Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-24
Our Small Change.

Vests Liver Pills Cure Sick Head
ache.
Hot ! hotter hottest.
The Garrison mill will soon begin
saving logs.
Oh, for little rain is the lumber
mans prayer.
We have received new adv. for the
G. B. & NJ. road which will appear in
our next issue.
Spaford and Cole have just receiv-
ed nice lot of men and boys summer
hats, also a nice line of ladies summer
shaWls.
Grave troubles are brewing in Rus
sia. Liberty and freedom of the press
is what the people want and they will
have it, toe.
DIR. Marshall'. Arabian Oil is the
best medicine for a family to keep in
the house. 1t is a genuine pain killer,
used internally and externally. Sold
by T. j. Wood.
Mr.. Philieo was taken quite sick
last week and mas been unable to put
in an appearance up to the present
writing, but we are pleased to know
he is gaining.
W. E. Gardner, in Centralia, ha,
moved his shoe shop in the building
formerly occupied by Rossier 4 Baker.
opposite Garrison's store. Mr.. Gard
ner has an enviable reputation as a
workman in his line of business.
We are informed that out of all of
the teachers who were at the last
examination at the Centralia school
house, when asked whs was the last
Senator elected to the United States
Senate from Wisconsin, answered
Thos. B. Scott, with the exception of
two cases. We would recommend
newspaper reading to our teachers.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
copy of the Southern Advance and
Georgia Republican of April 18th, at
the hand of the Secretary of the Re-
publican State Central Committee Of
Georgia, in which are laid down the
principles and purposes of the Repub-
licans Of the South, in a speech by
Hon. J. E Bryant, chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
of Georgia. 1t is a mastery review
of Southern affairs and a strong argu-
ment why change in the political
status is needed. 1t also portrays the
weakness and ms stability of the posi-
tions and State Right principles of the
aristocracy which claim superiority be-
cause of birth and blood. Itlays bare
the unstatemanlike conduct of the
Southern Democracy compared with
Northern Craftsmanship, illustrated by
comparing the natural advantages, of
South over the North and then show
ing with statistics the superior intelIi-
gence, wealth, and condition of the
people of the North over the South.
We have neither time or space to give
this worthy and patriotic review the
notice and attention it deserves. We
quote three of the fourteen resolutions
of the platform, as follows
ResolUed, That we view with pride
the work already accomplished by the
Republican party Of the nation; but
important as that has been, other work
hardly less important remains to be
done.
Resolved, That the United States is
a nation, not confederacy govern
ment of the people, by the people, fer
the people /; not league of sovereign
States.
RESOLVED, That the present system
of punishment for criminals in this
State, commonly known as the ''chain-
gang and farming out convict labor
system" is relic of barbarism, and
degrades the honest labor Of the State
by being brought into competition with
it ; and we demand that the General
Assembly shall remedy this evil at the
earliest day possible, by providing a
system of punishment for criminals
that is not inkuman.
REPUBLICANIsM IN THE SOUTH.
The time has come when the Repub-
lican of the South must move forward
and enter upon the discussion of the
questions that now present themselves
for solution. or disband their orgauiza-
ton and abandon the field to those
who will do so. For one [ am deter
mined to do my duty in this important
conflict, and, God helping me, 1 expect
to give the balance of nay life TO the
advocacy Of the great principles upon
which the Republican party rests.
The Republican party in the South
is entering upon new era. The old
questions have been so far settled that
we should discuss new ones and press
them upon the attention of the people
until victory shall crown our efforts. |
The questions of slavery, of the pres
of the Union, and the citizen
ship of the negro have been settled for