Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-12-08
FRUITS OF ELECTION, PROTECTION
OR FREE TRADE.

he wild enthuS1aS m over the
Democratic victory by Free
Traders has spread over two
continents. For once England |
hurrahs for a system that the
Democrats say will help our
laboring classes, will be the corner
stone Of American prosperity"
What does it all mean? It is
hard to understand it. Is the
industrial record really better, and
are the laboring classes really
going to find more steady employ
ment and bigger wages by sharing
their work with England's multi
tude of idle workmen?
! We have no wish to cavil over
party issues, but we are bound to
loyalty in all honor and truth, and
the principals of the Republican
party call for our word of loyal
answering allegiance through the
next four years, even as in the
perilous times of the war. Thirty
two years ago the Republican
party waged similar conflict and
won, to find themselves in possess
sion of a bankrupt treasury, wide
spread industrial prostration, an
embittered South and fratricidal
war. Traitors within and traitors
without. We have fought the
good fight and we are beaten, but
we have not finished our course.
Beyond the party, we recognize
our Sovereign Mother the govern
ment Of the United States. Put
} ting aside prejudice, we mean to
hold fast to that which is good, to
defend our institutions, and exact
the fulillment of the fair promises
made by the Democratic party
There's money in the treasury
Our credit is honored and re-
spected the world over. Our
prosperity is unequaled. We are
at peace at home and abroad
Our resources are unlimited. Our
hopes boundless. The Republi-
can party has been true to its
trust, will be true and can be, only
by keeping in the straight line of
duty, and if measures seem to us
to threaten our American indus
tries, or cripple our resources
bringing increased burdens on our
working men and women, our
voice will rise above the criticisms
of party or interested individuals,
in the defense of right, hence we
ask what does it mean that since
election day reductions in the
force of operatives in large manu-
factories are announced. Why
| public meetings and great en-
thusiasm in the tin producing
sections of Wales?" Why i'm
mense torch light professions over
| Democratic victory in Manchester,
Leeds and Nottingham?" Why
did Captain Thorpe of the "Balti-
more an English vessel lying at
Baltimore, order the vessel to be
decorated from stem to stern with
bunting, running up the English
flags at the mast head. Why say
In honor of Cleveland's election,
because I know England is as
much benefited as this country"
Why? At Fall River, Mass, large
cotton mills which were planned
will not be built Why the public
declaration made by secretary
| Holms of the Manchester Cham
Der of Commerce that free trade
in the United States will stimulate
all branches of English manu-
| faCturers.
Sir Edward Harland the cele-
brated ship builder assures
English capitalists that the down
| fall of McKinleyism is the dawn
of brighter day for English
worklngmen and English trade?
Mr.. Evert the great linen manu-
facturer of England, and hosts of
others whose names might bel
mentioned rejoice over the down
fall of McKinleyism."
The English Press reioices in