Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-07-30
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Republican sometimes talks sterling
sense, and when he does We feel in du-
ty bound to recognize the fact. Hear
what he says about ''Independeuf''
newspapers. lis is good desrri~
ton:
An "[ndepeudeat7 newspaper is one
that has no fixed code Of principle. but.
stands ready to 20 for tins hest paying
thing at all times; and when ouee it
starts, it i the most intensely partizan
paper in the world. But an Tsdspea-
dent paper IS one that has politicag
principles, publishes and stands by
them; that Is closely bound 80 It's par
", and fights for it early aud late, ever
as ready 70 condemn everything Shat Is.
bad in it. as to commend what il coed
Il is to the press that belongs 10 she
Republican party, AMI has independence
that the party owes It's success, purity
and strength to-day.
Our excellent Judge, Hon. GEO.
". CATE has written a letter to the
editor Of the Pinery who hoists his
name as the Reform candidate for
Congress for the Sth district, tacitlv
consenting to run if 10 better man can
be found. Now we agree with the Re-
formers that they can find no better
man than the Judge in their ranks for
the Congressional course,--we say
their ranks, for the Judge has told US
tor once where he stands If we are to
infer anything from these words
But fleeing deeply interested in the
ultimate and permanent triumph of the
principles Of the Reform party of this
State as put forth by the convention
that put IN nomination our present
State officers, l may consent TO stand
as an independent candidate for Con-
gress in the interest Of such Reform
movement, II such course shall meet
the approval of those whose advice
would be sought, unless a convention
eminatins from the people, and truly
representing such party shall put some
other man in nomination, in which
event | will cheerfully and cordially
support such nominee, and would
much prefer TO DO SO, to being a can
didate myself; or in the absence Of
such nomination / will stand aside and
give place to any man OF ability who
desires to make the campaign in sup
port of those principles, and who APP
pears able to command the support of
the people. >
It seems now that the Judge is
sqarely on the Reform horse. He
feels interested, deeply int crested
in the ultimate triumph Of the princi-
pies of the Reform party as represent
ed by the iroa nerved CD CIV. Taylor,
and all those grand Reformers who
didn like the Graham Law; who got
to De State Prison Commissioners, and
L. e. Commissioners and who have
done such wonderfully grand things
the year past. The Judge tickles
Labor" with q Reform straw, and
then nul1es the Railroad Corporations
under the short ribs making the thing
"all right, you know" And then
here is something the Judge knows
dead sure:
And We know but too well
that aot the least reliance can
be placed in the sweet scented plat
. forms those parties adopt from time to
time, calculated TO mislead the people
and intended by the authors to be Mt
terly ignored in practice Therefore
l sincerely believe that the only hope
for the country lies in the union Of all
the industrial interests, prepared to
uphold and strengthen the hands Of
the Governor in his efforts to enforce
obed fence to the laws. ~
"Sweet scented is pretty good.
We've heard that expression before
somewhere ; it must have come from
a Congressman. Since We think of it,
it must have been either a Congress
man or canal driver, and for the life
of US We can t remember which, but
we think twas on the Erie" The
Judge believes that if we will only
braid together the industrial interests,
and make a rope strong enough, we
can strengthen the hands of the Gov
ernor and thus enforce obedience to
the laws.
We are glad way has been found
to 'enforce obedience to the laws"
If Andrew Jackson had only known
But our excellent Judge has found
out what ais Labor and stamps"
and he knows just why they wont
dov.tail, and he has discovered too,
that not unfrequently money has some
thing to do with congressional action.
Hear him.
Indeed, ! believe that as a rule,