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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1881
Page
2
The Freeport Journal states it is neither Conkling nor Garfield aligned and proclaims a radical Republican stance. It criticizes half breed supporters who abuse Conkling for a mistake, calling them luxury kickers who strike only when others cannot defend themselves.
Postmaster General James and President Garfield push Star Route fraud investigations, exposing corruption and strengthening GOP claims. Democrats mock, while Gen J M Schofield's letter attacking Gen George H. Thomas draws fire from veterans. Schofield’s West Point dismissal cited as weakening balance.
The Journal argues both President Garfield and Senators Conkling and Platt erred but deserve respect for long service. It warns against party rifts and insists the GOP needs unity for future battles, noting Republicans should avoid abusing prominent figures who have supported the party for two decades.
In the latest phase of the New York Senatorial contest three legislators testified they were offered bribes to vote against Conkling. Bradley of Cataraugus county said he received $2000 and gave it to the Speaker for safekeeping, who confirmed the money was in his possession. An agent for Chauncey M Depew reportedly attempted the bribe as well.
The report details Depew increasing vote totals to 54 on the eleventh ballot, backed by monopo lists and their money. Bradley, a veteran, received $2,000 from Senator Sessions, a noted lobbyist once charged with crime. The exposure undermines the monopolists’ plan to place a Senate agent in Conkling’s seat, disrupting the deadlock as ballots continue.
General Grant comments on the New York Senate struggle, tracing the Conkling feud to 1877 under Hayes and Merritt. He notes Conkling’s vindication by New York voters and predicts a Conkling Platt triumph if the issue is decided this fall. He criticizes Garfield’s stance and Blaine’s animosity toward Conkling, then weighs Carl Schurz’s career and career prospects.
A rugged countdown to the new baseball season arrives as players embrace the rough start, with honest, battle-tested confidence from those who endured early drills.
Albany reports reveal an Assembly bribery probe into votes for Chauncey M. Depew as investigators begin hearing testimonies. Assemblyman Bradley testified he accepted 2500 dollars to vote for Depew, with Speaker Sharpe confirming the money in his pocket. Debates over adjournment and scope of inquiry continue as a special committee is formed to probe payments and influence.
War Department circular calls on former volunteer officers to deposit all books and records pertaining to their commands with the Adjutant General in Washington. The department cannot reimburse storage beyond postage or express charges. Public publicity urged to aid widows orphans and disabled soldiers with pending pension claims.
The Aurora Daily News defends Charles Conkling against Democratic and Republican editors who call him a traitor. It argues mock accusations are ill timed and unwarranted given his long, honest record, noting even Joliet Sun would back him if he becomes Republican nominee.
In London England a plan is under way to test compressed air clocks already introduced in Paris. Detailed descriptions with diagrams have appeared in scientific journals. Ten testing stations are proposed for the British capital.
Promotional notice touts W C Coup’s mammoth show arriving Wednesday June 29 in Freeport. Claims the Hippodrome and hundreds of features, cites praise from major papers, urges readers to save nickels and invite relatives to attend.
The editor recounts a morning departure from Elroy to Iowa with pleasant travel and visits in Sheffield Dakota and Clear Lake. Mary B.P. signs off. The Steuben County Sunday School Association convened at Dakota M E Church with a second day program led by Rev Crissman D H Cooley John Epley and Bowers and B F Jacobs of Chicago to direct.
T. B. Peterson & Brothers of Philadelphia publish new editions of Mrs F H Burnett's early stories that originated in Peterson's Magazine. Titles include Kathleen A Quiet Life Pretty Polly Pemberton Theo Miss Crespigny Jarl's Daughter Lindsay's Luck. Paper 50c cloth $1.00. Sets and bulk prices offered.
Baileyville on June 13 1881 reports a group of large and small boys who mimic Chicago stockyard scabs. They allegedly vandalize stores on Sundays and during business days damage signs pull hitching posts loosen sidewalk rings mutilate doors and steal goods. The note warns parents to curb their children or authorities will act, risking angry merchants if parents fail to intervene.
Mexico experiences rapid change through American enterprise and capital. In seven months American investment totals about 68 million dollars in railways and mining ventures. Despite this, Spanish organs and some Mexican journals warn against the influx of Americans.
Rev L Meredith delivered a grand lecture at Turner Hall in Galena during the German English college commencement. The address, titled Science and Religion, argued science and faith are not opponents but in harmony, each within its own sphere. He defined science as a systematic collection of facts and urged scientists to keep personal hypotheses separate from established science.
The Fisk University Jubilee Singers will give a concert at the Opera House Thursday at 8:30 pm. Admission is 50 cents with no reserved-seat charge at Sanborns. Their Springfield reception drew praise from Gen John M Palmer and the State Journal, promising an even larger audience tonight.
The rule states an employee assumes risks of service and those arising from employer machinery and property to the extent they are apparent. It also holds the employee responsible for possessing sufficient intelligence to meet job requirements.
A Texas editor, who accused a rival editor's father of State prison time, was warned to retract or die. He then retracted, noting last week’s claim was false. the father was not jailed but hanged after failed commutation efforts.
An enterprising washerwoman shows more energy than most business men. While the latter have a full line of goods only once or twice in the year, the former has a full line every Monday morning.
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