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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1869
Page
2
A front page appeals to patrons to turnout next Tuesday for the Republican party. It warns Democrats and Copperheads will vote and urges Republicans not to stay home to show Illinois remains in the GOP column in support of President Grant’s administration.
Call to vote for General Dornblaser as Republican delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention. Warns that Democratic control would produce a constitution no Republican could support, urging voters to elect a Republican and soldier to preserve a Republican in form and spirit.
Our next issue will urge a Republican victory unless county voters neglect their duty on Tuesday next. Benjamin Dornblaser, candidate for Delegate, is a long time resident, educated, and proven in office as County Surveyor for three terms. He enlisted in 1861 and served four and a half years with five gallantry-promotions. The claim he is unqualified because he is not a lawyer insults the whole community. support for Dornblaser will be strong. Thomas J. Mautlmann, nominee for County Judge, served over three years in service and is presented as the alternative candidate.
The letter lauds George Thompson for Clerk of the County Court and urges Republican voters to back him. It celebrates veterans Tsanc Kleckner and Robert Cooper, touts C T Dunham as right for office, and endorses Dr C Hillebrand for Coroner and Geo W Oyler with T Prouty for Justices. A call to vote the entire Republican ticket that Tuesday.
Citizens urged to support Kauffmann for county judge highlighting honesty and long Republican affiliation. The appeal argues he is not a lawyer but a trustworthy candidate and deserving of republican support.
After extended balloting in the Tennessee Legislature the Republicans chose Henry Cooper for senator, uniting behind a staunch Union man and Grant administration supporter. Cooper, brother of Edmund Cooper, has been praised as one of Tennessee’s ablest men. Johnson’s long Nashville stay ends as he returns to Greenville to ponder life after public office.
A political appeal praising Captain Robert T Cooper as the faithful soldier of the county. It urges voters to honor him with a ballot for county treasurer, noting his education and honesty as key qualifications.
The Springfield Republican extols that the finest thread in the world is now produced in Massachusetts, highlighting local industry pride and regional craftsmanship.
A concise campaign notice praising George Thompson as capable honest and a good Republican. It urges keeping him in the county clerk role for another term citing his faithful gentlemanly and accommodating service.
A political plea arguing Republicans should not back Democratic Delegate candidate Col. Turner who is urged to join Democratic measures. The piece questions his past party switch, reconstruction stance, and possible alignment with Democratic aims in apportionment and state officer legislation, urging fidelity to Republican principles.
A political appeal urging Isaac F. Kleckner as the Republican candidate for county superintendent. It highlights his military service with one arm sacrificed for his country, his college education, and urges voters to turn out and support him with a strong ballot for the benefit of the party and the wounded soldier.
A. W. Wall of Lena reports A. W. Hall plans to vote the Republican ticket on Tuesday. The Rev. Underwood’s claim Hall supports temperance reform is disputed. Hall is described as a longtime Republican and intent on casting a clean Republican ballot.
A call to voters urging support for Republican candidates in the upcoming Tuesday election to demonstrate continued love for Republican principles and willingness to uphold the current Republican administration.
A historical note urges voters to elect Co T Dunham as County Surveyor, praising faithful service on the battlefield and in office, calling him an honest man and capable, nominated by the Republican County Convention. Cast your ballot for the Captain.
The piece argues that temperance party nominees will unlikely win and warns Republicans not to waste votes that could aid the Democrats. It questions the logic of supporting a party seen as ineffective and urges temperance Republicans to reconsider their stance after fighting the Democrats for so long.
A local endorsement from Freeport urges Geo W Oyler for county justice. The former magistrate is praised for honesty, integrity, and long service, noting a large family to support and partial illness yet capable of performing county magistrate duties.
The piece critiques Pendleton and Democratic calls for repudiating the national debt, praising Ohio voters for rejecting repudiation and arguing that honoring debts is essential to liberty. It cites Hamilton’s view that public credit rests on good faith and notes the debt as the price of liberty, contrasting Republican honesty with Democratic repudiation.
A partisan editorial argues that national credit hinges on large Republican majorities. It condemns repudiation as harmful to debt repayment and urges Stephenson county Republicans to vote in force to demonstrate steadfast Republican principles and prevent off years in politics.
A voters guide urges electing T. J. Prouty of Winslow as one of the two county justices. Described as a gallant soldier, he is nominated by the Republican party. Voters should go to the polls on Tuesday next and support him.
A historical notice urges voters to turn out on Tuesday, November 2nd to elect and vote the straight Republican ticket, asserting the Republican Party is worthy of Republicans' confidence.
A local campaign notice urges voters to support Doctor Hillebrand for coroner. The appeal praises his education and character, urging every county voter to cast a ballot for him to dignify the office.
The Democrats plan to elect some candidates next Tuesday by trading off with Republican voters. If successful they will mock Republicans for being foolish to bargain, suggesting they could have elected the entire Republican ticket instead.
The Chicago Journal notes the Supreme Court decision in the Yerger case clarifying constitutional and congressional limits on the Court’s jurisdiction, with emphasis on habeas corpus and mandamus. It suggests the Court will delay ruling on the merits until the political issue in Mississippi subsides.
A reader argues that public education should include free music and art, funded by taxes proportional to ability to pay. The piece urges sustaining teachers, expanding music programs, and elevating education to balance intellect with beauty. It emphasizes that first class instructors and access to piano and music instruction should be available in every school.
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