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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1868
Page
2
Joseph M. Bailey seeks the assembly seat against rival Vor Cireule Merk and William Polk in a tight local race. The contenders vie for a district seat with voters weighing candidates and party platforms.
The Bulletin harshly comments on a German Republican gathering in Freeport on the 17th, accusing it of misrepresentation and falsehoods. It notes Governor Koener will visit Friday evening to address the Republican of Freeport in English and German.
County Republican leaders urge mobilization for election events featuring Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer and speakers J M Baroy John H Appams and J M Baroy at Damascus and Wrights School Houses. Freeport Glee Club to attend each meeting. public urged to assemble with banners and flags.
The Bulletin reports a Democratic pow wow in this city on October and warns that marshals will patrol roads into Freeport at 9 am. Readers are urged to secure livestock and horses, as marshals are described as prone to borrowing property when unobserved. The notice calls to clear the track for the Horse Brigade.
The German Republicans in the 8th District launch a German language paper named the Free Portree Press. Mr. Wm. Casper Schultz leads the project with editor Mr. d. C. Rone and a skilled print staff. Office in Journ? block with a near thousand subscribers, urging German families to subscribe.
The editorial notes present Schurz's powerful campaign speech on political issues delivered in Chicago. It is praised as the ablest of the campaign and offered as a counter to Copperhead rhetoric, though extensive editorial and local material are omitted to publish the speech.
The writer voices skepticism about a Democratic surge in Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio and asserts determination to back Grant and Colfax. They warn they would be disappointed if strong Democratic majorities occur in those states and suggest Maine and Vermont victories may not suffice.
The piece extols the American Insurance Company of Freeport as a premier local insurer with solid finances and honest business. It urges readers to support the home firm and attend a Friday evening talk by Guy Koener at Court House Square, highlighting his reputation as a top American speaker.
About fifty Tanners led by Captain Youngman marched to Shannon where they met one hundred Lanark Tanners and another hundred from Shannon. A large crowd heard speakers from Oregon Freeport and Mt Carroll. A free lunch was served and a forecasted October 14 parade with many Tanners and wagons from Carroll County was promised.
The Lena Republican meeting featured speeches by Col. Rodearmel F Aspinwall Esq and Dr Narramore with a torched procession of Tanners led by Capt Kemper. The Lee County Democratic Convention included remarks by Hon W J Moim. Governor Kaner planned a visit to Freeport to rally English and German supporters.
A letter from Eben H. Green invites Hon. W J McKim to publicly discuss issues in the current election with agreed regulations. Similar invitations go to A D Meacham and J T Abrams. In Elery, Republicans praise a meeting with Greene Shuler and Aspinwall and promise large turnout for October 14 with a Grant Colfax majority.
In Dakota on September 26 the Central Committee arranged a Republican gathering. Despite short notice and rain, a full house heard Jas L Neff of Turner and Neff condemn the Democratic Party and praise Republican aims to honor government commitments. J A Greene argued the Ohio Democratic Legislature mirrors nationwide overreach. The event was deemed a success by attendees.
In Buena Vista on September 20, 1808, a large audience heard Cochran and Rapinwall speak for the Republicans. Democrats protested but the speakers argued plainly, urging continued meetings. An elderly man urged reassertion of issues, while Aspinwall answered about party records.
The Bulletin notes Dr Narramore will address residents of Lennard vicinity on Friday evening October 2. He is described as a powerful and entertaining orator and the editor urges attendance to hear him and hear his apology. The County Fair starts next Tuesday and residents are urged to bring exhibition articles to the grounds.
A historical note reproduces Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's April 1863 letter from Milliken's Bend, La., to his father during the Vicksburg campaign. He discusses cotton trade disruptions, enforcement against speculators, troop movements toward New Carthage, and his resolve to defeat the rebellion while avoiding rash actions. He rejects press pressure and asserts no desire for glory, hoping for a swift end to the war and promising to destroy the letter once read.
An old advertisement extols the Morning Glory Base Burner and coal stoves from F Barry at 75 and 77 Stephenson Street. It touts low freight costs, large stock, and cash-only pricing, urging readers to visit the Padlock sign store for cookware, garden city coal cooking stoves, and a wide hardware assortment.
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