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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1878
Page
2
Gold finished trading in New York on Monday with prices reported near the 10034 level. Market watchers noted modest activity as investors tracked NY bullion quotes and regional demand.
The paper notes its sole reason for extensive coverage this week is the ring issue, stating it is frequently echoed by ring members that the Journal is singular in its opposition and that readers will find much material on the subject from various sources this week.
The ringmaster writes to county postmasters seeking lists of JOURNAL subscribers to ensure patrons receive a copy of the Budget, the so called ring organ.
The ring organ staff deny Atkins ever supplied funds to the publication. They also question whether Atkins provided political editorials and lists of JOURNAL subscribers at different post offices who are receiving the paper free of charge.
A historical snapshot lists Mr Burchard's vote margins by county, noting Stephenson and Jo Daviess gave strong returns. The figures are fragmented and partly garbled but indicate Stephenson Jo Daviess totals and Whiteside and other counties, with McClellan's combined two-county lead 87 votes higher than the industrious member’s tally.
A letter raises accusations about Mr. Burchard from The Ring Organ, citing an Atlantic article and alleging a Democratic retainer influenced his vote on the Income Tax Bill. It questions the size of any retainer and suggests Fernando Wood profits from tariff and income bills, prompting calls for disclosure.
A letter to Hon K P Barton from Mr Burchard appears in the Bulletin challenging Barton’s ignorance of February charges against Atkins. The piece recalls Barton’s April 1 1878 Post Office Department visit and discussions with Gen Tyner and Mr Richards about the same charges. It mocks Barton’s alleged memory lapse and labels the charges as serious and disgraceful.
The author accuses Atkins of using political scheming to push for Major R. M. A. Hawk as a congressional candidate against Mr. Burchard. It labels Atkins a shifting backer of leaders from Lincoln to Johnson to Hayes and condemns the Burchard ring as corrupt while urging Hawk to break from it. The piece frames the fight as Republicans vs rebels with regional stakes in Carroll County.
In the last issue ting-master Atkins condemns the proposed income tax as a mislead and conciliatory move toward the odious levy. He notes the House committee may favor taxing annual incomes over two thousand dollars and argues it is an unequal, unconstitutional, and punitive measure that would force non‑taxpayers to file returns under threat of penalties and possible arrest.
A Southern delegation including Senators Gordon Morgan and Jones and Representatives Carlisle Ellis Yates Whitthorne Clark Hooper Young Money Goode visited Boston on Saturday. They were entertained by the Boston Commercial Club, toured the State House and City Hall, heard speeches by Governor Rice and Mayor Pierce, and heard General Hooker speak on Southern industrial growth and emancipation. The event ended with mutual good will and plans for future meetings.
Chicago papers reveal a large organized body of armed communists in the city with halls across districts for weekly drill sessions. The group reportedly numbers in the thousands and some detachments are said to be well drilled, with an agent sent to New York to buy arms.
The notice promotes subscription to The Journal at 1.50 dollars per year if prepaid, with a bulk rate of 1.25 dollars per year for clubs of ten or more, and a thirty day validity window.
The House Ways and Means Committee yielded to Southern pressure and, via Rep Burchard, reported in favor of cutting tobacco taxes and re-imposing an income tax. The Chicago Post faults his vote as aiding a Southern fraud and harming his district and the North, demanding accountability.
The Chicago Post condemns Mr Burchard and the Ways and Means panel for proposing an income tax on incomes over two thousand dollars, arguing the plan harms workers and benefits Northern interests. The piece attacks the motive behind the tax and calls for its defeat on May 1, asserting broad condemnation of the committee's action and urging accountability.
In the Freeport Journal's Bulletin a letter by H C Burchard appears as a rebuttal to charges over his actions against Mrs. Smith, Postmistress at Sterling Illinois. The piece questions whether Burchard can persuade locals that he was unaware of charges and references a Tribune note on constitutional objections to income tax as intrusive to private affairs and government overreach.
Four Grand Island men playing five cent ante poker in a saloon argued over a hand. One man exclaimed I hope Christ will kill me if it isn’t so and shortly after dealt the cards. When the dealer handed him the pack for cutting he received a light slap to gain attention. The man did not react and was found dead.
A garbled Washington letter covers scenes and stage business in the capital, noting scientists and an inventor of thirty years and a famed figure described as the greatest lion of all. It references Paris and a rural family, with themes of social satire and public spectacle.
Regular Washington dispatch notes the city’s mix of diplomats, judges, and lobbyists during Congress, observing racial barriers that curb social recognition for Black politicians. It recounts a Smithsonian-Edison phonograph teaser and the rural member's family facing elite Washington etiquette.
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