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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
4
A damaged OCR page shows a roster of state officials and appointees with names such as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Attorney General, and University Trustees. The text is incomplete and includes several partial names and titles.
Illinois Republicans applaud the 1900 platform, praising McKinley era gains in industry, currency reform, and foreign policy. They defend tariff and monetary stability, endorse Cuban liberty, and support Governor Tanner, Senator Cullom, and Illinois congressmen. They back McKinley for president and call for continued GOP governance.
The Illinois Republican party agrees with the administration and Congress on the handling of new territories acquired from Spain, including Porto Rico, and supports the related legislation.
The permanent staff of the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago will travel to Wadesboro, North Carolina to observe the total solar eclipse on May 28 from a favorable totality point in the path.
A political message pledges no cover up for defalcations in Cuba’s postal service. The Republican party vows to punish its own criminals and ensure every guilty official faces full legal consequences.
The text foresees Dick Yates winning the United States Senate seat to succeed Hon. William E. Mason, asserting confidence in the prediction and noting a desire to be ahead of Dick in stating it.
Senator William B. Allison of Iowa says the Republican party will win in the coming fall elections. He credits the party with faith to the people, prosperity after depression, and increased national prestige and wealth. He also states the Porto Rican bill was a wise solution and has no comment on Vice Presidential rumors.
The passage credits the Republican party with advancing liberty across eras including emancipation, preserving the Union, aiding labor, and supporting freedom for Cuba and Porto Rico. It portrays McKinley as a leader guiding these aims and frames current duties as a solemn, unavoidable obligation.
The article argues there is strong expert testimony for oleomargarine's wholesomeness and freedom from bacteria. It advocates selling oleomargarine as imitation butter at fair prices, insisting it not be labeled or sold as real butter.
Secretary Gage presents December 1899 figures for oleomargarine composition in the United States with pounds and percentage shares for neutral lard, cottonseed, sesame, sugar, gelatin, glucose, butterfat, salt, and butter substitutes totaling 11,718,748 pounds. The note remarks that imitation butter should be sold at its true value rather than as butter.
In 1896 McKinley told a McKeesport delegation he hoped all workers would find work at fair pay. He then acted to restart a prosperity policy of Protection, turning hope into reality and signaling its impact by election day.
In January in Springfield Dick Yates told a Chicago Times-Herald reporter that history repeats itself in Illinois politics. He noted a small man from central Illinois entered a Republican state convention and anticipated events that followed.
The speaker recalls rising from obscurity to governor hopeful and predicts a Cook County delegation split at Peoria. He says he could win a congressional district and neighboring counties, plans to run independently, and expects a deadlock that could lead to his nomination.
Senator Cullom spends the Peoria convention seeking fair play and re election support. He returns to Washington after praising Dawes as temporary chair and Fifer as permanent chair. He notes anti-Custom effort failed and endorses Yates, Williamson, and Hamlin for harmony and re election.
Richard Yates returns to Jacksonville to a rousing welcome from friends and neighbors. He thanks supporters for their backing at the Peoria convention, notes the honor of the governorship and Lincoln’s memory, and praises his campaign's clean, uncompromised effort.
President McKinley and his cabinet vow to ferret out all frauds and peculations in Cuba and to punish offenders, regardless of who they are or their number, with vigorous and relentless prosecution.
A Kansas editor labels the Hon. Champ Clark as a diamond pin in the shirt front of freedom, while observers criticize his shifting positions as a yuch pin in the shirt front of freedom, noting his habit of hopping from issue to issue.
The growing reluctance of oleomargarine manufacturers to reveal the exact materials and quantities used is fueling public suspicion. Regulators and consumer advocates urge transparency to curb hidden additives and ensure product safety.
Readable fragments hint at shocking secrets in the manufacture of artificial butter. If revealed, these details could horrify the public, suggesting hidden processes or questionable practices in food production.
The Honorable David B. Hill notes a draft Chicago platform once proposed that the constitution be amended to elect United States Senators by the people, but the idea was removed. He suggests it was likely intentional and implies leaving any redeeming feature would have been excessive.
In Judge Yates the convention has given the Republicans of this State a nominee whom all of them can vote for cheerfully. He has no enemies. He has made no record which will alienate voters anywhere. The friends of other candidates will unite on him ungrudgingly. The convention was no mild and tame affair, but nothing done there will interfere with the harmony so desirable in the approaching contest.
The State and Cook County appeal to Judge Yates for comfort but he warns that no party earns special treatment for actions in or out of the convention. He states they had nowhere else to turn at a critical moment and deserves no gratitude or claims.
The text notes two men named William McKinley on payrolls one as President earning 4166 dollars per month and another as an engineer in Louisville Custom House earning 100 dollars monthly. It also mentions forty eight Bryans with three christened William. It adds one Grover Cleveland remains in public service as assistant farmer at Fort Peck Indian agency earning 180 dollars per month.
The article argues that longtime Illinois political control rests with aging veterans and that a new, younger generation should take charge. It calls for a shift to a youthful campaign to rejuvenate the party and restore vigor, noting juniors tire of perpetual orders from gray-beards.
The article notes Hon. Walter Reeves is not the party candidate for governor yet appears as a leading figure due to an outstanding campaign. Friends and followers are numerous and deeply committed, with broad support across the state for his head and heart qualities.
A private in the Dublin Fusiliers, shot multiple times at Moor River hospital, recounts his injuries to a Cape Town legislator. He describes two bullets through his helmet, one in the shoulder, another in the leg, and two explosive bullets through the left breast, noting his heart seemed to be in his mouth for safety.
The passage questions 1896 campaign forecasts by Democrats and Billy Bryan, asking if any prophecy has come true. It challenges gold payments, grain prices, hard times, export impact of tariffs, money supply, and currency shifts, concluding Democrats fail as prophets and in governance.
Richard Yates, 39, long seen as a representative of the younger bloc within the party, has faced a persistent barrier as veteran leaders maintain control of State machinery. Once linked to the influential Young Men's Republican league, it advocated for recognition but failed to secure it.
The general government now spends 400000 yearly on militia arms and equipment. The House approved a bill raising the sum to 1000000, about half the National Guard request. If enacted, Illinois would gain from a prior 20000 yearly allotment to about 50000, reflecting the national government’s funding shift.
Increased appropriation would allow supplying Krag Jorgensen guns to the National Guard. Then the men would become familiar with the weapon they may have to use if called into the field.
The author warns of widespread manufacturing distress and looming reduced earnings before new competition. He urges labor to practice moderation, praises corporate fairness, and says unions should choose capable leaders, not agitators. When fair play governs employer and employee relations, labor disputes will decline.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports employers and Republicans colluding to raise wages repeatedly in September and October, possibly July and August, for political ends. The author blasts corporations and “vampire” combos, urging strong action at the Kansas City Convention and condemning the crisis blamed on Altgeld.
Governor Tanner’s fault lay in clinging to past foes and treating them as enemies. Wise leaders like Platt or McKinley judge loyalty by after nomination support, not by prior battles. A broad gauge politician treats all party members who aided his election with equal regard,忘记往事。
The Journal notes talk of Senator Cullom as a potential Republican vice presidential candidate. It argues he would bring experience and mature judgment, and that he is aligned with the presidential contender. A hurdle remains Illinois’s solid status as a non-doubtful state and the desire to pick a vice presidential candidate from a more doubtful state.
William J. Bryan halted at Gallup New Mexico where Mayor presented a Navajo blanket from a local admirer. A hidden note inside critiqued wool pricing under Republican and Democratic administrations, urging Bryan to tell his constituents.
The Reeves movement and the Yates movement across the State and the Carter movement in Chicago shared a single aim to wrest the State from political traffickers and install an administration guided solely by motives of the public good. The movement was principled, prioritizing public welfare over personal considerations.
The nomination of Richard Yates is praised for his clean life and integrity. He is seen as a devoted figure who will uphold a moral standard for Illinois, making it a positive example among states, with Reeves and Carter supporters finding deeper satisfaction in this result than any faction.
Mr Yates was admitted to the bar in Jacksonville and quickly rose in local politics. He was nominated by Republicans for City Attorney, elected and served until 1891, then pursued statewide and county offices with vigorous campaigns. He ran for Congress at large in 1892 and for County Judge in 1894, winning in Morgan County by a large majority despite a Democratic tilt.
The House pass a resolution by a substantial Republican majority to seek information on methods and materials used in oleomargarine manufacture despite an adverse committee report. Opponents from the bogus butter interests argued it could force government officers to violate a law, but the ruling supports pursuing reform to restore normal food purity and wholesomeness.
The poem praises the working man for transforming land and sea through toil. It extols plow and harvest, city sustenance, and global impact of labor, urging divine blessing to keep the toiler free from tyranny and to advance liberty and progress.
The article argues American fitness for self government lies in voters forming correct opinions on public welfare. It notes many are capable, even the unlettered, and cites decades of sound judgments from Lincoln era to present choices between Democratic and Republican policies on trusts and industrial combines.
A clipped line notes how certain leaders caused extreme weakness or decline, marking a notable period of prostration and controversy within half a century of governance. The text implies a judgment on leadership and its long lasting effects.
A jumble of comic exchanges and character sketches, including a cow request by a boarder, a brisk landlady retort, health resort quips on bills and recoveries, a doctor joke about appendicitis, and a dialectal gag about chopping wood as exercise with a rustic prideful tease.
A political analysis notes Republicans hold strong momentum across nominations at state and congressional levels. Illinois state convention illustrates vibrant candidate interest, while Democrats show less appeal and minimal gubernatorial likelihood. The piece argues Republicans will gain president and expand House majorities.
Dick Yates a well known Jacksonville resident with a cottage and a vine porch moves among townspeople with reserve and dignity. He speaks to delegates in Egypt February during a county convention and tears up while pledging to bring his mother to the Springfield governor mansion. He is beloved by poor townsfolk for sharing their joys and sorrows without demagogy.
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