Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-09-20

The democrats OF Washington were
very much surprised and disappointed
at the result in Maine They had, of
course, expected a republican victory,
but they had not looked for the amaz
ing result which is shown in the re-.
turns. A few of them, who are dis
pOSed to be It little more cOura cpO11S
than the rest, intimate that local is
sues mad much to do with the matter.
But this is a claim which was pre-
pared as an explanation prior to the
eIecuon, rather than as an explanation
OF the defeat afterWard The local is
sues to which they were appealing for
an excuse We're those of Cumberland
county. They had confidently expected
10 be able to say that the election of a
democratic sheriff in that county was,
of the democracy of Maine. The fore
casts OF the Boston Post and Globe had
encouraged them to hope that the sue
cess Of the democratic sheriff in Cum
berland county might be referred to as
proof that the democrats had not en-
countered overwhelming defeat But
In that, too, they are disappointed, for
the republican sheriff is reported
elected in that county by 1900 major
lty. Nothing is left for the democracy
but a rOut and tile most sagaciouS at
the den Ocratic campaign headquarters
choose to say nothing about the cleo
ton in Maine
Congressman Grosvenor, of Ohio,
who has been Stumping in Maine, SAYS:
Il made seven speeches in Maine,
and whatever the democrats outside of
Maine may choose to say about the
matter, the democrats in Maine VIII
admit that they We're defeated on the
tariff issue. Maine is very hard hit
in this new tariff bill. Logs, the pro
duct Of her forests, and lumber, the fin
lShed product, are on the free list
Besides the agricultural products of
Maine are also largely on the free list.
and the industries and products of
Maine are placed at the mercy of Ca
madam farmers and manufacturers.
The democrats in congress choose to
say that that would not amount to
anything, and that by these ruthless
acts of destruction they were simply
taking off the burdens from the people.
The voters in Maine could not see how
burdens were being taken off them
when everything that they produced
and manufactured was put upon the
free list, and their verdict was in ac-
cordance with their opinion Nothing
was talked about in Maine, outside of
Cumberland county, except the tariff,
and in Cumberland county, where they
sought to make Il local issue and to
elect Il sheriff, the democrats were
beaten as they have never been beaten
before. 1t is an overwhelming rout.
that is all. The democrats knew from
the beginning that they were doomed
and they did not dare to say anything
They made very few speeches. In
their private uttcranccS their chief
topic was denunciatOn of the admin
lstration and of the senate. They had
less to say against the republican party
than they had against the senate and
president. Cleveland was everywhere
bitterly denounced by them. But |
think that the democrats of the senate
were even more bitterly condemned.
1t was peculiar campaign. The demo-
cratic party in Maine did not seem to
De arrayed so much against the reDub-
hcan party as it was against itself
Inc tariff was the sole subject in the
campaign Of the national issues. except
that there was slight side diversion
on the subject of Hawaii, in which Mr..
BOutelle naturally INDUCED. and in
which he was aided by the very re-
markahle statements of MI Harold NJ.
Sewall Cleveland Office-hOIGtr and a
lifetime democrat who was too much
of a patriot to remain any longer loyal
TO an administra ton which lowers the
flag and humiliates the American
name The result in Maine was a
clean-cut republican victory upon the
tariff issue. 1t will be impossible for
the democrats to make anything else
of it. Mr.. Reed had a tremendous vic
tory in majority of nearly 5000.
Governor Mckinley was there and
spoke of the tariff. Both are happy
and both are looking toward the white
house"
CAMPAIGN OF DECEPTION.
There are increasing indications that
the democratic congressional CAMPAIGN
committee intends to resume the cam.
paign of deception of last year. The
country store keepers are to be made
the medium through which misleading
information is to be communicated ia
the voters. Money is to be used to
compensate the storekeepers for not in
creaSing the price of sugar. although
the trust has already marked up the
price. In addition the latest PROPOSE.
ton is placard to be hung in all the
croSS-road stores in the country, and
especially in districts where the mar
gin of votes is a narrow one. This
placard is to contain a list of the ar
ucles upon which prices have been re
duced (as it will be claimed) by the
passage of the tariff bill. and it is ex
pected that this practical appeal to the
pockets OF purchasers will add many
votes to the democratic column.
The republican committee are oh
tanning evidence of the intention al
the democ, ATTIC campaign committee tc
deceive the voters in this wav. Tn
formation has been received which
points positively to efforts being made
to keep down the price of sugar unit
after the November elections. Thest
efforts have not been successful S,
far, as the retail price of sugar has ad
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