Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13

At the Democratic ratification meet
ing on Thursday evening last, it was
amusing although in many of its bear
ings sad, to hear those who only a
few years ago were doing their utmost
to destroy this noble Union berating
the Republican party for their short
comings and insisting that the Demo
cratic party was the true reform party,
and that the success of the Democrat
ic party was the only salvation for the
country. This speaker neglected to in-
form his hearers what would be the
condition of the country at this time
if his efforts to destroy it had been
successful or that it was owing to the
clemency Of the Republican party, in
removing his disabilities, that he was
enabled to be representative in Con-
gress, and as such representative he
was called upon to address them, in the
ratification Of Tilden and Hendricks.
The only expectation the Democracy
have of electing their President is by
having the solid vote of the South and
in order to secure this they nominated
for President aud Vice President men
who did nothing to interfere with the
success OF the south in their efforts to
destroy the Government. Men who
thought more of their party allegiance
than they did Of their country. Near
ly all of their transparencies had re-
form upon them in some shape. The
idea of the Democratic party being a
reform party when it's past history is
taken into consideration is simply fool
ishness. A party that through the
influence of their southern brethren
caused and upheld the rebellion,
party that produced and continued in
power for years Boss Tweed and his
co-operators and that has never done
the least thing to recover this great
Democratic manager who fed from
justice. A party that is proverbial as
shielding it's friends in all their rascal
ity which is perfectly natural after de
Tending their Southern friends in their
rebellion. A party that the records
of the Treasury Department show that
from the commencement oil Mr. Van
Buren's administration IN 1884 to
June 80, 1875, the losses previous to
1861 on receipts TO have averaged
$500 on each $1,000 collected, while
from 1861 to 1875 during Republican
rule, they were on the average only 81
cents on each $1,000 collected That
upon the disbursements from 1884 to
1861 the losses by defalcation are
shown to have been 1902 on each
1000, and from 1861 to 1875 only
seventy-eight cents on each $1,000. A
party that dominates man for Presi-
dent on account Of his being q great
reiormer, who, after calling the atten-
ton Of the Legislature to canal con-
tract as full Of fraud, and asking that
some measures be taken to recover the
money fraudulently obtained from the
State advises the disbursing officer of
the State to pay an additional amount
of 100000 upon this same alleged
fraudulent contract A party that re-
formed the officers Of the House Of
Representatives in such manner that
they were forced by public opinion to
remove six of them FOR good and suffi-
clent cause.
The Republican of the It'll inst.
says, 1.-The discovery of frauds and
deficiencies in the Indian trust fund
appear to have been left for the argus
eye of Secretary Chandler to unearth
with clear wisdom and thorough re-
search, frauds as plain as the light of
day. An act of the present session of
Congress directs the transfer Of the
Indian trust funds, heretofore held by
the Secretary of the Interior, to the
custody Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Before complying with this re-
quest Secretary Chandler caused an
inventory to be made the latter part of
last week. of the various stocks, bonds
and other securities constituting the
funds. 1t was then found thatip ad-
dition to the $4,000 alleged 70 have
been taken while Hon. Jacob Thomp
son was Secretary of the Interior IN
der President Buchanan's administra-
ton, 81, 500, 466.66 was invested by
Secretaries of the Interior under Dem
ocratic Administrations prior to 1861
in bonds Of the Southern States, bear