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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1900
Page
4
A fragmented public notice listing various candidates for statewide offices and trustees including W A Northcott for Secretary of State and M O Williamson for State Auditor. Other names include A Rose, J S McCullough, C McKinzie, and Be Taggart with Middlekauff as legislators.
The Illinois Republicans reaffirm the 1896 platform, praise McKinley era policies, and condemn four years of Democratic rule. They cite restored finance, strong currency, export growth, and the gold standard, plus support for Cuban liberty and US possessions in Puerto Rico and the Philippines. They commend Governor Tanner and Senator Cullom, praise Illinois reps, and urge McKinley renomination.
Bryan already secured Populist nomination for President. The National Democratic convention in Kansas City can only serve as a secondary force and endorse the Populist choice.
Governor Tanner, in Chicago shortly after the Peoria Republican convention, said he is not a candidate for senator or any other office. He praised the Peoria ticket as splendid and destined to win, and commended Judge Yates as a clean, capable, first-class Governor choice with no factional ties.
Four steamships have arrived from Porto Rico since the Porto Rico bill passed, bringing about six thousand seven hundred fifty tons of sugar. The writer notes that if free trade had been secured with Porto Rico, the sugar would have paid no tax, and the argument hints at political stances of free trade Democrats and mugwumps.
The sugar trust would have led by that amount but must now pay the tax, with the proceeds reverting to Porto Rico according to the report. The statement frames a shift in revenue direction tied to the tax and colonial allocation context.
The New York Herald, longstanding nonpartisan in practice, accuses William Jennings Bryan and the Democratic Party of threatening progressive national welfare. It warns that Bryan's election would mean endorsement of anarchy, currency depreciation, repudiation of debts, and fomented dissension within the Anglo-Saxon political balance.
Democrats and mugwumps urged the Iowa House to pass a harmless Porto Rico bill resolution while Congress debated it. The Republican State Convention set a stance favoring swift self government for new territories, viewing authority as a solemn trust to educate develop and promote prosperity.
Records show 610 Illinois veterans died last year and 22,818 remain in the state. In 1898 there were 23,503. over the last three years 1,800 have died. Post numbers fell from 573 to 567 as attendance at meetings wanes and veteran zeal wanes with age.
Wauke gan judge H W Blodgett recounts meeting Ulysses S Grant at Springfield as the war began. He says Grant offered service to the state, sought Ohio deployment, and after Blodgett's push the Governor tasked Grant with planning army organization. Grant soon became Colonel of the Twenty first Illinois and later Brigadier General under Lincoln.
Republican conventions across the nation denounce trusts and insist they cannot be partisan issues. Indiana Republicans in the State convention urge legal reform to control and dissolve trusts and monopolies, with penalties for those harming honest competition and labor.
The passage notes the public will judge how to preserve prosperity and national greatness. It argues that Democratic orators must persuade voters that the current rulers deserve continued confidence, while opponents who were out of power must prove they can sustain progress they previously failed to achieve and protect national honor.
The speech by Dick Yates at the convention affirms he made no promises and would serve as Governor of Illinois only if nominated and elected. He pledges to support the nominee if another candidate is chosen and to campaign across the state for unity and victory.
The remark implies that the speaker would have honored a pledge if their son had favored a different gentleman. It centers on family loyalty and expectations surrounding a made commitment. No other names or dates are provided in the fragment.
Governor Candler rebukes Union leaders and Lincoln era Republicans while arguing for local self government. He recalls Southern soldiers, asserts former Confederates retained control after surrender, and predicts similar autonomy for the Philippines once arms are laid down.
In a vine covered cottage in Jacksonville live Richard Yates his wife and two young daughters. They are loved by neighbors and within call sits his honored mother the widow of the former governor who is the apple of his eye and the proud matriarch today.
The text lauds Congressman Reeves and his aides for a clean, manly and dignified campaign marked by aggressiveness. It frames him as a commanding and conspicuous figure in the state and highlights the campaign’s admirable conduct against great odds.
A short moral poem urges daily joy and cheer through kind speech. It cautions that a single bitter word clouds the day, spoiling cheer and sight of happiness. It advises guarding against ill nature in every opening day, and to be kind to all within reach, promising lasting payoffs.
It is satisfactory progress that hidden capital pays its share of taxes. New York state collects large sums from inheritance tax this year with estates contributing over 2 million dollars to the treasury. The liberal intake helps fix next year’s state tax rate at the lowest since 1856, with a single exception.
Lieutenant Governor Northcott Secretary of State Rose and Auditor McCullough were renominated. They are praised for three years of solid service and pledged to continue in office. Attorney General Akin was not renominated. Howland J. Hamlin of Shelbyville was selected in his stead. M. O Williamson of Knox County was chosen for State Treasurer, a choice that pleases his region.
In the late 1950s central Kansas faced drought and poor corn quality. A government seed shipment of red Kaflir corn from the experiment station in Manhattan arrived, maturing in 90 days and boosting yields. One packet sent to Dickinson County farmers led to widespread prosperity and abundance.
Judge Yates is praised as a strong representative of the young men in the party and aligned with the national administration. Supporters say he will not be dominated by the Cook County machine and he backs Senator Cullom. He reflects Morgan County Republicans who opposed Rannells over factional ties to Tanner.
The piece quotes Chief Ripley decrying violence against workers in Chicago. He says nonunionists may feel compelled to carry a revolver for protection, urging authorities to stop the menace and defend workers’ right to work regardless of union status.
Julian Wadsworth, brother in law and delegate, recounts two episodes where the present governor hopeful serenaded college girls. He says the singer lacked a strong voice, once prompting a college president to call the police over the noise, and a second time being accused of taking girls to a circus, which Wadsworth believes he did not do.
Judge Carter left Peoria with a mixed result losing his nomination yet winning a moral victory. He faced a hopeless challenge to vindicate people driven fair representation at primaries. Chicago Republicans praised his stand and credited him with defeating Judge Hancey and blocking the machine’s preferred candidate, earning gratitude from Illinois Republicans.
Richard Yates born December 12 1860 in Jacksonville Morgan County Illinois. He attended Whipple Academy from 1873 to 1876 and Illinois College where he was class orator in 1880. He studied law at Michigan University, left for funds, then returned to graduate in 1884. He worked briefly as Jacksonville Daily Journal city editor before resuming legal studies.
The Springfield Journal reports a large free list for Porto Ricans covering food staples such as flour bacon codfish fresh beef pork mutton and rice with no duties on imports from the United States. Also sugar making and refining machinery plows hoes and other farm tools are admitted free even of the 6 percent duty along with rough lumber school furniture trees plants crude petroleum minerals and many other items. Some were free under the Dingley tariff others under War Secretary orders and all are free under the new act.
The passage analyzes William Jennings Bryan’s use of the word if during a Port Huron interview. It notes his practice of outlining conditions to win, such as holding 1896 positions, restoring Gold Democrats, and attracting Republican support. The writer calls the word if a humorous yet serious “saving clause” in politics and life.
Delegates from Illinois convened to choose a nominee or leader. Richard Yates emerged as the selected figure, with discussions centered on party strength and regional representation. The selection reflects early 19th century political maneuvering and leadership within the Illinois Republican delegation.
The article notes Richard Yates as a gubernatorial nominee with echoes of his father’s 1860 Illinois leadership. It contrasts party fidelity with future performance, predicting economical, warlike steadiness and independence from pledges. It also satirizes hog butter defenses in Congress, urging a 10 cent per pound tax and coalitions of dairy farmers to defeat the hog butter trust at the November elections.
The Maryland Geological Survey estimates the state wastes about 6 million dollars on roads in the past decade due to inadequate drainage. It notes Americans pay far more to haul per ton mile than Europeans, where good roads allow far heavier loads. The commission urges better road construction and drainage to ensure lasting quality and lower costs.
Judge Beekman of the New York Supreme Court says aggregations of business under one control are a current economic feature. He finds the Wagner Palace Car Company absorption by Pullman reasonable and not a monopoly, noting costs and public benefits while warning against prejudice toward corporations.
In a breezy rural chat, Mayme backs a matinee plan while keeping a secret engagement with Professor Thiddleton. The talk hints at family visits, concealed nuptials, and a humorous ending with an educated goat.
Richard Yates nears forty as Republican governor candidate while tracing Illinois leaders from Ninian Edwards to Theodore Roosevelt. The piece notes governors and officials aged in the thirties and forties, praising youth in state leadership and arguing ability and character matter more than age.
The Rev Frank Crane longtime Hyde Park Methodist pastor and friend of gubernatorial nominee Dick Yates offers reminiscences praising his integrity. He recalls Yates as a disciplined, churchgoing figure who rose from modest beginnings, stayed clean, and pursued politics as a principled business rather than machine work.
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