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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
4
The text outlines the basis of representation for a district with one delegate for every two hundred votes and fractions over one hundred for William McKinley in 1896. It lists county entitlements for delegates across the district, specifying three votes per county and total delegates.
Florence township voters will hold a primary at the town house on Monday March 1 from 1 30 to 3 o clock p m to nominate a township ticket. W RUSSELL committeeman serves as chair.
Republican voters in Freeport Township will hold a primary on Monday evening March 19 at the county club rooms above Hoffmans dry goods store for township officer candidates. Polls open from 6 to 8 p m. Names listed include H F Hawke C J Wells Frank Harris B F Tras M M Kieckner R P Eckert Joan Templeton W J McCann Dr J F Fam and committee men.
Congressman Joe Cannon of Illinois pledges a level headed stance in support of keeping the Philippines under the treaty and constitution subject to the owner country’s legislation. He says he will work for good results for the Filipinos and for the United States and would risk the people’s world on that issue.
The public urged President McKinley to mediate the South Africa conflict. He refused until invited by the Boers, then offered to help, but England signaled it preferred to handle the matter itself and did not seek outside mediation at that moment.
Hon Clark E Carr of Galesburg Illinois sails to Paris as President of the American Maize Propaganda to teach Europe how to cook corn and expand demand for the crop, a key American farm product.
Wisconsin former senator Sawyer voiced support for the Porto Rico bill calling opponents a tempest in a teapot. He argues the 15 percent Dingley tariff tax funds aid to Porto Rico, aiding poor residents after the hurricane with schools and public improvements.
The speaker praises US policy toward Porto Rico, noting all Puerto Rican tax proceeds fund local development and no tax revenue is kept by the United States. They claim no other colony has received such justice or tariff allocations dedicated to its own needs in world history.
The family of the late Col. Robert G. Ingersoll rejects Christian hostility as ignorant and brutish. An anonymous writer claimed the husband is in hell and urged repentance, prompting defense of agnosticism and support for Mrs. Ingersoll.
A fragment notes a treaty with Spain addressing civil rights and political matters. No further details are legible to identify specific rights, parties, dates, or obligations.
The text argues Congress should decide Porto Rico's status and governing framework. It states Congress may extend U.S. laws there when appropriate, but has not yet done so, and may not be wise to extend them for years. It posits people of Porto Rico should self-govern only when capable.
Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania former Freeport Railway president and current candidate for re election as a sound money Republican writes to the Colorado Springs Gazette. He argues McKinley’s Oriental trade policy benefits the nation and Colorado, predicts silver price rise with global coinage, and asserts Americans will earn their bread by their own labor while preserving industry capital commerce and agriculture in Colorado citing Ben Adhem’s name as a hopeful refrain.
Henry Watterson, a leading Kentucky Democrat, denounces the Goebel election bill as self serving to private interests and urges Republicans to protest rulings by a three man triumvirate. He warns the measure would alter party balance, threaten Republican ideals, and resemble a French directory under Barras.
The lower Iowa legislature raised the Governor's salary to 5000 dollars a year plus 1000 for house allowances, while other states pay varied sums. New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania governors earn 10000 dollars, Ohio pays Nash 8000, Massachusetts pays Murray Crane 8000 for guarding the cod, Kentucky 6500, California and Illinois 6000, Oregon and Vermont low at 1500. A capable leader in a great state should be worth 5000 a year.
A historical stance asserts equal sovereign rights for the United States to acquire own and govern colonies as other nations do. It notes Canada’s tariff system under the English Empire and argues Porto Rico should levy tariffs on imports from the United States and other countries. The text discusses future free trade once mutual interests align and mentions a pending two year bill.
The article explains that tariff taxes on goods moving between the United States and Porto Rico go entirely to Porto Rico to fund schools and roads. It notes U S laws will extend to Porto Rico only when Congress acts, and not automatically.
Senator Cullom discusses how Congress might handle Porto Rico and the Philippines, advocating territorial status for Porto Rico with free market access, similar to Hawaii. He cautions against extending the Constitution, expects debate, and hopes the Republican Party resolves the issue justly for Porto Rico.
The excerpt traces Illinois history from ancient mound builders and Niagara limestone outcroppings in Stephenson and Daviess counties to early Native American populations. It notes French missionaries at Kaskaskia in 1683 and General George Rogers Clark’s Revolutionary War seizure, expanding Virginia’s western empire to the Mississippi and Ohio regions.
A lengthy historical account argues Congress rightly controlled Illinois from 1809 to statehood in 1818. It asserts the territory’s governance lacked consent of residents, with governors and judges crafting laws. The text ties this to later colonial questions about self-government for Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
The first real test of strength between governor candidates was in Ogle county on Saturday with Reeves tallying 1,073 votes, Hancey 185, Carter 119, and Yates 96. Reeves secured more than two and a half times the others combined. "Give the people a chance."
The President urged a measure that the House passed returning to Porto Rico all tariff duties collected and to be collected at both ends of the line. Democrats opposed, forfeiting gains from the Porto Rican tariff bill as a political misstep.
A dated reflection argues that women love single mindedly while men may love many at once. The speaker claims women possess enough goodness to supply an army of men, contrasting moral capacities between genders.
In Pennsylvania three long serving congressmen have earned the title father of the house. The trio began with Kel ley famed for pig iron, followed by O Neill, and now Harmer who died in Philadelphia after uninterrupted service since 1571.
The text notes efforts to pull the Boer-British war into U S politics but argues such aims cannot prevail. It cites broad American sympathy for the Boers across parties, while distinguishing sympathy from intervention, praising the government leader for guiding policy without emotion.
A farmer walks with his young son into a ripe wheat field to learn why some stalks bend while others stand upright. The boy assumes bowed heads must be inferior, prompting his father to demonstrate with a handful of heads.
A reflective aphorism compares a modest bent stock to people who, though worthy and gifted, make the least pretense. It draws a parallel between material grain and moral stature, highlighting humility over display.
The passage of the compromise tariff bill by the lower house stirs furore but underscores the President's stance. Porto Rico remains property of the United States for now, and reasonable temporary provisions may aid the island, reflecting policy that benefits Porto Rico itself.
The piece argues that expansion divides nations, noting the Porto Rico move was inevitable after the peace treaty and that Supreme Court tax questions on island products block an open door in the Philippines. It critics Bryan and Altgeld as visionaries and anarchists, urging practical statesmen.
The piece notes timid Republicans fear the current campaign reshaping the party in the state but argues the move reveals a large reserve of competent Republicans ready to handle emergencies. It says a minority once felt burdens rested on them alone, now realizing many capable party members exist.
The Independent Loyal American reports an Irish boiler maker at Cramp's ship building works striking after an insult. He says he was set to work with Italian boilermakers and complains about the laborers, using a feigned Irish dialect to describe the situation and his grievance.
Judge Carter of Chicago urged bringing political action closer to the people at the Winnebago County Republican convention. He spoke on primaries and methods to facilitate expression of public will, aiming to reduce manipulation and place responsibility in the hands of voters.
A country editor forced a debt payoff by a deadbeat, who endorsed a check approving its payment only if the editor stops sending the paper after death. The editor marked the instrument with a grim pledge to refuse future delivery, noting the risk of burning up attempts to deliver it in the afterlife.
A personified weed laments its constant starts and lack of chance while a pampered corn stalk gets all the care. The weed complains that despite growing on its own it receives little support and envies the corn stalk’s favored treatment. The piece uses rustic dialect to humorously critique fairness in a garden.
Several Republican leaders argue ratifying the treaty does not extend the constitution to Porto Rico and that such extension requires explicit congressional declaration. They cite treaty language about the status of the inhabitants and insist on legislative action before any territorial changes take effect.
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