Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-28

Irish World: The robber legislation
conceived and executed in the interest
Of the sugar trust has burned the
brand of infamy deep into the Cleve-
land administration. Never has there
been a more glaring instance of rob
bing the public to benefit a cOmbina-
ton of millionaireS who hold a first
mortgage on the administra ton in con
SideratiOn of 100000 given on the
expressed understanding that these
milliOnaires should have the power of
levying a tax on the sugar bowl of
every household in the land. Such
was the bargain and sale arrangement
entered into in the presidential cam
paign of 1892
Party Of Falseho0d.
Washington, Ind, June 2S.-The
democracy of this county received a
shock this morning when it was an,
nounced that A. J. Padgett, a leading
politician and attorney, had become
Disguised with Bourbonism and had
joined the peoples party. He says:
1.-TWO years ago, while making
speeches | told the people that the
democratic party was in favor Of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
The party has now been in power
over a year and has failed to restore
free coinage. | made these state
ments in good faith but there are
other reasons why | feel impelled to
leave the party. The democrats have
told the people falsehoods, and have
even abandoned the platform and
principles upon which they won in
1892. ! cannot be a cuckoo and be
dominated by a lot of pothouse poll
ticians and office-hOldcrs.'
Republican Doctrine.
Hon. J. Ingalls,, while passing
through Cincinnati, was asked by an
Enquirer interviewer ''abOut the sud
den conversion of republican leaders,
notably Reed, to the cause of silver"
The ex-senator bristled up and his face
became animated at once.
1T has happened to Them" he said,
"as it happened to Saul of TarsllS as
he went on his way to pCrsecute the
Christians A great light has shOne
down upon our republican friends and
they have suddenly seen the popular
demand for the settlement of the
money question on bimetallic basis.
For myself, [ have always been BIZ
metalliSt, and there can never be pros
perity in this country until we can ar
rive at some agreement which will
maintain the parity of gold and sill
YER"
Mr.. Ingalls, might have added that
every republican platform for years
has openly favored a bimetallc stand
ard-and paper money as good as
either. There is no Sudden CONVEX
sion" in the case. 1t is old-fashioned
republicanSm.
WattCrSon'S Views.
Louisville Courier-Journal, dem: Mr..
Cleveland, as other men, has his good
points and his bad points 1t is not
at all necessary that one should swear
him ten feet high or damn him six
feel low for the purpose OF yindicating
some purely private cOnceit, or pique.
He is the official head of the party. AS
such we cannot escape him or our
responsibility for his existence. We are
all administration democrats, are we
not? ASSuredly, The COurier-JOulnal,
which has given the administration a
support the more effective since it has
been wholly unseltish, has not baited
its breath and come into the presence
chamber with bowed head and hands
outStret,hed. On the contrary, and on
every occasion which has seemed to
require it, we have given the president
the best the shop affords. He is old
enough and ugly enough, and The
Courier-Journal is old enough and ugly
enough, to stand Il good deal of plain
talk, and to take a good many hard
knocks delivered above and not be-
low the belt, and struck right out
from the shoulder, all among friends
and brothers, and all in the way Of
preparation for that real battle which
is to follow, gloves off, and the fight
to a finish: with the common enemy.
When the "old man. has sulked bit
in his corner, The Courier-Journal has
given him a smart left-hander to stir
his bile and call him to time. When
he has seemed a little grOggy it has
delivered a cOunter-point upon his bu-
GLE sometimes drawing the claret, but
leaving no bump behind it to disfgure
his mug. or obstruct his goggles.
Training, HoratiO, training! It does
not do the "old man" any harm, and
may be the making of the party, for
after the "old man" has thrown UP
the sponge and surrendered the belt
the party, let us hope. though never
so d;stigured, will still be in the ring
Facts About Sugar.
New York Sun, dem: Naked and
ugly. the main facts about the sugar
schedule are these:
The administration proposed it. The
secretary of the treasury framed it
He asked a little more for the trust
than the trust finally obtained. Then
Mr.. Carlisle announced the new sugar
schedule to the country as one of the
concessions necessary to be made in
order to pass any sort of a tariff bill.
A majority of senators voted for it
Some of them denounced it and vet
voted for it Some voted and kept
their mouths shut tight. Some of then
were gambling in sugar. Some OF
them have admitted that they Were
gambling in sugar. Some have denied
under oath that they were gambling
in sugar But not one of them ha:
testified, or will testify, that the adop
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