Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-01-29
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A Rich Advertisement.

The following we clip from the Por-
tage City Badger State, and its origi-
nality entities it to a free insertion in
our paper:
THE YEAR 1s5e-Dawned upon the
people of Wisconsin, without bringing
the hope of former years. Taxes heavy
in 1851; increasing in 80; in '53 they
were terrible; in '54, horrible; in '55,
unaccountable in 80, insupportable !;
in 81, abominable; and in 1853 they
were most damnable! No fault of the
masses, however; for they practiced
economy, owed no State debt,-those
in the central, northern and western
portions of the State had mostly traded
at WOODS. They had repudiated
the Democratic Thieves" and most
ly voted for innocent, teasder-hearted
Republicans, men who had sympathy
for the Oppressed and down-trodden
of all nations" They had toiled hard,
and been hardly rewarded. Truly is
the reward of virtue not Bread! A
Legislature had met and passed odious
and lmpracticable laws, and made APP
preparations, till they (slow to anger)
were ashamed of themselves. A pony
Legislature of Assessors, followed by
another Legislature of Supervisors
they sit and appropriate their thous-
ands! A Circuit Court, with "extra
sessions" and a County Court, with
Increased jurisdiction" has its regu-
lar and especial terms;'' Justices of
the Peace have more crowds around
their doors than there are councils held
in Pandemonium, and, like Lucifer, re-
quire no security for costs of litigation.
The life-current Of the people flows in
streams Of gold into the Treasurer's
reservoir. But, great Heavens! see
the Official leeches who pierce the bot
tom and suck it drv!-remaining the
same clean kline" as before. Surely
"the world is governed too much"
Well, the people all focked to
WOODS for advice. He referred to
the fact that in the oldest and most
economical States, the sessions Of the
Legislature were limited TO q certain
number Of days, after which members
drew no pay; that the appropriations
were limited to certain sum; and it
must be SO in this State; that three
Commissioners could do our County
business much better than twenty-five;
that the salaries Of officers were too
high for their morals; and the perqui-
sites too great, and often the amount
taken was illegal, no better than steal
ing; that the administration Of justice
ought not to cost the County a cent,
when the convicted offender is able to
pay the cost. He further told them
that these evils had all arisen from tax
payers negligence; referred them to
the fact that they had heretofore had
no hand in nominating candidates; but
that office-seekers had got their nomi-
nations by wire-worh" and ''Slate''
work; advised them to repudiate, in
advance, all candidates who undertake
to forestall the wishes of the people
from Path Master to President, and to
recollect that oppression and tyranny
are nothing more than IN Just taxation
in various forms, in different countries;
that unless the people virtually rule, it
makes little difference whether one tyr
ant Or a myriad Of tyrants wheedle
them with the cry Of Democracy"
"Republicanisn," Gree Electors" and
other nummery. The great sticking
point is TAXATION, and the only party
needed is a Zar-Rxye5''s Puty: or a
party bent upon reducing taxation and
having government administered eco
nomically, faithfully, from the affairs of
Townships to the administration of our
General Government; and that could
be only brought about by concert of
action among men who pay the ex-
penses Of government and are not seek
ing office. The majority were satisfied;
expressed their determination in future
to vote onl y for responsible men and
taxpayers, who, instead of being office
seekers, should be sought out, and
elected by the people without personal
effort, and pledged for retrenchnlent
and reform An influential Republican
thought Bleeding Kansas would be long
remembered. And Supervisor from
West Point, manifested his determine
ton to vote the Democratic ticket. and
" hurrah for Jackson" as long as he
lived. The multitude parted IN the
best OF humor, pleased with a view of
the largest stock of General Merchan-
die in the West, and determined to
patronize WOOD & Co. after thew had
paid their taxes.
Suicide of Judson Hutchinson.