Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-14
COMMENTS OF The REPUBLICAN PRESS

COMMENTS OF THE REPUBLICAN PRESS
GAINESVILLE Gazette The democratic
platform IS q good one to make a strad-
de with, but q bad one to catch votes
with.
chicago journal: Thurman is the
Lear of this campaign. "a poor, inhrm
weak -- old man." "Pitied" NAV be
used for 'despised" in filling out the
quotation.
New York Tribune: This time thanks
TO southern brigadiers the country owes
1t debt of gratitude fo1 the explicit
commitment of the democratic party to
the cause of free trade.
Milwaukee Sentinel: The platform
reveals the struggle ont of which If came
by its lack of symmetry, and its failure
to express, in frank and straightforward
language, the sentiments of the majority
of the party On the tariff.
Chicago Tribune: The nomination of
the sold Roman" is very doubtful ex-
pediency. Thousands OF democrats who
would vote for Thurman for president
will not vote for him for vice president
associated with CLEVELAND
Chicago Journal: The democratic
platform of 1884 on the tariff meant
nothing. The st. Louis platform of 1888
says that it meant something different
from what it was generally understood to
mean. That is the tariff issue as presen-
ted from St. Louis.
Inter Ocean: Not a word about "per-
sonai riShts," or ''the equality of all Cit
liens before the law" or of "the suprem-
acy OF the federal government" in the
democraoy's affirmation for 1888. The
old south is again in the saddle at home
and in the councils OF Washington.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: Allen
G. Thurman is avenged. The hopes OF
the democratic party in Ohio who have
bought and sold the party for many years
have made it a special point to stand in
the way of national leadership of Thur
man because he would not allow them to
l.
Chicago Mail: The straddle which the
democrats have made on the tariff ques-
ton shows that the sentiment in that
party for free trade is far from unani-
nous, add that the leaders are afraid to
meet the issue squarely. The theorists
who advocate free trade are not good
mixers.
Milwaukee Sentinel: Mr.. Thurman's
nomination was settled as soon as it be-
came known that Mr.. Cleveland desired
it. 1t was done, not because Mr.. Thur
man is q fit man for the office; his age
and feebleness disqualify him; but he
served the immediate purpose which was
to defeat other candidates who were OBJ
iectionable to Mr.. Cleveland.
The InterOcean says: Hon. Allen G
Thurman candidate for vice president
is one of the ablest and best known of
old styled democrats In the United States,
He is put on the ticket with the hope of
calling forth to the support of Cleveland
the Bourbon democrats of the old school.
His nomination will drive away from
Cleveland many war democrats who hate
the name of the copperhead.
The New York Sun says in respect
of it's contents: The st. Louis platform
evinces the benefits resulting from the
watchful Christening which we have con-
tinuedly bestowed upon free traders of
all ranks in congress and out. AS a
matter of composition, it is clumsy,
incongruous piece Of work. L might
have been made a good deal clearer but
we guess that time will work this.
Evening Wisconsin: The democrats
in national convention at st. Louis are
attempting to straddle, as democrats
haYe ever done since the species was
created. But the present imperitive duty
of republicans to their party and to the
country is to compel the democracy to
stand up to the rack-to face and follow
to IFS logical end the issue it has raised.
That issue is American free trade. CIeve-
land, his administration, his acts, and
es pec1aIly his December message-these
are the real platform on which the cam
paign of the democracy must be fought.
The republicans Of the nation who stand
for the benefcent American policy of
protection TO American labor ask moth
ing better.
Milwaukee Market.
MILWAUKEE, June 11.-Wheat-Weak; 81 for
seller cash All July; 50 for sell
Ter August. Cyrn- Lower; No, 8. 4S.
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