Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-06-13


believe his present story, he sold him
self to the republicans, and failed to
| get his pay, and then sold himself to
the democrats for the pay which he is
now presumed to be receiving. Such
is this witness.
lie seeks to carry the impression
that Secretary Sherman pledged him
a place as a reward for standing by a
wrong. There is no evidence of this
and no probability in it. Mr.. Sherman
may or may not have written the let
ter which is printed, but there is
nothing wrong in it, even if he did
write it, unless he knew that Ander-
son had make false protest. If the
latter was designed simply to say that
the republicans of the country and the
administration would protect and re-
member the republicans of Louisiana
IN unfolding republican interests SO
far as right permitted, then it affords
ono basis for any charge. There is
nothing in or about the letter to indi-
cate anything else
The Tildenites know that their whole
effort to disturb the peace of the
country and to revolutionize it, if pos
sible, rests upon the testimony of per-
sons who are perjurers, as Anderson
is, and before they get through with
the investigation they will call to mind
the patriotic words Of Alexander II.
Stevens, :" / look upon the whole of
this proceeding, concocted as it vas,
conducted as it has been, as most un-
wise, most unfortunate and most mis-
chiveous. Its effect will be to disturb
the peace, harmony and quiet of the
country. Neither Mr.. Potter nor
anybody else can prevent it; and |
say to him, most respectfully, that
nothing short of an immediate, general
and firm concert Of action of the law
and order abiding people of all par
ties, republicans and democrats,
throughout the Union, in reprobation
of this investigation proceeding any
further with a view to disturb the
presidential title, such as announced
by the Pennsylvania democracy in
their convention a few days ago, can
arrest the most fearful consequences.
Those who have, though innocently,
sowed the wind, will reap the whirl-
wind. My own opinion is, as [ have
said, this affair will prove
in the end either contemplate farce
or horrible tragedy. Whether it
will lead to the Mexicanization Of our
Federal Republic the result must
show. But [ say, as [ said on another
recent occasion, that all soft words in
stilling in the mind Of the people of
this country the idea that Mr.. Hayes
can be peaceably unseated by congress
arc as delussive and as guileful as the
whispering Of the great arch tiend in
the shape of a toad in the ear of Eve,
from which sprung all our woes"
Is it in prospect Of the coming rev.
olution that the Tilden democracy in
the house Of representatives have cut
down the army, and transferred the
Indian Bureau from the Interior De
partment to the War department?
All will remember that about the time
of the breaking out of the rebellion
the Sioux massacre took place in Min
nesota and there bas been no time
since then that there was SO much
danger of general Indian war as at
the present time The determination
to cut down the army under such cir
cumstances looks as if they wished for
an Indian war to aid them in their
revolutionary schemes.
The collections on account of inter
nal revenue, in Wisconsin, for the
quarter ending March 31st last, were
as follows, viz. LIST district, $445.-
COG 63; ID district, S26,9S6 II; Sd
district, S32,997 73; 9th district,
S14,123 %. Total, $51S,903 10.
Internal revenue stamps for the same
period were sent as follows, viz: 1st
district, special tax, So, 500; tobacco
SILL, 80; spirit S1S7, $50, and beer
$50, 500; I'd district, special tax.
SIS, $50: tobacco $2O,311; spirit,
$4,000; beer $4,000; Sd district,
special tax, S12, 900; tobacco $12.-
900; spirit, 5000; beer $4,000; 9th
district, special tax, $3.50; tobacco
$4,000; spirit SEQ. and beer $1,000.