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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1875
Page
2
The Governor of Tennessee appointed D. M. Key as the successor of Senator Andrew Johnson. He is almost unknown outside of his State but is described as a man of ability and energy.
A campaign adjourns with the candidate no longer wishing to serve as a bob on the Democratic kite. He returns to the Republican ranks and offers himself as a candidate for Congress from his district on the regular Republican ticket.
The Chicago figure Hon J Russel Jones is named as Delano’s successor as Secretary of the Interior. Described as cultured and of unwavering integrity, Jones is praised for restoring confidence in Indian affairs and strengthening Grant’s administration, despite potential unpopularity with rings and contractors.
Aftoniter quotes a call that morals, sobriety, honesty, virtue, and national welfare should win over party wrongs, corruption, vice, immorality, and drunkenness. The editor of the frontier is urged to align with the Republican party and support worthy causes.
A Chicago Republican meeting last evening united to back a full straight Republican ticket this fall. The piece criticizes Tribune advice to join the People's party and praises Cook county Republicans for regaining sense and resolving to nominate a true Republican slate and stand firm for Republican principles.
A Virginia Conservative faction plans to rename their party from Democrat to Whig to attract new supporters. They view the Democratic label as painful due to 1860s disunion ties, arguing a name change would reflect Union sentiment and broaden appeal. In the region, Democrats prefer disguises like Independent or Liberal. Minnesota Republicans also use a mixed label.
The body of Newton S. Grimwood, Chicago Evening Journal reporter, was found Monday August 16 on the east shore of Lake Michigan. Papers in his pockets identified him. No word from Donaldson or the balloon crew. likelihood they also perished.
The Augusta Constitutionalist argues post election commentary misreads North Carolina voters who opposed a Democratic bid to overhaul the state constitution. It says Democrats aimed to abolish the free school system, hinder colored people, and establish a white rule, but Union-minded whites rejected the plan at the polls.
Memphis Tenn August 15 1875 letter from Jeff Davis declines conditional acceptance to address Winnebago Agricultural Society in Rockford Illinois September meeting. He cites long delays and explains motives include improving Mississippi Valley trade discussions and direct, economical transport to Southwest and foreign markets. He notes courtesy of the board and protests from fellow-countrymen as factors in withdrawal.
Jefferson Davis explains that he declines to participate in a meeting invitation to avoid causing harm. He notes the delay in securing an orator and postponement of personal gratification to see a region he terms a wilderness in its cultivated dress. He expresses no resentment toward directors and regrets missing a chance to serve public welfare.
A dense summary from Maségac III and local commentary traces the last winter legislative fight over a bill to empower the Governor to pursue crime suspects in Williamson Franklin and Jackson counties with a $10 000 appropriation. It assigns responsibility to Hon E M Haines and allies, notes opposition from leading Democrats and independents, and cites parliamentary tactics that blocked passage. The piece also covers remarks about Catholic influence, party blame, and a Mansfield speech defended as personal political strategy.
A Chicago Tribune special dispatch recalls Thurman and Cook at Put-in-Bay discussing the Democratic ticket. Thurman denounces Cary as an unscrupulous demagogue and Communist while vowing he will not speak at meetings where Cary appears. The piece cites past encounters and notes temperance and Prohibition debates shaping Democratic sentiment in Ohio.
The Brooklyn Union reveals Duncan Sherman Co stood apart from Union loyalty and wartime politics. It shows their cotton speculating ties, Southern and English interests, and antiwar pamphleteering while denying American bond dealings. It questions blame on parties for failures and calls for accountability.
The Iowa Republicans have dropped prohibition from their platform, deeming it ineffective to sway votes. They note past planks angered many temperate voters and failed to reform drinkers. They align the issue with religion and morals, leaving it to churches and philanthropists rather than party politics.
A Galena Gazette editorial argues the Republican party merits trust over Democracy, praising its past record, honesty, and unity while urging readers to reject what it calls dangerous Democratic teachings. The piece defends imperfection as human and emphasizes virtue in history over minor faults.
The ablest temperance leaders including Hiram Price president of the National Temperance Convention, Hon. Albert Boomer State Senator, Ed Russell, and Dr Wheeler oppose formal committal of the Republican party to prohibition. They argue the cause should not be remitted to party politics.
The Dubuque Times argues that temperance should stand on its own merits, not as a partisan football. It notes many Republicans are temperance men while many Democrats back whisky, urging sober societies to seek better remedies beyond prohibition and avoid party entanglement in the temperance cause.
A Crawfordsville Journal report quotes a lower house member from a neighboring county confessing he voted against fellow members’ bills because the man was a lawyer. He argues lawyers should stay out of Indianapolis and champions abolishing the county superintendent office. He recalls log schoolhouse days and old-time teachers to favor simple schools.
An English remedy for drunkenness gains fame through John Vine Hall of the Great Eastern. A physician’s seven month prescription of five grains of sulfate of iron, peppermint water, and spirit of nutmeg, taken twice daily, reportedly cured him and aided many others by stimulating and partially replacing liquor, preventing prostration.
The April 4 1818 Carolina Sentinel notes a clever sentence split as BR in a center diamond. It discusses Ben Wade predicting Ohio will go well this year. It claims Republicans avoid overconfidence and will vote, with Wade’s view aligned to cautious observers statewide. It predicts Bill Allen and Sam Cary will be defeated decisively to end their public presence.
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