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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1872
Page
4
The piece surveys 1872 political frays with Horace Greeley references, Republican ticket details for Carroll County, and notes on local entertainments and notices including the Japanese troupe at the Opera House and Morrison Park Association meeting plans with premiums over 1,000.
A notice from W. W. Whitney of Toledo promotes the Anthem Choir edition for sale in Freeport by Mr. Jonathan Slay. It notes sales in single copies to thousands and mentions a joyful fifth wedding anniversary celebration at Billy Thormas’s home with friends, refreshments, and warm remarks.
The Elizabeth brass band made its public debut with smooth sweet tunes. Col len Bauden, late leader of the 92d Illinois band, trains the group and promises rapid ascent to one of the county’s best bands.
Visitors praise the new court house, while a Greeley protest ends with a head wound from stones. Georgia Minstrels entertain at the Opera House, and the New York City Combination troupe announces Wilcoxon dates. A Republican victory celebration in Freport features Capt. Hulburt's procession.
A fragment questions whether Will Greeley will force people from a house while Democrats and liberals planned to aid him in raising funds. If the target cannot be raised, the note implies potential eviction or enforcement action tied to the housing issue.
A political passage notes the split in opposition to the Republican party into straight-outs and played-outs. Freeport Democrats mock Horace Greeley as a farmer with no sugar in his beets while Democratic papers call him a monument of the past. The writer wryly asks if readers tire of politics then urges patience for further doses.
The piece rebukes Bill O'Brien for denouncing Lincoln era policies and War Democrats, railing against Liberal Republicans and urging cross-chasm loyalties. It contrasts organized Republican torchlight processions led by the Tanners with a disorderly Greeleyite demonstration, praising the former as orderly and spirited.
The Democrats carried Georgia, despite expectations of loss. The Carroll County Teachers Institute will be held at Mount Carroll, commencing October 21.
A Peoria boot-black visited Freeport to teach Democrats how to vote. His booting talent is praised, but his public denunciation of the American government is seen as misapplied. Hotel keepers recall him as a fair boot-black and urge a return to his first love.
The Lena vicinity reports several serious injuries and one death from wagon and horse incidents. Charles Swartz, 17, died after sustaining a head wound and possible jaw fracture while unhitching a horse. A boy three miles from Lena fractured his skull, and Alonzo Fowler’s son broke his arm. Mrs. William Andrews, longtime resident, died suddenly. Political chatter shows Republicans buoyed by eastern news. Greeley observers retreat from liberal factions. Chicago Fire anniversary highlights massive rebuilding and economic totals from 1872.
In Linanty Center Ohio on Oct 1872 readers note Greeley backers claim statewide victory but observed signs favor Grant. A Napoleon Henry County Grant meeting drew about 20 teams while a Greeley gathering had three teams and twelve people. Election looms next Tuesday with Grant men confident.
The excerpt recalls Horace Greeley’s Freeport visit last fall when he feigned interest in farming yet refused to leave the carriage to inspect the sugar factory, dismissing it as a foolish old building. He then spoke about his knowledge of large beet crops after hearing remarks from Pennsylvania.
A poetical lament from Horace Greeley on the October election results expressing sorrow and fatigue from his failed office seeking race. It reflects weariness at the outcome and a wish to rest after the political struggle.
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