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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1899
Page
3
An ad style notice states a subscription price of $5.00 with daily delivery except Sundays. The notice lists Freeport Illinois as the mailing town and includes postal framing typical of a second class mail matter. It mentions Beene Parrey and a Freeport post office designation with date January 28.
Senator Aspinwall will chair the committee on railroads in the State Senate. Representative Berryman of Jo Daviess leads the House committee on State and county fairs. Representative Bussell will preside over the deliberations of the committee on State and municipal indebtedness.
A correspondent denounces machine politics criticizing party bosses and urges focus on people’s interests. The writer warns that average politicians lack true patriotism and predicts public accountability will resolve the issue in time, bringing peace.
Reflects on the nineteenth century as mainly preparatory and asks what the nation will become in the next century. Notes revived merchant marine population growth near two hundred million and contributions of resources and manufacturing to global comfort, suggesting future potential and direction.
In 1898 the exports of merchandise and specie from the United States exceeded imports by 504 218 000 dollars, leaving a foreign balance due to the U S over five hundred million. The tariff is credited with this boon, supporting prosperity, jobs, and wages, reflecting Republican policy and popular approval.
Henry Clews, a New York banker, says Wall Street pays little attention to doubts about ratification of the Treaty of Peace. He argues the incoming Senate would act despite partisan pressure, and an extra session will be called after March 4 to ratify the treaty if the current Senate fails.
Hon. Clark E. Carr of Galesburg urges seven states to fund a 250000 dollar kitchen in Paris to teach foreigners how to cook and eat corn. He argues it would boost American corn sales, noting current imports favor pork beef cheese butter and whiskey.
The American Bible Society received a report by Rev. Dr. John R. Hykes after a Philippine mission. He states the mass of Filipinos are ignorant and unprepared for self government for many years, with some able individuals but lacking essential qualifications for republican founding. He argues against independence or restoration to Spain, urging US control with good governance and religious liberty.
The passage lists Illinois spending requests from the current legislative session totaling 5,431,805 for various institutions including Northern, Eastern, Central, and Western insane hospitals, the Asylum for the incurable insane, asylum for insane criminals, deaf and dumb, blind, Soldiers' and Sailors' homes, Soldiers' Orphans' home, Soldiers' Widows' home, eye and ear infirmary, and facilities for juvenile female offenders.
The statement argues New York's absence would doom a Democratic victory, insisting the state will not support Bryan or any other candidate. It frames New York as essential to electing the president and reflects partisan skepticism about Bryan's appeal beyond New York.
Richard Croker, a leading New York Democrat, reiterates that free silver is a dead issue. He says the 16 to 1 question was settled by 1896 voters who chose McKinley. He criticizes Western and other Democrats for pushing the issue in 1900 and notes improved economic conditions and lending for public improvements in the current winter.
Senator-Elect Beveridge spoke to the Indiana Legislature after election, urging expansive policy and broad American statesmanship. He praised courage, faith, and liberty, invoking Mayflower faith and the founders, urging the nation to follow the heartbeat of American people and pursue civilizational progress under law and moral order.
Delaware Senator Gray a peace commissioner and anti expansionist says the Senate may ratify the treaty to end the war with Spain but cautions on the Philippines future. He supports depriving Spain of its colony while leaving its governance to be settled later.
Chauncey M Depew urges Senate to ratify the peace treaty with Spain to resume relations and set stage for self government in former colonies. He contrasts imperial gains abroad with the need for stable governance at home and highlights Dewey’s Manila victory as a turning point.
It is impracticable to issue an alma nac worthy of the name before the first of January due to unavailable official statistics. The Tribune Almanac in America, a 1899 edition, lies before us as one of The Tribune’s largest volumes with 852 pages and many new features.
The Tribune Almanac offers public statistics government and state official names and salaries, war history with Spain, Joint Commission Paris treaty details, annexation of Hawaii, Canada United States conference records, and a thousand other items useful to business readers. Send 25 cents to The Tribune for a copy.
About fifty thousand dollars has been contributed by school children to the Lafayette Memorial Commission to erect in Paris a fitting memorial to General Lafayette. The commission seeks two hundred thousand more, asking Postmasters to collect donations and forward them to Hon. Charles G. Dawes. The piece recalls Lafayette’s pivotal role and quotes Daniel Webster praising Lafayette in 1825, noting the bedstead Lafayette slept in has hosted Webster, Clay, and five presidents.
Representative McLauchlan introduced a House bill aiming to bar bringing laborers from other states to fill jobs during strikes. Violators face a $2000 fine and up to one year in county jail.
A rural subscriber asks if hogs pay. The editor notes many subscribers do not, keeping the paper for years while the postmaster returns it marked refused. The remark implies a two legged, unprofitable breed.
Gov Roosevelt shows no inclination to shield Republican figures from canal graft cases. He rejects partisan help and has appointed a Democratic lawyer of high standing as his personal representative to prosecute the matters, signaling independence in the handling of the canal theft investigations.
The piece asserts Republicans are strongest now as Democrats cling to dead issues like free silver and anti expansion. It argues free trade remains the only Democratic tenet and is being eroded by those positions.
In the campaign's echo chamber the tariff policy sours voters as opposition figures like Watterson with "Dewey and Lee" fail to blunt the shift. The old Pennsylvanian faces a tough path ahead as economic concerns shape the contest.
After two days Health Officer Ticknor captured a cat tied to John Hockstra's family where diphtheria appeared in three cages. Dr Crane found malignant diphtheria in the cat's throat mucus. The cat was killed and officials say it carried the germs and exposed the Hockstra household.
The Globe-Democrat quotes Billy Mason asserting the government lacks power to annex territory. It notes a 19th century Supreme Court ruling involving Florida that the Constitution grants war and treaty powers enabling territorial acquisition, authored by John Marshall.
In a Maine town during the last campaign Speaker Reed faced a persistently interrupting Democrat on the front bench. Each time asked a question he answered politely, until the man shouted an expletive. Reed replied he had been welcomed nearly everywhere, but never at Democratic headquarters.
An eastern state man, after fifteen years of marriage, lights the fire on Christmas morning. He calls his wife from the bedroom and finds she is dead. The shock, caused by the stove poker and lids in her hand, triggers a fatal joy that ends her life, and she never returns. The man must prepare his own Christmas dinner as the tale closes with her absence.
The piece argues Democrats block ratification by politics while a few Republicans aid Spain, predicting the treaty will be ratified. It claims amendment would force new negotiations and delay, portraying Democrats as seeking political gain through an extra session.
A J Beveridge newly elected Indiana senator earned the nickname Apple Jack from De Pauw University peers. An Indiana town advertised ex Governor Beveridge of Illinois to speak, the young Beveridge arrived and faced laughter before delivering a stirring address that built his early reputation as an in demand orator.
Gen John M Palmer, now 82, has lost sight in one eye and suffers hearing loss. He has largely left business to write reminiscences and a History of the Beach and Bar of Illinois. Friends seek a $100 monthly pension, similar to Gen McClernand’s, which he would gratefully accept if Congress acts. He is self conscious about his infirmities and hides them.
The text contrasts two Americas camps in Congress. It describes Admiral Dewey as a constructionist who acts independently, raising and repairing the Spanish cruisers Isla de Luzon and Isla de Cuba, now at Hong Kong awaiting crews. It notes the captured gun boats Leyte and Mindanao at Manila ready for service once American crews are provided.
Callao Manila Culgoa and Barcelo captured from the Spanish are in commission. The Buffalo is in the Indian Ocean carrying crews for the two cruisers at Bong Bong. Gunboats Castine Bennington and Machias ordered to Manila. Congress may be slow but the navy is always ready for an emergency.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina declares he will not vote for a peace treaty that pays Spain twenty million dollars for lands and scraps, disparaging the deal and the idea of nation building with money for what he calls Black people and islands nobody wants. He questions paying Spain after defeat and opposes the Bargain.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy runs the costliest U S mail train in the west between Chicago and Burling ton. A five post office car special carries about 120000 pounds of mail daily at 53 miles per hour. The government pays $1.68 per mile for weight, carriage of postal workers and other services.
The Times of Cuba notes Cuban and Spanish merchants in Havana push to learn English as Yankee presence grows. Progressive shops hire English speaking clerks, while others improvise. Latins quickly acquire language skills, and within months English should be heard in sizable Havana stores, though not perfect.
In an alley behind the Cotton Exchange a broker spins a silver dollar that always lands heads. The owner explains a hidden bevel created by filing the edge so the coin favors the beveled side. He suggests carrying two coins, one fixed for heads and one for tails, to avoid suspicion.
Illinois representatives hold major posts with Cannon chairing the appropriations committee the most powerful in the House Hopking leads the census committee over the crucial twelfth census Hitt heads foreign affairs guiding policy on new possessions and party aims New York has more chairs but Illinois holds the most important at this moment Overall the Illinois delegation remains a central force in national legislation
The Illinois delegation is described as a credit to the state and to the party, with many able men advancing to prominent positions in the party and national councils. The passage lauds their growing reputation and influence in shaping policy.
A critical 19th century view portrays Filipinos as immature and impulsive. It claims they fail to grasp political concepts under white rule and confuse national identities, arguing governing them requires force and long effort due to perceived instability and childish traits.
A mother urges steady faith in her son despite his faults. She warns against distrust and urges daily guidance and patience. She recalls prodigal arcs, prayers heard, and the hope that the boy will reform and gain manhood through love.
Senator Gray argues the peace treaty closes the war without committing the United States to colonial policy. Decisions on the Philippines and related matters rest with Congress and the American people through their representatives. The treaty transfers the islands from Spain to the U.S. but does not bind future independence or other policies.
Colloquial chit chat and quick quips unfold from a comic strip style page. The piece mixes pithy exchanges about lying praise dogs and a jeweler mishap with a playful exchange about engagement memories and witty misunderstandings.
A fragment shows a young man and woman sharing an embrace as she hides her face and weeps. He declares it is possible, lifts her from behind her hands, and declares they are united, ending with a traditional “happily ever after.”
Illinois commissioners report on Chickamauga work at the Sherman house naming Col E H Rives Gen Smith Atkins Maj W J Carlin and others. They list $64 000 spent on monuments at Chickamauga Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge with an $8 000 payment to J S Culver. The Orchard Knob canopy monument is praised as finest there. The Missionary Ridge monument is described as eighty feet high with a peace statue and four figures. The group says the Illinois effort surpasses other states and plans completion by June with a September dedication request to the legislature.
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