Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-03
THE SITUATION.

'S piaCtU IN
nomination Blaine and Logan. No
ticket could have been placed in the
field by that party possessing more
aggressive power, greater practical
politicians and skilled fighters than
are Blaine and Logan.
Since the nomination important
events have transpired. The first is
the dissent and disgust expressed by
many Republicans who threaten to
bolt the ticket. Apparently and on
the surface this has formidable look
but its strength is an unknown factor
in the coming contest; it cannot be
calculated in numbers or estimated by
figures; its exact locality is not known:
its relation to the Republican party is
but a repetition of the past; it deceived
the Democracy then and will again.
1t has no intention nor any desire to
see the Democracy succeed. This
very element, it must not be forgotten
is Republican. It has fought the
Democracy in village, town, city,
county and State. To fight the Dem
ocracy is constitutional with them.
1t is their second nature. They are
to be shuned. Give them a broad
road. Let them look to their own ilk
and kind. The Democracy, if united,
can win without their help. The
other important event is the nomina-
ton of General Butler by the labor
parties of the country. This is
factor which cannot be ignored. 1t
must be looked at fairly, weighed care
fully and honestly considered. In
the calculation of results attention
must be called to the Congressional
districts. Upon consultation of the
figures of last election for Congress
men it will be seen that the present
Democratic majority hangs by a
slender thread in point of majority of
votes in the respective districts. It is
fair to presume that the elements
which made up the conventions which
nominated General Butler gave their
votes in many cases in the last election
to the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress. Antagonize that element and
where is the Democratic majority in
the next national Congress? Who
will place them in a majority? None
but the people, the working people
People who are in earnest, willing to
unite on man of the people who has
always been their friend; one whom
the anti-monopolists and labor-reform.
ers can trust, will trust and will have
no other. Beware how this element il
handled. They look at the Demo
cratic convention in Chicago with an
eager eye; disappoint them and they
will demonstrate that in them lies
sufficient power to defeat the Demo
cratic nominee, reduce the Democratic
Congress to a minority and bring
defeat when success and victory are at
hand. 1t is the votes of earnest and
practical men for an earnest and
practical candidate which will win,
not the votes of set of theorists, a
cheap sort of born to-rule-element
exquisite dudes with pulseless circul-
ations, who annually wake up to some
scheme by which to acquire little
notoriety and read their name paraded
in some dude organ. The folly of
listening to their whining and their
meaningless whims for the Democracy
to think of nominating Cleveland or
Bayard is fallacious in thought and
will prove ruinous at the polls.
In fact Blaine and Logan are to be
congratulated that the dude element is
not foremost in their support. For
well they know that when the fight
thickens, these self-constituted gloved
statemen will seek cover behind some
bulwark of the Republican party and
ask to be forgiven. This will be done
and should the Republicans win, which |
it is in the power of the Democracy to
prevent, these dollhouse dudes will
cry the loudest and boast of their
great labors.