Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-06

ICliAIhatIoH OI tHC southern democracy
to control the affairs Of this nation
under the claim of state rights in ut.er
disregard Of said amendments They
propose by repeating the laws appoint.
ing supervisors and deputy mar>hals
employed in Federal elections to pre-
vent all federal Interference in local
affairs Of the states, and to give the
freedman no part in the politics Of
their states unless he votes tAe demo
cratic ticket. With the southern
democratic doctrine Of state rights
once firmly established what is to
/ prevent the southern states from prac,
tically inst,tating slavery again?
l know there are many who honest
/ ly think that there is not the least
danger Of this but what is to prevent
/ it if the democratic doctrine of to day
that the United States has no auth
GRITTY to enforce the constitutional
amendments" is to prevail? Would it
be any more strange to see the negor
reduced to worse state than slavery
under state laws than it would have
been at the close Of the rebellion, for
enc to have predicted that within
term Of twenty years those who tried
to destroy this government would con-
troll both branches Of the legislative
department Of the government as they
will do after the fourth of March next.
Some northern democrats will DENY
this statement but it is true neverthe-
less. 1t is a well known fact that all
party questions here are settled by
caucus and the southern democracy
being largely in excess of the northern
element of their party that they have
entire control of the democratic party
and shape its course to advance not
the interests of the nation but the
supposed interests Of tho south. It
is almost an impossibility to have
measure to advance the interests of
any portion Of the north pass the pres
ent House Of Representatives. AS an
instance Of this look 1T its action upon
the Northern Pacific Railroad that ha
for the last three years been endeavor-
ing to obtain an extension of time for
the completion of its road. 1t does
not ask for one cent from the govern
ment and under the decision of the
United States Supreme Court ''that
the grant of lands is not fcrfeited un-
til SO declared by congress or some
duly authorized COURT they merely
ask congress to say that it shall not
be forfeited for term Of five years,
but it has been impossible to obtain
this act of justice to those who were
deceived by jay Cook into buying
Northern Pacific Railroad Bonds and
who are now the persons who are try
ing to save themselves by building the
road so as to make available what they
have already invested, but the southern
democrats say to them unless you will
induce your friends to vote for a sub
sidy to the Texas Pacific railroad we
can't give you any relief. 1t is very
plainly to be seen in the appropriations
for rivers and harbors tslat for eyery
dollar spent TO develop the north with
its vast commerce and revenue to the
government, two dollars are expended
in the south to build up a trade that
can never be built up as long as labor
has no just reward, which prevails in
every southern state.
Prominent southern democrats say
that Gov. Tilden will be the democrat
ic candidate for President in 1880.
Not that the south has any respect
for the man but he has plenty Of
money and what is more to the pur-
pose, he will spend it freely to advance
his own political interests again it is
absolutely necessary for the success of
the democratic party in 1880 that they
should carry the state of New York
and Gov. Tilden, with his liberal ex-
penditure of money is certain to carry
New York and that he is the only
democrat that has any certainty eff
carrying New York. The true reason
for the south preferring Gov Tilden
is his unwavering sympathy with their
efforts to destroy the Union.
On Thursday last the southern dem
Gratis of the House of Representatives
gave the seat contested by Mr.. Finley
of Florida against Mr.. Bisbee to Mr..
Finley although a democratic member
of the committee who Investigated the
contest, Joined the republican, members
IN report that Mr.. Bisbee the acting
member, was entitled to it.
Yesterday the Presidest sent to the
senate The. name of J. Gardner Gala
( han for Register of the Land Office at