Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-10
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IT IS only fit and proper that the
voters Of the Eighth Congressional
District look at the respective cane d.
dates Of the two parties no.ninstlng,
before casting their votes at the ensu-
ing election. We say the two parties
nominating. for there are really but
two parties, as there are but two can.
didates ia the field. The Democratic
party mas entirely been swallowed W
By the greenback organization an or
ganization which presents the most
visionary and unst bic financial theory
as means for extricAting the people
from their financial troubles, ever pre-
scented since finance has been a study.
The Democratic party by tacitly con
scnting to ignore all its old time hon
ored teachings relative to hard money,
being more than ready to be deyoured
by the new organization, and has so
readily endorsed the candidate of the
8 eenb@ck party, has, by its own act
placed Itself outside the pale eff roeog-
nition as a party organization. 1t is
only wreck and hcncetorth will be
known as a once formidable organiza-
rion which died of its own sins Of
omission and commission, while its
corpse is lying in the Greenback
morgue, awaiting the recognition of
friends, though alas =! no friend APP
pears to claim the body for burial.
Of Mr.. Barrows, the candidate of the
Greentack party, we have no word Of
disparagement He is recognized as
man Of tair business ability and no
word derogatory to his character can
be spoken against him. That he is
conscientious in his financial views, we
honestly believe That he is a good
citizen and has the esteem of the PEG
pie of Chippewa tounty, who, while
they respect, will not support him
unanimously at the polls, We as firmly
believe.
The question for the people to &c
terminc is, which Of the two candi-
dates will best serve the manifold IN
terests of the Eighth District the
coming Two years in Congress. Mr..
Pound, it will be conceded by his op-
ponents, has all the character qualii-
cations we have passed to the credit OF
Mr.. Barrows, to which we wish to add
an experience of two years in national
legislation at time when il required
sterling integrity, ardous labor, and
large executive abil ty to counteract
the Vaccinations and plots Of wickedly
selfish and designing schemero against
the integrity of the government. lie
has stood for the right always, and
with a knowledge Of parliamentary
rules possessed by few, he successfully
contcnded With designing politicians,
who, in the garb Of statesmen, sought
to still further involve the nation in
troubles it hoped to escape.
But it is not the important work
Mr.. Pound has done in this direction,
which endears him to his constituents.
No representative has ever done 50
much for the welfare Of the business
interests of this district as Mr.. Pound.
We think we can in no better way
show what Mr.. Pound has done for
the section he represents than in quot
ing the following from his admirable
address Of acceptance, upon receiving
the nomination at the convention at
Stevens Point:
The action of this convention and the
many fattering expressions of the press
assure me that | have reasonably salts
fed public expectation. | give you my
record during this brief service as my
pledge for such future as may await
me, with the hope that experience may
add strength and efficiency to my en-
deavors. Against the charge that |
have acted for local and personal gain,
[ place the record: which discloses
that the river and harbor act serves
the eastern part Of the. district with
$4,000 to improve the MeHominee
harbor, and $4,000 for the Harbor Of
Refuge, at the foot of the Sturgeon
Bay canal, now being completed the
central and southern portion by a pro-
vision for the survey Of the head wa
tiers of the St Croix, Chippewa and
Wisconsin rivers, to determine the
feasibility of creating reservoirs for
the Improvement of navigation, $50,
900 having been allotted for such pur
pose and is now being expended the
western portion gets $4,000 to COM
plete the jetties and wing-dams a. the
mouth of the Chippewa river. and
$4,000 to improve the St. Croix riv-
er, both Of which works are being Wig
orously pushed; the northern portion
has So, 90 to improve the natural IN
let to Superior harbor-the main har-
Dor receiving $50, 600. To these may
be added provision for continuing the
work on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers