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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1897
Page
8
Gov Tanner presents a policy outline to the Illinois Legislature detailing proposed reforms and state priorities for the coming session. He emphasizes fiscal discipline, social programs, and economic development while calling for bipartisan cooperation.
Gov. Tanner outlines goals on public schools reform of revenue laws and prison management. He defends free government, cautions on pardoning power, and calls for a state board to oversee charitables while stressing property rights and national supremacy. He praises voter turnout and warns against demagoguery and partisan misuse of courts.
The text argues that all ages need drugs and medicine and promises to provide pure products at fair prices. It stresses openness about the availability and affordability of remedies and offers guidance on where to obtain them.
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