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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1874
Page
2
Republican voters of Buckeye will meet in caucus at the Town House on Saturday April 4 at 4 PM for nominating candidates for town officers. Polls open one hour. Thos B Jones, Committeeman.
February saw the national debt decline by 2 590 087. The Cincinnati Enquirer accuses temperance activists of whisky purchases to force closures. A London cable reports the Laconia gale disaster with 117 pilgrims drowned. In California eight aged Indians are abandoned, and Native people are criticized as “Noble Red Men.” The New York Times praises the Republican Party as capable of correcting errors and potentially winning the presidency.
The piece describes a rising temperance movement led by praying women against alcohol in Illinois, a Rock Island ship canal proposal with critics noting local self‑interest, and reactions from John B. Gough and press on Democratic votes. It then reports the death of U S Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts and surveys his life, career, and impact on abolition and civil rights.
The Democratic editors are urged to read Beck’s floor speech arguing against excess taxation and predicting a surplus of at least forty million dollars by year end. Beaurgard threatens that Congress could be forced from the Capitol if redress is denied, while urging vigilance against rebels and copperheads in power again.
A historical letter and commentary discuss repealing provisions limiting rail competition. Advocates urge allowing competitive rates and capping charges by mileage, citing Illinois law on unjust discrimination and extortion. The memo from the Railroad and Warehouse Commission analyzes rate abuses with Springfield to East St Louis examples and weighs the value of competition against fixed schedules.
March 9 to March 12 reports show Senate and House proceedings: death announcements of ex Presidents Fillmore and Sumner, adjournments, minor bills and resolutions, a buffalo slaughter bill passed, free banking debate, and a Sumner eulogy delivered by Senator Anthony with concurrent adjournments.
In Jacksonville Illinois and many towns, women begin urging saloon keepers to quit liquor. Large temperance meetings occur in Springfield Keokuk Davenport and more, with pledges and plans to enforce closing laws. Guards include petitions to the mayor and boy scouts bands of promise formation, as opposition continues but resolve grows.
A Washington telegram reports a heated debate over salary reductions for Congress. It notes funds increased for the last and present Congress totaling 6 049 88 dollars, routing through the Treasury for distribution among Granges. Amid temperance talk, Bailey argues for prayer against saloons rather than direct attack.
The sermons and articles of Ty De Talmage, once in The Methodist and The Interior, now edited for The Christian at Work. Sample copies mailed free. Talmage, a popular evangelical preacher, draws wide attention.
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