Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-09-04
THAD. c. POUND FOR CLEVE-
LAND,

against Blaine and in favor of Cleve-
land. The great document appeared
in The Milwaukee journal last evening
and is copied into The Madison Demo-
crat of this morning. It has been
known for several years, that Mr.
Pound has not been friendly to Mr..
Blaine /; and since Blaine's nomina-
ton in June last, he has been in the
sulks, but to friends has indicated that
he should support the ticket. But
$50 many friends, of varied political
bias have addressed" him on the sub
ject of his attitude on the presiden-
tial question, " that he has concluded
to answer them all at once. After a
few preliminary remarks, Mr.. Pound
says:
The Republican party has en-
joyed nearly twenty-four years of
continuous administrative authority,
and while its history is Respondent
with glorious achievements and hall
lowed by memories of unrivaled
craftsmanship, patriotism and proves
there have crept into it's human ma
chinery many grevious abuses and
ailments, demanding correction and
cure, which may or may not be accom-
plished by the party in which they are
engendered. Happily, the work of
publication and reform has been pro-
crossing most satisfactorily within
our party, under the present chief
magistrate; and with such eminent
success as to command the unexam-
pied approval of the press, the people
and our party, expressed through
state conventions, and by the republi-
can national convention in the extra
ordinary declaration that ave believe
his eminent services are entitled to
and will receive the hearty approval of
every citizen
Here. is a very just compliment to
the republican party, and an admis-
sion, if abuses exist, that "purifca-
ton and reform are progressing
most satisfactorily within our party
under the present chief magistrate !"
This, to most people, would be deamed
a sufficient reason why the repub-
lican party should be continued in
power, that the good work may go on
within it's ranks. But Mr. Pound is
unwilling to trust the executive
department. to his own party in the
future, but desires specially to restore
the legislative department to the re-
publicans. In this he is right so far
as the latter is concerned, but terribly
wrong as to the former position. For
any party to be effective in making
reforms, it must have all the depart
ments of government under its own
control; and this is just what all true
desire to accomplish at
the next election; and, as Mr.. Blaine
has been foremost in making a history
for the republican party that "is re-
splendent aOith glorious achievements
and halloa0ed by memories Of arrival
led craftsmanship and proaoess," that
party proposes to make him the chief
executive Of the nation.
Mr.. Pound then presents at some
length his objections to Mr.. Blaine,
which are nothing more than a collec-
ton of the stale charges that have
in the democratic press of
the country for years past, and have
been exploded as often as presented.
The principal new thing we notice is,
the indirect charge that Mr. Blaine
defeated Judge Folger two years ago,
and elected Grover Cleveland governor
of New York. If Mr.. Blaine did this,
it was very, very naughty in him to do
it; but nc one but Mr.. Pound believes
he had anything whatever to do with
that election. Still, if Cleveland had
not been elected governor. Mr.. Pound
would not have had the pleasure of
voting for him for president. Mr.
Pound processes to think that Mr..
Blaine was nominated in very bad
way; that delegates were treated as
merchandise, to be bartered for wine,
money or promise of position. The
gentleman is among the first to ferret
out this objection, and deserves a pat
ent for it. No candidate was ever
nominated more directly by the people
than was Mr.. Blaine. That he was
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