Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-21

New York Tribune: Republicans know
they have the advantage Of their advers
aries in this state at the present time.
This advantage proceeds largely from
these facts: Harrison beat Cleveland
disastrously in 1888, and since that time
nothing whatever has occurred to indi-
cate that Cleveland is one iota stronger
than he was then, while many things
have shown that his party, and he with
it, are much weaker. Many things have
occurred to prove that the administra-
ton of benjamin. Harrison has satisfied
the people, that they regard him as a
man of sterling honesty and high abil-
ity, who has given the country a clean,
pure, efficient and sufficient government,
nd that even those who entertain a
favorable opinion of Mr.. Cleveland in
respect to his ability and personal char.
acter have no disposition to exchange a
good president and good party for a
good eX-president and bad party The
Mckinley bill is popular in New York
People have seen that the predictions of
ruin which the democrats so wildly
made at the time of its adoption have
been utterly disappointed It has not
ness. 1t has increased production. It
has enlarged the foreign trade. 1t has
reduced taxation. These are facts that
cannot be disputed, and the business
men know it. Commerce has adjusted
itself to the new conditions fixed by
the Mckinley bill In volume the com
merce is satisfactory, and in character
the conditions are easy. So that even
those business men who, without being
tree traders, might still b inclined to
regard free trade experiment with in
terest rather than hostility, are con
strained to object to change Business
Is good, and they don't want it dis
turbed. Finally, there are many thou
sands of voters who are determined to
rebuke and punish the democratic party
for it's infamous electoral and legislative
crimes
These are Some of the facts which as.
serts the republicans of New York that
at present they have the advantage in
his ST e This situation is as it should
be, but it has it's perils When a party
cutters upon a campaign feeling reason
aoly sure Of victory it is apt to do less
than it should to render victory certain.
There are a good many democrats in
this state when they all vote, and it is
rot safe to assume that any Will fail to
be n his appointed place when he is
Wanted. Republicans must not depend
% democratic dissatisfaction, nor on the
demo racy's bad record, nor on CIeve.
l1nd's personal weakness, ror on e hos
Titles Of the regulars to the mug
wumps, nor on the popular prejudice
against free trade, nor on any of the
conditions or circumstances which seem
q Il
peld on work-hard. steady, constant.
harmonious work. They must depend
On organi2 ltlOn. In a state as close as
mis- 1T is generally safe to assume that
that party will be successful which has
ne largest and most, thoroughly organ
i/ed Hrmy Of sincere AID patriotic work
ers in the field. ] he republicans must
see to 1t that IN every election district
from st. Lawrence to Suffolk they have
better organization than their advers-
aries. This is the important thing
Nothing can take its place The aim
everywhere should be to secure the
enrolment n a campaign club and the
personal interest in its work of
every man who calls himself a repubIi-
eau.
There should be no delay in beginning
This work of organization. Where clubs
are already organized they should seek
extend their influence, to gather in
new members, to find out those persons
In their respective communities who are
republicans or who incline to support
the republican ticket, and to give them
Inc opportunity of joining the club and
of participating in its efforts Where
there are signs of dlsaffection, or fac
r;onal difficulty, or even of a want of
%l,,4
work should be undertaken which
will bring the right influences to
bear for the removal of every
source of embarrassment. If our
friends all over the state will 90 to
work in this way we shall have the
greatest majority next November that
has been given to any party in this state
since the war. Such majority is we'll
within sight. 1t can be had if we choose
TO go after 1T But we have not got it
yet, And we cannot get it by attend
ing strictly to our private affairs and
leaving public interests to take care of
themselves. We can only get it by
close, compact and complete organiza
ton, and then by personal effort on the
part of all thnse citizens who believe
that he country is better off under
republican than under a democratic ad-
ministration- Let those who so believe
get together in their various communi-
ties Let them talk over the issues of
the campaign win their neighbor
Let them equip themselves for discus
ssion by careful study of Republican
newspapers and republican documents.
1t they hear Democratic argument
advanced which they are not sufficient
ly informed to answer, let them write
to the state committee or to some good
Republican newspaper, and find out
what the facts really are. If they pre-
ceiye signs of fraudulent intent, of
illegal registration, of colonization, of
schemes to corrupt voters CT to cheat
the true record of the ballot box, let
them be quick to give the alarm. Let
every republican make the interests of
the party his own peculiar, personal in !,
terests, and the victory will be as spen-
did as it deserved
A SRORT SERMON.