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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1882
Page
2
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The Chicago Weekly Herald and the Freeport Republican announce weekly subscriptions at two dollars. New or old subscribers paying in advance receive Dr. Kendall's famous horse book with their year.
The Chicago Evening Journal advertises low clubbing rates with the Freeport Republican and Chicago Journal at one year for $2.25. A historical note recalls Con preseman Hawk chairing Speaker Keifer as Speaker pro tempore last week. Judge Cox overruled a motion for a new trial and sentenced Guiteau to be hanged in the jail yard on June 30, 1882.
The Advance argues Senator Logan's bill to continue whiskey taxation and apply proceeds to universal education is a strong move against drunkenness. The periodical urges taxation for education as a worthy use. Meanwhile Hon. C. C. Washburn and Hon. Israel Washburn with their wife travel from LaCrosse to Eureka Springs for Gov Washburn's recovery from a paralyzing stroke.
A Jerald man at Mount Carroll blasts Congressman Unawk for not making him postmaster. The Clipper notes editors face blame from petty rivals and says Hawk has a record but lacks a sincere constituent base. The piece ends with a cautious respect for an honest, fearless, patriotic man.
Friday meeting at Ottawa adopted resolutions urging construction of a canal from the Mississippi near Riparian to join the Illinois river and linking to the Mississippi above the Propo junction. It favors enlarging the Milan Michigan canal and argues boats using the Wonnepin canal would reach Michigan or the Gulf without breaking bulk, aiding national commerce and local agriculture.
A call for immediate appropriations to finish the most needed sections of a broad improvement system. Friends of water-way enhancement urged unity to promote early completion of the national network, advancing transport and rates across a large country.
Won. Charles Allen, a Freeport native and printer trained at Prairie Democrat, is reappointed United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri. The note recalls his early career with the Mt. Morris Gazette and Savanna Register, their Civil War service, and praises his long-held office.
President Arthur names a diverse group to examine coin weight and fineness at mints for 1881. Members include William Allison, William Rosencrans, John Towler, Paul Chadbourne, Charles Munroe, J E K Hilgard, William Pepper, L Barron Russell, W P Lawver, Anthony Drexel, and Thomas Donaldson. Doctor Lawver, praised as a thorough chemist, is noted as son of Michael Lawver.
Proposals to reduce postage to two cents for all distances are urged only after the Post Office becomes self supporting at current rates. Critics push for drops letter cuts, flag pro rata disparities from San Francisco to New York versus Chicago, and highlight ongoing slander over a Chicago Convention beer accusation involving Deacon Richard Smith and Amos Cummings.
There is no map in public life more willing to steam the popular tide, and do that which is right, than Senator Joho n A. Logan, of this State, Popular clamor.
The passage argues against franking, noting Senator Logan supports restoration with committee approval yet the bill is opposed. It compares government postage on official business to free transport and calls postage collection for official letters a government loss. The speaker claims all Senators know the rationale, naming Logan.
A Stephenson County farmer, Ao Towa, uses tightly bound cornstalk bundles weighing about forty pounds in a large stove to heat his home. Each bundle burns three hours in an airtight stove, with five bundles daily keeping the room warm. The farmer, Mr. Ruggles, claims he can bind 600 bundles in two days and prefers cornstalks over maple wood, noting the fuel’s affordability and efficiency even in cold winters. He cites Minnesota farmers who favor hay for long burns and suggests widespread adoption if coal prices stay high.
Congressman Hawk argues for a businesslike approach to a national soldiers home plan, urging careful safeguards and systematic funding. He emphasizes fairness between national care and state responsibility, insisting on patriotism and national benefit while wary of crude, undigested systems.
A parliamentary discussion centers on Pennsylvania’s tender of property to fund a national veterans care system. Speakers defend the offer as generous and just, arguing a nationwide plan would lift former soldiers from pauper status and honor their sacrifices. They reference existing soldiers homes and urge Congress to create a similar institution for volunteers.
A compendium of editorial stances from the Albany Journal to the Augusta Chronicle and Cleveland Leader. Topics include protective tariffs, federal election votes, banking fears, Northern South relations, and Keifer’s Republican leadership prospects, with emphasis on industry, currency, and national unity themes.
The piece notes divisions within the Democratic party over a political plank while discussing figures tied to 19th century U.S. politics. It mentions Tilden’s shifted stance as a “Free Trader,” a Washington letter-writer’s tale about President Arthur attending a historic church, and an aside about Abraham Lincoln’s associate.
In the Jochelle Herald, a critique of political critics shows loyal backers turning on Representative Hawk after post office appointments falter. The piece notes former supporters in Mt Carroll and across the district who once praised Hawk now denounce him for not pressing a specific appointment, arguing opposition arises from disappointment rather than principle.
Col B Tagersoll lectures on railroads and farmers relations. He argues farmers feel oppressed by monopolies, especially railroads, but notes railroads rely on farmers and vice versa. He criticizes Illinois freight policy favoring the East and urges lowering local freights to boost West pricing, calling railroads allies.
The speaker argues railroads are essential for prosperity, noting farmers once faced distances and low prices. Rail lines opened markets in New York London and beyond, bringing investment and growth to Illinois. Tax railroads equally with farms and unite labor to protect all progress.
The Mint director H C Burchard outlines rising U S coin circulation and silver law effects. Gold in circulation increased 30 percent from 1880 to 1881, with distribution across Treasury banks and private hands. Silver coinage rose, boosting overall currency and signaling potential price rises, import growth, and trade balance shifts.
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