Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-08
Grand Rapids, Thursday, Iune s
The following has been unavoidably

The following has been unavoidably
delayed in its utilization.
The Tribune feels arrieved at our
exposure Of its jewel of an ex-Goyor- :
ner in a recent Issue, and attempts to
shield "honest William" in his petty
thievery by hiding him behind eek
Governor Washburn and every other
Governor the state has ever had since
the passage of the law creating the
contingent fund, who, as the Trib.
alleges, has done the same things that
Ex-Governor Taylor has done.
Now, whether this be so or no, it is
no excuse for honest ! William. But
we deny the charge. The Tribune can
point to no Governor Wisconsin "has
ever had" who has INDUCED in petty
thefts such as stealing maps, and sub
sequently offering parties one dollar
to stick 'em back among the rubbish
of the Office where they might after
wards be found, stationery. postage
stamps, &C., sc Neither can it be
said of any other Governor Wisconsin
@'has ever had, " that his private Sec
rotary has denounced him as ''prosti-
tuting himself to the lerel of common
thief" If Washburn and ''other
Governors have been guilty, we say
Investigate them but it is fact that
the Tribune canDot deny that Wash
burns vouchers are all right, and that
tho perfect system and order, found in
the executive Office upon the accession
of Gov. Taylor have been wofully sac
rifced to the greed and petty aggran-
dizement of the boor who has brought
shame and reproach upon the state
The Tribune further asks us to explain
chow Mr.. Grant disposes of the $780,
600 yearly voted to him as a contin-
gent fund" We really have not been
informed relative to all the little and
big expenses of the White House, but we
presume the immaculate Cate will look
into the matter very soon and tell us
all about it. One thing is very evil
dent, 'Mr. Grant" has not stolen any
maps, neither has he been denounced
by his private secretary as ''prostitut-
ing himsel to the level of a common
= thief" but we will leave this to Cate
who will probably give it his attention
when he shall have got done with
Bristow.
The Tribune accuses us Of attempt
ing to ''draw attention away from
Washington corruption by directing
the public to the postage-stamp inves-
LEGATION at Madison" and adds elf
he has ever denounced any thief of his
own party, the notice has escaped our
attention"
Now, we deny the allegation. We
have made no such attempt. Until
our last issue we have said very little
about the Taylor investigation but
when the corruption became SO "stink-
ing" as to ''smell to heaven" while
we could hold our nose, We could not
hold our tongue and then it was a
s'reform" stink O, how could We be
silent, Jack. The Tribune calls the
investigation ''postage-stamp investi-
cation, which means that Reyes is at
the bottom of it and ought to be boot
ed for interfering with reform bust
ness. If Reyes is ''boss" of this
business, God bless Reyes. We have
never Rugged Reyes to our bosom, but
now we think we may begin to love
him.
To the closing charge which the
Tribune makes against us, we assert
that it is untruthful. The Reporter
has never attempted to shield or screen
thief in the republican ranks. The
Reporter has been bitter in its denun-
Citations of Belknap and the Govern
ment officials who have sold themselves
to the interests of the whiskey ring.
1t has seconded every effort made to
correct abuses and corruption in high
places in Washington, but it has taken
no stock in puerile attempts of certain
polluted ones to make themselves re-
spectacle by displaying the rottenncss