Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-09-17

The GOOD OLD TINES We shall
soon hear from thousand stumps the
Democratic clamor for return to s'the
good old times Many hungry poll
tician will hear the sound and believe
it the promise of the good time coming
when the cry, II am a Democrat -
will open to the faithful the latest
Offices Of the land No doubt Tweed
the dethroned king of Tammany. as he
sits with striped suit and shaved head
in his forced retirement and moralizes
over the degeneracy of the times, looks
forward to the hour when the Demo
cratic wand shall open his prison doors
and reinstate him in the political king
dom which he lost. We have no de-
sire to welcome the return Of the ssgood
old times" We have had enough of
them. They cost us 100000. 900
and over half million lives. We are
doing our best to repair the injury, and
hope in less than score of years to
wipe out the last trace Of Democratic
misrule. Eve have reduced the debt
nearly $400.00O,0OO in a little over
live years, and shall continue its re-
duction until every cent is paid. But
we protest against the return of the
times which forced this burden ON the
natlon.-Once in a thousand years we
might endure like experience, but to
go through it again during the present
century would tax good nature beyond
the point of endurance. We might
live through an epidemic, be Tranquil
over the escape of Tweed, read the de-
tails Of the Brooklyn scandal every
day in the year, but nothing short of
a direct interpretation of Providence
could make US submit with cheerful
to the good old times Of Democracy.
May the sacrifice never be called for.
THE Press inimical to Beecher
have been endeavoring to make a
mountain out of mole hill in recount
ing the demonstrations in Plymouth
church upon the reception of the YER
dict Of the examining committee
1t points to the gathering as Chris
tian congregation, and would have it
known that none but members Of Plym-
outh church were present that event
full evening. Facts will tell.
The attendance is put down at 5000.
The membership Of the church is
1900 The verdict was rendered at
time when very many of the congrega
ton were away at various watering
places and summer resorts. probably,
and of those not seeking recreation it
is reasonable to suppose portion were
absent from the meeting. If is safe to
say that one-half of the three thous-
and persons present, were not members
of Mr.. Beecher's church. The other
fffeen hundred were entirely sufficient
to create all the confusion reported
which has been exaggeratedif the state
ments of candid men and women are
to be believed. We venture the asser-
ton that no unmanly word escaped
the lips Of the least of Plymouth S
congregation, but that the loud and
uncouth utterances eminated from
those who were learning to love Mr
Beecher and who scorned the action
of his malignors, being controlled by
impulse, and who had as yet not learn
ed 10 exercise that charity which ''doth
not behave itself unseemly" The |
fact that the unfortunate demonstration |
occurred in Plymouth church is suGi- |
lent to place all the responsibility up
on the members thereof. 1t is an I'M
just accusation, but nothing more than
is to be expected from the source from
which it eliminates.
SAT CLARK, at the close of the |
State Fair charged Gov. Taylor, who
has been President of the Society, |
with Incorporating $3.50 Of the
Society's fluids. The announcement
created intense excitement. Gov. Tay-
lor was present, but for some reason
best knovn to himself neither denied
the charge, requested an investigation,
or expressed a desire for the suspen-