Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-06

qualities OF It's leaders and their
steadfast belief in our country and
its people, have they made nation,
second to none on the face of the
GLOBE, and a people, who have
prospered beyond all human calcu-
lation. To-day the common
laborer lives in luxury, as compared
with the living of the rich men of
free trade times. To the young
men of this country, who are
about to cast their first ballot in a
presidential election, the impor-
lance of casting their lot with a
party of progress and fair dealing,
is of much Importance, not only
to themselves, but to the country.
Breakers are surely ahead for this
our beloved land, unless the re-
dictionary and thieving policy of
the Democratic party can be offset
by the honest sturdy work of the
young men of the country. Let
me ask what it is that they promise
in return for the vote they seek.
IS it better wages and more work?
Is it better times for all, through
greater prosperity for the country?
IS it better times for the farmer,
through an increase in the demand
for farm products, our shops being
closed and the goods manufactured
abroad? Is it better schools and
better education for the masses?
If the latter, why is it that more
than one half Of the poor whites
Of the South can neither read or
write
The stumping tour of General
Weaver, the Alliance candidate
for President of the United States,
who, with his wife and Mrs. Lease
are now travelling through the
south, making speeches and solici-
ting votes for the Alliance candi-
date, is a fair illustration of the
freedom that the rotten old party
will give when they are in full
control and are not afraid to show
the natural animus of the animal.
Only few days since they were
rotten egged, Mrs. Weaver being
struck in the forehead by one of
the missiles. Think of it, fellow
citizens, of this our free northern
land. The candidate Of quite a
numerous party, for the position
of President of this our free
country, travelling through the
South accompanied by his wife
and another lady, assailed by the
democrats of Georgia, because of
the opinions he entertains and
wishes to express. This is the
party that is asking for your votes
in the name of democracy.
Did | hear you say that tariff
reform is promised? Have they
ever told you what tariff reform
is? They say that the Mckinley
bill is a robber tariff. Has it
robbed you of anything? Do you
pay one cent more for anything
that you use Or consume than you
did before the bill became a law?
Are you not actually paying less
for almost everything you use or
consume than you did before the
bill was enacted? A policy Of
INSCRIPTIONS lying and thieving
has placed quite a large part of
this broad land under the heel of
that party, and to-day by the same
tactics they are trying to get COM
plete control Of our government
1t seems almost incredible, that a
party with such a record can COM
mand the support Of any liberty
loving, honest, fair dealing citizen.
Is it honest or right, that on a
comparison of the vote cast, the
thirteen states that tried to destroy
the government, should have as
much representation in the halls of
our national congress as twenty
SIX OF the states that saved it?
Georgia, with representation
about the same as Wisconsin, casts
less than half as many votes. Is
it because the citizens of that
state do not want to vote? Oh no;
it is because they dare not vote. or
If they dare, they are robbed OF
the result by tissue ballots or a
fraudulent count. Southern demo
Gratis do not deny this. Northern
democrats do. On fair basis OF
representation, the democratic
party would not stand the remotest
chance to win in any election
But, | hear some democrat say,
whose fault is it. The Republi-
can party made all Of the laws
fixing the basis of representation,
and now they are getting the worst
OF it. 1t is freely admitted that
the Republican party made the
laws under which those states
were restored to the union, as they
have all laws that have been en-