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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

would mean untold disaster. We are
bound to think that its advocates, many
of whom are sincere and honest men,
believe that it would advantageous. But
they don't know. Even they cannot
deny that it would be a hazardous ex-
pertinent. Even they cannot deny that
the agitation and uncertainty would be
injurious. Is it the part of sensible peo-
pc to throw away security and certainty
for risks and uncertainties which no
man can measure?
The election of Gen. Harrison will put
this question substantially at rest. L
would fix and settle the protective policy
of the nation, and every citizen would
know what to count on. 1t would mean
that the care and the revision of the
tariff would be in the hands of its
friends, and that the system under
which we have so greatly prospered
would be maintained. The election of
Mr.. Cleveland, on the other hand, would
unsettle everything. 1t would paralyze
the industries of the land, not merely by
the dread certainty of the Mills bill, but
by the worse uncertainty beyond. The
free-trade leaders, encouraged by the
sanction of what they have already
done. would be stimulated to go further,
and the country would be plunged into
deeper agitation and unrest. Between
these two courses the people must
choose Can there beany doubt of their
decision?- PHILADELPHIA Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
TWO OPEN COURSES.
America Must 7 SIX Her Prosperity OF De-
eide far Protection.


Within fev weeks the American
people must decide Il question which is
immeasuratiy more vital to ;heir well
fare and prosperity than any other CUES
ton they have h.I so deal with since
the war closed in 1863 Their determin-
alton on The Gth OF November will mean
more 10 themselves and their children,
e1tEer in disaster or well-being, than any
other action they have taken for quar-
ter Of a century. On that day of days
they will decide whether they viii con-
tinue 4 system auder which they have
enjoyed a success far beyond that of any
other nation. or whether they will
throw away the old charts and safe
guards and enter upon new course of
agitation, experiment, uncertainty, and
peril.
For if Mr. Cleveland should be reel
ected it would mean even more than the
adoption of the Mills bill. That would
be calamitous enough, and it would GER
tainly mean at least that much. There
would then be no barrier but the narrow
margin of two votes in the senate,
and the same majority which should
reseat Mr.. Cleveland would wipe away
that thin obstacle. If the American
people deliberately re-elect Cleveland 1t
will mean that they want the Mills bill,
and the senate could not be expected to
make a successful resistance. If that
wer call it would be bad enough, but it
would be far from, all. The Mills bill
would only be the beginning. 1t was
trimmed and toned at every stage. Bad
as it is it by no means embodies the full
purpose of its trainers. They do not
hesitate to say that it is only first step.
Te 81 lo
would say, and he would be justified in
saying, that the people had endorsed his
message and commanded him to pursue
goes far beyond the Mills bill. 1t pro-
| poses to make the entire reduction of
revenue fall on the protective duties. 1t
condemns any reduction of internal
taxes what ever. It out-Mills Mills at
every point Elect Cleveland and you
not only enact the Mills bill, but you go
bevond the Mills bill to Cleveland's more
extreme position.
Is it wise or safe to enter upon this
course of agitation and disturbance? Is
| it well for any of the varied interests of
the country-whether they be manufac-
| turing or mercantile or farming-tO
| bring on the uncertainty, the doubts,
and the hazards which would follow the
/ Inauguration of deliberate movement
! toward free trade? We know what can
| be done under the protection policy. We
have tried it for twenty seven years and
have seen its fruits. We count up
grander results than have ever been
achieved in any such time by any people
| in all the worlds history. 1t has given
US as nation unparalleled prosperity.
Surely there has been no great mistale
about a policy with which this uneN-
ampled progress has marched hand in
hand. But when it is proposed to aban-
don this policy and try free trade or
move toward free trade it is at the best
leap in the dark. We believe that it
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

abroad-more than double, so that the
interest the laboring men have a. stake is
not what comes through ,the Narrows up
to New York from foreign countries, but
what is made in the shops and manufac-
tories within the city of New York.
Cheers. That is home rule-making
your own manufactures on your own soil.
That Is the policy which the United
States are resolved, in my Judgment to
maintain. They have grown wealthy be-
yond all precedent. 1t has brought more
comfort to more hearthstones and fire.
sides than any other policy ever conferr-
ed upon American people, and I have the
supremest confidence that on November
the American people will declare that
they Will not surrender at the bidding of
England or at the bidding of the English
minister or the bidding of President
cleveland lgroans or all three combined
they Will never surrender that great
principle of protecting American indus
tries. Loud and continuous applause.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

BUYING English made blankets for the
use Of the United States army hospitals
is the policy OF this democratic free-trade
administration. On Sunday, October Il,
ten bales of such English blankets ar
rived in New York by the steamer Au-
rania, consigned to j. B. Hamilton, Sur
geon-genersI, United States Army, Me-
rine Hospital Service, Washington, D. c.,
United States Marine Hospital Service
port of New York. They were con-
signed to Oscar E. Morton, care of the
medical officer in charge. They cost 80
cents less than American made blankets
would have cost the government, of
course paying no duty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

DEMOCRATIC orators doubtless know
what they are about IN so frequently laud-
ing ''the old Roman" s'the grand old
hero and his bandana." and so seldom
mentioning the big man and his vetoes
who heads the ticket. The facts are that
Grover Cleveland has not in his makeup
single element that draws people to
him. Honor and power and luck have
made him believe. that like Napoleon, he
is "a man of destiny" and ne to-day is
simply great boss, unapproachable by
the common people. During all the po-
litical excitement of the year, while
thousands upon thousands have journey
ed to the home of Harrison to greet him,
not delegation nor huzza has been
heard at Washington. The halls of the
White House are as silent as the grave.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
WHICH Is THE POLICY2
An Effort to Discover What the Democrat
fc Leaders Mean.

Since the Democrats have attempted
to crawl out of their declarations in
favor of free trade and have put on the
guise of protectionists it is only just that
thew should be confronted with what
their leaders have said on the question
during the last few months in order that
the people may judge of their sincerity
in claiming now to be in favor of pro-
lection.
Senator Vest of Missouri said that
President Cleveland had challenged the
protected industries of the country to
a war of determination, for which he
West) honored him. Was that free trade
removing the barriers" that separate
them.
The American wage-worker, however,
viii nrobably decline Mr. MilIs's seduct-
i've offer. and will prefer to remain at
his present distance from the plane of
the English wage-worker. For, howso-
ever ta,s distance and difference may be
expressed on paper, everybody knows
that il actual everyday life it is in
favor cf the American. All the paper
figures in the world cannot impair the
significance of that fact
And its explanation is very simple.
The better-paid American laborer makes
three times as many shoes week as
the EAglishmaa does. This increased
cffec iyeness Of his labor makes the
c3altrv three times as rich in a desira-
BILE product. There is so much more Of
TIA. product to meet the demand for it
and consequently it is cheaper and easier
to "e+. The same effectiveness of Amer
ican labor muitiplies other products in
he same way and makes it easier to
y I" shoes for them, because there are
- 10 ny more things to trade shoes for.
This IS hov the workingman gets more
~ ttis labor here than in England
.Ne}c ICyh; Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
A Horoscope of New York.
From sfGath'S'' Letter in Cincinnati Z


As came away from the Democratic
headquarters, of which the above is a
most authoritive and also moderate ex-
hibit, I met Mr.. John O'Briep, long the
chief lieutenant of Chester A. Arthur in
this city. l had talked with him few
days before, and he stopped me to give
the roseate view of the Republican
chances. Said he:
"When l met you last Saturday | had
not Informed myself upon the situation
as much as / have done since. I consider
the Democrats beaten in the State of New
York already. Unless our advices are al
together erroneous we shall come down
to the Yonkers district, or what We call
Harlem river, not with 10000 majority
but With 10000. None of our estimates
put it under 100000, and you can get
bets that it will be 100000"
"Wen, then, what do you expect about
the city of New York;"
ssFrom the best l can learn Harrison
will poll 105, 600 in the city of New York p
''Then you really think that Harrison Is
running stronger in New YorK than
Blaine was?"
II have no doubt of it. They have got
to do something desperate between now
and election day or they are beaten"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

To the credit OF Sir Lionel Sackvilie-
West, it can be said that he told the truth
in his letter, and is man enough TO stand
by it. If he were an American democrat
he would be breaking his neck just now
in an effort to take il all back, or, failing
in that. to denounce it as forgery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

POSTMASTER GENERAL DoN Nj. DIoKIN
SON is coming West again with type
written speech which is thought may be
delivered in safety at Detroit and per
hsps elsewhere. With the reputation of
great ability and shrewdness preceding
him, Mr.. Dickinson has proved to be one
of the monumental failures OF the times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
Minister West as a Burchard.
Chicago Inter Ocean.


That 'ieft foot of a rabbit skinned in
the dark of the moon" must have dropued
out of Mr.. Cleveland's vest pocket some
dark night and never been fonnd. Other
wise it would be difficult 20 account for
the "private" letter Of l.. S. Sackville-
West to British American citizen, pub
Iished recently in the Inter Ocean. where
In that Minister Plenipotentiary and En-
voy Extraordinary, ETC., from the Coart
OF ST. James to the United States, pats in
a plea, diplomatic in phrase but unmis-
taxable IN behalf of the Democratic cand-
idate and party. Whatever else he may
have done or left undone in his career as
diplomat, the writing of this letter GER
taihl earns for him the s'extraordinaryn
part of his official designation. For the
first tire In our history the chief repre-
sentative of a foreign government has
taken hand in our National politics.
No parallel can be cited.
The first question arising in The case is
this: Is the letter genuine? The fact
that 1t comes out two weeks before the
election, and not on the very eve of it, as
in the case of the Morey letter, favors the
theory of its commences, but the matter
does not rest upon the preponderance of
probabilities. On the contrary, there is
no possible room for doubt, because the
writer himself admits the authorship.
Secretary Bayard excused himself in a re-
cent speech from discussing it or MOTTO
ing it on the ground that it was private
and not an official letter, but even that
most voracious of toad-eaters did not
express any doubt as to who wrote it.
The letter is short, and will bear repro
ductiOn:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
THAT SACKVILLg-wEST LETTER.
How 1t is Regarded at Washington and New
York.

NEW YoRK.-Cong1essma Boutelle, who
came down from Rochester with Mr..
Blaine, speaking Of Minister Vests let
ter said: at is an amazing letter, and
certainly shows decided lack of dipiom-
acy. But aside from the improperly of
diplomat meddsiDg with the politics of
country he is accredited to, think the
Minister has gone vel far in other direc-
tions. His letter accuses the President of
Insihcerity, and rather intimates that his
action in regard to the retaliation bill was
merely 10 make political capital. Then,
too, he places the Senate IN pretty much
the same category. Suppose our Minis
ter to England should write letter advo-
eating the election Of a Liberal to office,
or Conservative, would it pass annotic-
ed? He would be recailed,I think, very
soon, at the request of the British Gov
eminent. It looks as if the same rule
should apply here"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

WISE newspaper in Boston (the Jour
nall reads Alright the democratic signs at
the east. 1t says the democrats are evi
IDENTIFY sure to lose New York, and feel 10
when they begin to claim Minnesota and
Kansas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

Of the 100000 feet of lumber in
Guided in the Connecticut Lumber Com
panys last drive of logs which have
recently passed over Bellows Falls,
7,00O.000 feet stopped at Bellows Falls
to become paper.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
PRESS COMMENTS.

Philadelphia Press: "Miller, the Metho
dist" is the term of reproach which the
democrats and saloOnists are still hurl-
ing at the republican candidate for
governor of New York. We observe, not
without interest, that Mr.. Miller doesn't
object to it in the least.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: South
ern brigadiers are sWarmipg over the
north making speeches for Cleveland and
free trade. They are obsequiously fawn-
ed upon by northern democrats and mug
wumps. Let northern men dare to go
south and speak for Harrison and pro
lection and they are attacked with rotten
eggs and warned to leave the state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

Milwaukee Sentinel: There were
2,050,000 tons of steel rails made last
year in the United States. This is more
than the quantity made IN Great Britain
during the same period. Now the free
traders always assumed that if we made
no steels we could buy them just as
cheaply in the English market as we can
buy them in that market while we are
producing them here on this immense
scale. Any man possessing common
sense ought to be able to realize that this
assumption is absurd. VINO, that under
stands anything of the laws of trade,
does not know that if we had called on
England last year to manufacture double
the quantity of steel rails that she &C
tually produced, their price would have
greatly increased. not only ia England
but throughout the world.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

TIE tariff is not too high, nor indeed
high enough, as long as foreign manu-
facturers can sell their goods in this
country cheaper than those made here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

WHEN the democrats claim as many re-
publican states doubtful" it is evil
dent that they believe the doubtful
states ere republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

Philadelphia Press: Chairman Brice
went to Illinois few weeks ago with the
insane notion of carrying that state for
the democracy: at that time he was hunt
ing for the western end Of the rainb ow.
Now he is off looking for the eastern end,
under the delusion that he can carry New
Hampshire. Brice is great as a sky
scraper, out it takes drag net TO catch
votes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

Boston Advertiser: From the deck of
the canal boat Thomas Jefferson, Con
gresham Allen, of Mississippi, "des-
cribed the d9tails of the coming funeral
of the republican party, illustrated from
the legends of his own state" We re-
greet that no fuller report of the funeral
Grafton has come to hand, but somebody
should tell Mr. Allen that the shotgun
burial of the republican party in Missis-
sippi does not warrant preparations for
funeral in the north.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

Ohio State Jouanal: The brewers of
New York city have contributed $780,
coo TO defeat the republicans in New Jer-
sey because the last legislature, which
was republican, pessed high license and
local option law. Yet the political pro
hibitionists can not see the propriety OF
indorsing and assisting to re-elect the
members of the legislature who had the
courage to do something for the cause of
temperance. They are more venomous
in their assaults on the republicans than
even the brewers and liquor dealers.
These men may be honest, bat if so, hon
esty and common sense 90 not go hand
in hand.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01
MARKS THEM PRIVATE

/
cry? I suppose Secretary Bayard would
say, "NOt a particle of harm, so long as
| you mark them private, and as long as
| you mark them private they will have so
much more beneficial effect when they
get into the public print" And so this
has done lis perfect work. It was writ
ten "or Grover Cleveland. (Groans) Il
was written in aid Of him TO bring the
whole naturaiz d English voters to his
support, and Mr.. Cieveland's premier, at
the head of his cabinet, says IL is all
right; and we are to have British min
lister at Washington giving mis- opinion
as TO what we should do In this country
in our political and our domestic parties.
| One remark he makes ] wish TO COMMENT
On particularly, for / call it an insult TO
the republican party. / protest in the
name of that party against i ord Sack
ville-West saying that the rejection by
the republican senate of an outrageous
and miserable and 6astardly fishery
treaty was q mere political rUse for this
campaign. He has no right to say so.
There has never been a senate heretofore
in the history of this republic--Demo-
crauic party, or whig, or republican, or
federal-that would for one moment
have entertained that fishery treaty. Not
one. And Lord Sackville West has no
right to say to the American people that
the senatorial Representatives of that
great party, in looking after the national
honor, are merely committing political
ruse. He will find that political ruse of
that kind will last SO long as the
HONOR OF THE AMERICAN FLAG
is to be preserved and the right Of the
hardy fishermen of America to be pro-
tected. Cheers.
Another thing, my friends. We are in
the habit of discussing the tariff question
very largely on theory. [ think that q
solid fact is worth ton of theory. You
may philosophize on the doctrine of free
trade, and on the doctrine Of protection
to the end, and l want now to give you a
solid fact. Up to this date, up to the
18th day of October, liz the year of our
Lord 1888, since Grover Cleveland was in
augurated there has been imported into
this country of iron and steel and their
products an amount equal to the enor-
nous sum of $160,OOO,000, and they say
we have got too high tariff. If that
iron and steel had been made here 1t
meant good wages for whole year for
100000 laborers [applausel, and for the
average size Of family dependent on him is
meant 100000 persons to be fed and
backs to be clothed out of $160000,c00.
Applause. That is what I call a solid
fact, and they say there is not enough
coming yet. We want TO lower the tariff So
that We can have more. Here in New
York We are always told that we must
look out for the commerce of the
country, that the commerce is what has
built the country. Take this great me-
tropolis and IT'S sister, Brooklyn. They
have grown more since the protective
tariff than they ever grew before-since
this government was founded, almost.
Take the manufactures of New York,
right in this city, and what is produced in
this city by American laborers and Amerl-
can manufacturers is double the amount
that is imported into New York from
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-11-01

SIR: l am in receipt of your letter of the 4th
inst, and beg to say that fully appreciate the
difficulty in which you find yourself in casting
your vote. You are probably aware that any poll
teal party which openly favored the mother
country at the present moment would lose popu-
larity and that the party in power is fully aware
of this fact The party however, is, / believe,
still DESTROYS of maintaining friendly relations
with Great Britain and is still as DESTROYS of set
Ting all questions with Canada which have been
unfortunately reopened since the rejection of the
treaty by the republican majority in the Senate,
and by the Presidents message, to which you al
Jude. All allowances must, therefore, be made
for the political situation regards the Presi-
Dental election thus created. 1t is impossible to
predict the course which President Cleveland
may persue in the matter of retaliation should he
be elected, but there is every reason to believe
that while upholding the position he has taken he
will manifest spirit of Cancellation in dealing
with the question involved in his message. l in
close an article from New York Times of Aug. %
and remain YOURS faithfully