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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1900
Page
2
The district Congressional Convention on March 6 requires February county conventions. Delegates may be sent to the State convention in May, a move seen as favoring Cook County Governor candidate Haneey. February conventions to influence May results is unusual in Northwestern Illinois.
An editorial from the Sheffield Telegraph argues that McKinley’s tariff policy proves protection boosts trade. It notes the United States enjoys record prosperity, with imports and exports at all-time highs, and exports in 1899 surpassing the combined totals of 1870, challenging free trade.
Indiana Senator Beveridge, recalling his Philippines trip, tells the Senate that voices urging natives to shoot at American troops place blood on their hands. He warns Tories of the Revolutionary War and Copperheads of the Civil War, plus current flag opponents in the Philippines, will be judged as enemies of the United States.
The Robinson Argus closes its thirty sixth year with Capt. Geo W Harper at the helm. From a rural journalist era marked by fearlessness and independence he faced party struggles and local political shifts as Crawford moves from Bourbonism toward a pivotal partisan stance. Long live George W Harper and the Argus.
The piece argues that reciprocity treats foreign goods fairly by allowing access to each other’s markets for goods not produced domestically while imposing tariffs on foreign goods we can produce. It frames this as fair trade and asserts Republicans support it, detailing contrasts between admission and taxation policies.
A local advocate urges German capitalists to establish hundreds of factories in Freeport. The speaker argues this would create American jobs, use U.S. materials and rails, pay American taxes, and circulate wages locally, welcoming German investors to help grow Freeport's economy.
A Rochelle Illinois anecdote recalls a speaker whose address was interrupted when a racing ostrich trotted onto the fairgrounds and drew the crowd away from the podium. Senator Allen of Nebraska recounts how the bird’s antics eclipsed political speech at a state fair nearby.
The piece weighs the Illinois Republican convention dynamic with Cook County holding about one third of the delegates and the rest of the state two thirds of the votes. It notes doubts that the Cook County faction will dominate nominations, but predicts a good ticket will emerge that can unite Republicans statewide for victory.
The court affirms Congress can legislate against all combinations restraining interstate commerce. It upholds the Sherman law and endorses Republican positions. President McKinley urges further anti trust legislation while Democrats critique but Republicans act.
The 1896 popular vote totaled 18,928,878 with McKinley at 7,104,779, Bryan 6,602,925, Palmer 183,424, and Lovering 132,007. McKinley led Bryan by 603,514 and opposition by 286,728. Illinois results: McKinley 607,130. Bryan 164,528. Pro 9,796. Social Labor 1,147. National Party 793. Gold Democrat …
The article analyzes 1900 Illinois and Stephenson County results. It notes McKinley leading Bryan by 142,607 votes and by 29,226 over Tanner. In Stephenson County McKinley leads Bryan 4,728 to 3,773, Tanner 4,723, Altgeld 3,621, with Tanner ahead of Altgeld by 1,103. It predicts Republican unity, strong ticket prospects, and possible county and state victories, contingent on national issues and party cohesion.
The railway spent 32 miles of snow sheds at 64 dollars per foot totaling 10 818 440 dollars before trains could run over the Rocky Mountain division. Ongoing maintenance costs about a million dollars yearly keep sheds repaired and tracks cleared of snow.
A farmer wanders into a Defiance hardware store where the manager offers a bike for 35 dollars to ride around the farm. The farmer quips he’d rather spend 35 on a cow. The manager urges the ride would look foolish on a cow. The farmer replies milking a bicycle might be equally odd.
A Galena laborer cutting stove wood found the lower part of an oak that split into two. In the heart of the tree a rock, encased by many inches of solid wood, was embedded and broke in two when the stick was rent. The rock weighed about ten pounds. Its origin remains a mystery.
A North Carolina editor recounts a train collision on the Short Line road that cost him his left leg. He describes hoping for damages to pay debts, but the road soon went into receivership, leaving him without cash and a wooden substitute.
Congressman Reeves and allies dismiss fear of the Cook County alliance. The withdrawal of Tanner boosts Reeves support, strengthening his position. Cook County voters doubt Judge Hanecy’s forecast and acknowledge Reeves remains a factor, with solid votes to Hanecy seen as easier promised than delivered.
Eastern Democrats urge peers to note no president in fifty years faced a midterm congress aligned with his party. They argue Senate is northernly Democratic-free, signaling the Democratic organization policy and leadership lack standing nationwide on the eve of the election.
A Kansas City Journal feature places Benjamin Vance, born a slave in Kentucky sixty four years ago, ten miles north of Topeka, noting he arrived in Shawnee County seventeen years ago. The report emphasizes his long life and migration within Kansas.
The narrative traces a man who started with a team of horses and 60 cents and rose to own 400 acres, hundreds of stock, a fine house, and a piano for a daughter. All wealth was earned on a Kansas farm, first as renter, then as owner, with mortgage-free property and luxuriously furnished home.
The south envisions a bright future in cotton and iron production and in developing industrial power driven by American expansion and the Isthmian canal. As voices rise praising expansion and imperialism, the Spanish-American War has propelled the region to a stronger position within the Union, with prospects for greater fortune upon reunification.
A tale of a man who began as a bold street trader, swindled playmates, and turned small schemes into wealth. He traded a bladeless knife for a four blader, sold lemonade, and profited from bad meat sales. He built a $5,000,000 capital company, sold stock at par, and disappeared before the bust. He died a millionaire and left it all here in very warm conditions.
Poem defines a state not by walls or ports but by virtuous, high-minded citizens who uphold duty and rights. It asserts sovereignty rests with the people’s collective will and moral law, curbing tyranny and dissension under a guardian justice. The passage elevates virtue above royal regalia.
The editor bears immense responsibility for reporting events fairly while navigating confidences and sources. Editors rely on second or third hand information and seldom injure allies or foes on purpose. Requests for corrections are often met politely, with proper remedies provided when justified.
N Sweeney announces a Gettle's hall fair from January 22 for one week. Sweeney invites public participation with cash premiums for all exhibits and promises better attractions than prior fairs including shows, fiddlers contests, and oratorical events. Admission prices stay unchanged.
Judge Haneey born on a Wisconsin farm in Dodge County forty nine years ago moved to Chicago in 1869 to work as a clerk. He later joined John W Farwell & Co and studied law, gaining admission in 1874. Elected circuit court judge in 1885 and re elected in 1897, he is noted for handling 1452 vases last year. He married Sarah Barton in 1876 and has six daughters, residing at 1116 Michigan Avenue, Grace Episcopal Church member.
The Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee formed to mark city historic spots and collaborate with the Wisconsin Historical Society. Recently the club successfully set up and unveiled a tablet, relieving that body of some attention to Milwaukee.
The article notes marking the birthplace of Milwaukee’s first white boy and the notable participation of Charles Sivyer at ceremonies. A proposed tablet for the first girl, Milwaukee Smith now Mrs Hockelberger, was adopted, but the plan halted when the house became a saloon.
A stirring call extols a class of men defined by honesty courage and steadfast conscience. It describes individuals unafraid to condemn wrong from any quarter and loyal to truth, duty, and personal responsibility, who live with self discipline and contentment with earned rewards.
An unnamed elderly rural resident told a post office acquaintance that farmers now enjoy financial gains unseen for years. He cited higher crop and cattle prices, noting a steer lately sold for fifty dollars, versus past values. He suggested the trend reflects real improvement, not political bias, echoed by others beyond optimistic Republicans.
A humorous collage features a monkey and organ grinder, a tale of rejected proposals, money wisdom from a father and son, and a flirtation interruption. Miriam ponders Mr. Chase's feelings while relatives jokes about timing in marriage plans ending with a quick marriage to a new love.
The Arkansas Gazette supports the governor's defense of retaining the Philippines, arguing the Asiatic trade benefits the South. It notes Southern business bodies favor expansion and an export cotton trade with the East, and highlights top Southern leaders backing sovereignty.
The South shifts from blind opposition to expansion as business leaders push for new markets and profits. Public sentiment grows, with Republicans backing expansion while some Bryanites resist. Economically expansion is viewed as essential for growth and politically as aligning with Democratic tradition.
The article notes Col. D B Henderson from Iowa as the first House speaker resident west of the Mississippi and traces the shift of presidential and legislative power from the east to western states. It discusses party nominations, New England influence, and the rising populations of Illinois Ohio and other western states, predicting continued western influence.
Governor John R. Tanner rejects Shelby M. Cullom’s bid for re election in a published Inter Ocean interview. He says the younger Republican ranks tire of Cullom’s leadership and hints he might not seek office, though not ruling out a future candidacy.
In a bitter split within the Illinois GOP, Sen Cullom faces a fierce opposition led by John R Tanner. Governor Tanner, not seeking office, says he does not favor Cullom a return to the Senate, citing a two-decade record of political maneuvering and alleged betrayals. The rift centers on conventions and who can rally the party for or against Cullom in upcoming senatorial races.
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