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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1899
Page
6
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Freeport Illinois reports that since 1896 the country has shown growth in banking. The September total resources of the national banks exceeded all previous records in the national banking system.
Hon Albert J Beveridge chosen as Senator from Indiana. One of the youngest ever elected, he has never held public office before and did not buy his election. He will rank among the ablest Senators, independent of political bosses, and will be a credit to Indiana and the nation.
The speaker argues that high tariffs vindicate the Dingley tariff and boost the US balance of trade. He notes exports of tin plate and predicts future sugar production for domestic use and export. Protection, he says, supports labor, keeps money at home, and draws gold from abroad.
The Secretary of the Navy tells Congress he wants 22,000 American sailors and expects likely approval. He argues it is easier for Congress to provide enlistment than to secure long term manpower. He urges building a large American merchant marine managed by Americans as a fallback for navy needs.
A statistician named Mulhall presents a comparative table showing England's merchant fleet achieving a carrying capacity greater than all other nations combined, underscoring its vast global maritime dominance.
The Spanish flag fell and the American flag rose in Cuba on January 1 signaling new responsibilities and concerns. The piece urges patience and judgment from the public as the administration handles relations with the island, noting opposition will criticize regardless of the president's efforts.
A Wisconsin paper mocks expansion by proposing a drastic retrocession of U S territories. The satirical piece suggests returning Florida to Spain and Mexico, the western states to France and England, and Alaska to Russia, lampooning expansion as a modern notion.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal laments the Democratic party in decline describing it as a wrangling minority without principles or unified leadership. It notes the party faces internal dissension and dwindling influence across the South.
The piece attacks a divided Democratic Party lacking cohesion and principles while praising Republican moves such as expanding trade, new territorial development, and building schools and courthouses. It suggests replacing Bailey with an expansionist aligned with current needs to revive the Democrats.
General John C. Black of the Department of Illinois G A R extols the Civil War sacrifices as securing liberty and union. He links the Spanish American War to the great conflict, calling 1898 a supplemental act advancing just government and worldwide peace.
The article outlines a predicted political composition of the fifty sixth Senate with Republicans holding an eighteen vote majority over a combined Democratic and Populist opposition. It lists expected state memberships and party alignments.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press argues that common sense and humanity will guide colonial policy. It contrasts Haiti and the Spanish American states with England in Egypt, suggesting independence harms those unable to self rule while close governance can protect welfare and freedom.
The Illinois Central railroad reports 1898 saw more than 300 new industries located along its lines. Products ranged from evaporated apples to wire fencing, reflecting the road’s diverse route across multiple states. Industrial commissioner George C. Power notes expectations for an even stronger 1899 and praises the railroad’s role in regional development.
Henry Watterson, a noted free trader in recent political campaigns, faced opposition after overturning the moderates at the 1892 Democratic convention. His stance highlighted intra party tensions between free traders and moderates.
The text recounts Watterson’s stance on tariffs, noting Cleveland supporters' tariff plank, the 1896 free trade advocacy, and Watterson’s defense of protection. It cites his critique of the Wilson Act and praise for the Dingley bill, claiming American production is cheaper and better than Europe from collar buttons to locomotives.
The British Hardware Trade Journal notes Sheffield plants increasingly rely on American equipment for weapon material. It cites a British engineers strike, arrears among local makers, and American firms filling the breach, urging Britain to expand domestic capacity to avoid losing orders.
An Illinois governor uses state militia to ban black workers from coal mines. In Calhoun county a mob expelled Sam Washington, a Black employee, who fled across the Illinois river amid ice floes and freezing conditions. He reached Alton exhausted, praising survival while mobs threaten further harm. The piece denounces Illinois as harsher to Black people than any other U.S. state.
At a Springfield meeting the committee rejected Altgeld and Bentley, organized to back Mayor Harrison for governor, and adopted a resolution endorsing the 1890 Democratic platform. It pledges free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1 and supports William J. Bryan as the leading advocate of these principles.
The passage predicts victory for Remington in 1900 under his leadership and questions the support for the Democratic platform in Freeport and Stephenson County. It argues sound money Democrats will not rally, and warns that Bryan on a free silver platform would swing Stephenson County to a large Republican majority, making Illinois strongly Republican.
The remarks reflect Bryan’s two years since leaving the army as unchanged aims free coinage and anti expansion while opposing the current gold standard. He remains confident he could block ratification of the treaty of peace with Spain.
The speaker argues that shipyards thriving on warship construction can also profitably and quickly build merchant ships. Citing Britain’s wartime shipbuilding efficiency, the call is to expand American tonnage while yards are busy, to emulate that model and grow a strong merchant fleet.
Gen Coxey visits Massillon iron and steel mills and reports heavy activity with overtime. He says electing McKinley was the best thing for the country and that silver is dead and won’t play a role in the 1900 campaign.
The National Advertiser recounts an old bachelor buying socks with a slip reading Iam a young lady of twenty and would like to correspond with a bachelor, with a view to matrimony. He replies and soon receives a second note from an eighteen year old asking to pursue a match, noting her mother’s past marriage.
Congressman Buck Hinrichsin of Illinois, described as a philosopher, asserts that Democratic leaders prefer Republican control of the next House to avoid responsibility for bad laws. He compares the sentiment to a pegarding Irish proverb about knowing where a son in trouble is.
The talks by foreign representatives to place a loan in the United States reveal a desire to become creditors to America. The author notes such funds helped build the nation’s current financial footing and credits American methods for rapid growth and leadership in global finance.
A reflective poem in archaic diction urges lending a hand to a suffering brother. The speaker questions how to bear bitterness alone and insists that sharing another's load brings sunshine to life’s ache, so one may end the day in content.
A Mississippi Democrat, Representative Williams, faced censure in Congress after denouncing U S policy on the Philippines during a southern trip. He attached a disrespectful insult to Old Glory, calling the flag “a piece of bunting,” in a speech criticizing retention of the Philippines.
The passage notes that many will not concede diminished control of captured territory and that supporters of President McKinley’s flag policy will prove the public stance is strong. It cites Mr Williams and allies who align with the president and forecast broad backing from about three fourths of Americans.
The author argues that cries of anti expansion misstate facts by citing the Fathers of the Republic. They point to Louisiana territory acquisition by treaty or purchase and note that some inhabitants were not consulted and were suppressed by U S forces, challenging claims of primacy of consent and racial harmony in founding government.
The text recaps Donelson Caffery’s claims in the Senate about governance of Louisiana after the 1803 Paris treaty, noting Livingston and Monroe’s role, the transfer of territory, and the shift from military to civil rule. It questions the claim that the governed consented to rule before government took full control.
A reader argues that tariffs have not harmed workingmen overall, noting many still employed and wage gains across industries while isolated shops show declines. The piece criticizes critics who cherry pick wage drops and ignore broader aggregate advances under the Dingley law.
The text argues that independence meant withdrawal of consent to British rule, asserting founders believed free government could arise without universal public consent. It cautions against viewing colonial decisions as dishonesty for not seeking broader assent from other nations or peoples.
A reflective meditation on life as a barren plain until the moment of reunion with loved ones. The speaker contrasts sorrow with religious hope, citing the Resurrection and God's vast mercy as sources of comfort and the promise of eternal reunion.
The author argues U S policy often acted without local consent in expanding territory from 1783 through Hawaii. They note cases like Northwest Territory trappers, Mississippi settlers, Florida, Texas, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, Alaska, and Hawaii, where sovereignty shifted without popular plebiscites.
A collage of quips and fragments from a wartime crowd scene includes a druggist noting customers feel the war tax, a rabbi joking about happiness tied to wealth, a vestryman's son bragging, a photographer seeking cheer, a lonely husband, a child recounting angels, and a bulldog tale about five legs, all captured in a single street moment.
An acquaintance and a man walk at dusk. He asks if the cigarette will offend her. She answers politely that it is not offensive unless lit. They say nothing for the next half hour.
The sub committee ready to present the Hawaii government bill to the House argues Hawaii will not become a state now or ever. Congress may admit new states but is not obliged. The piece stresses keeping territories separate from statehood and urges citizens to uphold this distinction while future territorial growth is possible.
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