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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1906
Page
2
The Elgin Courier says Tillman tried a smooth trick to disrupt the Republican party over the railway rate bill but was outmatched by President Roosevelt and Senators Cullom and Allison, who proved too strong for him.
The Milwaukee Journal endorses Senator Bob La Follette for the Democratic presidential nomination. It notes past attempts by the party to back Republican nominees like Horace Greeley and argues such tactics failed.
In a recent Kansas City mayoral special election women cast about 4,300 votes and over 2,000 backed the liquor license candidate, fueling claims that suffrage would quickly settle the liquor question as saloons would be forced to go.
A playful note suggests Tennessee figure Governor Bob should bring a violin when joining the U S Senate. The quip imagines him easing tensions with a tune while Senator Tillman listens, amused, to a provocative song.
A Southern senator’s retort to northern critics shifts focus from discrediting an opponent to raising uncertainty about the speaker’s own contempt. The piece notes the old sting of hurling defiance has faded as public perception questions the source of the insult.
The 1900 census lists 139,855 printers in the United States. The February 1906 Typographical Journal states the International Typographical Union of North America has 45,944 members, leaving 93,861 non union printers. Thus union printers constitute roughly one third of all US printers.
Complete Rural Free Delivery service will be established in Stephenson county on July 16, 1906. Thirty seven routes are listed for Baileyville Cedarville Dakota Davis Freeport German Valley Kent Lena McConnell Orangeville Pearl City Red Oak Ridott Rock City Waddams Grove Winslow. Discontinuations likely include Stevens Damascus and Afolkey.
The text questions whether government ownership lowers wages, citing Glasgow motormen at 13 cents hourly and Chicago motormen at 21 cents. It notes German government railways pay engineers $50 monthly, while American engineers earn about double to triple that, asking if workers will vote for ownership that cuts their pay.
Hon. Lewis McGovern and Mrs. McGovern attended the National Convention of Locomotive Engineers in Memphis. They recently visited Chattanooga and the Lookout Mountain hotel view, recalling Chicamauga and Missionary Ridge battlefields and General Hooker battles above the clouds.
A new Primary Convention law passes but takes effect July 1. Primaries are set for August 4 with county convention August 9. Senatorial convention for legislature August 14, Congressional August 18, and State August 21. August to be a lively month for conventions.
The readable fragments mention Philadelphia, a governor, and a phrase resembling 4 own the pike. The garbled text implies a political or civic note but lacks clear names, dates, or actions to confirm a specific event or outcome.
Union League Club discussion centers on constructing a great highway between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The old Lancaster Turnpike is cited as America’s first hard road, and enthusiasm indicates Pennsylvania could lead the nation in the expanding good roads movement.
Members of Congress rally behind the Cullom Madden resolution to admit duty free building material for California disaster relief. Madden expects favorable action from Ways and Means, though standpatters quietly oppose, fearing a tariff debate before elections. The pressure grows that the committee will act, as delaying could provoke greater harm than prompt passage.
Memorial Day observance notes flowers placed on Civil War graves and recalls Lincoln s Gettysburg Address of November 19 1868 delivered with Edward Everett as orator. It reflects on the nation s founding ideals and the enduring call to dedication and a government of the people.
Arminius united Germans to overthrow Rome, transforming Liberty in Germany. He lured Quintilius Varus into ambush near Detmold, routing the Roman legions and ending Roman dominance in the Germanic lands. The feat is linked to a birth of German identity tied to home life and national spirit.
The passage likens Arminius to George Washington, noting Washington freed America from Britain while Arminius freed Germany from Rome. It mentions Augustus reacting to Romans' defeat, crying out for his lost legions, and calls Arminius the father of Germanic liberty, akin to Washington’s title as Father of His Country.
After the Illinois Supreme Court voided the hotchpot primary law the editorial advocates resuming ordinary party nominations and pressing a new, clear primary law in regular session. It criticizes Governor Deneen and the special session, predicts continued Chicago ward influence, and foresees a public push for direct primary voting by all parties in the future.
The text argues that leaders from the President to local officials must be free from railroad control. It asserts senators, representatives, judges, state legislators, and city council members should pay their own travel fares when traveling for public duties. The message emphasizes accountability and impartial service to the people.
Amid broader worker protests, unions have extended tactics to a Methodist revival linked to wage disputes with a denominational publishing house. Reported picket lines aim to deter attendance at the camp meeting and keep perceived sinners away from the church.
A trimmed excerpt discusses the church’s strength and the gospel’s spread. It argues that preaching the gospel is essential and notes the difficulty in justifying boycotts against the church. The passage frames global safety as linked to gospel terms and church influence.
The text presents two war axioms applying to John Mitchell as he weighs striking actions. It argues he chose surrender rather than risk a full declaration of war, recognizing the enemy could field strong forces and that the conflict with Heking was inevitable.
An automobile stops at a shabby shack as a young man bursts in shouting for his father. He recalls fleeing ten years ago to fetch tobacco, returns with gold and government bonds to build a castle, but the father questions the “plug of tobacco.”
A Sedgewick Kansas Pantagraph column notes universal restlessness among readers. It quotes townsfolk who say women of all sizes yearn for different bodies, farmers dream of city life, and newspaper folk crave ownership. The piece muses on youth and age, contentment, and the elusive grass elsewhere.
Mr Schurz led a checkered political career from supporting Lincoln in 1860 and 1864, to chairing the 1868 Republican convention for Grant. He later became a Liberal Republican backing Greeley, returned to Republicans backing Hayes and Garfield, then a mugwump backing Cleveland in 1884 and again in 1888 and 1892. He opposed Bryan in 1896, then opposed McKinley in 1900 amid imperialism fears.
Washington correspondent reports a new Wisconsin senator delivering a three day rate bill tirade described as a grandstand play. Thirteen Senators attended as the speech rehashed Wisconsin and chautauqua efforts with Hamlet flourishes. The gallery cheered, the San Francisco quake rattled the hall, and empty chairs created an ominous hush as the reformer pressed on. The Senate, seasoned to oratory, remained unshaken as the performance wore on. Little Bob has hit his peak and will likely bottom out as it continues.
A Chicago House member compares the Springfield legislature to a flock of geese in a lengthy debate over a primary bill. He recalls Billy Mason’s tale of a green farm hand feeding stock to illustrate the body's habit of talking without action as sessions drag on.
A hare is seized by an eagle and a sparrow mocks him from a tree. A hawk then swoops in and eats the sparrow while the hare dies, teaching that mocking others in misfortune leads to punishment and cruelty is never just.
The people of Ilipois will give their cordial endorsement of Senator Cullom's stand on the railroad rate bill. In a fifteen minute speech delivered in the Senate recently, the Senator took the advanced position that he was not only in favor of giving the rate fixing power to the commission, but he would favor making their decision final and not review able by any court, if such course.
The article notes Senator Cillom’s loyalty to the administration and willingness to push a constitutional path to grant rate fixing power to the commission. He believes the 1887 Cullom interstate commerce bill was narrowed by judicial rulings and urges the Allison amendment for limited court review to avoid unconstitutionality. The report from Mt. Vernon Register reflects support for expansive authority within constitutional bounds.
A reminiscent wartime chorus remembers comradeship in hardship and victory. The verses recall marching together, sharing pain and joy, with a chorus invoking the bugle call and memory of fallen friends under the star of Liberty. The piece frames aging veterans gathering around a camp fire to salute past wounds and shared sacrifice.
The President approved the Allison amendment without consulting the attorney general or key Republican leaders though allies believed this showed rapid change. The move hinged on Iowa Senator Allison’s trusted standing and a Republican unity forecast, aiming to pass a rate bill by leveraging a compromise acceptable to Aldrich loyalists while Democrats appeared divided.
The New York Tribune denounces last days actions where walking delegates halted hearse processions and incited stone throwing at funerals in progress. It calls such conduct atrociously indecent, inhuman, and harmful to mourning families, arguing it may ruin the strikers' cause and threaten law and order.
In the U S Senate the Wisconsin rookie aligns with Democrats against the President as La Follette battles the rate bill and faces ostracism. He once praised Theodore Roosevelt for representative government but is urged by Democratic friends to refrain from open attack. Former Governor Yates backs La Follette. Roosevelt would welcome such support. Illinois Senators show loyalty. Hopkins pushes for the lock-type isthmian canal per the President’s plan.
The Chicago Evening Post excerpt notes Congressman McKinley of Champaign believes Speaker Cannon has best chance for 1908 while praising Governor Deneen for 4 or 8 years later. He predicts Taft and Foraker collide in Ohio, Shaw and Cummins in Iowa, Root only in New York, Cannon boom shading Fairbanks in Indiana.
The piece argues the presidency should return to the Midwest, noting Illinois has produced notable leaders and asserts the region’s long influence. It cites Lincoln, Grant, and several presidents connected to Illinois while contrasting other states like Ohio New York and their presidential ties. The analysis links regional legacy to the nation’s highest office.
A lively downtown chat thread recalls courtship, divorces, and social status with punchy one liners. Mrs New port carries D after her name, and Mrs Casey recalls Mame Riley’s infamous hometown “coming out” scene as a yard spectacle.
The speaker reflects on Burkean ideas as the Douma seeks broader liberty in response to the tsar’s speech. It cautions reliance on the bureaucracy to curb gains, flags ill advised items, and weighs amnesty for political offenses versus murderers, calls for measured civil liberty with clear definitions.
A Memphis citizen seeking a drink found no engineers in sight near the Brotherhood of Engineers meeting site and in all nearby saloons. The piece argues engineers must be intelligent, courageous, temperate, and self-reliant due to the heavy responsibility on public safety, noting laws against drunkenness exist but do not deter all.
A Memphis Appeal excerpt argues liquor restrictions help, but public opinion cures the drink evil. It praises temperate engineers as exemplars, noting drinkers decline in business and social standing. The piece highlights a visiting representative American manhood in Memphis this month.
Theodore Roosevelt explains that after seeking amendments from many colleagues the Allison amendment satisfies supporters without weakening the Hepburn bill. He notes Republican and Democratic senators viewed the bill best passed largely unchanged and that the amendment merely clarifies court review without altering venue or substantive scope. The attorney general, Root, and Taft share this view.
Washington conflicts over the Hepburn rate bill show Republicans and Democrats clashing on court review and leadership. President Roosevelt pressed to pass the bill as written or with conforming amendments, while Senators Tillman and Bailey pursued strategic leverage. The Tribune notes the dispute was largely over form, not core policy, and that most Hepburn aims were secured through negotiations.
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