Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-11-20

church and state, but in due time
they will be ready and then God
pity the church, for its defeat will
be SO overwhelming that the
powers Of earth, heaven, and hell
cannot restore it to its former
digni6ed and exalted position"
Secretary Blaine IS making COM
mendable progress toward the
establishment of reciprocity be
tween the United States and the
governments of Central and South
America. The reciprocity clause
of the new tariff law is something
the Democrats are afraid to assail.
But lying has brought them quick
returns on the new law as a whole.
There are not men enough in
the Ninth district to do the kicking
the men who could have had the
democratic nomination for con-
gress desire to have done. Cen
eral Early could have been
re-nominated; w. C. SiIverthorn
could have had it; young Neal
Brown had the offer of it; Judge
George w. Cate was urged to take
it, but not a man of them wanted
it. They want more kicking done
than there are kickers to do the
work"
The scramble of Democrats for
office is making the elect Of the
people regret the uttcrances of
campaign stumpers against the
Farm Institutes, the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics, the Dairy
and Food Commissioner, etc.
The Democrats made frequent
humorous reference to Mr..
Thorn as the "Fairy and Dude
Commissioner" but they will
undoubtedly overlook their "hum-
orous illusions" and appoint a
Democratic hustler to Mr.. Thom's
place.
Though the price of tin has
fallen 38 Of a cent a pound since
the election, and the new duty
does not so into effect until seven
months from the present time,
mercantile swindlers-for so we
must call them-are raising the
price. These sWindlers alIege that
the new tariff on tin is the sole
cause of the increase in price of
canned goods. This audacious
effort to chisel money out of the
pockets of the people will soon be
understood, and it must fail, as all
other sWindlcs will in the long run.
Let every soldier thank his
stars that there was a republican
congress and republican Presi-
dent to give the poor, broken
down comrades a piece Of Iegisla-
ton which was so much needed. |
Pension legislation has heard the
command halt by the democratic
party and democratic congress
will see to it that there are no
more such generous laws enacted
as were made by the republican
congress. Those people who have
clamored SO loudly and so long
for service pension bill may now
close their mouths, for a democrat
&c majority in congress will just as
certainly prevent such measure
as black clouds follow sunshine"
The senatorship stands between
three men, General Z. S. Bragg,
Colonel G.. M. Woodward and
Colonel Villas. All three are
popular with their party. No one
who knows the three men will
pretend to say that General Bragg
is not the brainiest. Indeed, there
are few ADLER men in the western
country than general Bragg. He
has his faults, one of which is
ingratitude, another a lack of
effort to make new friends, posi-
bly,, we should say a way Of.
repulsing people who would be
valuable to him as friends. In
craftsmanship, in general manIi-
ness, good heartedness, clear
medicines and loyalty to friends, /
Colonel Woodward is superior to
the other gentleman. AS an ora