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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1883
Page
2
Semitor Don Cameron says he will not seek re election to the Senate from Pennsylvania. The announcement aims to unite the Republican party in the state and earns thanks from national Republicans.
Hon Charles G Williams late congressman from Janesville Wisconsin has taken the Register of the Land Office job at Water Town Dakota Territory. A pension of 24 dollars per month is noted for Mrs Hawk widow of Congressman Hawk. The article discusses wartime injuries and amputations related to his death.
A Missouri independent movement is discussed similar to the Virginia Mahone party under Chauney I Filley. The text praises Brr. Witley as the state’s best political organizer and worker and suggests his leadership could revolutionize Missouri politics.
Hon. Benjamin H. Brewster Attorney General of the United States General Green B Baum Commissioner of Internal Revenue and Gen. Wm. B. Hazen Chief of the Weather Bureau were hauled before a police magistrate in Washington and fined two dollars each for neglecting to shovel the snow off sidewalks in front of their residences.
A Washington telegram to the Chicago Tribune quotes Senator Logan denying interference in the election and refuting a claim that he supported a particular candidate. He asserts no official action constrained rivals, notes no campaign headquarters at Springfield, and insists no one acted with his authority to represent him or his views.
Speaker Collins has named committees in the Tinois House. Mr Hammond is assigned to five panels: Agriculture Horticulture and Dairying Retronch ment Roads Highways and Bridges Printing Mines and Mining. Mr Cronkrita serves on four: Railroads Corporations Appropriations Styles. Mr Hoffman joins two: Judiciary Fish and Game.
The woods of Illinois are said to hold a wide slate of candidates for governor next year. Republicans named include Oglouby, Hamilton, Ranm, John Baker, Inane L Morrison, Jonathan Merriam, General Runker, B Fitwell, General J B Hawley, and ex Senator BR H McClellan of Galena. Democrats listed include ex Governor Palmer, W BR Morrison, Senator W B Archer, Senator Thomas B Shaw of Marshall, Carter H Harrison, Thomas Hoyne, George W Armstrong of LaSalle, Edward I Cronkrite of Freeport, and Thomas Butterworth of Rockford.
The Chicago Prous Clu annual banquet at the Pacific Hotel featured J H McVickeor describing the event as the big fowl. Speakers included John F Finnerty Emery A Storra John Ritchie George Peck and others. festivities ended with a grand ball.
An application was made to Chicago for help with a special train and fire engines to Milwau ke Newhall House. Officials sought aid from Sharp of the Kulchers' Hon but Sharp refused to comply.
Editorial critique of a senior officer's judgment in appointing a fire team to the Soldiers' Home in Milwaukee. The writer argues the commanding figure lacks sense for such a crucial post, urging immediate removal and replacement with a more capable leader to oversee the Home.
A string of blazes and calamities including Milwaukee’s Newhall House fire followed by fires at several hotels in St. Louis Neonah and Quincy. Losses mount with the Cimbria wreck 385 passengers and 2 seamen among the dead and 66 saved. A Southern Pacific wreck and a California powder mill explosion add to the toll with numerous fatalities and wide disruption.
The piece notes Republicans clash in Minnesota and Michigan defeating Windom and Ferry while Democrats re elect Ransom Harris and Garland to the Senate. It argues the South preserves able men, warns the GOP against replacing seasoned lawmakers with less experienced figures.
The article reports Governor Cullom will resign around February 1 to become a U S Senator on March 4 if a special session occurs. Lieutenant Governor Hamilton will govern in his stead for nearly two years and appoint state officials to aid administration, with the expectation that Hamilton will be a wise and successful governor.
Mt Carroll Mirror hails Shelby M. Cullom as the successful candidate to succeed David Davis as United States Senator. The paper notes Cullom is a straight Republican and the best man for the position, while regretting Gen. Green B. Baum's defeat due to his ties to liquor interests and saloon supporters.
The piece argues Kansas remains Republican though St John was defeated by a Democrat on temperance, cites Missouri Missouri and Arkansas as debt heavy, Tennessee as debt ridden and 54 million misused by a Democratic treasurer, and warns Illinois bolters may swing to Democrats. It urges sensible Republicans to consider policy in the upcoming state decisions.
The report lists county debt totals for July dates in the 1870s to 1880s, noting Stephenson county at 89,136 on July 1, 1892 and 119,058 on July 2, 1878 with a four year reduction of 30,622. It cites Joha Viess, Winnebago, Ogle, Macoupin, Adams, and Cook counties with various 1882 and 1883 figures, then begins to detail Stephenson county’s indebtedness on July 1, 188%. The text contrasts local finances with neighboring counties to illustrate relative fortunes.
The record shows townships and related entities owing $89,136 while the county and state owe nothing. Across Illinois, counties cities towns and school districts combined carried $85,727,283 in debt as of July 1, 1882.
The ten cent postage reduction to five cents advances with the post-office bill and is expected to pass the House. Officials note the department’s revenue exceeds expenditures and should not profit the government. A wiser use would be surplus funds for faster mail service and free delivery in major towns, with Freeport possibly gaining free delivery if laws stay unchanged.
A Washington telegram alleged Hitt introduced a bill to abolish female suffrage in Utah and Wyoming and praised it. The claim proved false, as he never introduced such a bill. Nebraska Woman's Suffrage Convention denounced him for an action he never took, drawing mixed praise and blame.
Ex Governor St John of Kansas spoke in Springfield last week praising total prohibition and opposing high license plans in Nebraska and Illinois. He criticized enforcement gaps in Kansas and noted Iowa’s prohibition constitutional issue, delivering a temperance lecture Wednesday night.
A Louisville letter from the Inter Ocean alleges a whiskey ring plan to defeat Cullom in Illinois, Windom in Minnesota, and Ferry in Michigan. It claims passage of last winter’s whiskey bill arose from Raum's endorsement and Dunnell of Minnesota guiding it, with smooth sailing until Secretary Folger.
The passage describes a partisan clash over a liquor policy led by Beck Windom and Folger, with whisky allies crushed and a strategy to extend bonded periods. It notes the political fallout and candidate alignments in Michigan Illinois Minnesota and other states as reformers gain ground in the party and several senatorial contests pivot.
A discussion notes that extreme temperance zeal in Ohio failed to prohibit liquor sales, while Iowa’s constitutionian amendment was thwarted by a last‑minute addition. A Davenport brewer sued over the amendment’s adoption, with Judge Hayes ruling the measure void for lacking two successive General Assemblies. The piece highlights political craft and legal technicality in prohibition efforts.
The Iowa Supreme Court sustained Judge Hayes against the 19th General Assembly's prohibition proposal, declaring the temperance amendment not truly adopted. Analysts blame overzealous efforts and warn a long road ahead to restart the process, requiring two successive assemblies and another popular vote.
Democratic caucus opens as Herrington introduces resolutions claiming Governor Pahner is ineligible for the Senate. Republicans across the aisle join, hoping to block Cullom, but the Senate caucus nominates Cullom on the fifth ballot. The incident triggers a debate over constitutional limits and state versus federal authority.
In a heated debate on constitutional tenure and eligibility, Republicans face a dilemma over candidates like Herrington and Cullom. The piece argues the majority must rule, condemns bolters as traitors, and recalls Michigan’s Chandler vs Christiancy clash as a cautionary tale for party discipline.
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