Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-05
WASHINGTON.


Hessrs Editors:
The excitement Of the presidential
contest has subsidized so quickly and so
effectually, that there are but very few
persons who realize the danger with
which our Republican form Of Gov.
eminent was threatened All honor
TO the men who forsaw the danger and
took measures to avoid the rocks upon
which the Tilden Democrats were de-
termined to wreck the noble Ship of
State, provided Gov. .Tilden was not
counted in as President elect Senator
Howe of Wisconsin was denounced by
many Republicans Tor his support of
the Electoral Bill, aud now all we'll in
formed Republicans admit that with
out said Bill we should have had civil
war, had the Vice President proceeded
to count the contested States for Pres
ident Hayes. and had declared him the
President elect. AS showing the
spirit that controlled the Tilden De-
mocracy / give an extract from the
speech of Hon. J. c. S. Blackburn
when the electoral vote Of Wisconsin
; was under consideration ':The end
has come. There is no longer mar.
sgin for argument, aud manhood spurns
the plea of mercy. and get there is
"a fitness in the hour that should not
pass unheeded. To-day is Friday,
upon that day the Saviour of the
world suffered crucifxion between
two thieves. On this Friday conssi-
'tutional government, justice, honesty,
fair dealing, manhood, and decency
suffer crucifxiOn amid number Of
thieves" Let it be remembered that
this language is applied to the action
of the Joint commission which was
created by aid of the Democratic
House of Representatives. The admir-
able reply Of Hon. c. &. Williams of
the First Wisconsin District to Mr..
Black burn should be read by every
citizen of Wisconsin. 81 do not de-
sire to retort in the spirit INDUCED in
by the gentleman who has just taken
his seat, but if did [ might remind
'him and this House that this is not
'only Friday but hangmans day and
that there could be no more fitting
, time than just past the hour of mid
might. "
when churchyards yawn and He'll itself
! breathes out
Contagion to this world"
that this bogus pretentious, bastard
'brat of political reform, which for the
last twelve months has atfronted the
eyes Of God and men, should be
'strangled to death, gibbeted higher
than Hannah"
Never will those who participated in
the contest forget it, and it is to be
hoped that there may never again be
cause for such bitter strife, and that
no future candidate Cor the Presidency
will, through their nephew, urge on
his friends to involve the country in
civil war, Id case he does not succeed
in his ambition. There appears to be
a determination on the part of The
enemies Of Senator Howe to create il
possible, unfayorable impression in the
mind of President Hayes regarding
him. 1t is fox this purpose that the
false report Is published stating that ht
was trying to get contract for sur
veying public lands for person wht
was in copartnership with his (Sena OF
Howes) son and that the clcrkshil
of the Library Committee, was giver
by Senator Howe to person who di
vided the salary with the Senator
Son. Senator Howe for his actor
in both of the above cases deserve
, praise and viii receive the commenda
: ton of all who believe in s'doing b,
others as they would like others to d.
: by them" True, Senator Howe did tr
: to obtain contract for surveying 70
u a young nan, who Is the son of a de
i ceased Episcopal Clergyman, said Cler
gyman being an old classlnate- and IN
'
i innate friend Of Senator Howe. Tru
;, he did give the Clerkship of his Com
1 mittee to relative Of Mrs. Howe,
young man, thoroughly qualified 70
: tfse position. who being an orphan ha
{ rely entirely upon his own merits
for success in life. To those VIII,
; know Senator Howe, it Is uunecessar,
: to say that the assertion that his Sol
: was interested In the above IS false AM
Ethat the person who, told it knew i
was false.
1t is amusing to see how very wis
some correspondents are in keeping
" the country advised Of events ocurrin
here. In the appointment of Henri
: Fink as United States Marshal for tn
Eastern District of Wisconsin the ere
. dit of the appointments WAS Given :