Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-09
BUCKEYE CAMPAIGN.
Ohio Agriculturists Will Not De-
sert the Eminent Republican
Protection Leader.
Aliuring but Visionary Plans Of the
Alliance Will Have Little Effect
in the Campaign.
Campbell, However, is Prepared to
Play Every Possible Game
to Secure Votes.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 30.-The inter
view with Secretary Foster has attracted
attention in Ohio and elsewhere, and it is
generally admitted that the ex-governor is
not only pretty we'll informed, but knows
what he is talking about.
The Hon. L. II. Bonham, president OF
the state board Of agriculture, after read
ing what Secretary Foster had to say, re-
marked: Foster has hit the nail on the
head. | do not believe that many of the
Ohio farmers will desert their party and
follow the brethren of Kansas or indorse
the nonsenslcaI and ruinous financial
schemes fathered by Sockless Simpson and
his followers. By the way, it might be a
pertinent question to ask when and where
these corn-crib treasury advocates do their
farming. We hear of them almost daily
and read their words of alleged wisdom,
but it seems to me that their deep sympa-
thy would be more appreciated if they
were uttered from the field of labor, from
the farm and field instead Of emanating
from summer resorts and Washington.
'Will the farmers bolt the nomination
of Mckinley"
Some republicans will not vote for him,
but on the other hand very many demo
tricts, will. 1t is the veriest bosh to say
that the farmers as g class will leave their
own party and join in the labor of vindi-
eating Governor Campbell in the fight he
is now engaged in with some Of his own
party. What interest is it to the farmers
which faction wins? The grangers are
not sentimental, and don't care one straw
about the wrange.'
what of the third party?"
''As to that, little can be said. The con-
vention will he held at Springfield, in
August, but | hardly think the farmers
will join it. It is a crazy quilt conven-
ton, imposed of labor organizations,
prohibitionists, and some other underlined
elements. Until after this convention it
will be hard to form any opinion resting
upon tangible basis of the strength of a
third party, should there be one.
do you think that Mckinley will be
knitted In any of the counties by his farmer
communities p
He may lose some, but it should not be
understood that it will all be on one side.
Now there is Brown county, democratic at
all times and under all circumstances. 1t
has no manufacturing Industries to speak
of, and tariff reform, so-called, is the
watch-word, but Notwithstanding this the
alliance has placed full county ticket in
the field. This hardly indicates that the
farmers, as an organization, are after the
republicans more than the democrats and
indicates plainly that the alliance men
will cut quite as many democrats as re-
publicans in the rural section, while Nc
Kinlev will have great advantage over
Campbell in the manufacturing districts.
1t is apparent that Governor Campbell is
preparing to play every penal and benevol-
ent instit ltion in the state for votes as he
has lust pardoned Benjamin F. Sheridan,
the man who used to sing in the choir at
Jackson, and was sent to the penitentiary
in 1885 for ten years for stealing horse
from Orlando Robbins, of Beaverton, Pike
county, and pair of matched blacks from
James Hickey. of Scioto county, after his
application had been rejected by the board
of pardons. Sheridan is an uncompro
missing democrat, and comment is I'M
necessary