Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-22

CcudCOl V SaU dut GA-OOftIuOI DUOuS
should give their views on the future
of Alaska. It's prospect of statehood
is remote, and it may not even be a
full territory for many years. Would
they sell it, or give it back to Russia?
"Integrity and industry are the best
possessions that any man can have,
and every man can have them. No
body can give them to him nor take
them from him." The president puts
truth in a form likely to be remem-
bered.
The message contains an argument
in favor of exempting private pro-
perty at sea from capture in time of
war. 1t is an idea in keeping with
the modern enlightened spirit and
with the position of the United
States.
Admiral Dewey thinks there is
large field in the Philippines for Am
erican planters, farmers and miners.
1t is said that many volunteers sent
to Manila ask to be mustered out
there in order to 60 into business in
the islands.
A Chinese statesman says China is
so large that it defies all efforts at
renovation. The trouble with that
country is that it lost sight of pro-
gress and adopted the policy of isola-
tion. A wall around any other coun-
try would have the same result.
"What a glorious future awaits us"
said the president at Atlanta, eff
unitedly, wisely and bravely we face
the new problems now pressing US,
determined to solve them for right
and humanity" The words outweigh
all the volumes Of pessimism ever
Written.
The way wealth is pouring into this
country every corner Of the land ought
soon to be prospecting. The financial
condition Of the whole country is now
better than it has ever before been in
our history. Republican protection
and republican good management
have always made the country pros
perous.-Bedford Pa Inquirer.
God helps those who help them
selves, Divine blessings that would
be lost in an era of national stupidity
are made manifest in an era of ma
tional thrift. There is no leaking
treasury now to invite commercial
unrest. There is no blind policy of
throwing down the bars of the home
market, and inviting drain of golden
coin from this country to Europe.
Hence when Providence is kind to US,
we are in position to reap the full ben
eft of divine Observation-Disclosures
land Md News.
Calvin E. Morley of Babcock, super
intendonG of public property during
the Upham administration was Friday
might elected chief clerk of the state
land office. The salary is $1,000. The
commissioners of public lands-Secre-
tary of State-elect Froelch, Treasurer
elect Davidson and Attorney General
elect Hicks-were able to agree on
Morley only after two lengthy confer
ences, one held a week ago, and the
other Friday. B. J. Castle, an attor-
ney of Black River Falls, was elected
assistant chief clerk, his salary being
$1,000. Mr.. Morley has been clerk in
the land office for some months. He
will succeed Egbert Wyman of Gran
don.
Some of the candidates in Marinette
county for official positions were not
very careful in following the law re-
garding the expenditures incurred by
them during their political canvass.
The law requires that not only must
the amount of money and for what
purpose expended be stated, but it
must also be stated to what particular
persons the money was given. This
is one of the most wholesome features
of the law. In Wood county this pro-
vision was cOmpliedwith by nearly all
the candidates and the result is that
it now appears that money was paid
to the same persons by candidates Of
opposition parties for doing the same
work for each; that is for bringing
voters to the polls. This exposes the
leecheS who bleed both sides. In Mar
inette county there are some profess
SiOnal leecheS who make a business of
getting all they can from political
candidates and who do not hesitate to
strike all the office seekers on both
sides from whom they hope to get
money. If the candidates here had
been as careful as the Wood county
men, no doubt some of the leecheS in
this part of the country would have
been shown up. There is no objection
to paying a good worker what he is
worth for legitimate work, but the
man who takes money from both sides
and who frequently renders no serv-
ice to either, should be exposed as
soon as possible. He is wart on the
body polite and cannot be too soon
Observation-Disclosures Eagle.
Its Real Meaning.
The real meaning of the open door