefers private charity over government pensions, noting the usual pension gaps between generals and private soldiers’ widows and urging equity.
The attempt to stir public sentiment against the Administration over the Philippines or the trusts has failed, harming those who pushed it. Republicans are urged to appeal to public opinion against surrendering U S territory by treaty to the remnants of a beaten insurrection. The text notes the sacrifice of valuable lives like General Lawton in upholding authority.
The excerpt asserts that government shows patience toward those who would render sacrifice fruitless while Republicans condemn monopolies and conspiracies. It notes Republicans passed the only effective statute to restrict them, yet demagogues’ appeals remain potent and unresolved.
A Kentucky constable candidate denounces the country’s ruin, mocks the single standard, praises free silver, and pledges to restore order if elected. He cites President and Congress as failing, references Coal River, and criticizes the nation’s ship of state in a folksy, provocative appeal.
A historical hymn-like exhortation calls Christian believers to march in unity and faith. It depicts Christ leading against foe, banners waving, hell's foundations quivering at praise, and the church enduring through ages with voices raised in triumph to Christ the King.
A collection of humorous lines and questions from townsfolk and visitors. Jokes cover cigars and birthdays, sea water, whale drinks, worn shoes, coin shortages, big bills, and a pianist named Gridley. The dialogue showcases playful misunderstandings and wit in a local setting.
The death of D L Moody is described as an almost irreparable loss to evangelical Christianity. He is hailed as the greatest religious revivalist of his century, whose vast influence spanned the Old and New Worlds. While sharing core beliefs about future punishment with predecessors, his insistence on God’s goodness softened the harsh edge of that doctrine. His approach, rooted in love and grace, set his teachings apart from earlier revivalists and broadened their appeal. The passage notes Moody’s profound impact and unique method, but ends abruptly with “Mr. Moody was a.”
A respected speaker valued for plain speech and human sympathy Moody avoided religious cant. Though uneducated, he influenced many with terse Anglo Saxon style and Christian preaching seen as beneficial in this world and the next, earning honors and a modest livelihood despite poverty and obloquy.
Clark Howell of Georgia argues the Philippines are part of the national domain and urges practical expansion benefits for the south. He links cotton manufacturing growth, tariff policies, and southern newspapers backing the administration to a broader Republican-favored view of imperial policy.
A minister sought a Michigan Central annual pass by letter, first receiving a half fare permit. He cites Scripture to claim a full free pass, listing passages from Exodus to Ezekiel. Mr. Strong rebuts, noting biblical examples fail to justify liberal transport rates and questions the authority of such interpretations.
A letter argues against full fare collection by conductors citing numerous Bible verses from Kings, Exodus, Ecclesiastes, Jonah, and Isaiah to justify free passes. The writer lists passages urging payment for passengers and for railroad managers, then concedes sympathy outweighs theology and sends the requested pass.
Sheriff Blinn of Caro Michigan pursues a young forger named C Harris who is believed to have arrived in the county. Sheriff Fox assists in locating the man as authorities tighten the chase.
The many friends of Roy K Farwell will be interested to know that his engagement with Mrs. Pearl D Farwell of Chicago is announced.
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