Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-23


Mr. EDITOR:
All loyal people here are rejoicing
over the splendid Republican triumphs
of last Tuesday. You hear the re-
mark made frequently ''the Confed-
crate shot guns have made solid
south and the Confederate Democratic
Congress, as. developed at the extra
session of Congress, has made solid
North"
All praise to Hon. John Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury, who by his
firm determination to carry out the
policy of the Republican party in
spite Of Confederate Democratic OPP
position did resume specie payment
last January and has maintained the
same. The result of the late election
shows conclusively that resumption
has come to stay and that the people
arc perfectly satisfied with the present
financial situation Of the country as
carried out by Secretary Sherman,
The Republican Party may we'll be
proud Of its financial policy. Who
desires to return to the old system of
State Banks for our current circula-
ton, when it was necessary for every
business man to take counterfeit
detective, not only to enable him to
detect the counterfeit money, but also
to know the value of his State Bank
notes at the commercial centers? The
people have not forgotten the large
amounts lost by bill-holders in conse
quence of the failure of Banks author
lied by State laws. but not dollar
has been lost by any holder Of Ma
tional Bank bill that has failed. No
one in the West desiring to visit the
East has got to pay discount on his
home currency, under the National
Bank system as was the case when the
circulation was issued under State
authurity. The National Banks are
y guard and check upon each other
as each bank is managed and CONTROL
ed by its own board IF directors, which
makes them safer than any one United
States Bank could be with Congress
as its board of directors, subject to its
constant political changes. We now
have the best currency ever knowm IN
this country, if not the best in the
world. The people have spoken
through the late elections, let it alone.
As another instance of the defiant
spirit Of the South [ give the follow
ing from the OkaIoaa Southern States.
We hate yonr Union aud will con
tinue to hate it. until the right Of
secession is recognized. Ultil cuify is
caught by the nap OF the neck ana
the seat OF the trousers and pitched
headloag out Of politics. Until JEFF
ferson Davis can step into the Senate
Chamber OF the United States ana
help dictate laws that will undo all
that your party did in the high hey
day OF its deviitry
Hon. w. NJ Evarts, Secretary of
State has lately expressed his opinion
of the present condition of the South
ern political situation in such way
that it should be repeated in every
loyal paper in the country. The
South went into the rehei,ion and in,;
ever; thilr bit hpap, Sac we4t .1te
the extrt sessioa 0f Congress ais. lost
all she had saved rom TIE rebellion
The Rochester n Y Democra
says:
There are certain truths which ID
not require the el4laence OF prom
nent orators to emphasize Every in
teiligent Republican in his daily con-
versation with his neighhor may COM
municate them We state few:
Republlcanism means honest and
national good faith This is proved
by Republican legislation ordainng
resumption, and is illustrated in the
confidence and prosperity that have
attended the return to specie pay
ments.
Republicanism means the gritty
OF the constitutional guarantees of
freedom, proposed by Republican con-
gress, ratified by Republican Leyisla-