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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1881
Page
2
Announcement offering free subscription from now until January 1, 1882 for readers who pay arrears and one year in advance. New subscribers on the same terms will receive a year free starting January 1, 1882 through January 1, 1883.
Iowa figure Samuel J. Kirkwood is floated as a potential next president, but readers favor General John A. Logan of Illinois as the coming man for the nation's top office.
On Thursday the commission met in Chicago and heard Senator Logan Congressmen Henderson Aldrich and Farwell and Judge Murphy of Iowa speak in strong favor of the Hennepin Canal. They will draft an address to the country and Congress to seek federal aid for canal construction.
In Star Route cases the court ruled trials must be by indictment from a Grand Jury, freeing the defendants. Gov Brewster remains optimistic, saying indictments will follow. Republican Speakership candidates named Hiscock Keefer Kasson Burrows Dunnell Henderson. McPherson active for Clerk. Arthur Folger and Postmaster General James, all New Yorkers, may hurt Hiscock. Western candidate likely for Speaker: Anderson or Kasson.
A long excerpt argues that rail and water transport should be rate-regulated by law to prevent railroads from unchallenged control of production and commerce. It notes recent agricultural shifts, political results, and editorial opinions, including Mr. Chittenden and presidential appointees, highlighting the push toward fairer transportation charges and broader political realignments.
Growers in Freeport report two seasons of garden cotton with mature bolls opening before frost. They believe cotton could be grown in Pennsylvania and Northern Illinois, but warn it requires careful hand labor and may not be profitable where seasons are short and labor costly.
The Freeport postmaster received circulars by mail urging widespread publicity. The letters from Raphael J. Moser Jr and Ramane J. Moses solicit bond purchases tied to Confederate coupons maturing in 1864 and 1865, offering payments of 2 and 2.50 per thousand. Buyers are urged to act fast and mail checks via John J. Cleary & Son. The paper questions the motive behind acquiring valueless bonds and asks readers for information.
Massachusetts goes Republican by about 40 000. Nationwide the GOP performs strongly in the off year. Astor’s defeat in Morton's old New York district gives the opposition one seat in Congress, with Greenbackers and two Virginia Democratic reformers likely to back Republican Speaker plan when Congress opens next month.
A traveling observer extols Minnesota and the Red River Valley as the world’s finest wheat region. The piece details St Paul’s growth, rail access, soil quality, drought resistance, and strong grain markets, noting wheat yields, flour production in Minneapolis, and the region’s suitability for stock raising. It highlights land openness since 1878 and the area’s role in supplying breadstuffs.
A Century Magazine excerpt argues public spirit tests character in funding common improvements. It contrasts stingy individuals who neglect public objects with those who support libraries parks and churches. It asserts citizens owe duties to family town state and nation and must fund roads laws and government.
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