Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25

don let such characters alone. and
the people demand that it shall not
cover them with the mantle Of oblivi-
on Better it is that they should
stink that the future generations may
walk around, rather than an their foot
steps.
Judge Mallory uttered some terribly
foolish and disloyal sentiments during
the war, and we consider it duty to
hold them up to the light that men
may see how this wet nurse of the
rag baby frothad and foamed when
the boys in blue were fighting for the
nations life.
On the 21st of October 1873 Judge
Mallory, at public meeting at Madi-
son, uttered the following words which
ought to perpetually damn him. To
make such a man Governor of the
loyal state of Wisconsin will be IL
bel upon the patriotism and intelli-
gence Of our people.
Judge Mallory said: "When Lin
colin a0as elected on the reasonable
Chicago platform, at aoas aoith the de-
s'g" Of Destroying the Union" ;
1.-The present war could have been
prevented if the republicans had join
ed heartily with the Democrats in get
ting up an honorable compromise
When we told them there would be
war they wouldn't believe it When
we told them that 10000 men could
not put down the rebel lion, and after
wards that 100000 couldn't, they
would not believe US They hauen't
the ability to comprehend such matters
Pc e0er expected they could run THIS
government. Why, good God! par
ty only six years old expect to con-
duct the affairs of this great country!
We always considered il impossible
AS well expect boy SIX years old to
accomplish man work. Unless the
Democratic party was speedily restored
to power tie government which Wash
ington made would be gone forever.
If the administration had tried ais
best to distract the country and tramp
Lc on the constitution it could not czo so
more Effectively than 1t had DONE
K x x X
What has Lincoln usmped the po,o-
er of appointing the o6icers for? We
can see 1t plainly. 1t Uas to enable
him to establish u centralized despotisna.
The CONSUMPTION act was q part Of the
same plan. Army voting was another
part of 1t. The Administration controls
the officers and the off cers control the
men The men have to vote as they
are told:
Jeff Davis claimed at the begin
ming that this was an abolition admin
istration, but the Republican leaders
denied it, and Davis could not make
the South be licve it until the admins
tration proved he was right by their
acts. The abolition Of stauery IN the
District Of Columbia scos q deliberate
InsnH to the S"a'th to crafty the Jlach
aJoiitioniSts Of the North. And the
abolition agitators not content with
this, went on and passed confscation
bill, the only effect of which was to
furnish more evidence to the South
that Jet DaUis' declarations ucere true.
II toas the agitation Of politics by Re
pudticons that aoas distracting the
country. lie ,cere drifting fast into
military deepoei&os. These REPUB-
LICANs CARED NO MORE FoG TIE UN-
ION THAN a HoTTENToT DOES.
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"The speaker. GREATLY PRE-
FERRED OUR STATE CURREN-
CY TO 'GREENBACKS.'
When President Lincoln sent Val
andtnghom through the lines, he PER
PETRATED AN ACT OF TREASON
TO THE CONSTITUTION, FOR
WHICH HE WAS LIABLE TO BE
HUNG ! 1t was one of the most out
rageous acts of partisan oppression on
record. This as the administration ne
are asked to and By! The LiUes Of al
least a 100, 900 brave men had been
sacrificed to the abolition policy 1t
had united the South, and we were
finding 1t is not easy to conquer a de
Uoted people. The triumph of Dem
ocratlc party was the Gully salvation for
the country and we were sure of sue
cess if we worked hard enough for it. >
These are the words of Judge NAL
Tory who asks loyal men to put him
into the gubernatorial chair of the 10y
al state of Wisconsin. A traitor and
a demagogue he should be consigned
to the realm Of forgetfulness. There
are hundreds Of honest democrats who
will repudiate Mr. Mallory not only
for his disloyalty, but for his financial
treachery also VIM E. SMITH IS
the representative of sound financial
system, and his loyalty is 1ndellibly
written. Give him your vote.