Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-19

thing other than .'huI4l.' .'so'id
money was democratic money? With
the glorious financial record of the olI
democratic party staring the To-Day in
the face, the thought of surrender was
gno5le. NJ. it couldn't be.
The convention came together, and
even to casual observer. it was plain
ly evident there mad been political CO.
qaetting going on somewhere. The
greenbacker had teen sparkling the
staua0h ola gal of tic yellow boys, :
and 1t was obvious an elope n9nt wa,
on the tapis. But to leave figures, an,
come down to plain matter of fact, III.
Oil naFty haF SURRENDERED, Geo. ".
Cate, meek as lAmh, and as innocent
as babe at the breast had determin, d
the conditions, and all shat was ncces-
Sary was to make the delivery. and it
WIS done, then and shere Hon. \
Il. Burrows, Of Chippewa, the Green
back candidate, was nominated by 4
hTd money democratic convention.
but not with the unanimous voice Of
that convention. The Delegates from
Marathon and Chippewa withdrew in
disgust. shaking the greenback dust
off their feet ~ they retired from the
hall, but not till they had received a
good lecture for their "po<tt>y(D and
from whom? Why from Greenbacl
AaG0r, from Shawano, demagogu,
who represented Shawaho county in
the 9reenback convention at Steven,
Point only week tcfofe and now
delegate in a democratic convention
called for the purpose Of nominating
Democrat for the same Office, and that
great ami p ire, non sprrendering or
ganization. with the backbone Of an
eel permitted this demagosue to not
only, with Cate, sell and make the
transfer. but it permitted him to make
all the noise with his mouth, and they
the individual members of the con-
vention were "mum," as lambs are
mum led to the slaughter.
The Chippewa and Narration dele
cations replied to the man Of brass in
terms so seathing that were he other
than brassy demagogue he must have
wilted III his chair. 1t is not ours to
say aye or nay, but if the Marathon
and Chippewa delegations did not show
real political integrity, then it was new
er revealed in convention. They went
as conscience told them to 90, away
rom a shameful political bargaining
which has consigned the party of the
Sth District to a grecnback seryitude.
The action of Nabor and Cate may
seem strange to the uninitiated, but
to the 'spcctacled' it is not 50 passing
strange after all Cate has always
been dcmagogue, and to-day would
be anthing politically tnat would lift
Cate into position where the people
could gaze upon him, and where green
backs could be reached in purely,
politically Legitimate way. Nabor
knows how to drive a trade and has
the assurance to 'clerk" TO, either. or
both political parties at the same time.
and the two make a capital firm,
There is not a particle Of doubt but
contract had been entered into between
Cate, WadIcigh, Nabor & Co. (Nabor
being willing to help his ncighbor)
whereby the Democracy was to be
sold to the Greenbaskers by the en-
dorscment OF Barrows, the considera-
ton being that the Grcenbackcrs in
their forthcoming convention at Ste
ycns Point, should dominate WadIe;eh
a democrat, for the Senate, or not
make a nomination, but the former if
possible. By this doubling Of teams
the democrats would put their shout
der to the wheel and elect grcenback
Barrows to congress, and in return the
greenbackers would give long pull
strong pull and pull altogether, and |
elect Wadleigh, democrat, to the !
State Senate, in tie DIST District, cnpln-
prising the counties of Marathon, Por-
Uage and Waupaca. We would like to
ask our republican greenbackers how
they like this bargaining away of their
franchise. The Democratic Conven-
ton was farce, but the motive which I
prompted this bargain and SALE
which virtually ,ak9s away the rights
Of the voter, and makes Of the voters
50 many aut2maons, to move at the
behest of unpri1cipled demagosues. is
too base to be countcnanced by men
who believr there is somewhat Of hon.
esty yet left in politics
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Cur Fair. We want to call the t
tention of our people throughout the