Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-24
Another reason why Mr. Pound will

be elected, Is, that he has assumed but
one code of principles. and can be de-
pended upon. He is not compelled to
trim his sails" to two or three differ
ent party platforms, each differing
from the other in all that is material
in either. 1t has not been his part
(and it has been and is that of Sir.
barfows) to mount Greenback plat
form, condemning as corrupt, and an
worthy of confidence, the Democratic
party, and then 60 begging around the
District for an endorsement, or nom n
atiLn, ct the hands of that same Dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Barrows Iii bes
for such nomination, and thanks to
such imble-ri@gers' as George W
Cate, in utter defiance OF the wishes
OK the better portion Of the Ijemocr4
cy Of the district, he received i! We
are aware that friends Of iIr. Burrows
derry that he sought or asked the Dem
ocra5ic mountaineering they deceive
noJody by their senselcss Joisehoods.
Mr.. Barrows had an enissary here,
from Chippewa County, to engineer
his nomination through the Democrat
Ic Convention, and this after h. AMI
his friends lad frjed 10 seca =, he err
ton oj q etctegotton to thr Le.tecro5jc
ConUenfion faUorohJe to htG3, fro.,. thetf
county, ,chere he resides. q u is best
kno,cn, and utteris taited The
Democrats where he lived repnd,ated
him but Cate and Briggs, and few
others, who are choice Democrats, Of
course. foistei him upon the conven-
ton. 1t remains to be seen whether
or not the Democracy will swallow
him, and with him the insult which he
and his greenback friends have coolly
offered them. Let some Of those gen
tlemen who profess to believe that
Barrows' nomination by the Democrats
was not the result of direct bargain
between Barrows and his Greenback
| friends on the one hand, anl &c orge
w. Cate and his Demo cratic fti:nds
on the other, explain the sudden con-
version Of Cate and his followers to
in his protcstations of opposition to
BarrowS nomination by the Democrats
| from the time the Greenbackers nom
mated Mr.. B. untH cHhia a rery fev
days Of tie meeting Of the Democratic
Convention lie said to prominent
Democrat in Marathon county, only a
few days before the Democratic Com
vention was held, in substance that
the Democrats could not honorably,
and mast not nominate Mr.. BarrOws !.
Let him deny this if he dare, and We
will prove it by the Democrat to whom
he said it, whose reputation for truth
is above suspicion. But 10 change
came over the "apirit of his dream -:
All az once. he come out for Barrows !;
became delegate to and presided ever
the Democratic Convention which
nominated him, and exchanged sweet
smiles with the Greenback patriots
who were on hand in the lobby to wit
ness the transfer for which they had
/ bargained. What next? Itleaks out
that this same Cate has aspirations fer
the U. 5. Senate, that the Democrats
nominate his dear brother Henry Cate
for the Assembly, in Portage County,
and nominate that ''hard mouev,"
Central Railroad tax-exemption Dcmo-
crat, Matt. Wadleigh, for the Senate,
and the Green6ackers (who claim to
be in the m ajority, IN Portage and
Marathon counties, and who elected
their Assemblyman in both counties
last year. all at once conclude to
make no nomination for Senator in
that District, but support Wadteigh,
and support Henry Cate, Democrat.
for Assembly, in Portage County !!
If there was no trade, why do not The
Greenbackcrs run candidates of their
own, in those Districts, instead of
supporting arrant Democrats, known
to be IN the personal interests of
George W. Cate in both Let the
reader weigh the facts and judge of the
causes that brought about these re-
suits. And let honestmon of all
parties put the seal Of their condemna-
ton upon the parties to all such
trades.
Another reason why Gov. Pound
will be elected is, that he has done
in single session, more to develop
the local resources of his District than
all his predecessors put together. He
obtained appropriations for improving
the navigation of the Wisconsin and
other waters of the district, and will
undoubtedly at the next session, or in
the next Congress, at farthest, secure