Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
A WORD TO GREENRACk RE.
PUBLICANS.

We publish the following from the
Chicago Post and Mail We ask for
it careful perusal by every Republi-
can reader of the Reporter. 1t Is full
of suggestion, and sound reason.
Read it and reflect
The friends of a national legal-tender
paper currency based upon the national
credit. and they are numerous in the
ranks of the Republican party, are
urged to ''vote for Cooper and Carey
because large vote for the Greenback
tic.k get would, it is claimed, bring about
a better condition of affairs, no matter
which of the other tickets may be
elected" If the people shall decide
to continue the administration of the
Government in the hands of the men
who preserved the Upion against the
determined efforts Of a gigantic rebel
lion to destroy it; If they shall elect
Hayes and Wheeler, and the next
Congress shall have Republican ma
jority in both Houses, better condi-
ton of things will be brought about,
without regard to the vote for Cooper
and Carey. When the question, now
pressing so heavily, whether loyal men
or unrepentant rebels shall control the
destinies of this great nation, is finally
settled, the Republican party will set
tie the currency question satisfactorily
to the people. In fact it will soon set
tie itself if the political quack will let
it alone. The greenback Republican
who votes for Cooper, and thus
strengthens Tilden's chances, under
the delusion that such a course will
result in ''better condition of affairs, -
is giving aid and comfort to the enemy,
If the Tildeu ticket should happen.
by the aid of such deluded Republi
cans, to prevail, would it be "better
condition of affairs" for Confederate
Congress and Confederate admins
tration to assume the rebel debt, and
pay every claim for loss and damage
to property, including slaves, that
every Southern rebel should choose to
present? Already there are pending
in the present Democratic House rebel
claims amounting to more than two
hundred million dollars, and only their
want of power in the other branches
of the Government prevents their pay
ment. The question of stable and
uniform currency for the people is an
important one, but the financial phase
of this campaign rests upon the cues
ton of more immediate Importance,
whether the loyal people Of the nation
will elect to place in power the men
and the party who exerted themselves
to the utmost to destroy our national
existence, and who now propose, if
they succeed in obtaining the control
OF the Government, to compel the loy-
al to reimburse them for all the losses
they sustained while in open and
armed rebellion. The currency cues
ton can be settled satisfactorily after
this is determined, by the Republican
party, but if the confederates are sue
cessful in drawing off from the Repub-
lioan party sufficient number Of
voters to elect Tilden, and give the
rebel element the control of the Gov
eminent, the great problem will be not
what kind Of currency we are to have,
but how are we to get enough of any
kind TO pay the enormous claims to be
presented from the late rebel States,
and on which payment is promised if
the Democratic party is restored to
power.
Close up, Republicans, and hold in
allegiance any disagreement you may
have on the currency question, until
the rebel element now so rampant, is
utterly overthrow. Settle it now
and forever that the United States will
never pay single dollar to reimburse
rebel for losses during the rebellion,
and then if it is necessary, the curren-
cy problem can be solved.