10 Oct 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1888
Page
1
A 1883 Freeport Daily Journal page lists Republican and Democratic platform snippets, names for presidential and local offices, and opinions on free trade. It includes endorsements for Benjamin Harrison and Levi Morton, governor candidates, and scattered remarks on tariffs and national policy.
The text outlines a proposed act named the South Protected Milla Dill aimed at protecting the South. It references duties on various regions and items such as South Carolina and Alabama, northern potatoes, and lumber. The fragmentary OCR notes percentages and jurisdictions without clear dates or full context.
Fragmentary remarks praise protection and national defense linking to independence and industry. The garbled lines mention mountains resources like lead iron copper and wool, and compare U S production to Europe while urging adequate tariffs and protection for manufacturers and laborers.
A critical piece argues that free trade would force American workers into poverty by competition with English labor and lower wages. The author warns that high wages would vanish if protection erodes, urging readers to oppose such policies and defend U S industrial strength.
Grover Cleveland warns against renewed executive power and patronage during his acceptance remarks dated August 18, 1884. He argues re election eligibility could threaten calm deliberate intelligent action by a government of the people, citing favors, officeholders, and party support as dangers.
A quotation from Henry William Curtis in Harper's Weekly extols the Republican Party as the historic defender of liberty and American virtue. It lauds the party as representing the national character, patriotism, and Christian devotion, claiming it upholds the highest desires of the American people.
The high tariff system is argued to have driven U S prosperity by protecting industry. The speaker praises American economic policy, noting wartime costs, postwar recovery, and assumed social stability. The text advocates harmonizing German policy with U S protective laws to sustain growth.
The general laments two missed chances during the Civil War era. He says the first mistake was not substantially destroying tariff protections and extending free trade to rapidly shift industry and labor across the North and West.
A fragmented quotation attributes to Richard Saylor a remark on war readiness and the impracticality of arming, equipping, and funding a large army or navy without supplies labor and credit. The garbled text references generals and economic constraints in wartime mobilization.
Davis and political chatter dominate a long county column with names of residents, movements, and local events. Republicans pledge a strong vote in Rock Run while Democrats seek clerk support amid campaign chatter, arrivals, visits, and town news across multiple households and towns.
Baileyville and Freeport speakers visit Afolkey with Major Neff and Lt Biche addressing a strong turnout. A Hadar Clift Band and a male quartet performed as locals report a dramatic depot fire scare sparked by construction lapses and a blame game over planning and safety.
A Chicago Journal analysis explains through rates and grouping of routes under the Interstate Commerce era, detailing how base points set fixed rates and how share of through rates is calculated. It discusses tracing shipments with tracers, delays in claims processing, and the differing speeds for large versus country shippers, with telegraph use for urgent cases and proposed remedies to reduce losses and friction.
An editorial argues for education to raise material welfare and moral progress, urging modernized schooling, reduced emphasis on expensive higher branches, and greater aid to those in need, with plans to expand normal training and update methods. A Norfolk Landmark note recalls a Civil War badge of honor story about a champagne neck preserved by a Federal officer and turned into a tabletop ornament.
Titan Mogwbor charged with broad accusations against the Knights of Labor administration. Barry resigns from the general executive board, denouncing deception, tyranny, and mismanagement. He alleges spies, faulty reports, and lobbyist influence while urging reform at next assembly. Also includes anecdotes on publishers and doctors' periodicals and a local anecdote of a child in Burlington.
A pharmacist note claims BEGGS Blood Purifier cleanses the blood with universal satisfaction at a fair price. It contrasts with cheaper rivals and urges readers to try the product, warning that ineffective bottles cost nothing. Emert & Burrell, Druggists.
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